With his love of music set alight by listening to Motown records in the car with his mother, corrupted by hard rock records handed down by his father, and finally formed by his own forays into jazz, folk and experimental music of decades past, Nicholson is a cathartic songwriter, an impassioned singer, and a gifted guitarist.
Nicholson’s latest album, Birthday Suit, comes after years of searching and longing. It serves as a dysfunctional self-portrait and a love letter in equal parts, dancing from electrifying guitar solos to naked vulnerability, as it brings the listener into the world of someone who has recently been diagnosed with autism.
“I saw Samuel Nicholson at the Shacklewell Arms and was absolutely blown away” - Deb Grant, BBC 6music
He sings with so much passion, it feels like he’s delving deep into his soul – adding small subtleties to the arrangement along the way. It’s hard not to love." Tenement TV
“Samuel Nicholson's album is a lyrically wonderful exploration of neurodiversity” ★★★★ - The List
