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Artist
Nathan Payne
12+ albums
Alt-countrycountryacousticrockabillyamericana
about
Nathan Payne is about to release his first Greatest Hits compilation, and you've probably never even heard of him. Where do we begin? Nathan Payne was born on Patuxent River Navy Base in Maryland, America in 1973. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor's Degree in English in 1997. His first solo album, Angels on Fire, was released in 2001. Katherine Raz of Chicagogigs.com called the album “Depressing, but harsh. It's sad, but it rocks.” Lackluster attendance at shows prompted Nathan to christen his group the “Nathan Payne Memorial Service,” to give the impression that every performance was an actual memorial service for himself. It worked so well that one friend called Nathan's mother to offer condolences at the news of his passing. After assuring his mother that he was indeed among the living, Nathan decided to keep the name as a promotional gimmick. Thus began the “Nathan Payne Memorial Service,” under which moniker Nathan would release only one album, the cold & creepy California Death Trip. Shut Eye Records called the album, “A dark and brooding journey through a creepy gothic landscape.” Fran Magazine in Los Angeles said that it was, "Creepy...clever, dark, and funny.” Rod Charlton of Rainy Day Records said, “[the album] reminds me of a trip through Hell on a flaming rollercoaster while on a bad acid trip. It's sort of like smashing yourself over the head with a frying pan and then licking your guts off the stove.” Nathan, meanwhile, de
