Nate Amor at the ‘Rodeo'

Nate Amor at the 'Rodeo'

Are all broncs worth the trouble taming? We're often told that when a difficult situation arises, we need to hang on as hard as we can against life's kicks and bucks, but rarely are we told that -sometimes- letting go can be vital, and that there's no shame in just walking away with your life. Enter Nate Amor and his newest single, "Rodeo".

Nate Amor is a Minneapolis-born singer and songwriter and member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra with three LPs under his belt. His love affair with music was probably made official when he (an avid Elvis listener in his youth) made his stage debut performing "In The Ghetto" at a high school talent show. Growing up infatuated with an all-flavor Americana leaning, Nate's proposal is one filled with great lyrical gravitas and expansive soundscapes that capture the open skies of his Midwestern origin. He has gone on to appear in NBC's 'The Voice' and shared the stage with the likes of Train, Mat Kearney, and Marc Cohn.

Nate's "Rodeo" is, as you would expect, about holding on through the hardship and even getting bucked off your horse, however, the specifics of it tell a tale about tumultuous romance and the difficulties of trying to force a relationship into working.

“My mom took me to a rodeo when I was a kid. It left quite an impression on me. Those cowboys were getting battered by the horses and bulls. Years later I found myself in a turbulent relationship and it came to remind me of a rodeo. Sometimes I felt like the horse wanting to buck her out of my life, other times I felt like the cowboy trying to control the situation. Ultimately there was no resolution to it. Finally, It took a hard fall off the horse to walk away for good and to find my way in a new life.”

Musically, "Rodeo" is a very gloomy and cinematic indie pop piece with guitar flourishes that harken back to Nate's broad Americana foundations. The track is dark and electronic, a strong touch of postmodernism lingering just underneath the beautiful, shimmering guitar plucks. His vocals loom over painfully over the track for the most part, but they also eventually soar away into a liberating and exciting catharsis.

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