THOMAS NORDLUND
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There’s an undeniable aura of confidence emanating from his guitar work and a poetic sensibility in what he chooses to play that fills the music with ghostly melancholy. ~ Joshua Stryde, Indiemunity

Known for his lyrical style and command of the instrument, Thomas Nordlund is a guitarist, composer and producer. Skope Magazine described him as "a playing talent capable of fleshing out entire landscapes with only a few notes" with compositions that stretch from insular, poetic sensibilities through to more vast, jazz-inflected soundscapes.

Nordlund released his second album as a bandleader and producer, “Miles Left Behind,” in 2018. His debut record “Divide Avenue,” an instrumental eight-song set featuring the electric baritone guitar, was released independently in 2015.

He has performed or recorded as a sideman with Sarah Morris, Dave Mehling, Chris Bates, John Raymond, Mary Bragg, Maryam Yusefzadeh, Dead Man Winter, Kid DakotaMoon and PollutionTim Sparks, Jana Nyberg Group, and Adam Meckler Orchestra among many others.

 

Nordlund’s intensely lyrical guitar appeals to the imagination.

Cyrus Rhodes - No Depression

 

Nordlund’s musical acumen and imagination are off the charts.

David Shouse - Gashouse Radio

 

Thomas Nordlund is musician as magician, a playing talent capable of fleshing out entire landscapes with only a few notes.

Lydia Hillenburg - Skope Magazine

 

This is an American musician who brings a good sense of what audiences want, his own ambitions, and musical facility to his work and manages to balance those competing elements better than most.

Pamela Bellmore - Indie Artists Alliance

RELEASES

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Through The Clearing Feat. Sarah Morris

Lyrics and vocals by Sarah Morris, featuring Jason McGlone on drums, Andrew Foreman on bass, Kevin Gastonguay on keyboards, and Thomas Nordlund on guitars.

Mixed by Jason McGlone at The Hideaway Studios in Minneapolis, MN. Mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering in St. Louis, MO.

 

Heart Is A Passing Train Feat. Sarah Morris

Lyrics and vocals by Sarah Morris, featuring JT Bates on drums, Nick Salisbury on bass, Kevin Gastonguay on keyboards, and Thomas Nordlund on guitars.

Mixed by Jason McGlone at The Hideaway Studios in Minneapolis, MN. Mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering in St. Louis, MO.

 

Album cover for Miles Left Behind

Miles Left Behind

Tracked in a single four-hour session with his quartet featuring Ben Abrahamson (banjo), Doan Roessler (bass), and Zach Schmidt (drums), “Miles Left Behind” expands the vocabulary defined on “Divide Avenue” into more complex harmony, odd time signatures, and extended improvisation, integrating live-triggered pre-arranged samples of atmospheric sound design, processed from the harmonics, open strings, and other noises from guitars.

Opening tracks “Becoming” and “Even Long After” set a scene of dark, spacious and textural expressions. A singular arrangement of “Aerial Boundaries” by Michael Hedges precedes the nostalgic slide-song “Where Summer Had Gone”. After reinterpreting the older “Wandering Daughter”, the record closes with the through-composed “Circling Plains” and a slow-burning arrangement of “Si” by Nils Frahm.

“Miles Left Behind” was recorded and mixed by Jason McGlone at The Hideaway Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota and mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering in St. Louis, Missouri.

Divide Avenue

The debut release by guitarist and composer Thomas Nordlund is a nostalgic road song, narrated through the gritty sounds of electric baritone guitar. The music paints a cinematic ode to his travels through the expansive landscapes of Baja, Mexico.

“Divide Avenue” was recorded and mixed by Jason McGlone at The Hideaway Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota and mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering in St. Louis, Missouri.

 

SESSION WORK

Sarah Morris - Lonely or Free

Sarah Morris - Ordinary Things

Sarah Morris - Hearts in need of repair

Sarah Morris - All Mine

Sarah Morris - Here’s To You

Dave Mehling - Summer in the back seat

Dave Mehling - Big Time Sadness

Dave Mehling - What About Tonight?

Dave Mehling - Garden

Dave Mehling - Show Biz Kids

Dave Mehling - Beach Boy

 

 

Contact

 
 

Email:

thomas.nordlund.music@gmail.com