The Waterline by Andy Nixon

The Waterline is my first solo album. After releasing four albums with Freedom To Glide I've experienced a completely different journey creating this album. Musically, it's the culmination of the vast array of artists I've been inspired by in my life as a musician. So there are elements of rock, pop, jazz, folk, country, prog, classical and I'm sure a fair few other less obvious genres.

The analogies to do with the ocean seem endless to me and when I reflect on my song-writing on the four albums of Freedom To Glide it’s clear how often I’ve referred to the sea, sailing, waves, the horizon, icebergs etc. Maybe it’s just in my blood. I grew up in a coastal town, Sunderland. My Grandad was a fisherman and the sea has always been a part of my life I’d always taken for granted. That was made clear when I met my wife Ali who grew up in Coventry, she adores the sea and will make a bee-line for it in any weather! Trust me, ANY weather! I adore her so I always go of course.

Infinity Blue is the ocean. Imagine that ocean is life. The waterline of a boat is an often used analogy in psychology. Most of the everyday activity aboard a boat occurs above the waterline yet what happens below is mission-critical so it has to be kept in good shape. We're all just boats on the water.

Tracklist

1.	Infinity Blue	3:46

2.	The Waterline	3:09

3.	Tied	6:19

4.	On Brothers Water	4:38

5.	The Myth Of Uncertainty	4:49

6.	Though You Set Me Free	4:08

7.	Moving In For The Kill	3:19

8.	The Wave That Takes Us In	3:30

9.	Still	5:25

10.	Widows & Bairns	3:09

11.	Best Of Your Days	3:06

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Credits

released July 19, 2024

All songs written and produced by Andy Nixon.

Louise Wilson of Kafkadiva - backing vocals on "Still"
Bob Jackson of Badfinger - Hammond organ on "The Myth Of Uncertainty"
Luke Brightmore of Camens - drums on "Though You Set Me Free"

Mastered by Andie Thomson at Gighouse recording Studios.

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