#super acoustic

[gracebethartacc]

one out of 4 of my HMSW arts that I’m still not spoiling the reason for until after I post them but anyway YAYYYY HEART <3

[cosmorrian]

stuck listening to roki too much made a band au (+ body type headcanons)

[fruity-pontmercy]

Modern AU Feuilly would play the banjo send post.

[natichsa]

Are some of these too niche

[bubba-boba]

So I made some things…. Very silly.

[i-will-always-love-the-jedi]

Me when projecting on my faves: 👍

I won’t change my mind, they are all little neurodivergent gremlins in my head and I love them

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[starrysharks]

the urge to make public character playlists for my little guys...

[desire-mona]

so, i want to get into nickel creek, where do i start?

a comprehensive guide / masterlist by desire mona :-)

so ive gotten like. probably 3 or so asks about this + i need a pinned post for the nickel creek community so im making this. keep in mind that i am still a relatively new fan so i definitely dont have the seasoned advice that someone who's been listening for a while would have.

more info under cut!

lets start with the basics -

who is nickel creek?

nickel creek is a 3 piece bluegrass band from california made up of chris thile on mandolin, sara watkins on fiddle, and sean watkins on guitar. all 3 members are vocalists and sing lead vocals on various songs, but youll most likely hear chris on main vocals in a majority of their songs. though they are categorised as bluegrass / folk, their music delves into sounds from a variety of different genres, so a general acoustic label would probably be more fitting. they were originally known as "the nickel creek band" starting in 1989, but they dropped the "the" and "band" in uhhhhhhhh... some time before 2000.

what should i listen to first?

thats honestly up to you, i think anywhere is a good place to start since literally everything they make is good, but i can give u some kick off points so u can know whether or not u like them the quickest i suppose. i was introduced to them at a pretty young age, and the 2 songs that i remembered after years of not hearing them were the lighthouse's tale and this side.

lighthouse's tale - youtube, spotify, apple music

this side - youtube, spotify, apple music

after deciding that i should fully commit to the creek, i started with the tiny desk. i was BLOWN away by how kickass their live vocals were. i went thru and i listened to their albums one by one after that, but i'll have a list of all the albums later on.

"ummmm mona that's too many fucking buttons!!"

ok FINE here's two much easier ways but i think the way i did it was best. whatever.

both my father and my fellow creeker coworker discovered them from their best of album released just after they began their hiatus from 2007-2014. that was a good starting point to go through and listen to the rest, but beware that there are two (very good) albums that came out after this was released.

reasons why: the very best - youtube, spotify, apple music

OR i'll be extra nice and make a spotify playlist for you that i'll eventually make a youtube playlist as well (but not apple music im not paying for that shit <3)

(DO NOT LISTEN ON SHUFFLE - IT IS IN INTENDED ORDER)

every nickel creek album (even the baby ones)

*im doing my best to link physical copies from their official merch site, but some vinyls havent been reissued. if theyre not sold then ive linked the amazon page, but if theyre just sold out then ive linked the merch page anyway. physical copies linked are cds and vinyls respectively, sorry tape users.

little cowpoke (1993) - internet archive, cd

here to there (1997) - youtube and theres a cd but its over $100 so

nickel creek (2000) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies (cd on official merch site is sold out as of 10/2/24)

this side (2002) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies

why should the fire die? (2005) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies

a dotted line (2014) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies (no dotted line physical copies on the merch site, sorry!!)

celebrants (2023) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies

ok fine i like these guys, what can i watch?

OH IM SO GLAD YOU ASKED!! here are my favs, you can do some exploring on your own as well!

their music videos

celebrants music videos (these are live performances)

2002 live @ aol sessions

2000 acoustic innovators documentary

toxic cover

studio session @ the current + interview

cmt's on the verge

new haven 2024 concert

kill bill cover w/ kacey musgraves

ok but what else have they done?

well all 3 members have their own solo careers, as well as separate bands and projects that theyve done. i wont be linking anything for this section, so you're just gonna have to do some digging for yourself.

chris thile:

solo career

unbelievable amounts of collaborations, too many to list

punch brothers

mutual admiration society

live from here

probably other shit, chris is kinda everywhere

sara watkins:

solo career

watkins family hour

im with her

mutual admiration society

sean watkins:

solo career

watkins family hour

fiction family

works progress administration

mutual admiration society

in conclusion + notes

listen to nickel creek or i will kill you with hammers. if you have any more resources youd like me to add to this post, let me know and i absolutely will!! i do plan on making some fandom-y stuff, such as blinkies and dividers. if youd like to check out all of *my* nickel creek posts, you can visit my #certified creeker tag, or if youd like to see all my posts about chris thile, you can visit my #dangly mandolin boy you will be mine tag. i apologise about the name i just. i like him.

thank u for reading!! feel free to send to anyone you want to annoy the shit out of <3

[tothechaos]

i saw an abba cover band tonight and honestly most of the performance was spent imagining what im sure is some absolutely insane interpersonal drama

[idlejet]

"This song just came out this way I don’t care what people say I’ll let you know when I’m ready to play that pandering game"

[moregraceful]

the needtobreathe posting will continue until morale improves [needtobreathe]

[melien]

✨Stella Sagitta✨

[yumartist]

Yuma - Oh My Superstar

But he doesn't know my name...

🌕🌳

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

Waves !!!!! Not like the sea like hello !!!! Ok so. Suguru knowing how to play acoustic guitar and gently singing you to sleep while playing some soft tune, something from adventure time probably. That’s it. That’s the thought. Suguru would sing you to sleep or to just calm you down if you wanted it and I will die on this hill. His voice would be so soft n gentle and kinda deep but also sorta gravelly and. I’m in love with him sosososososo bad <3333 him in one of his baggy sweaters with his hair down, guitar in his lap, and his absolutely gorgeous hands just doing their thing. Imagine the sunlight peeking in through the window and his signature pretty smile as he’s just playing away happily…. if any artists see this I am begging you. BEGGING YOU. I AM NORMAL I AM NORMAL I AM NORMAL I AM NORMAL I AM NORMAL I AM NORMAL I AM NORMAL — stsg anon !!! :3

STSG ANON I AM WAVING BACK SO HAPPILY <333 pls take a seat have a drink n a snack !! 🧁🧃 im pretending to be normal rn BUT THIS IS SOOO… i am nomnoming this thought. i feel so blessed to have u in my inbox ur hcs NEVER fail to make me a lil insane

AS ALWAYS YOU’RE A GENIUS YOUR BRAIN IS BEAUTIFUL ETC ETC THIS IS SO….. yes. i agree we all agree SUGU W AN ACOUSTIC GUITARRRR ohhh that’s so canon to me. AND HE WOULD 100% PLAY FOR U PLS :((((( singing u to sleep…. waaa 🥺🥺🥺 stsg anon this is so perfect im super sleepy rn. need me a sugu fr…..

AND HIS VOICEEEE STSG ANON HOLY FUCK no bc i agree WHOLEHEARTEDLY. soft and silky but w a hint of something raspy / gravelly <333 it goes sooo deep when he’s tired i just know it…… no but he genuinely has the loveliest voice on planet earth he would sing SO beautifully and i would pass out immediately <33 WITH HIS BAGGY SWEATERS YES PLEASEEEEE STSG ANON WE ARE HOLDING HANDS RN WE NEED HIM SO BAD :(((( this cant go on.

ALSO ALSO ALSO consider :333 sugu letting you sleep on his chest while he’s playing. it’s a little awkward holding the guitar when you’re all snuggled into his neck but he doesn’t mind as long as you’re comfy <333 and he sings sooooo so softly it’s almost a whisper. a lullaby just for you!! aaaaa and he rocks you a lil side to side to coax you into falling asleep :((((( babyboy. i think especially if his s/o ever had trouble falling asleep he’d get a hot cup of tea ready, wrap you up in a blanket, pull you close and just sing you to sleep…. wouldn’t even need his guitar, he just sings you a little lullaby that he remembers from his childhood :<

ONE MORE THING maybe he’s a lil shy abt it <33 like he’s confident in his singing but i can imagine him being just a tinyyy bit embarrassed when it comes to singing in front of you…. especially when you’re just looking at him w the most awestruck eyes LIKE HE’S SO FLUSTERED????? but if you need it to calm down or fall asleep he pulls himself together <3333 i love him. AND I LOVE YOU STSG ANON thank u for stopping by as always my sweetie

[antoncrane]

I need to draw Silas, but I also need to stop playing long enough to do that. ;; <3 (So obvs going to throw more photos at you in the meanwhile.)

[exopelagic]

okay I severely misjudged spaghetti guy he’s actually just really cool