Some artists have such a memorable and powerful presence when they sing that it stays with you long after the music has ended.

This is most certainly the case with Americana singer-songwriter Daniel Nickels and his brilliantly crafted new single “Annabelle”

You can listen to “Annabelle”on Spotify Here and on Apple Music Here

New single Annabelle features Nickels’s soulfully melodic vocals in an alt-country setting nuanced with pedal steel and organ. The song’s narrative recounts a relatable tale of co-worker frustration. “I wrote ‘Annabelle’ when I was a manager for a surgery center, and one of my employees was really indecisive about working for me and the company. I started to imagine what it was like to be her boyfriend,” Nickels reveals. The song’s imagined romance unfolds with country poetics. He sings: I’m only as good as I am with you/You turn my mind into a question mark/I can’t shake how you drink me up/And pour me out of this paper cup. Nickels is the sole writer of “Annabelle,” though Dave Hagen co-produced and mixed the song. “Annabelle” was tracked at Brokenworks studio in Ashland OR with Nickels’s live band augmented by Hammond organist Phil Madeira (The Civil Wars, Alison Krauss, Garth Brooks) and pedal steel player Sammy Kovic.

We can’t wait for Nickels’s forthcoming roots-y and reflective three-song EP, Drive Us Home.

The EP was recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Hagen (Keb’ Mo’, Carrie Underwood, and Reba McEntire) at Dark Horse Recording Studios in Franklin, TN.

Daniel Nickels is firing on all cylinders, with “Annabelle” We are absolutely taken by his unique and authentic sound, which is extremely refreshing in today’s somewhat mundane musical landscape.