Seemingly hewn from Bellarine Peninsula basalt, Seeckts’ vocal is imbued with all the heart worn grit of Steve Earle, grounding songs that are alternately heaving, shivering and jangling with feeling. Whether punching out a heartland belter or immersed in a nostalgic reverie, Nathan Seeckts delivers immense humanity, compassion, and catharsis.
Nathan Seeckts stormed onto the Australian country music landscape in 2019 with his Music Victoria nominated debut album ‘The Heart Of The City’, garnering airplay on Double J, RRR, PBS, KIXFM, ABC Country and community radio programs right across the country. The album featured all the qualities that make Nathan Seeckts a standout artist in the Australian Americana scene; his ability to craft engaging stories of love and loss, his combination of alt-country and folk, and his commanding and indelible voice, which is equal parts gravel and passion.
Following a slew of incredibly successful self-funded launch tours, he was invited by Sounds Australia to showcase at AmericanaFest in Nashville, winning the hearts of a sold out crowd at the historic Bluebird Cafe. Upon his return home from Tennessee, Seeckts was selected as a recipient of Queenscliff Music Festival’s Emerging Artist Grant, performing at the festival for the third time, before jetting to Sydney to showcase at Australian Music Week in Cronulla alongside some of Australia's best country songwriters.
2023 saw the release of his highly-anticipated follow-up album, ‘Something Rare and Beautiful’, which featured the standout critically lauded singles The Wildest Thing, Goodnight Bluebird and Cassette In The Tapedeck. The album solidified Seeckts' reputation as one of the country's most authentic and compelling storytellers, receiving international recognition and airplay across the nation (Double J, ABC Country, PBS, RRR, KIXFM, CMT, Southern Cross Austereo), as well as earning him a second nomination by Music Victoria for Country Work of The Year. AmericanaUK gave the album 9/10, stating ‘If you like Americana, then you would need a heart of stone not to like this’.
One of Australia’s most passionate and honest songwriters, Nathan Seeckts delivers music that is dripping with raw country truth. His songs could find him comfortably at home in any bar from Melbourne to Memphis.