Canadian singer-songwriter Joe Nolan announces September 19 2025 release of beguiling new album, 'Luv in the New World

Hailed by The Globe and Mail as "an Americana wunderkind to watch out
for," Joe Nolan is proving that praise well-deserved with his upcoming
album, produced by Grammy Award-winner Tyler Chester.

Luv in the New World was recorded live off the floor in Los Angeles with an
all-star lineup, including Jay Bellerose on drums (Robert Plant & Alison
Krauss, Willie Nelson) and Sebastian Steinberg on bass (Phoebe Bridgers,
Lucinda Williams). Set for release in September, get ready - Joe Nolan is
about to become a name everyone’s talking about.

Luv in the New World is a 10-track expedition, trespassing through the wild
terrain of the heart. At its core is a primal hunger for love in its rawest, most
human form - the kind that's truly unconditional. I wanted the lyrics to stand
on their own, confronting uncomfortable truths: our uncertain future, the
vast unknowns of the stars, and the realization that some answers I’ve spent
my life chasing may never come.

The album was produced in Los Angeles by Grammy Award-winning
producer Tyler Chester (Madison Cunningham) and features a powerhouse
line-up of musicians: Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes) and Jay Bellerose (Robert
Plant & Alison Krauss) on drums, Sebastian Steinberg (Phoebe Bridgers,
Lucinda Williams) on bass, Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) on fiddle and backing
vocals, and Dylan Day (Selena Gomez, Jackson Browne) on guitar.
Most of the album was recorded live off the floor to 1-inch tape, capturing
the pulse and immediacy of these songs.

A virtuoso guitarist, elusive poet, and musical chameleon, Nolan was raised
in the rural community of Sturgeon County, Alberta. Caught between two
small northern towns, he found his place in this world at an early age,
growing up alongside the North Saskatchewan River. Nolan has always lived
on the outskirts and can be a hard one to pin down. Breaking genres and
defying labels, he defines his sound as "These are my caravan diaries,"
claiming to go "wherever the muse takes me." He has garnered many
accolades upon his shelf, including last year’s Canadian Folk Music Award nod for his 2023 release Lost Verses.
However, he’d rather let those awards collect dust than bask in the limelight.

Known for his scrappy solo shows and arresting stage presence, Nolan’s songs are sometimes fragile and fractured,
yet winningly wistful. In the next moment, he'll throw on his weathered newsboy cap and crank out a grit-soaked
howl, paying homage to the Delta Blues. For a solo act, Nolan is a mountain, and audiences are his lifeblood.
He continues to dazzle fans across North America and Europe, performing around 150 shows a year. Wherever he
goes, you’ll likely find him accompanied by his 2003 Dodge Caravan, named Rocco, and his trusty parlor guitar - small
in size but mighty in sound.
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His lyrics draw a harrow over the human condition, revealing secrets that only those daring enough to cross into
uncharted territory could uncover. Nolan wears the highway on his sleeve, and if you look just far enough, you might
catch a glimpse of him, barrelling down the one, in big sky country.
The Prince of Sturgeon County is on his way!

​Tracklisting
1. Wake Up Sleepy Anna (4:55)
2. Too Much Time to Kill* (4:43)
3. Half a Tear, Half a Grin (2:56)
4. Been Here Before (4:21)
5. Blood on the Pages (4:10)
6. Rebound (2:54)
7. Modern Day Melancholy (4:28)
8. Daffodil (4:06)
9. The Maze* (5:07)
10. When They Call Your Name (8:45)

*Where guidelines apply, tracks 2 & 9,
‘Too Much Time to Kill’ & ‘The Maze’,
include explicit language that may be deemed
unsuitable for broadcast, pre-watershed.
All songs written by Joe Nolan (SOCAN)
Produced by Tyler Chester
Recorded at Bell Choir Studios, Glendale, CA
Strings recorded at Dreamland Studios,
Woodstock, NY
Engineered by David Boucher and Kevin Smith
Additional engineering by Tyler Chester,
Luca Ruscica and Joe Nolan
Mixed by Tyler Chester, additional mixing by Joe Nolan
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova, Ottawa, ON
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PLAYERS
Joe Nolan - Guitars, Vocals, Harmonica
Tyler Chester - Bass, Piano, Drum Machine,
Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organ, Percussion
Jay Bellerose - Drums, Percussion
Sebastian Steinberg - Upright Bass
Griffin Goldsmith - Drums, Percussion
Sara Watkins - Fiddle, Background Vocals
Dylan Day - Electric, Acoustic Guitar
Nigel Gale - Bass
Nataya Nolan - Background Vocals
John Arndt - String Arrangement