About

TEG Live Presents: 
Jodie Nicholson
North East writer/producer Jodie Nicholson’s sophomore album ‘Safe Hands’ is ultimately about self trust, in both an introspective and creative sense. Across twelve tracks, Nicholson uses brooding chamber-pop and synth-laden alt-pop to navigate many of the different relationships we have in our lives: friends, family, relationships with ourselves and, more personally, her changing relationship with music.
Exploring themes of escapism, nostalgia, self-reflection and changes of heart, Nicholson leans on musical influences including Daughter, Matt Corby, The National, Warpaint, Lucy Rose and Laura Marling. There are also nods to her prog-rock upbringing and 80s inspired outros that wouldn’t sound out of place on the soundtracks to Drive and Stranger Things. 
Nicholson’s journey to this point in her musical career hasn’t necessarily followed a typical narrative. She self-released her debut album ‘Golden Hour’ in 2019, a collection of songs she’d written and performed across Darlington’s live music circuit since the age of 16. It wasn’t meant to be the start of something. If anything, it was meant to provide closure and act as an archive of songs for people who’d enjoyed seeing her live in her hometown. 
_“My new obsession... harmonies to die for!”_ - Sian Eleri (BBC Radio 1)
_“Nicholson is shaking off the shackles of genre expectations and coming into her own”_ – American Songwriter
_“The Teesside songwriter is crafting her sound, one impressive release at a time... her goal isn’t so much to sound like her influences, but rather to create like them” _- NARC. Magazine
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