When I first met Nathan Edwin, it was like a nexus in the universe.
The paths we weaved through similar childhoods, musical tastes, general vibe, same first name, and choice of college converged in an intersection that was one part admiration, one part friendship, and one part bitter rivalry.
And while we may have moved apart musically, there was a moment in time where we were both employing the same sort of subdued, scrappy folk rock that drew as much from legends like Dylan and Guthrie as it did more contemporary voices like Bright Eyes and Devendra Banhart. Luckily, Nate stuck around that vibe a lot longer, which is good since he was way better at it than I was anyway.