{"title":"Nectar Woode","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"head-above-water-5","title":"Head Above Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Head Above Water' is another example of the rich patchwork of\ninfluences at the heart of Nectar's writing in full bloom.Having been\nraised in \"a working class area in Milton-Keynes\", Nectar grew up around\nso many talented people from different cultural backgrounds, but she\nnoticed that what helped kids stay on the right track was \"keeping them\noccupied with creative spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's so sad that only financially stable families are able to provide creative spaces\nfor their kids. I think it should be for everyone. Everyone is creative, and they\nshould be provided the means to explore that.\" Nectar's Ghanaian amateur\nsaxophone-player father would help create that space for her and fill the house\nwith jazz and Highlife music, while her English mother worked as an artist and\nfashion pattern cutter; exposed to a creative way of life and a wide variety of\nsounds, both mainstream and niche, it was able to open Nectar's ears to a world\nof sonic possibility.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNectar credits the early 2010's wave of London singers (Winehouse, Duffy) for\nmaking her want to move to the capital, but it was the people she met when she\narrived that truly steered Nectar towards the warm, jazz-infused sound that she\ninhabits today.. \"I grew up with Erykah Badu and D'Angelo, but uni was when I\ndived really deep into it; listening to their albums, studying it,\" she says. \"I had\nfriends who loved the same music so we made bands who would cover that\nmusic and then write our own stuff inspired by it, and from there it developed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving released a few songs independently over the past couple of years, her\ndebut EP Nothing To Lose merged her improvisational ethos of the jam sessions\nthat she cut her teeth playing in, with the more streamlined pop noise of co-\nwriters and producers Bad Sounds (Arlo Parks, Rose Gray) and Tobie Tripp (Tom\nMisch, Dave).\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Communion","offers":[{"title":"LP - Yellow","offer_id":50398627725643,"sku":"2222462","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/3dabd21b-fa75-4420-a999-c2f093327702_4f3de7e1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726497431"},{"product_id":"nothing-to-lose","title":"Nothing to Lose","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the joyful musical roots of her Ghanaian heritage, to the raw storytelling of singers like Lauryn Hill that first piqued her interest as a teen, to the supportive South London neo-soul community that she's found a home in more recent years, there's one thing that connects the musical jigsaw of 24-year-old Nectar Woode: honesty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough seemingly disparate on the surface, Nectar's influences speak of an artist who has spent her life so far nurturing the things that truly make her tick. Growing up in Milton Keynes, she jokes of her hometown as \"a very beige place\", but her household as a \"creative bubble\" within it. Her Ghanaian amateur saxophone- player father would fill the house with jazz and Highlife music, while her English mother worked as an artist and fashion pattern cutter; exposed to a creative way of life and a wide variety of sounds, both mainstream and niche, it opened Nectar's ears to a world of sonic possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving released a few songs independently over the past couple of years, the real introduction to Nectar Woode begins with this debut EP 'Nothing To Lose'. Merging the improvisational ethos of the jam sessions that she cut her teeth playing in, with the more streamlined pop nouse of co-writers and producers Bad Sounds (Arlo Parks, Rose Gray) and Tobie Tripp (Tom Misch, Dave), the EP is a testament to letting go and kicking down her own barriers even further; allowing new collaborators in and fully embodying the sentiment of its title. The rich patchwork of influences at the heart of Nectar's writing are still there for all to hear, but they're also riddled with hooks that you'll be left humming for days after.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Communion","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":50413839647051,"sku":"2164536","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/645d3505-3591-42b5-8fe4-801bffb2a702_cbc431a2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726678215"},{"product_id":"waiting-for-the-best","title":"Waiting \/ For The Best","description":"\u003cp\u003e7\" Release of 2022-2023 Singles from a London-Based Neo-Soul Singer of Ghanaian-British Descent!\n\nThe long-awaited analog release of past singles by Nectar Woode, a singer of Ghanaian and British descent whose debut EP 『Nothing To Lose』 became a smash hit!\n\nSide A features \"Waiting,\" characterized by delicate, enveloping harmonies and a relaxed swing. Side B offers \"For The Best,\" a track filled with vibrant melodies and an organic, gentle vocal that radiates euphoria. This 7-inch record allows you to fully enjoy the music of female neo-soul and contemporary R\u0026amp;B artist Nectar Woode.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jet Set","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\"","offer_id":50421852373323,"sku":"2223070","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_c15e0c18_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726761026"},{"product_id":"its-like-i-never-left","title":"It's Like I Never Left","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRising British\/Ghanian star Nectar Woode \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas been releasing music for just three years but in that time has attracted major critical acclaim, including support from Elton John who compared her to the legendary Nina Simone. Lead track on this 6 track \u003c\/span\u003eEP is 'Only Happen'.\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Co-written with and produced by Australian-New Zealand artist Jordan Rakei, it is a smooth, soul-pop track with an at times brooding feel as Woode sings of feeling constricted by society as she pursues her dreams: “All I wanted \/ To carry some self belief \/ But I’m haunted \/ In a world that won't set me free.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RCA","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":51898385727819,"sku":"R1919-3392","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/NectarWoode_ILINL_3k.png?v=1748358336"},{"product_id":"naturally-1","title":"Naturally","description":"\u003cp\u003eRising soul powerhouse Nectar Woode releases her nine-track project. Nectar unveils an even deeper layer of her artistry with \u003cem\u003eNaturally\u003c\/em\u003e. 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