Forming in 2012, Lord Nelson has spent a decade touring and recording. With their latest album Transmission, bandleader Kai Crowe-Getty believes the group has finally captured the essence of their live shows.
At one point Lord Nelson consisted of two pairs of brothers, bringing an interesting dynamic to the group. That configuration is no more. Kais’ brother Bram has moved on and Calloway Joes’ brother Henry no longer performs with the group.
Since the group hails from Nelson county, they are often described as a ‘southern rock’ band – a description that Kai rejects due to the stereotype it represents which he feels does not apply to the group.
Lord Nelson played in the first Dead Air, and Kai says that he never truly appreciated the work of the Grateful Dead. Now he has come to appreciate the work of a band whose members know each other so well.
The new record Transmission released in January. Lord Nelson recorded it in Nelson county. Kai says that he is pleased with the result and happy that it includes greater songwriting contributions from the band. With most of the songs well practiced on the road, there was less written directly for the record than they had done on the previous two albums.
