New Jersey Stage November 2014 | Page 8

Nile’s latest release, If I Was A River, takes a different approach. Instead of the all-out rockers that he’s generally known for, it’s an album done completely on piano. Many of his albums have included powerful ballads as a change of pace, but this record takes that approach to a new level. It’s a truly powerful, spiritual, and uplifting record that holds its own against anything in his catalogue. It’s also a pretty bold way to follow-up the most successful record of his career. “I think that, for me, American Ride really was a lot of dreams fulfilled,” explained Nile in an interview conducted days before he headed off for a European tour. “A lot of the dreams that I’d always had about making r V6