Album Info

Why Should the Fire Die?

Country - 2005

Not content to be bluegrass wunderkinds, Nickel Creek have steadily edged beyond the genre’s boundaries toward broader terrain. 2005’s Why... more

Tracklist

1

When in Rome

4:15 min
2

Somebody More Like You

2:59 min
3

Jealous of the Moon

4:40 min
4

Scotch & Chocolate

3:05 min
5

Can't Complain

5:31 min
6

Tomorrow Is a Long Time

3:36 min
7

Eveline

3:07 min
8

Stumptown

1:43 min
9

Anthony

1:54 min
10

Best of Luck

3:22 min
11

Doubting Thomas

3:18 min
12

First and Last Waltz

1:53 min
13

Helena

4:44 min
14

Why Should the Fire Die?

2:42 min

About Why Should the Fire Die?

Not content to be bluegrass wunderkinds, Nickel Creek have steadily edged beyond the genre’s boundaries toward broader terrain. 2005’s Why Should the Fire Die? is their boldest, most risk-taking work yet. On this album, Chris Thile and siblings Sean and Sara Watkins apply their phenomenal instrumental abilities toward a musically challenging, lyrically intriguing batch of tunes. Chris’ expressive singing renders songs like “Can’t Complain” with palpable longing, while Sara’s pristine vocals lend “Best of Luck” and “Tomorrow is a Long Time” a compelling intimacy. The trio veers from the full-on bluegrass charge of “Scotch & Chocolate” to the jazzy sophistication of “Evelyn” effortlessly. Thile’s mandolin virtuosity gives “Stumptown” a luminous sheen. The sonic scope of this album is impressive, ranging from the modern rock muscle of “Helena” to the folk-slanted grace of “Jealous of the Moon.” Why Should the Fire Die? finds Nickel Creek’s creative spark alive and blazing.