Nelson Bragg - Albums

Albums

In 2003, prior to his position with The Brian Wilson Band, Bragg started recording a solo album which was completed and released on Side B Music in 2007. Day Into Night was reviewed very favorably and continues to garner college and Internet airplay worldwide. The album features Nick Walusko, fellow Brian Wilson bandmate and Wondermint Mike Randle, guitarist with Baby Lemonade and longtime member of Arthur Lee and Love Morley Bartnoff, keyboardist with Burning Sensations and currently member of Dramarama, Rob Campanella, organist-guitarist with The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Quarter After, Probyn Gregory, fellow Brian Wilson bandmate and Wondermint, Severo Jornacion, bassist with The Smithereens and Debbie Shair, keyboardist with Heart. The album also features the Stockholm String Ensemble on seven of its twelve tracks. Bragg performed all acoustics, vocals, drums and percussion among other instruments on the record. The record is influenced by CSNY, George Harrison, The Byrds, The dB's, and Canada's The Grapes Of Wrath, and was produced by L.A. pop-garage producer Steve Refling.

In 2012, Bragg released his second solo album We Get What We Want, self produced and recorded with Steve Refling and at Rob Campanella's studio The Committee To Keep Music Evil. This release prompted the creation of Bragg's first website and his inclusion on Spotify and SoundCloud. We Get What We Want was also released on Bragg's own label Steel Derrick Music. While this release maintains the same influences and musicians as Bragg's first album, it's production values greatly improved. Both press and public seem to embrace We Get What We Want more favorably, garnering a #3 spot on John Borack's (Goldmine Magazine) Top 20 of 2012 and David Bash's (International Pop Overthrow, Bucketfull Of Brains UK) #1 spot of his top 20 releases of 2012.