Sydney musician Nick Weaver was best known as the co-founder, bassist and guitarist for Deep Sea Arcade, an indie-pop band who reached international heights, touring the world and playing festivals like The Great Escape and Primavera Sound.
In 2021, three years after the release of their critically acclaimed sophomore album, Blacklight, Nick tragically lost his battle with a rare form of bowel cancer at the age of 37. But today, his creative legacy lives on through new music, with the announcement of the forthcoming posthumous solo album, Won’t Let Go.
Nick Weaver – ‘Cold Chills’ / ‘Won’t Let Go’
Won’t Let Go is thirteen tracks of intensely personal compositions, which Nick largely wrote during his time in isolation and lockdown throughout the COVID pandemic. It will be released in full on Thursday, 20th October. Accompanying the LP’s announcement is a double A-side single, featuring the bright, guitar-laced jam ‘Cold Chills’ and ‘Won’t Let Go’, an indie-pop opus featuring strings played by LA’s The Section Quartet.
The full album is the result of Nick’s family rallying to finish the work that he had started. Nick’s mum, Helen Wellings, says she couldn’t be prouder. “Nick’s creativity never ceased to astonish me,” she says.
“This solo album is heart-wrenchingly beautiful, songs that stay fixed in your head. It’s as if Nick’s soul has come to the surface in these compositions about true love, sincerity, beauty, loss, deception and narcissism, revealing his breadth and brilliance. Nick has left us, but his music will live on in our hearts.”
Though Nick Weaver was best known for his work in Deep Sea Arcade, he also wrote and performed for The Tambourine Girls, The Strides and Watussi. RIP to a local icon.
Further Reading
Love Letter To A Record: Deep Sea Arcade’s Nick Weaver On ‘Donny Hathaway – LIVE (1972)’
Nick Weaver, Of Sydney Band Deep Sea Arcade, Has Died Aged 37
Deep Sea Arcade Return With New Single, Album & National Tour
