▁" I ▁was ▁just ▁making ▁record ▁after ▁record , ▁back ▁to ▁back , ▁for ▁other ▁people ▁[ and ] ▁after ▁[ a ] ▁ 1 4 - hour ▁sessions ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁you ▁just ▁don ' t ▁come ▁home ▁and ▁write ▁songs ." ▁Nich ol son ▁said ▁the ▁vast ness ▁of ▁the ▁land sc apes ▁around ▁Hermann s berg ▁gave ▁Nich ol son ▁the ▁distance , ▁both ▁physical ▁and ▁figur ative , ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁his ▁guitar ▁to ▁write . ▁" What ▁I ▁got ▁out ▁there , ▁there ▁was ▁this ▁sense ▁of ▁perspective ▁and ▁being ▁removed ▁from ▁my ▁b ubble ." ▁Nich ol son ▁said ▁the ▁distance ▁is ▁what ▁he ▁" ne eded ", ▁saying ▁" it ▁was ▁the ▁catal yst ▁for ▁the ▁record ▁coming ▁to ▁life ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Chris ▁Famil ton ▁from ▁The ▁Music ▁A U ▁discussed ▁the ▁songs ▁personal ▁reflection ▁with ▁tra um atic ▁experience , ▁ge ographical ▁locations ▁and ▁de pression ▁saying ▁" He avy ▁subject ▁matter ▁ab ounds ▁yet ▁Nich ol son ▁applies ▁a ▁wonder fully ▁light ▁musical ▁touch ▁with ▁plenty ▁of ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar , ▁piano ▁and ▁sh uff ling ▁drums . ▁Mel od ies ▁dance ▁and ▁d ive ▁across ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁songs ▁whose ▁folk ▁and ▁country ▁hook s , ▁with ▁time , ▁dig ▁in ▁deep ." ▁Country ▁Music ▁Channel ▁called ▁the ▁album ▁" w onder ful ". ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁Week ly ▁charts ▁ ▁Year - end ▁charts ▁ ▁Release ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2