▁matter ed ▁to ▁me , ▁really . ▁The ▁weight ▁on ▁your ▁shoulders ▁certainly ▁feels ▁greater ▁when ▁you ▁are ▁younger , ▁and ▁these ▁days ▁I ' m ▁just ▁happy ▁to ▁be ▁doing ▁what ▁I ▁do , ▁the ▁way ▁I ▁like ▁to ▁do ▁it ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁A RI A ▁Music ▁Awards ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁won ▁the ▁A RI A ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Country ▁Album . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Country ▁Music ▁Awards ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁album ▁won ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁Altern ative ▁Country ▁Album ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁recording ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 1 3 ▁Nich ol son ▁announced ▁he ▁had ▁separated ▁from ▁wife ▁of ▁eight ▁years , ▁K ase y ▁Ch amb ers , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁shares ▁son ▁Ar lon ▁and ▁daughter ▁Po et , ▁and ▁had ▁released ▁two ▁A RI A ▁award ▁winning ▁albums . ▁The ▁normally ▁pro l ific ▁song writer ▁then ▁entered ▁a ▁dry ▁spell ▁of ▁almost ▁a ▁year . ▁At ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁song writer ▁Warren ▁H ▁Williams , ▁Nich ol son ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁remote ▁town ▁of ▁Hermann s burg , ▁north - west ▁of ▁Alice ▁Spr ings . ▁Nich ol son ▁said ▁" I ▁had ▁things ▁on ▁the ▁bo il ▁during ▁that ▁time ▁but ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁properly ▁writing . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁my ▁environment ▁though ." ▁Nich ol son ▁was ▁producing ▁albums ▁for ▁other ▁people