On "Mountain Music", Nina Nesbitt presents herself as her fans have never heard her before. The Scottish musician, who rose to fame at a young age with her disarming, open pop, now finds herself in a completely new realm. Inspired in part by the two years she spent touring the US to promote her second critically acclaimed, top-40 hit album "The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change", which has now generated over a billion streams. These songs are steeped in beautiful echoes of US folk and Americana. It is all the more astonishing that not so long ago Nesbitt was still considering giving up music altogether. Produced by Peter Miles and Nesbitt, mixed and mastered by Miles at his stunning Middle Farm studio in South Devon, and released through her own label Apple Tree Records (as a playful nod to her 2012 debut EP 'The Apple Tree'), this new album 'Mountain Music' marks the beginning of an exciting new era for Nina Nesbitt. While it may sound strange that Nesbitt is drawn to the music of Appalachia, which echoes across the vast, green mountain ranges of the eastern United States, it makes more sense when you consider that traditional Scottish ballads and hymns are the threads in this rich tapestry. Empathy is one of Nesbitt's greatest strengths. We hear it in "Painkiller," a Joni Mitchell-inspired ballad in which her heart breaks for the men who believe they must suppress their own feelings. Perhaps one of the outstanding qualities of the album is the dynamic that Nesbitt develops from one song to the next. Where many folk artists take refuge in quiet introspection, she yearns for the full spectrum of emotions - so around "Painkiller" there is the tender "On the Run" with its distant percussion sounds and crystal-clear piano, but also "Anger". She is in a nostalgic mood on the rousing "Coming Home", a Springsteen-inspired, driving journey back to the places and people she loves. We all lose ourselves sometimes. The trick is learning how to find your way back and push away the clouds to see the blue sky. For artist Nina Nesbitt, hard-hitting truths and revelations are at the forefront of her remarkable album" Mountain Music", which represents the pinnacle of her career. Nesbitt knows exactly who she is, and now she's ready to share it with the world.