On his debut single “Pray for Patience,” Austin-based singer-songwriter Nate Olian makes a claim for himself as an artist who has no qualms sitting in life’s quiet, awkward moments. Working with CJ Rislove, fresh off his stint on American Idol 2024, Olian creates music that sounds equally intimate and universal.
There’s a kind of manic peace that fills the atmosphere of this song. The production, all done at Olian’s house studio, sounds surprisingly sprawling like a breath taken amidst chaos. Ambient textures float beneath his gentle but steady vocals, providing a striking weight to the track without ever overwhelming its intimacy. It’s an alloy of ambient soft rock, lightly tinged with alternative shades, and relieved by a shade of something between reflection and release.
“Pray for Patience” navigates that anxious rhythm of waiting, wanting to become a better version of oneself but acknowledging that the kind of growth it takes to make such changes often requires stillness. Olian delivers it with an openness that’s still confident, the tug-of-war between dispassion and resolution. Rislove’s voice contributes a dose of emotional depth here, too, as the song unfurls like a collective confession from two artists looking for some equilibrium in an unsteady world.
“Pray for Patience” asks its listeners to slow down, to listen and breathe. In a world beset by constant motion, Nate Olian’s music is a reminder that there can be beauty and strength in standing still.
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