Review by Francesca Torquati

From the first track of the Wherever You Go EP it’s easy to fall in love with the musical style of Nate Fowler. An up-and-coming acoustic pop-rock artist who has played with the likes of Hawk Nelson and Remedy Drive, Fowler’s sophomore EP is nothing short of breathtaking in its extraordinary passion and grounded melody. Though it is not country music, Fowler allows the songs the same earthy, organic sound of the southern genres, creating heavily acoustic tracks that are accentuated with strings, mellow drums, and Nate Fowler’s own soothing voice.

The six-song EP opens with the current radio single “On My Way,” a catchy pop-rock song with vocally dominated verses that build into a chorus with lots of fun delay. Next up is “Cave In,” the same calming acoustic guitar dominating an organic yet well-produced sound over a "love lost" song in which Fowler demonstrates a pretty impressive falsetto. “If You Ever Need Me,” comes up third with a strong piano positively accentuating the melody.

A soft electric guitar and light work on the drums lead into “You Will,” a song about an individual comforting his lover after his own death. The incorporation of violin in this song is a great addition to the melody and powerful narrative lyrics. “Call Me Family” is the second-to-last track on the EP; a song inspired by the estimated 100,000 teens trafficked in the United States for the purposes of sexual exploitation each year. A haunting violin precedes and follows each verse, and the track is backed by steady rhythms on a djembe.

The EP closes with “Chasing Sunsets,” a song that lyrically is just as Nate sings during the opening riff, “I wanna whisper some sweet little nothings to let you know my heart is feeling something.” This simple love song closes the altogether-too-short EP and leaves the listener begging for more of Fowler’s voice and making the Wherever You Go EP a beautiful groundwork for what will hopefully be a long and fruitful career for the young, unsigned artist Nate Fowler. The EP is full of sustenance, but in the end is only a snack—a tantalizing bite of what is to come.