Nonsuch Park (sa) Scott Helman

• 1(nonsuchpark)00:50
• 2Wait No More02:44
• 3Lois02:54
• 4Good Problems03:12
• 5EVERGREEN02:47
• 6(california)00:52
• 7Afraid of America03:01
• 8Everything Sucks03:05
• 9True Crime02:47
• 10(meetagain)00:39
• 11Papa03:05
• Total Runtime25:56

Info for Nonsuch Park (sa)

Canadian pop singer/songwriter Scott Helman shares emotional new track “Papa,” a tribute to his late grandfather Alan. Scott created a strikingly raw video to accompany the release, sharing his completely unedited reaction while watching the personal home video footage for the very first time. “Papa” is the latest release from the first installment of Nonsuch Park – an album series – due out September 4 via Warner Records, which will also feature current lead single “Wait No More,” and hit track “Everything Sucks.”

This album is mostly about me - my changes, my growth, my hardships, my celebrations, my fears, my courage and my love. It encapsulates many of the winding roads of my life, how they’ve diverged and converged to create a tapestry, and it documents the lessons that tapestry has taught me. If each person has a sanctuary within – a place they can return to where things make sense, where the tides are kind, where colours are bright and their lives feel meaningful, I think too we all have a physical destination where this is the case. For me that place was the large park just down the road from my Papa’s house in Surrey UK – Nonsuch Park. It was here we would walk and cackle at awful jokes, lean in for the stories, make peace with our busy lives and draw meaning from the lessons we had learned since our last visit (made all the more powerful by the fact that we only had a couple more days together).

If my past works have been displays of discovery, this work is a declaration – a declaration of love, meaning, questions and truth, and it is all dedicated to you Papa. Thank you for helping me piece together the fragments of my life, and giving me the space to do it.

Scott explains, “This album is about my changes, my growth, my hardships, my celebrations, my fears, my courage and my love. Each person has a sanctuary within – a place they can return to where things make sense, where the tides are kind, where colours are bright and their lives feel meaningful. For me that place was the large park just down the road from my Papa’s house in Sutton, UK – Nonsuch Park. It was here where we would walk and cackle at awful jokes, lean in for the stories, make peace with our busy lives and draw meaning from the lessons we had learned since our last visit. This work is a declaration – a declaration of love, meaning, questions and truth, and it is all dedicated to you, Papa.”

Scott Helman

Scott Helman
When I was 15, I put some songs on YouTube and someone at a record label deemed them OK enough to offer me a deal. In a whirlwind 3 years I turned the pressure of my teenage life into an EP titled after a street I was living on in Toronto - Augusta. What happened after was beyond my wildest dreams: people actually liked it.

Since then I’ve put out another album titled after a street I was living on in Montreal - Hotel De Ville – and a 3-song EP titled Hang Ups. These were explorations of my limits, and my abilities as a songwriter.

After some incredible moments – seeing the world, making mistakes, getting my heart broken and finding true love – I got back into the studio and set my sights on creating my best body of work yet.

Then my Papa died. He was my best friend, my biggest fan, and my wisest teacher. It reminded me of what was important: that life is short, precious, and beautiful.

I had a stack of songs, some good, some OK, some bad, and some that made my hair stand on its head from tears or laughter (or both). I picked the best of the bunch, and the ones he would have loved (he was very picky!), and put them together for you to hear. And now the first half of this album series is out everywhere, and it’s named after the park just down the street from his house – Nonsuch Park – where things made sense, jokes made you wheeze, truths were revealed, and love was of highest importance.

This album contains no booklet.