Nathan Morris Reminds Us to Hold Our Loved Ones Close in New Single, “Feel A Little Closer,” Out Today

NATHAN MORRIS
—MORTICIAN BY DAY, MUSICIAN BY NIGHT—
RELEASES NEW SINGLE
“FEEL A LITTLE CLOSER” 
WITH SUAVE MUSIC VIDEO

Above: “Feel A Little Closer” single artwork

NASHVILLE, TN (January 20, 2023) — Pop singer/songwriter Nathan Morris has never been afraid to blur the boundaries between genre and discipline. He’s taken a unique career path that includes hit podcasts, acclaimed piano ballads, and even a thriving chain of funeral homes — not to mention social media influencer with nearly 488.7k TikTok followers — all tied together by a lifelong creator who proudly embraces the unconventional. 

Following the release of his soulful, hard-hitting single, “YET” (May 2022) about difficult goodbyes and lingering memories, Morris brings us the next installment with “Feel A Little Closer” today. 

The heartfelt, passionate track’s message is about the importance of staying connected to life and those around you. To top it off, Morris delivers a suave music video of him performing the single on stage at his sold out show back in August.

Stream/download “Feel A Little Closer” here.

Madeline Garfinkle with Entrepreneur, praised Morris stating “This TikTok-famous funeral director might bury 10 people a day, but he still finds time to write beautiful songs.” Continuing his hot streak, “Feel A Little Closer” propels Nathan into the new year: “I long to connect my heart with these songs,” he shares. “2023 will be a brutally honest and transparent year. I will spend it asking myself, am I being wholly authentic?”

Lately, Morris has exploded on TikTok where he now has nearly 500k people following him with over six million likes, and climbing. With his natural charisma and drive to create, Nathan Morris has built up a following who’s already excited for what’s to come.

Above: Nathan Morris; credit: Lauren Elizabeth

Morris began working at his first funeral home in 2010, the same year he won the Indie Charts Independent Artist of the Year Award. At the time, he was riding a wave of critical acclaim and commercial accolades for “Closure,” the single that launched his songwriting career several years earlier. A piano-driven song about painful endings and new beginnings, “Closure” appeared on his debut record, A Gentleman’s Closure, in 2007. The song didn’t just earn radio airplay from coast to coast; it went international, too, with Starbucks adding the track to its in-store playlists across America and Canada. 

“Not long before that, I’d been living in the closet of a sound equipment warehouse in Thomasville, North Carolina,” remembers Morris, a Kentucky native who’d moved to North Carolina after graduation. “I had nothing, but I did have the vision of what I wanted to do. I’ve never lost sight of that. It’s my rags to riches story. You can lay down and accept your fate, or you can rewrite the script.”

After moving back home to Kentucky, Morris joined the staff of a family-owned funeral home and saw a chance to celebrate life while administering the same level of exemplary care he’d previously given to his audience. He climbed the company ladder, became CEO, and expanded his operations to include 10 funeral homes, a monument company, a vault company, and more. Meanwhile, he never lost sight of his original muse: music. 

“I’ve always loved pop music,” says Morris, who grew up listening to Boyz II Men’s stacked harmonies and Jon Secada’s sweeping vocals. “I'm honing a new sound right now. Imagine Billie Eilish, Charlie Puth, and Shawn Mendes sitting together at the same bar, and this sound is what happens. It’s the soundtrack of those three people getting together: a vulnerable, unique sound that's worth repeated listens.”

He didn’t have to look far for inspiration. The Covid-19 pandemic brought sweeping change to the entire world, but it hit the funeral industry particularly hard. “It was a time where everyone was experiencing some kind of loss — the loss of a job, the loss of inspiration, maybe even the loss of a loved one — and we were in the thick of that,” he remembers. “It was overwhelming to work at a funeral home, experiencing not only the sadness of the people we serve, but also the relentlessness of the people I served alongside.”

These are pop songs about gut-wrenching reality, stacked high with R&B textures, climactic vocal hooks, and the resilience of a man who's never stopped pushing himself. As the world changes, Nathan Morris continues to evolve alongside it, finding new ways to spread his music and message. “I meld the worlds of funerals and music because they go hand-in-hand,” he explains. “That may seem odd, but how do we celebrate when we’re attending a visitation or memorial? Songs are what solidify particular moments in our lives. You remember those things forever, and music helps bind it all together. I’m exposed to that reality every day, and that’s where these songs come from.”

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