Nathaniel Paul embraces hope in bittersweet live performance video

Nathaniel Paul’s ethereal and sometimes heart-breaking music first graced our pages in March 2025 and we quickly became hooked.

By Graeme Smith

His work has a haunting earnestness and a lyrical astuteness that makes it easy to get lost in.

He pairs his music with video performances to bring them to life. June saw him perform his track It’s All Blue inside the iconic Leighton Concert Hall at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame. Now, he’s back in the same space for Steady As We Go.

Exploring themes of hope, humility, and the choices that shape our uncertain future, the song has a bittersweet style. As ever, the lyrics are rich with storytelling and the vocal performance hits just the right emotive note.

Steady As We Go is out now and you can give it a listen below.