Feature: The Afro Nick

Native Greek musician Nick Anastasakis, better known as the frontman of his indie-rock group, The Afro Nick, is debuting his latest single, “Get There Before Noon”

Growing up on the island of Crete, Nick credits the local Romani people, “playing their guitars for coins on the Venetian cobblestone streets,” as one of his earliest musical influences. Before settling in New York and then LA, Nick toured throughout Crete (an unusual feat for an indie rock band at the time) with his former group, Stray Blue. Since then, he has been releasing as the self-produced and liberated artist, The Afro Nick, a nod also to his own “wild and expressive hair.”

Nick's music has been featured on television in season ten of PBS's, "Roadtrip Nation" and on international radio stations such as Cosmos FM, an educational organization dedicated to preserving Greek heritage in the United States.

Joining him in his quest to create music as, "a symbol of uninhibited freedom" and, "an outlet for those who don't fit in with the normal flow of society," is Greek-based bass player and former Stray Blue bandmate, George Athanas, and NYC-based synth player and Grammy-award winner, Leo Genovese. Leo and Nick met in New York performing together in local bars and clubs. Nowadays, in between touring at some of the top venues around the world, Leo visits Nick in LA where the pair can be found collaborating on new music.

Nick describes the idea behind the soulful anthem “Get There Before Noon” as coming to him quite literally. he says “After a late and long hangout at my apartment in NYC I woke up with a hangover but I had to go record for another artist and I had to get there before noon,” he explains.

With lyrics such as, “And on one day, you gonna miss that day,” and “I got to live this life, not yesterday,” the track seems to be urging listeners to seize the day before it’s too late, and to do so according to the beat of your own drum.

On his thoughts behind the messaging in “Get There Before Noon” Nick shares, “You only have one life. You gotta do what you have to do and do it as soon as possible.”

Listen to The Afro Nick’s newest single, "Get There Before Noon" NOW!