Nathan Bess is a country singer-songwriter from Charleston, West Virginia, whose songs cut to the bone of Appalachian life. A full-time firefighter, he writes about the struggles, stories, and resilience of his home state, capturing the tension between hardship and hope in the tradition of Appalachian artists like Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson. His catalog includes the EPs "part 1" and "part 2" and the track "Somethin' About The Smell."