Hello,

The new Nick Jaina album is completely done and being pressed. It is called "A Narrow Way" and it will be released this fall on compact disc by HUSH Records and on 180-gram vinyl by Jealous Butcher. (HUSH Records has released such great artists as The Decemberists, Laura Gibson and Loch Lomond. Jealous Butcher has put out vinyl for M Ward, Laura Veirs and The Decemberists.)

Here is the full tracklisting for the album:

1. A Narrow Way
2. Walking Into A Burning House
3. That's The Kind of Fruit That You Leave On The Vine
4. Battleground
5. Eleanor
6. Winding Sheet
7. I Forget My Name
8. That Tired Tired Lie
9. Singing The Devil's Tune
10. Planters Field
11. I Know I'm Your Man

It will be available in stores and online on October 14th, but we will also have it for sale on our national tour, which begins on September 10th in Boise and which will take us around the country in a clockwise motion for 25 shows in 40 days.

This album was recorded at Type Foundry Studios in Portland completely live. The size of the band ranged from seven to ten pieces and every part-- including vocals-- was done at the same time and then mixed live to two-track tape by Adam Selzer. If we needed a hand clap or a tambourine hit, we had to bring in an extra person to do it, instead of just over-dubbing it. Why did we do this? We felt that it would create a sense of urgency in the recordings, as modern recording has diminished the importance of actually performing in the moment. We tried to remove all safety nets and technological helpers and just allow the band to play together in a room like musicians used to do until the Beatles started taking drugs in '65 and giving everyone a different idea of how people should make albums. Bands want to play music together in a room at the same time. It's their natural habitat. It makes them happy. Like wildebeests in the Serengeti.

So, you might ask... Did it work?

I think so. I hope so. God, I hope so.

Three songs from the album are available right now for your listening enjoyment at www.myspace.com/nickjaina.


Best,

Nick