JB-072 - Nick Jaina:
A Narrow Way - 180 Gram LP

SIDE A
Narrow Way
Walking Into A Burning House
That’s The Kind Of Fruit That You Leave On The Vine
Battleground
Eleanor
Winding Sheet

SIDE B
I Forget My Name
That Tired Tired Lie
Singing The Devil’s Tune
Planters Field
I Know I’m Your Man

Nick Jaina: Vocals, Guitar & Piano
Nathan Langston: Violin, Vocals, Shakers & Shouts
William Joersz: Upright Bass & Vocals
Scott Magee: Drum Set, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Vocals
Jason Leonard: Vibraphone, Woodblock, Maracas, Drum Set, Glockenspiel, Banjo, Piano & Vocals
Sean Flinn: Electric Guitar, Lap Steel & Vocals
John Whaley: Trumpet & Vocals
Rachel Blumberg: Shakers, Cymbal, Percussion, Toms, Tambourine, Snare, Toy Piano, Accordion, Triangle & Vocals
Jake Cantrell: Snare, Tom, Bells, Clave & Tambourine
Jonathan Sielaff: Clarinet
Kat Gurwell: Hand Claps & Vocals
Ingrid Berger: Hand Claps & Vocals
Ali Ippolito: Accordion
Available on 180 gram vinyl with alternate artwork and a digital download of the etire album.
A full-band album featuring agressively memorable songs recorded in a unique way to capitalize on the energy of the live performance skills of Nick's band. This album was played entirely by ten musicians in the same room at the same time, all mixed live to 1/4" analog tape. If one person out of the ten missed a note or played the wrong part, the whole take had to be done over. This lack of a safety net gave the recordings a heightened sense of focus and purpose. It was similar to the way that albums were recorded in the fities and sixties, before the Beatles inspired everyone to overthink everything. On A Narrow Way, every instrument leaps off the tape with immediacy and humanity. Meanwhile, the lyrics of the songs deal with the narrow path that people must take to do right in the world. There is fear all around; fear of being different, fear of being the same--and in the middle is the narrow way, a small path that is hard to stay on, but which leads to very good things.