Words and music written and performed by Jesse Nickerson.
Mixed and Mastered by Jim Bob Aiken.
Saxophone on \"Focus\" by Eric Klaxton.
0:00 - \"Walking Distance\"
4:43 - \"Tethered\"
7:59 - \"A Few Different Angles\"
12:41 - \"An Audio Letter to the Bluegrass State\"
16:15 - \"A Still Life\"
20:31 - \"The State of Things\"
24:41 - \"Maybe for Now\"
28:00 - \"Before the Words Escape Me\"
36:40 - \"Focus\"
42:43 - \"Ever-present\"
47:43 - \"Who You Were (And What Was Lost)\"
50:19 - \"Nothing Is Lost\"
All audio samples taken from my personal collection of cassettes, spanning from approximately 1985 to 2000. The voices captured are those of myself, my family, and my closest friends.
The bulk of these songs are written for (and to) those wonderful people.
The rest are about trying my best to pass the time when they weren't around.
What started as the simple task of converting a bunch of old cassette tapes to digital format, evolved into something else entirely. The audio that I'd rediscovered had reminded me of people, events, and relationships that were pivotal, and was worthy of a bit more love and care. The subjects deserved to be documented.
This album serves as a basic overview of my life, for whoever wants to hear it, I guess. Your life and your story are just as complex and interesting, possibly much more so.
I'd like you to hear mine. Does it remind you of something about yours?
Maybe the whole point of this album is for us to think about whether we are holding on to our past too tightly, or if we are purposefully abandoning it in lieu of focusing completely on the future?
That balance is tricky. I wish we could somehow manage the best of both.
Anyways, I hope it does SOMETHING positive for you.
If you like it, please reach out. I will undoubtedly respond.
