New ALBUM - THE MONSTER MASH
My new album The Monster Mash is available everywhere.
Motel Void writes, “Reviewing an artist who is also a writer can be delicate, but here it feels essential. The Monster Mash is personal, filled with vivid imagery that many listeners will recognize in their own lives. At its core, the album celebrates not fitting neatly into categories. It’s a moving work for anyone who has ever felt slightly out of step with the mainstream – and found meaning in that difference.”
Obscure Sound writes, “The new album from Nick Jaina, The Monster Mash, showcases a spacious guitar-led sound that melodically frames lyrics exploring self-reflection, personal fragmentation, and the beauty of embracing a life that’s offbeat from societal conventions. Across the record, Jaina balances playful nostalgia with introspective moments, capturing both the thrill of youthful abandon and the longing for connection and wholeness, all while wrapping it in delicate organs, twangy guitar lines, and subtly intricate arrangements.”
People often ask, “Which format puts the most money in your pocket?” And the answer to that is: BANDCAMP!
But it’s also available on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and all the other places.
I’ll be touring the wester U.S. this fall. Come out and take in a show in the embers of a falling empire. I’ll be doing a big release show in Portland on November 14th. Details for all of that below.
SPEKTRUM is a unique walk through a strange landscape. Told mostly in second person, it feels like a dream narrated to you.
2022
Fiction
152 pages
$17
Hitomi is a novel about a tour across the United States where someone is missing their best friend and also in love with their bandmate.
2020
Fiction
320 pages
$20
Get It While You Can is a memoir, a Nick Jaina origin story, and a collection of unsent love letters.
2015
Memoir
208 pages
$10
NICK Jaina
Nick Jaina is a musician and author originally from Sacramento who has lived in Portland, New York, and New Orleans. He was an Oregon Book Award finalist in 2015 for his memoir Get It While You Can. His writing has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, McSweeney's Quarterly and the journal Oregon Humanities. He co-founded and was music director for a ballet company in New York City called Satellite that involved dancers from Juilliard and the New York City Ballet and performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, garnering praise from The New York Times. He has composed scores for feature films and documentaries, including All Sorts, Cement Suitcase, and Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire.
His new album The Monster Mash is a collection of powerfully intimate songs, most featuring just electric guitar and vocals, matching the aesthetic of his live show.
Motel Void writes, "The Monster Mash is personal, filled with vivid imagery that many listeners will recognize in their own lives. At its core, the album celebrates not fitting neatly into categories. It’s a moving work for anyone who has ever felt slightly out of step with the mainstream – and found meaning in that difference."