July 6th, 2025 (New Song)

I haven't been back to Medina, Ohio in around 7 years now and I sometimes still dream about being there and waking up in the room of my old house where I started McCafferty. I have a lot of pain about that place and don't know if I will ever go back, but it shaped who I was a lot. Unmedicated and insane, the streets there always meant a lot to me as a kid, but I had a lot of pain and anger around my family and just who I was and wanted out so bad and I can say it was the best choice I've ever made even though I love my mom and dad. Sometimes, I want to go back for nostalgia and inspiration. I started McCafferty when I was 16 and now I am 32 and old and it just all went by so quickly. I'm so glad I made the choice to upload my music because it changed my life and listening back to those old songs brings back so many memories and feelings. If you're an artist, upload everything because you never know what can catch on. Hope everyone is doing well.

-Nick

Medina Ohio is out now on Spotify

January 23, 2025 (Gratitude)

Things in my life I am grateful for:

• Emily, she loves and supports me unconditionally and I love her more than I can express in words. Because of her I have been able to become a better person and treat the people around me with love and respect.

• My parents. I haven’t always had the best relationship with my mother and father but things have been repaired with them and they tell me they love me everyday now and it just makes me so happy.

• My bunnies. Steve and Baby are my entire world and watching them eat treats and play and sleep makes my heart so full and I just love them. They are my children and I want them to have the best life ever.

• Video games. I know it’s a weird thing to list, but I’ve been playing games every single day since I was a child and playing on my computer helps me when I have a Bipolar/BPD episode. The constant reassurance that it’s there and something positive helps me. Also that’s how Emily and I became friends, we started playing Destiny 2 online and she plays games with me everyday and it makes me so happy.

• Movies. Especially terrible movies. We always end the night watching a film and I look forward to it all day. Watching horrible movies with Emily and being able to do a podcast about them makes me so happy. (We are watching the Twilight films now and boy oh boy are they awful)

• Snoqualmie. I love living here. It’s beautiful and in the mountains and we live in a picture perfect neighborhood and I just wake up so grateful each day. I also love Seattle and Issaquah because we can go to see plays and shows downtown and Issaquah has Target so we go there a lot.

• Music. McCafferty is my job and how I make a living, and it’s very stressful and I’m really hard on myself, but music will always be the love of my life. I need it, it’s not something I can go without. Writing and expressing myself is the single best feeling in the world, and I can’t believe how much my music has grown and impacted others. I’m looking forward to creating the new album in the Fall of 2028.

• People who like McCafferty. The community is so kind to me and supports me so much and I just love them all so much and am so so grateful to them.

October 4, 2024 (EP/Podcast)

What's up, everyone!

It's been a long time since I posted a blog and I'm excited to be back! Recently, I put out a new McCafferty EP (a collection of singles from the past year), and we just uploaded our first podcast in 6 months! Mentally, I have been in an okay spot. I still have manic bipolar episodes, but I don't get manic anxiety anymore. Instead, I've been getting depressed, but I'm so thankful for all the support from the McCafferty community and my family.

Looking forward for McCafferty, I plan on starting to write for my 5th full album, but have been having a hard time getting going. I have put out so many songs in my life and never really have taken a break from writing but it has been over 3 months. I want to make sure the next album feels fresh and is worthy of being put out, but it may take me some time for it.

In other news, the McCafferty Spotify is nearing 1,200,000 listeners which is absolutely crazy! As always I am incredibly thankful for you all for listening and following the band. 

-Nick