November 20, 2023 (The Life of an Artist Lyrics)

A new single dropped today called The Life of an Artist. You can listen to it on Spotify here.

I made this song with my friend, Alex Rivers, who played violin on the song. This song is for artists and people who want to be better than they were. Follow your dreams and never give up. You are unique to this world, and so is your art. Go change people's lives and your own, you can make it.

Lyrics:

I wish that I had courage

I wish that I had fight

You wish that you had people who loved you in your life

I wish my brain was normal

As an artist I am stuck

Between the line of poverty

And being poor as fuck

But I will use my words as tools

To help people who think like me

I will use my brain and tongue to try to do this music thing

And I will make a song and show you all that I am not useless

I am more than I was

I am more than I was

I can be much better than I was

And the life of an artist is a truly brutal one

But I have these stupid songs I have to sing

And I'm making the choice to not fuck up everything

And my father's words they always stuck with me

Be who you want to be and sing what you want to sing

Be who you want to be and sing what you want to sing

Be who you want to be and sing what you want to sing

I can be much better than I was

And the life of an artist is a truly special one

But I have these stupid songs I have to sing

And I'm making the choice to not fuck up everything

And my father's words they always stuck with me

Be who you want to be and sing what you want to sing

Be who you want to be and sing what you want to sing

Be who you want to be and sing what you want to sing

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October 14, 2023 (New Album/Show)

Sum of All Fears II: The Lost Songs is out NOW on all streaming platforms (Check it out on Spotify here. This compilation includes 15 songs from 2010-2014 that were never uploaded. I hope you enjoy them!

Also, we have sold ~500 tickets to our charity show for The Trevor Project! We have around 300 remaining. This is my first show in 5 years and I’m really looking forward to it. You can grab a ticket here.

Nick

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September 19, 2023 (Live Show & 2 New Singles)

UPDATE 9/20: Tickets to the charity show sold out in under an hour! I am so grateful to each and every one of you who bought tickets. We are grateful to the venue who has allowed us to expand our tickets by moving to their larger venue, El Corazon. El Corazon is located in the same complex as Funhouse and tickets from Funhouse transfer to El Corazon. If you have already purchased tickets, you do not need to take action. If you would like to purchase tickets, you can do so using the same ticket link as below. El Corazon is a 750-cap space, and we are so excited to be able to accommodate everyone who still hasn't been able to purchase tickets. The information below has been updated to reflect the new venue details.

Hey everybody!

In the past month, I've released two new singles on Spotify! I accidentally backdated the newest single, There's Something in the Water Here, so it may not be pushed out to everyone. If you haven't listened to the new singles yet, so you can check them out below:

There Is Something in the Water Here on Spotify

Swingset on Spotify

Thank you to everyone who has already checked them out. It means so much to me. I know I haven't been updating the blog as much recently, but thank you so much to everyone who reads this as well.

In addition, I'm so grateful to announce that I will be playing my first live show in almost 5 years on March 24, 2024 in Seattle, WA. I will be playing this show alongside the musicians who have played on the last few albums, including the McCafferty Forever and the new singles. My wife will also be playing bass during the show and I'm excited to get to perform together.

The show will benefit The Trevor Project, with our portion of ticketing and merchandise profits directly going to the charity. This is an extremely important cause to me and I hope we are able to help others out with this show, as well, as The Trevor Project is providing us with resources that will be available at the show to take home with you.

The concert will be held on March 24, 2024 at El Corazon in Seattle, WA. Tickets go on sale at 9AM PST tomorrow, September 20th, 2023 (UPDATE 9/20 tickets are available now at El Corazon using the same link below). I will also have two friends of mine opening the show, and I look forward to holding a safe and inclusive benefit show, where everyone can celebrate the music. I want to take a moment to thank the venue for giving us this opportunity and helping make this happen for a good cause. If you are interested in buying tickets when they go live, you can follow the link here.

We are practicing hard to give you all a great show, and I hope you are able to make it and enjoy the new singles. I'm excited to be able to play out one more time, as this will be my last show, and I'm thankful to be healthy enough to do it. My therapist will even be there, so I am grateful to have a support system in place to allow me to play a show healthy and sober for the first time.

Thank you all for reading and listening.

Nick

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