Nightwalk – Survive the Night (2023)

Tracklist

1. Cleanse Me – 5:18
2. The Dark – 4:09
3. Wash the Blood – 5:19
4. Never Be Lonely – 2:54
5. Never Again – 3:23
6. Death… – 5:31
7. Survive the Night – 3:44
8. Recess to Reality – 3:29
9. I’ll Give You My Glass Heart – 4:20
10. Cold Hands – 3:43
11. Locked Away – 4:13

The Backstory

Survive the Night was an album born out of chaos. I had recently moved to Australia, yet had none of my recording equipment with me. all I had was a $30 acoustic guitar, some old recorded songs, and a blue yeti microphone.

Yet this project ended up being another one of my most varied. By leaning into remastering some of my older work (like Locked Away, Cold Hands, Never Be Lonely) I was able to keep the electric guitar technically in the record. And the songs like Death… or Survive the Night that used acoustic, well, let’s just say it’s highly edited! That’s that $30 acoustic guitar you’re hearing

Moral of the story is here that you can’t let any limitations on your creativity stop you from achieving what you want. If James Wan can create a generational horror movie franchise with about 1 million dollars, I can create a solid album with my $30 guitar. Just keep at it, and don’t let anything stop you.

Key Tracks

Death…

This is a song that really highlights the acoustic guitar. It goes from emo musings to latin-tinged heaviness. Check it out!

I’ll Give You My Glass Heart

Perhaps my weirdest song I’ve ever written. The lyrics and a small amount of the backup vocals are from my partner, and it’s a song that means a lot to me. It’s the only original I’ve ever collaborated with someone on, and it was a joy to create

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1. Cleanse Me

2. The Dark

3. Wash the Blood

4. Never be Lonely

5. Never Again

6. Death…

7. Survive the Night

8. Recess to Reality

9. I’ll Give You My Glass Heart

10. Cold Hands

11. Locked Away