Songs

Winter Blues
I write most of this song around Christmas of 2020, during COVID, when isolation was the norm, live music was shut down, and December had already been crowned the deadliest month of the pandemic, several days before New Year’s Eve. I’ve added and erased and changed a few lines since, and always planned to record it properly with some musician friends who actually know what the hell they’re doing. But life keeps getting in the way, so for now here’s a simple live acoustic version recorded on my laptop.

About

I occasionally record songs under the same name I use for this site, The Truth About Tigers, and that’s where you’ll find them on Bandcamp. The main reason is that there are a couple of really talented, professional musicians I know of who share my real name—and the operative word there is professional. Them, not me.

I’ve always thought of myself as a writer first and a musician much farther down the list, and I mostly see music as another vehicle for delivering language. I’m not a great singer, and I kind of suck at guitar, and my recordings tend to be simple and unpolished, often just vocals and guitar on a single track, usually recorded in a less-than-ideal studio (ok, a shed in the backyard) on a MacBook. So if you’re here looking for big production or technical perfection, I’m afraid you taken a wrong turn, but I’m glad you’re here anyway!

— Nick