WAXING NOSTALGIC
Waxing Nostalgic is a 4-song EP released by Nick Hexum under his own name. Released February 26, 2025. All songs were produced by Nick himself.
Tracklisting:
Cosmic Connection
1978
Work of Fiction
Lonely Existence
Music / Lyric Videos:
Words from Nick on the EP:
“I realized that I really love to create and release music so having this other outlet has me excited. It’s fun to express myself in a new style. Being really vulnerable. That’s why the artwork is my baby picture. Defenses down.”
“‘Cosmic Connection’ is a hopeful tune about looking past each other’s differences to acknowledge the connection we share.”
“‘1978’ was written with my sister, running through childhood memories of what life was like at the age of 8. A bit of a lament for the now extinct pre-technology childhood. (My daughter) Echo plays piano.”
“‘Work of Fiction’ is a song about my need for approval and the fictional stories we tell ourselves.”
“‘Lonely Existence’ is an inner dialouge of what it’s like to be stuck in an addiction.”
Credits:
Cosmic Connection
Written by Nick Hexum, Kenny Feinstein, Jared Masters
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, pedal steel)
Kenny Feinstein (fiddle, mandolin, guitar)
Colin Blanton (drums)
Mixed by Bob Horn
1978
Written by Nick Hexum, Angie Hexum
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, pedal steel)
Echo Hexum (piano)
Mixed by Nick Hexum
Work of Fiction
Written by Nick Hexum, Brasko
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, drum programming, keyboard)
Brasko (backing vocals)
Mixed by Nick Hexum
Lonely Existence
Written by Nick Hexum, Kenny Feinstein
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, pedal steel, keyboards)
Kenny Feinstein (Fiddle, mandolin, guitar)
Colin Blanton (drums)
Mixed by Bob Horn
Listening Party w/ Nick:
FULL MEMORIES
Full Memories is Nick’s second EP. Released April, 23, 2025.
Tracklisting:
Just to See You Smile
Please Explain
Careless
Where I Belong
California
Music / Lyric Videos:
Text version of the lyrics can be found here
Words from Nick on the EP:
Just To See You Smile: Just To See You Smile is a simple acoustic romantic tune about wanting someone’s enjoyment of life to rub off on you.
Please Explain: This song is about the desire for a family member to open you and tell you what’s really going on with them.
Careless: Careless is a bluegrass jam about coming to grips with one’s carelessness.
Where I Belong: Like many objects in life, people need to find their match to feel complete.
California: I chose to cover this Chappell Roan song because I related with the story about being a midwestern kid who moves to California to pursue big dreams but having mixed feelings about it.
Credits:
Just To See You Smile
Written by Nick Hexum, Alan Hampton, Andres Rebellon
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, pedal steel)
Alan Hampton (bass, acoustic guitar)
Andres Rebellon (drums, acoustic guitar)
Mixed & Produced by Nick Hexum
Please Explain
Written by Nick Hexum, Ben Kweller
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, pedal steel)
Colin Blanton (drums)
Mixed & Produced by Nick Hexum
Careless
Written by Nick Hexum, Kenny Feinstein, Thomas Drinkard
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, bass)
Kenny Feinstein (fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar)
Thomas Drinkard (banjo, dobro)
John Moran (backing vocals)
Mixed by Nick Hexum
Produced by John Moran
Where I Belong
Written by Nick Hexum, Angie Hexum
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, pedal steel, keyboards)
Kenny Feinstein (fiddle, mandolin)
Colin Blanton (drums)
Mixed & Produced by Nick Hexum
California (Chappell Roan cover)
Written by Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Leonard Nigro
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, banjo, drums, bass)
Joel Martin (pedal steel)
Rami Jaffee (keyboards)
Mixed & Produced by Nick Hexum
Listening Party w/ Nick:
WANING TIME
Waning Time is the third EP released by Nick Hexum.
A four song EP that completes his ‘moon themed’ EPs with Waxing, Full and Waning being phases of the moon. Released August 1, 2025.
Tracklisting:
Solitude
Lost Counting
I’m Open
I Want To Write You
Music / Lyric Videos:
Text version of the lyrics, coming soon
Words from Nick on the EP:
Solitude: “A sparse rendition of Billie Holiday’s Solitude done in an Americana style featuring pedal steel guitar.”
Lost Counting: “A playful western swing tune about being a screw up.”
I Am Open: “A song about Nick trying to help his brother before losing him to an overdose.”
I’d Like To Write You: “A simple love song about letting someone know how you feel.”
Credits:
Solitude
Written by De Lange Edgar, Ellington Edward Kennedy, Mills Irving
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals)
Kenny Feinstein (guitar, bass, drums)
Brian Simpson (pedal steel)
Mixed, produced, mastered by Nick Hexum
Lost Counting
Written by Nick Hexum, Kenny Feinstein, Brasko
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar, bass)
Kenny Feinstein (fiddle, mandolin)
Colin Blanton (drums)
Backing vocals by Brasko
Mixed, produced, mastered by Nick Hexum
I Am Open
Written by Nick Hexum, Drew Vandenberg, Cecelia Ann Coakley, Nicholas Rosen
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar)
Nicholas Rosen (piano)
Colin Blanton (drums)
Mixed, produced, mastered by Nick Hexum
I’d Like To Write You
Written by Nick Hexum, Cecelia Ann Coakley
Instrumentation by Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar)
Mixed, produced, mastered by Nick Hexum
Listening Party w/ Nick:
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