NERVOUS - Tension [LP, 2025]
Each member of Nervous has a distinct individual point-of-view and sound. They rock but they blend punk, R&B, jazz, and folk into their sound in a way you’ve never heard before. Together they create something powerful and inimitable as you can hear on their thematically tight new album. -TH
from band: “The 2nd Nervous album. Through the process of making Breakdown we learned who we all are as musicians, with where our strengths and passions lie. For Tension we came together to make an album that has more of all of us. It's punkier, it's funkier, more ambitious and produced, but still mostly the five of us playing together in a room. Kyle and Sam started switching bass and guitar for this one, with Sam playing most of the bass. We're so proud of this album we've made together, and we hope you enjoy it, thanks for listening!”
credits
released June 6, 2025
Nervous is
Joe Pepe - Electric Guitar, Steel String and Classical Acoustic Guitar, Vox, Piano
John Gergely - Drums, Percussion
Kyle Rogers - Vox, Electric Guitar, Bass, Glockenspiel, No Input Mixer
Rachel Swaner - Accordion, Vox, Piano, Organ
Sam Rasiotis - Vox, Bass, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Drum Programming
with Travis Harrison on Tambourine on New Sun Rising and The Problem
Produced by Nervous and Travis Harrison
Recorded and Mixed by Travis Harrison at Serious Business Music
Additional recording by Kyle Rogers at The Owl Music Parlor
Mastering by Paul Gold of Salt Mastering
Album art by Sam Rasiotis
Special thanks to Oren Bloedow for opening the Owl to us again and letting us use the beautiful 100+ year old Grand Piano there. To Karl Myers for welcoming us at Main Drag, hosting our release show and being one of the most supportive venue owners around. Check out Main Drag! To Miguel Hernandez of the Astoria Music Collective for over ten years of love, support, friendship and community, love you friend! To Ben and Keith of Ruderals for their interpretation of and contribution to Feedback Loop. And to the Norm's Pizza Vodka Pie, without which none of this would be possible. Thanks!
