Modjeska by Nightjars
The first full-length Nightjars album, Modjeska, is a collection of songs written in and about Adrian Jade Matias Bell’s childhood home of Orange County. Named for one of the peaks of the region’s ubiquitous Mount Saddleback, Modjeska traces the arc of a coming-of-age in Southern California, exploring gender, love, friendship, and family with depth and warmth. At the same time, the songs never lose sight of the backdrop against which they exist: the rigid class structures and manufactured blankness of contemporary colonialism, which follow the eye like a mountain on the horizon.
Tracklist
| 1. | 17 | 5:19 |
| 2. | Ready for the House | 4:03 |
| 3. | Homebody | 4:00 |
| 4. | Natural History | 5:27 |
| 5. | Body of Water | 3:21 |
| 6. | Bird in the Nighttime | 4:47 |
| 7. | Genesis | 4:02 |
| 8. | Aria | 5:01 |
| 9. | Balboa Island | 3:55 |
| 10. | Modjeska | 4:55 |
| 11. | Camp Pendleton | 3:52 |
Credits
released May 7, 2021
Made on unceded Tongva and Acjachemen land
Recorded by Rosie Tucker at Keepsake Studios, Pietown Sound, and at home
All songs produced by Rosie Tucker except 17, produced by Adrian Jade Matias Bell
Mixed by Anna Arboles
Mastered by Mirza Sheriff and Sonia Ohan
All songs written by Adrian Jade Matias Bell
All vocals and guitar by AJMB
Bass on Ready for the House, Body of Water, and Genesis by Rosie Tucker
Drums on Ready for the House, Body of Water, Balboa Island, and Modjeska by Jessy Reed
Background vocals on Camp Pendleton by Eden Hain
Cover design by Bella Porter
Cover photograph by AJMB
Additional thanks to: Jacob, Mom, Kai, Wolfy, Rosie, Eli, Eden, Mars, and many more, including you.
If you like this album, please consider supporting an organization like the San Onofre Parks Foundation, the Sogorea Te' Land Trust, Seventh Generation Fund, or Land Back. All of these support land stewardship and/or education in the service of Indigenous sovereignty and cultural vitality.
Thanks for listening!
Made on unceded Tongva and Acjachemen land
Recorded by Rosie Tucker at Keepsake Studios, Pietown Sound, and at home
All songs produced by Rosie Tucker except 17, produced by Adrian Jade Matias Bell
Mixed by Anna Arboles
Mastered by Mirza Sheriff and Sonia Ohan
All songs written by Adrian Jade Matias Bell
All vocals and guitar by AJMB
Bass on Ready for the House, Body of Water, and Genesis by Rosie Tucker
Drums on Ready for the House, Body of Water, Balboa Island, and Modjeska by Jessy Reed
Background vocals on Camp Pendleton by Eden Hain
Cover design by Bella Porter
Cover photograph by AJMB
Additional thanks to: Jacob, Mom, Kai, Wolfy, Rosie, Eli, Eden, Mars, and many more, including you.
If you like this album, please consider supporting an organization like the San Onofre Parks Foundation, the Sogorea Te' Land Trust, Seventh Generation Fund, or Land Back. All of these support land stewardship and/or education in the service of Indigenous sovereignty and cultural vitality.
Thanks for listening!
