NINA J. AMES · DEBUT ALBUM
Velvet Hours
Eight songs. One emotional night.
Velvet Hours moves through separation, recognition, desire, mature intimacy, grief, memory and acceptance before Nina finally allows morning to arrive.
Meet Nina J. AmesTHE STORY
From “Let tomorrow wait” to “I’m not afraid of morning.”
The album lives in the hours between midnight and morning—the time when noise disappears and people finally admit what they feel. Its emotional world is intimate rather than theatrical: warm Rhodes, melodic fretless bass, brushed drums and tenor saxophone surrounding Nina’s close, restrained vocal.
The night begins with emotional separation and old recognition, deepens into desire and grief, then passes through memory and acceptance. By the final song, Nina is no longer asking the night to protect her from tomorrow.
TRACKLIST
Velvet Hours
Night → Midnight → Deep Night → Loneliness → Memory → Acceptance → Dawn
- 01The Space Between Goodbye
- 02You Still Know My Name
- 03Velvet Hours
- 04Nothing Left to Prove
- 05Your Side of the Bed
- 06Slow Dancing with a Memory
- 07Love Doesn’t Always Leave
- 08Stay Until the Morning
THE KEEPSAKE
The Golden Saxophone
The tenor saxophone is Nina’s second voice—answering the emotions she leaves unsaid.
For the songs that say what words cannot.
LISTEN TO VELVET HOURS
Hear the complete album now at NinaJoyAmes.com.
During the pre-distribution period, all eight songs are available to play free on Nina’s official website.
Listen at NinaJoyAmes.comStreaming-platform links will be added after distribution goes live.
Some feelings only tell the truth after dark.
Look… it’s getting light.
Nina J. Ames · MuSake Records