Naim
naimnotname@mastodon.art
<p>Naim — acoustic/electric punk / outsider songwriter / Chicago I make raw voice-and-guitar songs about grief, humor, survival, and trying not to disappear. Working toward a living-room live album. Boosts welcome. Conversation welcome.</p>
Posts
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Post #3212282
I’m a musician, but I painted something #art
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Post #3212281
I’m not exactly sure how to present on this, I’m a weird lil guy who likes weird lil things. Do I use hashtags? Is it okay to talk back to people? Do I drop art cold? https://linktr.ee/naim_not_name
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Post #3212280
#Music #Songwriting #IndieMusic #FolkPunk #AcousticMusic #ChicagoMusic #DIYMusic #NowPlaying #OriginalMusic #MastoArt
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Post #3212279
I guess this is my opening salvo against the general Moloch, I see in the world. I opened a Substack, and I’d really appreciate it if you gave it a read. Not just out of ego, but connection. https://naimnotname.substack.com/p/the-actual-problem-in-the-world-that #PersonalEssay #SocialCriticism #ClassConsciousness #EconomicAnxiety #LateStageCapitalism #TraumaRecovery
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Post #3212278
Sometimes in my more melancholy moments, I just keep thinking, why do I want it so badly? And the answer is that I don’t see any other way of life that would make me satisfied with it. “But you’re shouting out into the void and you’re a niche creator, why?” Because I think my brain needs to be and go everywhere it can. “But no one’s listening.” Yes, you are right. No one’s listening. And that’s my snake eating itself. Yum.
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Post #3212277
Over the past week, I think my cadre of friends dropped from five or so to basically none. I have my wife. I have family, but man oh fucking man is that not an option. I don’t (really) have my wife’s family. I just have…me. And that feels like the worst hell on the planet. I really don’t think I’m going to be a person for people, I suppose. I try real hard and love hard. I try to mean my word. But I’m simply a utility and a mark. A mark for a happy ending, because I thought I deserved that.