J Dulva and Chris Segar, lifelong residents of Eunice, Louisiana, are separated by a generation, with Dulva the elder. Though they briefly played together in the late 1990s, their paths diverged across south Louisiana. A chance to reunite emerged on New Year’s Eve 2025, leading to this release. While shaped by different generational influences, both artists draw deeply from shared experiences of life, culture, and sound rooted in south Louisiana, over decades of lived history.
“New Year’s Eve Jam 2025” is a cover album that thrives on presence, place, and the rare chemistry that only emerges when timing and history align. Recorded in Eunice, Louisiana and released on January 26th, 2026, the album documents a New Year’s Eve performance byJ Dulva andChris Segar that feels less like a planned studio project and more like a moment captured before it could disappear. That sense of immediacy defines the entire record.
J Dulva brings decades of lived musical experience rooted in south Louisiana, while Chris Segar approaches the collaboration with a generationally different lens. Rather than clashing, these perspectives fold into one another, giving familiar material renewed emotional weight. The album was recorded at Poolside Studios in Eunice using an intentionally stripped-down setup: just two microphones, one per artist and acoustic guitar. This minimalist approach removes any studio gloss, allowing breath, string noise, timing imperfections, and instinctive interplay to remain intact.
New Year’s Eve Jam 2025 Album Track List:
Ventura Highway:
“Ventura Highway” is one of the album’s most expansive tracks, anchored by the acoustic guitar, which forms the backbone of the musical framework. The guitar’s deliberately spaced chords create an open harmonic field, allowing each shift to breathe naturally. The vocals glide smoothly above this foundation, following an arcing melody that emphasizes phrasing and emotional nuance rather than rigid rhythm, giving each line a sense of gentle expression. Beneath them, the rhythm section remains flexible and responsive, adding subtle accents and fills that color the track without interrupting its flow. Reverb and ambient decay are integrated into the guitar and overall mix, enhancing depth and continuity, and producing a drifting, immersive experience that carries the listener through texture and space.
Carmelita:
“Carmelita” stands as one of the album’s most introspective moments, built entirely around the acoustic guitar and vocals. The guitar forms the track’s backbone, with a soft yet deliberate attack that allows each chord to resonate fully, shaping the song’s emotional trajectory. Vocals are delivered with intimate nuance, where slight bends, pauses, and tonal shifts communicate vulnerability without any sense of dramatics. Harmonic voicings subtly enrich the performance through suspensions and added tones, deepening moments of tension and release. The close, natural production captures every detail, from finger placement to vocal inflection, giving the listener the sense of being in the same space as the performers. “Carmelita” is raw, immediate, and deeply personal.
Mrs. Robinson:
“Mrs. Robinson” is a standout track on the album, built around a warm and open acoustic guitar that sets a relaxed, intimate tone from the start. The guitar’s rounded chord voicings create space for resonance and overtones, letting each harmonic movement carry emotional weight naturally. Vocals float effortlessly over this foundation, delivered with fluid phrasing that emphasizes breath, contour, and conversational nuance rather than strict timing. A subtle, gentle pulse underlies the track, with understated percussion that shapes momentum without ever dominating the performance. The recording’s organic texture and sense of room presence make the song feel immediate and personal, allowing tone, pacing, and phrasing to blend seamlessly, sustaining warmth and emotional clarity throughout.
Hesitation Blues:
“Hesitation Blues” captures a live intimate performance as it opens with the warm sounds of clapping and a voice introducing the song, immediately placing the listener in an intimate, live setting. The acoustic guitar leads the track, alternating between relaxed rhythmic patterns and melodic commentary, creating a spacious, expressive foundation. The low end of the guitar provides gentle warmth and momentum, allowing the music to flow naturally without any percussion. Vocals are delivered with a conversational, effortless cadence, weaving seamlessly into the guitar’s phrasing and enhancing the track’s reflective tone. The production emphasizes decay and silence as much as sound, letting each note linger and interact. The performance feels patient, grounded, and deeply rooted in feeling, offering an authentic and immersive blues experience.
Covers like “Mrs. Robinson” and “Hesitation Blues” stand out not because they reinvent the originals, but because they trust restraint. The performances lean into spontaneity, letting phrasing stretch or contract naturally, as if the songs are being discovered again in real time. There is a conversational quality to the playing, where each musician listens closely, responding rather than leading. That responsiveness is the album’s true backbone.
J Dulva and Chris Segar Capture The Magic Of A Single Night, Blending Generations, Acoustic Warmth, And Authentic Spontaneity Into A Profoundly Intimate Listening Experience
What makes “New Year’s Eve Jam 2025” compelling is its refusal to overstate itself. It does not aim for spectacle or reinterpretation for its own sake. Instead, it documents a shared musical language shaped by Eunice, by south Louisiana’s cultural lineage, and by two artists meeting at a precise moment. The result is an intimate, honest record that honors tradition while quietly bridging generations, proving that sometimes the most powerful statements come from simply showing up and playing. If you’re drawn to music that values honesty over spectacle and connection over perfection, “New Year’s Eve Jam 2025” deserves your time.
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