2025 is an enormous yr for 311 frontman Nick Hexum. The band is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of their basic self-titled LP, and so they’re nonetheless recording new songs. Their fourteenth studio album Full Bloom dropped final October.

Outdoors of 311, Hexum has been recording acoustic-based music. He’s launched unplugged covers of Billie Eilish’s “Ocean Eyes” and “St. Judy’s Comet” (a tribute to his three daughters) by Paul Simon. This summer season, he’ll full a moon-themed acoustic trilogy that began with Waxing Nostalgic and Full Recollections. Much more solo music is ready for launch later within the yr.

A lot of his latest inspiration comes from the ladies in his life. His spouse Nikki is a Bob Dylan fan, and his daughters function a gateway to newer artists like Faye Webster, Chappell Roan, and Sierra Ferrell. Hexum covers Roan’s “California” on the Full Recollections EP.

On this two hundredth episode of Jordan and Demi, Hexum seems again on profession highlights like “Amber,” collaborating with Ben Kweller, and 311’s popular culture legacy.