For more than a decade, The Nth Power have built their reputation around a simple principle: music works best when it brings people together. That philosophy drives their upcoming album Never Alone, arriving May 1, and the band’s new single “Dream Alive” offers the first glimpse of what they have been creating.
The track arrives with a live-performance video filmed at San Francisco’s Glide Memorial Church, a venue known for its deep connection to music, spirituality, and community. It is a fitting setting for a song built around perseverance and shared purpose.
“Dream Alive” unfolds through a steady groove that highlights the trio’s musical interplay. Nikki Glaspie’s drums provide the backbone while Nate Edgar’s bass locks into the rhythm with patient precision. Nick Cassarino’s guitar fills the open spaces with melodic lines that give the song its lift.
The song also reflects the collaborative process that shaped Never Alone. The band wrote and recorded the album during two retreats at a farmhouse studio in Vermont overlooking Lake Champlain. Invited there by Phish bassist Mike Gordon, the trio spent long nights exploring ideas, letting the environment guide their direction.
One of those nights coincided with a lunar eclipse, a moment Cassarino recalls as unusually powerful. The band found themselves recording well past midnight as the sky shifted outside the studio windows.
The sessions ultimately produced eight songs that make up the album. Along the way, the trio invited several friends to contribute. Jazz trumpeter Nicholas Payton, saxophonist Skerik, and the New Orleans brass ensemble The Soul Rebels appear across the record, along with former bandmate Courtney Smith.
The group’s individual careers have always spanned wide musical territory. Glaspie’s resume includes touring with Beyoncé and work with funk legend Maceo Parker. Edgar has spent years anchoring reggae powerhouse John Brown’s Body. Cassarino’s guitar work has intersected with jazz, R&B, and hip-hop artists across multiple scenes.
Despite those diverse paths, the band continually returns to the chemistry they share as a trio. Since forming during a late-night Jazz Fest performance in New Orleans in 2011, The Nth Power have focused on music that blends groove with a message of connection.
That message sits at the center of Never Alone. The album reflects the group’s belief that compassion and community remain powerful forces in a fragmented world.
With “Dream Alive,” listeners get the first taste of that vision. The song moves forward with steady optimism, inviting the audience to hold onto their dreams and keep moving toward them.
