Nick Jonas is not wasting a single second of this era.
After releasing Sunday Best on Friday, he quietly doubled down last night with a deluxe edition of the album, and somehow made an already gorgeous record hit even harder. The new version adds three tracks that deepen the project’s emotional core and make it feel even more like a letter from the grown-up, married, girl-dad version of Nick we’re getting to know in 2026.
The deluxe tracklist introduces two new songs, “While You’re Gone” and “London Foolishly,” along with a live version of fan favorite “Gut Punch.” In a note to fans, Nick explained why revisiting “Gut Punch” and expanding the album felt so right for this moment.
“Staying true to the underlying theme throughout Sunday Best of connecting with your inner child, it felt right to revisit it now and give it a proper recording,” he shared on social media. “A gentle reminder that rediscovering the things a younger version of you was passionate about can be both comforting and a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy these new additions to Sunday Best.”
That idea, checking back in with the kid version of yourself, is baked into the whole era, right down to the album art featuring handprints from Nick, Priyanka, and their daughter.
Musically and lyrically, Sunday Best (Deluxe) sits in that sweet spot between reflection and reassurance. The record circles themes of marriage, faith, growing up, and especially fatherhood, with Nick openly talking about how becoming a dad changed the way he writes and what he wants his songs to say years from now.
You can feel him trading some of the old pop sheen for something warmer and more lived-in: acoustic textures, string flourishes, and lyrics that sound like late-night conversations rather than diary entries built for radio hooks.
If the standard edition was Nick letting us into his home, the deluxe feels like being invited to stay a little longer, to catch the stories that only come out after the dishes are done and the kid’s asleep. It’s vulnerable without being heavy, hopeful without being corny, and it cements Sunday Best as one of his most personal and fully realized projects yet.
Fans can pick up Sunday Best on vinyl and CD now, with the deluxe edition available on streaming, and if this is what Nick sounds like when he leans into adulthood and inner-child work at the same time, here’s hoping this era lasts a long time
XO Diva D 