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Junk Whale

by Junk Whale

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1.
Waiting 02:59
Waiting for you You asked me to Wasting your time I make it mine Scraping my feet I'm nervous, see Tasting your neck Your pulse so quick In the morning I fart myself awake Roll out of bed I guess it's your turn to sleep in late Wake me if you Have a bad dream Half conscious, I'll cuddle You back to sleep
2.
Chestburster 03:05
Caught between a rock and something harder still Waiting for the day when I can puncture through this wall Burrowed deep inside this claustrophobic hell Til I leave behind my living breathing prison cell I'll bust outside Into the light With nothing left to hide I'll scratch and crawl My way out of this hole This hated house I'll turn it inside out Trapped inside the body of an alien Insides bitter, slimy but I keep on swallowing Gnaw my way through this flesh tomb I'm buried in Choke but I keep chewing til I taste sweet oxygen I'll bust outside Into the light With nothing left to hide I've been here for the longest time But now I'm gonna take what's mine You won't take what's mine I'll scratch and crawl My way out of this hole This hated house I'll turn it inside out
3.
Creamed Corn 02:32
I lived here once That was enough It never stayed how I wanted it to You grab my hand And let me drag I never stayed how you wanted me to I disappear I wasn’t here Until I screamed How you needed me to scream I forget it must be me That you needed for this I slept here once That was enough It never stayed how I wanted it to Down through the woods Used to be good I never stayed how you wanted me to Into the dream Where have I been? But I still scream How you needed me to scream I forget it must be me That you needed for this I was the product of a man (I lie here with arms bent backwards) But I am more than just a plan (I lie here with arms bent back) You set a trap I’m more than that I never stayed How you wanted me to stay But I’d never get away I’d just wait here for this I was the product of a man (I lie here with arms bent backwards) But I am more than just a plan (I lie here with arms bent back)
4.
Own 03:25
You hold my world In your hands And piece by piece You take from me Reach into my life Pick off what you like This body is not my own It is claimed by you This house is not a home It is my waking tomb You twist my arm Until it breaks You grip my throat So I can’t speak No shame, no remorse No thought for what I’ve lost This body is not my own It is claimed by you A puppet in your control You pull my strings Take my life You take my life This body is not my own It is claimed you Paying rent on my own skin The sack you drown me in
5.
Sunday 03:50
I slot in To this routine See how it comforts me Watching from My window-ledge Cover up my pale flesh Stare as long as time allows And then shut my eyes somehow I thought it Inside my head Felt how I’d feel instead I locked it Behind a door Covered over with moss spores A secret caught in my throat Yeah, I know enough to choke The day just slips away And nothing takes its place I keep myself awake Clutching time as it fades I swallow I keep it shut It swims around my gut I wait for The sound of plows The sunlight’s fading now I just wanted you to know Now that mossy door won’t close The day just slips away And nothing takes its place I remember your face Clutching it as it fades
6.
August 02:24
I tried my best and that was enough I’ve only got two friends but I love them so much And we take my car out down to the lake Lay out in the sun until my skin aches but its over Well I tried I tried my best and that was enough I’ve only got two friends but I love them so much And we fall asleep on my living room floor And we dream that we became so much more but it’s over Well I tried This won’t be for too long It’s not even us We’re just over
7.
Jangly 02:39
I got sick of walking ‘round Wearing my skin inside out When you touched me I would scream Salty fingers in my seams Peeled it off and turned it ‘round Hid myself inside that shell- coloured trouser-suit you liked Now I’m mature, now I’m nice I was never there but I tried I was never there but I tried Tried to pack your lunch, tie your tie, dry your eyes Wear my face like Bobbie now Drive to the market in town Push my trolley round the aisles See a friendly face and smile I think I must love you now Otherwise I can’t see how I would take the time to care About the outfits I wear I was never there but I tried I was never there but I tried Tried to pack your lunch, tie your tie, dry your eyes You told me I Was volatile Well I heard you Were make believe I heard you were make believe I hide inside Wait all day ‘til you arrive Ringing in my ear Lets me know that I’m still here Fall back asleep Wake up just as you leave Brush your fingertips I keep trying but I miss
8.
I sleep in late, can’t seem to start the day Feels like the cold weather freezes my brain I know that I’m so lucky I have a hand to hold in the night Sometimes I cry, I feel so happy from all the gifts that don’t go under a tree My dad has his share of bad days, but he’s got my mum and they’re okay I think about them everyday And when they think of me I hope they know that I’m grateful And when I go outside after the snow has fallen on the ground, there’s always people gathered round.
9.
Plan 03:11
I’m trying to be nice I’m trying to be kind again I’m trying to be nice I’m trying to be a good friend This isn’t all I am I don’t know how I got so far away from myself
10.
Purple 02:40
Be with me How you wanted this to be with me Now you’re burning all the time For something you can’t even feel Feed on me How you wanted this delicacy Now you’re retching all the time And I can’t make up my mind Keep a note of all these answers, line them up and read them backwards I take my time You weren’t trying hard enough You won’t even try Be with me How you said you’d always needed me Now you’re burning all the time For something you can’t even feel
11.
The Captain 03:04
Know I’ll wait Know I’ll stay Know I’ll wait, You’ve done a lot for me The captain went down with the ship; I don’t know what started it But I can’t sleep by myself anymore Know I won’t go away I will stay You’ve done so much for me The captain went down with the ship; I don’t know what started it But I can’t sleep by myself anymore If your skin rusts up right to the bone, know that you won’t rust alone I’m taking a look at myself all the time (Please take me home)

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Junk Whale are:
Jenny Bell
Alasdair Stores
Joe Turner
Hannah Watts

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released September 13, 2019

Recorded by Luke Allmond at Witney Music Studios in January 2019.
Mixed by Alasdair Stores.
Mastered by Daniel Husayn at North London Bomb Factory.

Cover art designed by Hannah Watts using photos from Helen Messenger, Richard Bell, Luke Allmond, Nathan Ball, Vicky Poulton, and Jamie Mck.

A huge thank you to Helen Messenger, Oli Hewer and Smash Disco, Aiden Canaday and Divine Schism, Matt Fifield and CHEWn! Zine, Luke Allmond, Richard Bell, Nathan Ball, Vicky Poulton, Camille Rearden, and the Library.

All songs by Joe Turner and Hannah Watts.

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Junk Whale Oxford, UK

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Josie (they/she) - vox/guitar
Hannah (she) - guitar/vox
Ali (he) - drums/vox
Jenny (she) - bass/vox

Profile and header pics by Tom Turner

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