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It's a Nightmare

by Heatwarmer

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ddb Heatwarmer is a perfect band that will never die. this album will keep you on your toes, stay frosty out there.
Haley Freedlund
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Haley Freedlund All deeply authentic bangers. Favorite track: Shark Bite.
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Miriam Champer Thank god they're back. Favorite track: I Don't Like Anything Nice.
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dwardwell I often think about how to put into words how Heatwarmer sounds to me. I think I settled on how their albums bring me the same elation I'd feel as a teen first really listening to fucking classic tracks from eras I wasn't alive or too young. For years after my young man stage, I thought I was too jaded to feel that same sort of mystical feeling again, but I was proven wrong by these guys from Seattle. Favorite track: I Go Bananas (Pts. 1 & 2).
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I don't like to barbecue on a summer's day I don't much like wildflowers in the month of May If fireflies, at night, ignite their lights I'll close my eyes I won't see them that way I'm not big on puppy dogs Never could stand spring When you softly strum guitars You won't hear me sing My soap is all unscented, my kitchen has no spice You won't see me near a warm cup of tea 'Cause I don't like anything nice I don't want to celebrate Sounds awful rough Some are known to recreate I never touch the stuff I'll pass on a vacation, I won't even think twice You won't see me 'neath a weeping willow tree 'Cause I don't like anything nice
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I was just uptown, got a ride back down, chewing on a whole pack of Nicorette Stepped outside, "Thanks for the ride. Here you go, Buddy, a twenty ought to cover it." Turns out he knew the mother of the personal trainer To a three-term legislator who just recently retired And wrote a murder novel which he outlined in great detail And if you have any questions Feel free to shoot me an email Every now and then I remember when I took a ride in a really, really nice car Step on the gas Damn, it went fast Made me feel just like a Hollywood movie star That's back when gas was $2.89 Before it went up to $3.69 Then it went all the way up to $5.99 Before it dropped back down to $3.39 And sure, you could use regular But you're gonna destroy the resale And if you have any questions Shoot me an email
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Why don't we have a party With all our favorite partners in crime We might just have a heck of a time And end on a Picardy With Milton's and havarti Be nice to trip a little bit too Sorry if this came out of the blue Just checking in about the party Let's try to get a date nailed down Be nice to get it into the cal And hammer out the details I'll send out another email With all of my available times April may not be great for the mime Maybe in July, possibly July Hoping for July
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Creeps 02:09
Creeps sneaking around Under the light of the moon Sneaks creeping around Humming a terrible tune Freaks shrieking around Goblins are gathering soon Creeps sneaking around Humming a terrible tune Cripes, what was that sound? Something went bump in the night Yikes, goblins abound Crooning with gruesome delight
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Listlessly 01:55
Who's gonna drive the dogies? Who's gonna drive the dogies? Who's gonna drive the dogies down to Tennessee? Won't those yonder fogies, eating their pirogies? Won't they drive the dogies listlessly? Who's gonna break the ponies? Who's gonna break the ponies? Who's gonna break the ponies for an honest fee? Won't those winsome cronies, boiling abalones? Won't they break the ponies listlessly? Dum dum dum, pa dum dum (3x) Check 2, 3 Won't those winsome cronies, boiling abalones? Won't they break the ponies listlessly? Who's gonna see Saliva? Who's gonna see Saliva? Who's gonna see Saliva? Love their live CD. Maybe in Iowa, maybe in Ohio. Won't you see Saliva with me? Dum dum dum, pa dum dum (3x) Check 2, 3
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Mayonnaise 01:35
Howdy, shopkeep, here's what I got Will you take my nickel or not? I'd like to buy some mayonnaise Never mind those apples nor oats I don't care for apricots Grab me a tub of mayonnaise Mayo, it's fun to say-o I don't want my baked dough Served in the plain, old way Take my card and run it as a debit If that don't work try running it as a credit I'd like to buy some mayo I wanna get some mayo-ayo Grab me a thing of mayonnaise
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Shark Bite 04:21
Me and my good chums Flipping in the water Splish, splashing sounds like fun Smells like fodder In the gentle ebb and flow The cruel regulator Situations get messed up Sooner or later Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow I got a shark bite ow, ow, ow, ow, ow It ain't a pretty sight ow, ow, ow, ow, ow I've got to find a way to get away somehow If we make it through Let's make a promise That we'll only tell the truth Always be honest There goes another limb There goes a finger If the beast takes every piece Will the soul still linger? (Chorus) Star light, star bright So high above my plight Wish I may, wish I might With that I could wish away this sanguinary appetite (Chorus)
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Pay for It 03:07
So you say you don't want to perish At least until you're old And I've seen how you've been eyeballing My swimming pool of gold Yes, I stacked the deck against you That much I will admit But do you actually expect me to give a shit? Sounds expensive Just tell me how are we gonna pay for it? Just where do you think you're gonna find the moolah? I guarantee you won't find shit Enlighten me, how are we gonna pay for it? Yes we see you and we hear you and we value your concern But how are we gonna pay for it? Did you think that paper grows on trees? Or clams come from the Sound? Did you think that lettuce springs forth from the ground? Even if it did Exactly how are we gonna pay for it? We simply can't be bothered While we're playing with our nukes Or we're gonna make you pay for it Did you think that bread was made of dough? Or frog skin grew on frogs? Did you think we just hand bones out to the dogs? Time to get real Tell me how are we gonna pay for it? You stupid kids just never learn That we do whatever we want And we're gonna get away Each and every day We're gonna get away with it
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I pawned my watch I pawned my chain I even pawned my rhinestone jeans And if that's not enough for a venti frap I might have to make a scene It's not fair, it's a nightmare What would you do if I was you? I pawned my pawns I pawned my rooks I even got my jewel cases appraised And if that's not enough for some açaí I'll succumb to a general malaise It's not fair, it's a nightmare Who would I be if you were me? I pawned my knights I pawned my bishops

credits

released July 7, 2023

Luke Bergman - guitars, voice, writing, arranging
Aaron Otheim - keyboards, voice, writing, arranging
Evan Woodle - drums, percussion, voice, arranging

Andrew JS - bass clarinet (5,9)
Abby Santourian - sound design (6)

Recorded in Spring 2023 at:
Lethe Lounge, New York
Department of Harmony, Chicago
Bim Bom Studios, Chicago
Thistle Street Studio, Seattle

Mixed by Luke
Mastered by Eli Crews
Design & Layout by Abby Santourian
Photograph by Unknown

Special thanks to Mark Ettinger, Michael Macdonald, Nathan Roseboom, Mike Gebhart, Haley Freedlund, and the Bergman, Otheim, and Woodle families

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