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Humorless Fandangle

by Oily Bastard

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Dean Rudes Every single song is a catchy and memorable banger. It's like if They Might Be Giants and Lemon Demon had a baby, but somehow surpasses both in pure melodic genius. That plus the witty and humorous lyrics make this an album I will be revisiting for years to come. Favorite track: Why Do You Hate.
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benlovesyou If the previous album "Oily Bastard" was like an atom bomb explosion of silly earworms, this album is a supernova. Just as colorful, too, with solos that'll make your brain shoot out of your ass. Favorite track: Emotion Thought Think Too Many.
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I Love Listening to Tunes! kinda sucks tbh.. 10/10 Favorite track: Bite Back.
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Just because it's normal doesn't mean that I can handle it I'm not ready for them to go And I don't want to think about it but someday I'll have to That is a fact I know I'm not ready for the people I love to die I'm not sure that I'll ever be oh I'm not ready for the people I love to die I'll leave it to my future self to try I'm not ready for the people I love to die I'm not sure that I'll ever be oh I'm not ready for the people I love to die I don't know if I'll be prepared So I'm tying up leaves and I'm saving my grieves For the days that I know are nigh And I'm saying my prayers but I'm just not prepared For the people I love to die I am not a nihilist or someone who gets sad a lot I just don't want to see them keel, and I know that it is set in stone and I'll have to get over it but that is just the way I feel I'm not ready for the people I love to die I'm not sure that I'll ever be oh I'm not ready for the people I love to die I don't know if I'll have enough tears to cry I don't know when how or why or who or where or anything but every day it happens to someone All I know is that it's bound to happen There's no point in wallowing but that's easier said than done I'm not ready for the people I love to die I'm not sure that I'll ever be oh I'm not ready for the people I love to die I'll leave it to my future self I'm not ready for the people I love to die I'm not sure that I'll ever be oh I'm not ready for the people I love to die I don't know if I'll have the strength to say goodbye
3.
Bored 02:24
I would rather live in pain Than live with an empty brain I'll try to distract myself From the lack of thought itself Bada ba ba Oh I can't stand being bored Just sitting around Drives me out of my gourd Someone stop this Maybe I'll make up a song I can hum it all day long I'm already sick of it *gibberish* Oh I can't stand being bored Just sitting around Drives me out of my gourd Someone stop this How must I pass all this time Just slumping around Burning through my life's prime Oh dear god no There's no more thoughts For me to think There's no more dots Left for me to link Where'd the time go Now it's all gone What did I blow All of it on Oh I can't stand being bored Just sitting around Drives me out of my gourd Someone stop this How must I pass all this time Just slumping around Burning through my life's prime Oh dear god no I'm so sick of being bored I'm so sick of it It's gotten to the point where I'm bored of being bored
4.
Bite Back 02:47
You did something bad to me I'll do it back and then you'll see That's what you get Now things are set You did something bad again cause I did something bad well then I'll just bite back, Counterattack I am Always right I refuse To see otherwise Fight and fight with no end in sight, cycle Round and round till we're in the ground Bite back They say be the bigger man but I'll be so much bigger than You when I win I'll run you thin Things in life are black and white and you're the one who's wrong I'm right If you bite back You'll get a whack I am Never wrong I refuse To see otherwise Fight and fight with no end in sight, cycle Round and round till we're in the ground Bite back I am Always right I refuse To see otherwise Fight and fight with no end in sight, cycle Round and round till we're in the ground Bite back
5.
Please relax Stop Freaking out Just Take a break Don't Be a lout Please Think some more 'bout Other people Don't be sore Try To be gleeful Why do you hate What is the matter with you, could it be Something you ate Is it a bladder issue Just tell me why do you hate What did they do to deserve this You don't have to berate Those simply cause they unnerve you, oh oh You don't have To Understand But You don't have To Reprimand Those Who are different From you Don't be Vociferant Why you won't See Why do you hate What is the matter with you, could it be Something you ate Is it a bladder issue Just tell me why do you hate What did they do to deserve this You don't have to berate Those simply cause they unnerve you, oh oh Why do you hate Even in the middle 8 No one cares who you won't date Why do you hate Oh my Why do you hate Oh why do you segregate Your ramblings are so irate Why do you hate Oh my God Why do you hate What is the matter with you, could it be Something you ate Is it a bladder issue Just tell me why do you hate What did they do to deserve this You don't have to berate Those simply cause they unnerve you, oh oh Why do you hate What is the matter with you, could it be Something you ate Is it a bladder issue Just tell me why do you hate What did they do to deserve this You don't have to berate Those simply cause they unnerve you, oh oh Why do you hate What is the matter with you, could it be Something you ate Is it a bladder issue Just tell me why do you hate What did they do to deserve this You don't have to berate Those simply cause they unnerve you, oh oh Why do you hate What is the matter with you, could it be Something you ate Is it a bladder issue Just tell me why do you hate What did they do to deserve this You don't have to berate Those simply cause they unnerve you, oh oh
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A Band Oned 02:38
What Happened to all of my friends Seems we've gone our separate ways 'Cept i never even moved Haven't seen them all in days Where did everybody go Left me standing here alone This has given me a rash Where's my hydrocortisone I'm a band oned now All my chums are gone somehow We All need some time to ourselves But I'm getting tuckered out Tired of hanging with myself I know far too much about Is this all some kind of prank Am I just bumming you out What's the big idea here Do I have too much self doubt I'm a band oned now All my chums are gone somehow I'm a band oned now I've faced multi-disavow I merely blinked and then they all just vanished It's almost funny but it's not it sucks This muddy pit's where I have just been banished It's lonely but all I can say is shucks Shucks
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I don't care how good it looks Can't you see what's happening I see it everywhere these days Please avoid the upswing We want to make things Art is for humans For a living Art is for humans We evolved these brains ourselves So why don't we use 'em There's beauty in the human mind Nothing else can reproduce 'em We want to make things Art is for humans for a living Art is for humans
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I feel Lonely I feel Angry Why can't I feel Always the same Too many thoughts That I can't tame I feel frightened I feel happy Let me off this Wild ride I Cannot, sir, press What's inside I I feel confused I feel something Getting dizzy Making me sick My charade has No sort of shtick I feel nervous I feel awesome What am I if I don't always Feel the same way Mondays Fridays Emotion thought think too many Emotion thought think too many Emotion thought think too many Emotion thought think too many I feel jealous I feel crooked Why can't I feel Something something *Gibberish*
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Listen to me My legs are sore Please leave me be I've got to snore Don't tuck me in I'm fading fast Can't wait for when I'm-asleep at last Please let me sleep Don't let me hear a peep Let me count all my sheep There's more dreams I must reap It's just so warm It's just so safe My blankets swarm But they don't chafe Just leave me here Snooze my alarm In this veneer I'm free from harm Please let me sleep Don't let me hear a peep Let me count all my sheep There's more dreams I must reap
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Sunday 03:25
I can only I can only wallow I can't help but feel a little hollow There are things for me to do tomorrow And so I will drown here in my sorrow We all know tomorrow is a Monday That's the day that's a day after Sunday No one likes it but nobody bothers Sons and daughters uncles mothers fathers Everyone's nervous not just me It's my life I'm gonna live it how I want No more strife Why would I waste it being scared I'm aware And I'm awake I know it now I don't care But it's not Always easy It's not always That breezy I can only I can only wallow I can't help but feel a little hollow There are things for me to do tomorrow And so I will drown here in my sorrow We all know tomorrow is a Monday That's the day that's a day after Sunday No one likes it but nobody bothers Sons and daughters uncles mothers fathers Everyone's nervous not just me It's my life I'm gonna live it how I want No more strife Why would I waste it being scared I'm aware And I'm awake I know it now I don't care But it's not Always easy It's not always That breezy
11.
How is this all real How did this even happen Why do I feel So overcome with gratefulness It's ideal Who knew the world could be so great I Cast all of my cynicisms away It's so hard to spend my days so pissed off Can't sit at home being mad every day All the rage on the stage bombed so hard it was hissed off! How is this all real The mountains and the skies just fueling my zeal The planets and the stars make my blood congeal Who knew that life could be so awesome Cast all of my cynicisms away It's so hard to spend my days so pissed off Can't sit at home being mad every day All the rage on the stage bombed so hard it was hissed off! I've got wind in my sails I know there will be some times when the wind fails but you can't knock me down cause I'm on the rails And every day there's more wind coming Cast all of my cynicisms away It's so hard to spend my days so pissed off Can't sit at home being mad every day All the rage on the stage bombed so hard it was hissed off! I only have so many snowy nights left I can't allow myself to go bereft I only have some sunny days remaining There's just no sense in wasting them complaining Oh
12.
Operator 02:47
Humans just get in the way Of us making more money Robots don't need To be paid Humans must spend more time working And less being funny Robots don't need Time for play You're nothing but profits lost Operator Your life is merely a cost Operator We won't let you live unbossed Operator You're just a tool to exhaust Oh Humans are made up of meat (People are made of meat) They can't work without sleeping (They can't work without sleep) Robots don't need (People are made of meat) Any sleep (They can't work without sleep) Humans have too many thoughts (People just think too much) About things that aren't sweeping (Get them back in their hutch) Or assembling (People just think too much) Or retail (Get them back in their hutch) You're always too imprecise Operator Your life is merely a price Operator You're an outdated device Operator You exist to sacrifice Oh Yeah Humans make unions we Can't just bust them for much longer Robots don't need Human rights Humans are strong but our Big robot arms are much stronger Robots have big Big strong arms You're nothing but profits lost Operator Your life is merely a cost Operator We won't let you live unbossed Operator You're just a tool to exhaust Oh You're always too imprecise Operator Your life is merely a price Operator You're an outdated device Operator You exist to sacrifice Oh Yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeaaaaaaaaaaaoooww
13.
I am mad at everything Right now because I am Don't know why that's the case But it's true I'm aware I'm not thinking With ration or reason But I don't really care I don't care I am really mad I'm Frankly really pissed It's not about anything Very specific Oh Give me like an hour I know that I'll calm down But in my current state I'm I'm mad right now. I don't like the things you say Can you just leave the room I don't like what you do Please shut up I just want to punch something Or throw it at the wall It's not my day today I'm so mad I am really mad I'm Frankly really pissed It's not about anything Very specific Oh Give me like an hour I know that I'll calm down But in my current state I'm I'm mad. I already said earlier that I'm mad, and I still mean it right now, so.. Deep within my caveman instincts Rage on like a fire That you cannot put out I'm grunting Things are breaking in my hands It feels like nothing that I do is working it's Not working! I am really mad I'm Frankly really pissed It's not about anything Very specific Oh Give me like an hour I know that I'll calm down But in my current state I'm really really mad. *Strange sounds* Alright, you get it. I'm kinda mad.
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Honeyjars 01:08
Jars of honey, honey Speckle my front porch and When it's sunny, sunny The jars are like torch and Honey jars, honey jars Honey jars, honey jars Don't laugh, it's not funny (Don't laugh) I will eat all of it (Yim yum) They're my jars of honey (My jars) Put honey in a spoon (A spoon) Honey jars, honey jars Honey jars, honey jars
15.
I'm really just not that much of a love guy I would not let myself fall, I'm above thy Tricks and thy treats I'd never let someone Pull me apart, make my heart come undone Silence foul temptresses, you'll never fool me With your dark reigns always ruling unruly I'm independent you can't disagree I'm different this can't happen to me Oops, guess I'm in love oh dear Forget what I said before Now that's over with I'm back to my old self Hide all those memories in back of a tall shelf I learned my lesson I'm not about that Back to my shell, I'm not to be looked at I get myself more than those other people Plus who wants to end up under a steeple I like my life when there's no surprises I love my life when nothing arises Oops, guess I'm in love oh dear Forget what I said before Geez, what was that, pull me out, that was not me Back to the guy who's more quiet and lonely I'm serious and love's far too cheesy We're bad for each other hahaha, see? Oops, guess I'm in love oh dear Forget what I said before What happened to that guy me? He's been dead since I've been free
16.
Bye, Gone 03:32
No yellow lights No admonitions No thinking first No inhibitions You Didn't get it then But now you Do There's no time machines You wish you Knew Now it's far too late For your debut Now you only think 'Bout what you Blew The present's bland Look at the timeline Coniferous All you do is pine The Present will be past And then you'll See You spent it remembering The times you were Free From all this remembering I beg that you Flee Start living your life How it should be Bye gone Bye bye gone Bye Bye gone Bye gone Bye bye gone Bye Bye gone Look at the snow And think of that song Although you know It's not been that long You Didn't get it then But now you Do There's no time machines You wish you Knew Now it's far too late For your debut Now you only think 'Bout something The Present will be past And then you'll See You spent it remembering The times you were Free From all this remembering I beg that you Flee Start living your life How it should Bye gone Bye bye gone Bye Bye gone Bye gone Bye bye gone Bye Bye gone
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99 03:43
Must be a limit The numbers must stop Let's not go higher The numbers must stop We like our comforts The numbers must stop We like our safety The numbers must stop Nothing simple 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing stable 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing certain 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing patent 99, oh (nine... nine) We must quit somewhere The numbers must stop Why not live easy The numbers must stop Discomfort scares us The numbers must stop I'm gonna vomit The numbers must stop Nothing simple 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing stable 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing certain 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing patent 99, oh (nine... nine) Let's put an end to this game Let's stop counting before we all die. Can't we Stop slouching over our desks Counting numbers til we all explode Nothing simple 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing stable 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing certain 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing patent 99, oh (nine... nine) Oh won't you quit it The numbers must stop It isn't funny The numbers must stop I'm gonna solo The numbers must stop The numbers must stop The numbers must stop Nothing simple 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing stable 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing certain 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing patent 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing simple 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing stable 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing certain 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing patent 99, oh (nine... nine) We run from things that we fear But too often things we fear are Good for us Don't let your fears do This to you Please come to... But also Nothing simple 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing stable 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing certain 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing patent 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing simple 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing stable 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing certain 99, oh (nine... nine) Nothing patent 99, oh (nine... nine)
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I can dream if I want to Your reality checks will not work on me, oh no I wish I could see the earth From ou, outer space, yep They say people just want more They say people just want more than they already Have but if I got one glimpse, of the Earth from outer space that would tide me over for a while I wish I could see the earth From ou, outer space, yep Have you ever looked outside Can you even believe how us people are so small I wish I could see the earth From ou, outer space, yep Space is so so much bigger Inconceivably bigger than I will ever Be do you get my message Please put me on the moon for just like 5 seconds I wish I could see the earth From ou, outer space, yep
19.
She's in my bed and she's also in my shower She just won't leave my home She's in the pipes and she's lurking in the walls I've got chronic inflammatory response syndrome She's a lot like mold The more I think about it She's a lot like mold Now less I seem to doubt it She's in my lungs Blocking up my trachea, She makes it hard to breathe I don't want to hurt her feelings but it's true I gotta hire a guy to get rid of her and it's gonna be really expensive She's a lot like mold The more I think about it She's a lot like mold Now less I seem to doubt it
20.
Cat Hair 02:29
He sleeps on the radiator World's greatest abdicator He simply can't do wrong In my eyes he Leaves himself wherever he goes he's Made of cat hair No one knows whatever he knows that Thing that's sat there There are times when he gets crazy But he's typically lazy He simply can't do wrong In my eyes he Stretches out really long When he lies he Leaves himself wherever he goes he's Made of cat hair No one knows whatever he knows that Thing that's sat there He lives life however he wants he's Made of cat hair He goes round to all of his haunts Including that chair Oh
21.
Sumerian sculpture I'm all that meets the eye You're looking great today Torrential when you cry I only know you by your eyes When you look at me it's always a surprise Bonding only by sight So many known unknowns We'd have nothing without light Met cause of rods and cones I only know you by your eyes When you look at me I capsize I only know you by your eyes I look at you and carbonize And you survey the land Monarch of all of that I'm in the palm of your hand I'm feeling like a gnat I only know you by your eyes When you look at me I downsize I only know you by your eyes I look at you and spin clockwise Literally love at first sight People say keep your eyes peeled The apple of my eye One look and it was sealed I only know you by your eyes I swear I don't hyperbolize I'm not one to mythologize But you'll be the cause of my demise
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December 02:40
Cold Biting flakes of ice Life Only by The fireside December Beauty often hurts Oh You can't just wear shirts December Feels Like some kind of end Spring's All that Can save us from this December Beauty often stings Oh The monkey's paw brings December
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background noise taken from "songs and calls of our native birds, no. 3" by charles c. gorst

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welcome to my third album with vocals! purchase of this album comes with 13 interesting bonus tracks, some outtakes, some sound experiments, and some tracks i haven't released for download yet.

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released February 1, 2024

henry "oily bastard" adams - vocals, backing vocals, keyboards/piano/melodica/synthesizers, programming, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, accordion, baritone ukulele, percussion, dulcimer guitar, water bird whistle, recorder, production, mixing, bragging in album credits

background noise on 1 and 23 taken from "songs and calls of our native birds, no. 3" by charles c. gorst

mixed and mastered by henry adams at big ugly studios

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