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A Necessary Bummer

by Sledding With Tigers

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Eric Nothanks
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Eric Nothanks Definitely one of the most well rounded folk punk bands I've heard in a long time. Reminds me a lot of Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass. Would love to see a repressing of "a necessary bummer" Favorite track: Never Really Good At Sports.
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Apes It's rare that folk punk music is this good. I really really really appreciate you guys. Please play a show with my band next time we come to Cali apesofthestate.bandcamp.com/album/this-city-isnt-big-enough Favorite track: Never Really Good At Sports.
Jared Clark
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Jared Clark This album opened my mind and ears to a whole new genre of music and way of thinking. The emotional genuineness taps into my doubts, fears and sadness, and helps me laugh in their face. And everytime I get to the last song, I can't help but scream at the top of my lungs, play the air guitar and have a better today than all the yesterdays combined. This album is utterly fantastic! Favorite track: That One Limp Bizkit Song.
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If Self-Loathing was a sport, then I’d finally be good at a sport If self-loathing was a sport, I’d be the goddamn MVP Someday I will learn to love myself as much as I love everybody else I drove you home in the California rain And I knew that I’d never drive you home again And as I drove myself home The rain began to slow Even when your seat is empty With my thoughts I’m never alone
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I feel guilty when I feel selfish Well lately I’ve been feeling selfish most of the time If my thoughts are ugly, does that make me ugly? Well lately I’ve been feeling that way most of the time I’m lucky I’m feeling anything at all You’ll see my flaws when you get closer so keep your distance and we’ll be just fine And maybe I should be more open But when I’m open, my friends runaway You’re lucky you’re seeing anything at all Oh man I hate this feeling, but I don’t hate that I’m feeling it at all
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There are too many mirrors around me today Too many mirrors and too many angles too many perspectives in this dressing room I wish I didn’t know that’s I looked like that There are stores out there that don’t want me Just like there are people out there that don’t want me And I am learning to be ok with who I am And I am learning to be ok with who I’m not going to be Some day I might lose all this weight But I will carry it wherever I go And there will always be a part of me that hates this body Because I carry it wherever I go To all my confident friends, I wish I knew how you did it I wish I knew I wish I knew I wish I knew But today, there are too many mirrors around me And some day I hope we all break them Some day, I hope we break everything that keeps us from loving ourselves
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I have shaky hands my hands shake when I’m not even nervous my hands shake when I’m not even nervous And it’s so embarassing when we go out to eat I have shaky hands I spill my coffee in front of the girl I like Oh my god, this happens all of the time ‘ll change my shirt, I always keep a spare And I’ll make excuses I’ll hold your hand when it’s not even appropriate to hold your hand You have heavy eyes You say you’re tired when you’re not even sleepy I’m pretty sure you’re just tired of me And that’s alright, so am I
5.
I like to think if I turn up NPR loud enough Terry Gross’s voice will drown out all the voices in my head If Click and Clack can’t solve my problems And Ira Glass won’t tell me how to live my live Well I guess I’ll sit here on the 805 until I figure out the questions in my life I like to think if I sit here long enough in my car I’ll figure out the source of all these stupid questions in my head
6.
I just want to cuddle with you Try to watch a movie let my kisses distract you I just want to cuddle with you We’ll have to watch this movie again ‘cause I couldn’t follow the plot with your hand in my hand We’ll have to watch this movie again I wish I could write a song A song more subtle and smart But now I’m sitting here with no idea where to start Maybe I think you’re pretty and maybe I think you’re smart But I’ve never been a subtle man And tonight, I’m not gonna start
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All of my problems are little problems All of my problems they don’t compare But I’m done with feeling bad for feeling awful Yeah I’m done with feeling bad for feeling awful It’s not healthy to live this way Keep everything inside ‘til the end of the day Well that’s how I spent the first twenty years of my life that the first twenty years I kept it all inside So maybe now I overshare and its too much but I’m better than I was and I’m not giving up
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I know that I shouldn’t say that I Miss you but I miss you and I know that I shouldn’t text you But I’ll be damned if I don’t text you And I should be over this by now And I should be over you Cause I’ve been spending too much time alone And I’ve been staring at my my I’ve been thinking about you too much And I should be over this by now And I should be over you
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Rejection is my lonely companion Well, I’m just sitting here thinking in my bedroom Thinking about the things I could’ve done different Maybe I shouldn’t have done anything at all I’m feeling bad for saying that I’m lonely When I have so many people who care so much about me I’ll keep ignoring texts from good friends asking if I’m ok What the hell is ok? Some day I’ll get the hang of it but until then, I’ll just feel like this
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Just one of those days where every car is a cop car every road I take I go too far Everytime I try to write it down, it sounds over dramatic I’m sorry that I’m getting you down I’m sorry that I’m getting you down, dude But I used to not share at all So now I’m just sharing it all Today will be better than yesterday Today will be better than yesterday Today will be better than yesterday And before I sleep, I will make it so

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‘A Necessary Bummer’ is the debut full-length album from the San Diego based group Sledding With Tigers. The 10-song projects features tales of life, love, and self-loathing as told through the eyes of singer/songwriter Dan Faughdner. His music is not folk enough for folk or punk enough for punk, but it’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face."

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released April 5, 2014

Dan Faughnder
Sam Juneman
Brandon Boggs
Ben Levinson

Group Vocals by:
Dylen Zepeda, Patrick Erhard, Lora Mathis, Erica Lansdowne, Ted Gabbard

This album was recorded, mixed andmastered by Ted Gabbard

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Sledding With Tigers San Diego, California

We're a bunch of kids, who get mistaken for adults, making music because its fun. We play some hybrid of folk-punk-bluegrass and whatever other music we've listened to recently.
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