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What a Fun Day at the Beach

by Cheap Haircuts

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1.
Chardonnay 03:04
Through thunderstorms on rainy days you Had a glass brimming with Chardonnay and I felt My life changing I could say I was finally moving on You took a look into the mirror Wiped your face off with makeup cleanser Saying , "All I have is all I'll ever need. Me and him-- we've got everything" I remember last night at your Mom's place We drove about an hour to a party. I remember your face (the way it looked and how you took my hand outside to smoke) I don't remember if we talked, if we even spoke But I remember, I remember (you) Borrowing bobby pins so you could keep your hair up Borrowing my pills just so you could keep your head down I saw you slipping Then, it felt like falling But falling back to old ways with you... kinda felt right.
2.
Addy 03:57
In tiny moments of normal conversation I think of jumping off a bridge to jumping jubilation I hold my head in my hands whenever I can't handle handling me or social situations I thought if maybe I took a trip to the west coast it would change me But I'm not changing and I don't have an answer You're wondering I promise that I'm wondering about it too You want an answer You're wondering and probably asking yourself too "Does he still kiss with passion?" "Does he need amphetamine for chemical reaction" I have realized that you can still be lonely in a group of friends You'll play pretend again and again and again But it still hurts me sometimes when I'm driving all alone at night The fright-- who could I impact if I die? And I don't have an answer If you're wondering I promise that I'm wondering about it too You want an answer; you wondering and probably asking yourself too: "Where did I fuck up?" "Did I love too much" "I swear I'm not normally like this!" I don't have an answer If you're wondering I promise that I'm wondering about it too You want an answer You're wondering and probably asking yourself too "Does he still kiss with passion?" "Does he need amphetamine for chemical reaction?"
3.
Bellevue, WA 03:18
There's no one here that I can talk to anymore Her clothes are all around their new bedroom floor I just got word that Roby's moving back to Houston Keeping close friends close is a delusion I miss Josh's mom always calling him and me Telling me to warn me of his misery I think about them--how that could be me I think about how I don't wanna be me Insurance and bank statements are tearing everyone I love apart I'm happy for them, I'm happy I'm not lying I know, I know I gotta learn to cope I know, I know I'm not starting now Thank God I've got Jane Austen I don't eat and don't sleep and chew pills and wonder why my mouths chalk dry I need some water, so can you get me a beer I need a cig even though I quit last year Adderall's pumping through my heart and my head's pounding like every other Saturday Water-whiskey never does anything I'm hellbent on skyrocketing my tolerance Insurance and bank statements are tearing everyone I love apart I'm happy for them, I'm happy I'm not lying I know, I know I gotta learn to cope I know, I know I'm not starting now Thank God I've got Jane Austen I've read 2000 books and what have I learned? That you're all leaving. Insurance and bank statements are tearing everyone I love apart I'm happy for them, I'm happy I'm not lying I know, I know I gotta learn to cope I know, I know I'm not starting now Thank God I've got Jane Austen
4.
Preset 30 03:16
I'm not in my room So I'm not looking for you You're in my head-- looming Like Sisyphus climbing to death Don't bother trying to tell me I'd rather reach for a pen You're in my car breathing and writing There's lions surrounding the den where I lay You're not in my room So I'm not looking for you Who will you run to? Which mouths will call you? Which mouths will you kiss first? So, don't bother trying to tell me I'd rather reach for a pen You're in my car breathing and writing There's lions surrounding the den where I lay Breathing in the sun has lost all of its fun My friends? They are no one There's no one I can talk to Don't bother trying to tell me I'd rather reach for a pen You're in my car breathing and writing There's lions surrounding the den where I lay
5.
FORCE FEED ME CLOSURE THAT YOUR MOUTHS AREN'T TOGETHER I FUCKING HATE COMING OVER AND I'VE KEPT MY COMPOSURE FOR FAR TOO LONG DO YOU LIKE IT OF COURSE YOU LIKE IT DO YOU LIKE IT YOU'RE ALWAYS STONED LAZY AND BORING AND I MISS YOU
6.
Frasier 02:20
goodnight Seattle, we love you.
7.
Frag Out 04:33
I messed up major You were in my hands this time I remember your hand in mind Would you reconsider a man like me? I wouldn't, I wouldn't Explode in my hands like a grenade You're in my head You're in the clouds You're in the sea I see you when I look at me Would you reconsider loving me? meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee You explode in my hands like a grenade You explode in my hands like a grenade
8.
Uppercut 02:22
There were stars above us--the little dipper. I remember your laugh--so cute and chipper. I held ya tight, tightest that I could; What's the likelihood of us together? It all hit Me at once You're my favorite uppercut I'll shut up when you knock me out // Don't doubt my inability to talk about you endlessly It all hit Me at once It was a right hook right into a left hook-- you struck me with everything you had. I hear ya know-- a boomerang when you shout that pulls me, pulls me within a doubt There's so much left to learn about levity; I'm left gasping (gasping) struck with glee. I hope ya feel half as much as me when I say or--rather plea, "for once in my entire life I'm not being naive". It was a right hook right into a left hook.
9.
Stillwater 02:49
"Take it or leave it" was always my saying So, it goes without saying that I prefer the lattter I'm a designated batter--only useful half the time Like, when things'll go awry I'll do anything for attention. Pitch me a sinker; I'll show you I can swing. Like I did back when I played in little league. We're kids who solved the puzzle without looking at the pieces And I'm trying to piece together the peace that I once had Back when things happened We just reacted Now I'm like water That's still and stagnant. Sit and watch my fleeting want to meet up and talk It's becoming clear I don't have a sense of urgency anymore. We're kids who solved the puzzle without looking at the pieces And I'm trying to piece together the peace that I once had Back when things happened We just reacted Now I'm like water That's still and stagnant. I'm like still water I'm like still water I'm like still water I'm like still water
10.
Broadway 03:30

about

When we set out to write this album, it was the beginning of senior year at Texas A&M. We were all staring down our futures and the knowledge that we’d all too soon be going off to follow our own paths. The obvious question that no one wanted to ask: What if this is our last album?

It’s uncomfortable to confront this thought. That you may not get another chance. That this time you really have to make it count. What would you say to someone if this might be the last time you spoke? We asked this question of the album, but over the last few months I (Travis) have begun to realize just how broadly it applies.

The title of this album began years ago as a joke. It was something Denver sarcastically muttered after a painfully awkward high school beach bonfire – “What a fun day at the beach.” It was funny, and soon it caught on in our group as code for something like, “This is a cluster, but I’m having fun.” We’ve been saying it for years, and over time the saying has deepened in meaning as it accrues the memories of every time it’s been uttered. Cabin trips with the boys. Enormous potlucks with everyone in attendance. Lazy band practices where nothing gets done.

To me, the saying now means something like, “I love you guys, and I’m glad we spent the day together.” And this, if anything, is a message worth ending on. Words cannot describe how much this band has meant to us. How much you all mean to us. For every listen, every show, every time y’all came to hang out with us, we are unspeakably humbled and grateful. It really is a remarkable gift to play any small part in someone else’s story, and you’ve all played such a beautiful part in ours.

This is an album for extraordinary days. For days you make it back home to have dinner with your family. For days you spend celebrating someone you love getting the news they’ve been waiting for. For days you spend cracking cold ones and doing something preposterous with your best friends. For all these days you’ll look back on and be glad for the people you spent them with. For all these days that are extraordinary.

What a fun day at the beach.

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credits

released March 17, 2019

Released March 17, 2019

Mitchell McDonough - lyrics, vocals, guitar
Travis Klein - bass, guitar, lyrics, vocals
Will Seamans - lead guitar
Michael Baldwin - drums, every other instrument

Recorded/mixed/mastered in the summer and fall of 2018
by Michael Briggs at Civil Recording in Denton, TX

Album artwork by the incomparable Dakota James

Special thanks to: Caroline Piazza, Braeden Spivey aka 'Brandon Schlotzky' aka 'Boneyard Sidewinder', Alex Kotyk and the Rayburn crew, all the parents/roommates/neighbors who put up with us, and you

Crop Top III coming soon:)

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