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My iPod #267: Nine Black Alps – Destination Nowhere


“Destination Nowhere” is another song from Nine Black Alps’ “Love/Hate” era. It was recorded and eventually released as another B-Side for “Bitter End”, the second and final single to be released from that album.

I went into this phase during Year 10 or so, when new music was being released on streaming websites and I would listen to the songs and try and type up the lyrics simultaneously on this website “letssingit.com”. I did that when “Locked Out from the Inside”, the band’s third album came out and I’m probably the reason you see the song’s lyrics on the Internet when you search for them on Google. Go to letssingit, if it says ‘Lyrics submitted by Jammerz.’ Don’t be surprised because ‘Jammerz’ is me. It’s a silly username, I know.

Then I saw the B-Side player on the band’s official website and saw that barely any of their lyrics were anywhere online. So I got busy with those, doing “Get Even” and “Idiot Riff #9” amongst others until eventually coming to “Destination Nowhere”. The lyrics to that song were relatively easy to type because none of the phrases fall into one another, especially during the verses where one lyric is sung, followed by a pause, and then another lyric and so on. I had to repeat a few seconds of it many times in order to make sure that the words I deciphered were right and made sense. But it was no bother, because I ended up digging the song anyway.

I think the song’s about being in an ambiguous state of mind (just because of the use of opposites: ‘too scared to fight’, ‘too young and too old’ etc etc) and finding oneself at a dead end. I could be very wrong. I probably am.

My iPod #249: Nine Black Alps – Daytime Habit


“Daytime Habit” is a song recorded by Nine Black Alps whilst recording their second album “Love/Hate“. It ended up as a B-Side to the second single released “Bitter End”. (It is a big problem that none of Nine Black Alps’ official music videos are on YouTube; you’ll have to look for that song on your own).

I heard the track for the first time when browsing the group’s website. On there you can listen to “Everything Is”, “Love/Hate”, their B-Sides and a few of their old demos. I’ve said before that I do not have as much ‘love’ for their second album as much as I do for the one that preceded it and the ones that followed. If I could find the tweet I would also show you that the band posted that they wished they had recorded it better.* There was nothing wrong with the songs, I have two in particular that I think are very good, but it was mild and soft compared to “Everything Is” – it missed that cutting edge and the large front which the aforementioned album had.

“Daytime Habit” however is quite different. It has that glaring and menacing tone reminiscent of some tracks from “Everything Is”, but still has the close and tight sound of “Love/Hate”. It is an awesome song, and I believe if this and the many other B-Sides that were recorded during that period were actually put on the record I would have liked it a lot more. But that’s how it is I suppose.

Whilst on the topic of Nine Black Alps, THEY HAVE A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT. APRIL 21ST.  I’m on it.

They unveiled a song from it already. Listen to the newer one.

* I found the tweet.