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While You Were Out

by Bitters

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its appl Really nice album. I may just be a sucker for this genre but there are so many gems on here that it's hard to pick a favorite. Favorite track: Loved Alone.
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1.
Archipelago 01:01
Are They Afraid of the Moonlight? Is it the Willow Swinging at Night? Belong and Bestow Hearts to and they frow Oh, please do not go Archipelago
2.
I held you like a flower in the rain I ran you through the streets because I haven’t felt that way in awhile It’s been a lifetime And we danced a thousand thunderstorms I lost you in the drainpipe where we were reborn, over again (over again) I held you like a flower in the rain I watched you drift away down like you had to float away for a while I lost you in the rainfall, oh no
3.
Who would look in the mirror to say they made the same mistake? You would fear them too if you knew what they still take? And they say: Got no when, got nowhere, I’m not there And they say: Go no when, got nowhere, I’m just not there. You would fear it too if you knew what they still take? And they say: Has it gone? Has it gone away? (Not gone away)
4.
Eggshells 01:12
I told myself “I hate you now” Felt good just to say out loud Walk the night in Diviners Hell And Roll the Dice on eggshells I'm down by the Highway tonight and sorry but it’s over now
5.
I see her, oh Her Sunday smile And in the bright places She feels the next one coming My hands are heavy My mind lays anywhere but here And in the bright places I feel the world moving on And in the trees, calling back to me I see her smile Her Sunday, oh And in the next one coming She feels the bright places
6.
Unconscious 01:52
Rain dipping on the windowpane It’s getting colder at four in the morning Seeing my face away that I didn’t know I hope somebody else will Stay awake, they’re asleep across the street Take my place. Wouldn’t mean all the world to me To you. Do you want to go inside?
7.
Time is slowly fleeting I’m older, it’s blue Somethings I just cannot do Heartache, finding meaning A thorn bush in bloom Sunlight in the afternoon
8.
Mannequin 01:09
Feelings have no begin or end, I’ve become a mannequin Life with no regard for sin, I’ve become a mannequin A bath to melt my skin of wax, a doll within Boy of porcelain, I’m a boy of porcelain
9.
Change knocking on the door Calling for your mother, and its midnight and you’ve seen this all before There’s a light pouring from your window Landing on the driveway where you’re laying down and talking to the night Why Can’t I just be happy all of the time? May it be too late to see a life where I’m alive? Everywhere where I go this feeling festers on my spine And I’m falling behind You are the sun, shine on Shine on Don’t you know it’s in your blood? Being the sun You are the sun, shine on You know you can’t be happy all of the time But what is one to do to find a little bit of light It’s hard to know, it’s hard to find when we’re falling
10.
Heaven Knows 01:47
I know I will Heaven I know I know I will, heaven Hey, I know I know I know I will, heaven
11.
Red on the tree trunks Looking to me If they cut them down Will I be there to mourn Will I be there? I could cry right now If that would help you If it would help you
12.
(Really baby, you drive me crazy)
13.
Dinner 02:27
I don’t want to go home I just want to be late Give me a reason, give me some good grub Give me a reason I won’t show up late (late somehow) I don’t want to go home I just want to be late I don’t want to eat Cause I feel weak
14.
Francine 01:30
Living in a dream, trying to come clean Told him he could stay with me He is a strange man, seen the unseen Told me he had everything Francine Francine Keeper of the stars, left myself a scar I know what it meant to be Nothing you can prove, trying to undo everything you said to me Fantasy Francine
15.
Please (Hear what I say) remember (Please say you will remember) How it feels (Remember how it feels when were laying) By the Fire (Well into the night) In the winter storm (in the winter storm) Unveiled by desire
16.
Loved Alone 03:31
I’m whispering over and over again When I’m all just ash and bones, all I’ve loved I’ve loved alone I’m pale and I’m stuttering, I’m talking but I’m not speaking When I’m all just ash and bones, all I’ve loved I’ve loved alone Who’s a ghost? I’m whispering over and over again When I’m all just ash and bones, all I’ve loved I’ve loved alone I’m pale and I’m stuttering, I’m talking but I’m not speaking When I’m all just ash and bones, all I’ve loved I’ve loved alone
17.
I Fly 01:06
I Fly Away
18.
No Problem 01:18
I say that I will Didn’t mean a thing I’m coming down again I thought it’d be the end And I all I ever do is come right back to you
19.
Warrior 01:55
Hey beautiful warrior all alone Hey beautiful warrior, come home (It’s all right, I’m a loser)
20.
We don’t talk much, do we, my friend? We don’t see each other Do you miss the good ol’ days? I wonder do you wonder We don’t talk about you, my friend We don’t speak your name
21.
I can feel you going away, darling Always was a fantasy And I hope you know, darling Always knew it wasn’t me To take you in, take you on, take you all around the sun Darling To take you in, take you on, take you all around the sun Darling
22.
Ashes of rain Fall down (Sea meets sky) (And stars will) Fall down
23.
Day 2 01:55
It’s been nothing but a good day But it ends and I look at my bed and I hate it My heads too far from my feet Help me I can’t seem to leave I worry, and I worry And I don’t want to bother you, but do you mind if I call you tonight? Every damn word I say makes me puke Even the floor can’t keep me steady I lay down to start helping it
24.
Strange moons are rising now, over the quiet tree The prophet will find you there, and he will give you Three answers to questions he finds in your eyes And in the morning, you will not have stayed awake And he will not have found you And you will not know the answer I’m away, I’m away on my own Run away, on the road I’m away, I’m away from home

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Recorded from August 2020-January 2023. All songs mixed and mastered by Jayden Turnbull at 827 Studios.

"While You Were Out" is the sophomore album by Bitters. Originating from a week-long recording session in August 2020, the project continued to evolve until its completion in July 2023. Inspired by harmony driven folk of the 60s and 70s, we welcome you to experience our collection of delicate, hand-crafted miniature ballads.

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released September 1, 2023

Bitters comprises of River Bourque, Jeremy Burke, Cavelle Doucet-Lefebvre, Dylan Iannicello, Tim Maitland, and Graham Venney

Nicole Halim – Cellos, Foley
Sebastian Bachmeier – Flutes, Clarinets, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
Matt Lepain – Trumpets
Alie Ruty - Vocals
Heather Venney - Piano
Mixing and Mastering - Jayden Turnbull

We would also like to give special thanks to: John Ray, Steve Snider, David Dubois, Alie Rutty, Meaghan Sweeney, Jill Goyeau, and Claire Baldwin

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Bitters is an alternative folk band from Windsor, Ontario, Canada comprised of River Bourque, Jeremy Burke, Cavelle Doucet-lefebvre, Dylan Iannicello, Graham Venney, and Tim Maitland.

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