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Get Unclean

by Justine and The Unclean

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1.
You might be the kind of guy Who believes his own stories, believes his own lies I admire your certainty About what could have happened You're not fooling me Do you remember the last word you said to me that night? You probably should 'cause you had your hand on it We promised not to speak of it Well are those big ears burning yet? You're the not the one who walked away Bring me fire Leave your innocence at home Bring me fire Or you can leave me well enough alone bring me fire When you're ready to burn Hey You know where to find me There's something that you need to know Your thrill-to-hassle ratio is much too low You can stop telling me how I feel About kisses oh so easy to steal Right now what I need is pure and true Right now what I need just might be you I don't need your epic poem I can get that shit at home You're not the one who walked away Bring me fire Leave your innocence at home Bring me fire Or you can leave me well enough alone When you're ready to burn Hey You know where to find me We promised not to speak of it Well are those big ears burning yet? You're the not the one who walked away Bring me fire Leave your innocence at home Bring me fire Or you can leave me well enough alone Bring me fire When you're ready to burn Hey You know where to find me
2.
Oh what a mess A real bloody test Emotions overwrought But lover boy guess what? I'm love with you whatever the cost Knowing you that involves Fort Knox Love got me into this mess it's true Love got me into this mess it's true Love got me into this mess with you, with you, with you Love got me into this mess with you, with you, with you, oh Telling me what to do It's second nature for you Never felt such a fool I was never not your tool I gave you everything I had Look up from filing your nails and tell me I'm bad Love got me into this mess it's true Love got me into this mess it's true Love got me into this mess with you, with you, with you Love got me into this mess with you, with you, with you, oh Commitment's no longer my thing I'm about to flush your ring I never told you a lie I'm gonna love you til I die But I can't live under a roof with you There's too much rubber not enough glue Love got me into this mess it's true Love got me into this mess it's true Love got me into this mess with you, with you, with you Love got me into this mess with you, with you, with you, oh
3.
We decided we're better off friends We've both got a lot going on I'm recently out on my own You and your girl are strong Sometimes we talk late at night When everyone else is asleep The best moment i had in awhile Was when you lifted me up of my feet I can keep you at arm's length But I can't pretend I don't know Keep you out of my personal space But I can't pretend I don't know I can't pretend I don't know Sometimes when nobody's watching I see you give me that look Wanting something I just can't have It's the oldest mistake in my book You can try to keep your cool Act like you got nothing to lose You can try to drown that, fool I can promise there ain't enough booze I can keep you at arm's length But I can't pretend I don't know Keep you out of my personal space But I can't pretend I don't know I can't pretend I don't know I can't pretend I don't know As always I'm walking away As always I'm shining you on I know how it frustrates you baby If I go on a minute too long I can keep you at arm's length But I can't pretend I don't know Keep you out of my personal space But I can't pretend I don't know I can't pretend I don't know I can't pretend I don't know
4.
I'm in love with you, jackass I'm in love with you, fool Can't believe you're that clueless 'Bout tearing my heart in two And if you're looking straight at me How is it possible you can't see? I'm in love with you, jackass So have mercy on me If you don't kiss me right now I think I'm gonna die If you can't put your hands on me I'll have the reason why You didn't kiss me yesterday And now you're two days late I'm in love with you, jackass So don't make me wait I'm in love with you, jackass I'm in love with you, fool Can't believe you're that clueless 'Bout tearing my heart in two And if you're looking straight at me How is it possible that you can't see? I'm in love with you, jackass So have mercy on me You gotta lotta reasons Why we can't be as one I can't help the way I feel So don't tell me that it's wrong If you don't really want me I'll just curl up and die I'm in love with you, jackass And that ain't gonna fly I'm in love with you, jackass I'm in love with you, fool Can't believe you're that clueless 'Bout tearing my heart in two And if you're looking straight at me How is it possible you can't see? I'm in love with you, jackass So have mercy on me I'm in love with you, jackass So have mercy on me I'm in love with you, jackass So have mercy on me
5.
Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go wrong? Look up from your beer, girls Here comes a live one He looks like a sparkplug Looks like a lotta fun Look at that sweet ass It's too good to pass That's how I found myself with Tall dark and humorless Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go I remember when we were new Every day felt just like 1982 But as with your high school mowhawk The novelty grows out and then You're stuck with a raccoon hat That calls itself your better half Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go wrong? He stopped laughing at my jokes He stopped laughing at my jokes He stopped laughing a long time ago By your measure I can't do nothin right I break the dishes when we're not even in a fight You're mui sensitivo, and man that shit gets old Just like you and me babe So you'd better grab ahold And I said Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go wrong? He stopped laughing at my jokes He stopped laughing at my jokes He stopped laughing a long time ago Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go Oh oh oh oh Sweetheart where did I go wrong?
6.
Passive aggressive baby Passive aggressive baby I don't need it, and I don't mean maybe My passive aggressive baby Oh, oh oh oh Oh, it's time to go He'll do anything to Keep me in my place The only rule is Gotta spite his own face My passive aggressive baby Passive aggressive baby I don't need it, and I don't mean maybe My passive aggressive baby Oh, oh oh oh Oh, it's time to go Temporary compliance That's how we wrestle But one thing I know is You're not worth the hassle My passive aggressive baby Passive aggressive baby I don't need it, and I don't mean maybe My passive aggressive baby Oh, oh oh oh Oh, it's time to go My passive aggressive baby Passive aggressive baby I don't need it, and I don't mean maybe My passive aggressive baby
7.
Worry Stone 02:54
A lotta trouble with boys Yeah fuck that noise I don't know why they do what they do It's their choice You're a bit of a handful Yeah you could fill a box You can try to hide it, you can try to deny it It comes right across Lately I don't have to worry Baby I got a stone To save me, save me from my worries Baby I got a stone A gentleman and a scholar Walk into a bar I thought I knew the punchline I don't know jack If that's who you are So stop asking me questions Tell me something instead The first time I called you baby Did it go to your heart Or go to your head Lately I don't have to worry Baby I got a stone To save me, save me from my worries Baby I got a stone I put my thumb in the groove I put my thumb in the groove I'm feeling no pain And I'm loving the game and I put my thumb in the groove You've got a situation That's what it's called where I'm from You can do what you want You can do what you do It's not my problem Lately I don't have to worry Baby I got a stone To save me, save me from my worries Baby I got a stone I put my thumb in the groove I put my thumb in the groove I'm feeling no pain And I'm loving the game and I put my thumb in the groove
8.
You made a promise Or was it just talk? You promised me until death Do we rock Your system's in for a shock If you think that you can block my rock I know you're plenty pissed off You wanna step between me And the rock I want That sounds like blackmail Rock and roll blackmail That sounds like blackmail Rock and roll blackmail I know you want me to behave You think my rocking out's depraved I know you want me to come home And so you think you're gonna lower the boom That sounds like blackmail Rock and roll blackmail That sounds like blackmail Rock and roll blackmail Keeps on bringing me down, bringing me down, bringing me down Keeps on bringing me down, bringing me down, bringing me down Rock and roll blackmail Rock and roll blackmail Rock and roll blackmail Rock and roll blackmail You promised me In sickness and in health It's pretty sick to want The rock all to yourself Now I ain't never coming home The time for me to act my age is gone You're not the one who's in control And nothing gets between me And my rock and roll That sounds like blackmail Rock and roll blackmail That sounds like blackmail Rock and roll blackmail Rock and roll blackmail
9.
I know rejection hurts Even when it's not your fault I'm not rejecting you I'm just taking you with a grain of salt It was a wise man who said Romeo and Juliet were better off dead And I see for us a happier Denouement than that So darlin don't make something out of nothing Don't call it misery and heartache when it's not It's just falling, don't make something out of nothing Cause nothing's better than the sweet thing That we've got I've been in love in love before and it Ain't a pretty sight I tried to fill his slipper But it fit a little tight So he took what he wanted And he showed the rest the door I'm not so easily divided anymore So darlin don't make something out of nothing Don't call it misery and heartache when it's not It's just falling, don't make something out of nothing Cause nothing's better than the sweet thing That we've got No, nothing to regret No, not yet I kept my appointment And I did my reading too Your signal sound and color Only illustrate the truth Yes we meant to fly To rocket from the mud And I'm nothing more to you than Muscle bone and blood So darlin don't make something out of nothing Don't call it misery and heartache when it's not It's just falling, don't make something out of nothing Cause nothing's better than the sweet thing That we've got

about

“Sounds like the Ramones.”
“Reminds me of...Lucinda Williams?”
“Yeah, but...I hear the Buzzcocks, too…”

The Unclean are Boston music heavyweights, including Justine Covault (Malachite, Grand Theft Auto, Quest For Tuna) as lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter; Justine’s partner in crime from Malachite and Swank Janet Egan King (Heidi, Malachite, Swank, Tulips), on powerhouse bass lines & dirty-sweet harmony backing vocals; Charles Hansen (Rock Bottom, Tom Baker & the Snakes, Gymnasium, The Handymen) on ferocious lead guitar attack. Jim Janota (Upper Crust, The Bags, Rock Bottom) swings the lumber (dude, are those two-by-fours?) to round out the rock n’ roll assault.

It’s punk. It’s power pop. It’s power pop punk. It’s paisley rock. It’s glam metal. The record has it all: anthems, hooks, raw power, big amps, scorching guitars, a massive rhythm section worthy of any arena, and utterly irresistible choruses.

“Get Unclean” was recorded by the legendary David Minehan at Woolly Mammoth Sound and mastered by Danny the K after a mad year-long writing binge during which Justine cranked out more than 50 songs full of steely-eyed takes on love and the fucked-up, weird, and painful ways it ends. Or begins.

Anyway.

Get Unclean. You’ll feel better.

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released November 24, 2017

Justine Covault - vocals and guitar
Charles Hansen - guitar
Janet Egan King - bass and backing vocals
Jim Janota - drums

Produced and engineered by David Minehan at
Woolly Mammoth Sound, Waltham MA
Mastered by Danny the K
Design and layout by Crispin Wood
Band photo by Duncan Wilder Johnson

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Garage power pop punk from Boston. Catchy hooks, smart lyrics, dirty sweet harmonies, screaming leads, and rock solid bottom.

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