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Nevermind 2

by Boys Night Out

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  • Overrun pink vinyl
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    When we pressed this LP way back in 2021, a good number of the "blood in the water" LPs had too much blood in the water and turned out to just be pink (sometimes with a tiny bit of red or black in the mix). We sent 40 of these out to retailers under the "bubblegum haze" name with a little sticker on the polybag, but we had another 32 copies just sitting in storage. This is the same thing, minus the sticker. This record has been out of print long enough, might as well get these out there for people who weren't able to pick up a copy yet or people who need yet another copy in their collection. So this is simply "pink" vinyl. Comes with full art/DL code/etc. Please only ONE PER PERSON.

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  • LAKE ONTARIO vinyl + shirt combo deal
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    This is a combo deal for both a shirt and a copy of the album on LAKE ONTARIO colored vinyl. You'll save a few bucks. Since this is a limited deal we want to make sure anybody of any shirt size can get one, so just enter your shirt size in the notes of your order (anything between EXTRA SMALL and 3XL). If you forget, we'll follow up.

    STRICT LIMIT OF ONE COPY OF EACH VARIANT PER ORDER. If you order more than one, you'll be refunded. That includes this deal: so if you buy this package, don't try to also buy another copy of this same variant of the vinyl, or we'll have words. Harsh words.

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    NEVERMIND 2 on "lake ontario" translucent dark teal colored vinyl. Limited to just 350 copies with full color jacket, full color printed eurosleeve inner, and includes a download code for good measure. Pressed right here in Chicago at Smashed Plastic. Final colors may vary slightly.

    NEVERMIND 2: the t-shirt. Printed on incredibly soft black Next Level brand tees, it features an exclusive two color BNO design from Wall of Youth (wallofyouth.com). These are discharge printed, so it will be extra soft and the print should last forever. Printed right here in Chicago by Exploding House Screen Printing (explodinghouseprinting.com)

    These will ship as soon as they are in-hand, hopefully in advance of the July release date.

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  • First press - one of a kind transition variants
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    There were a handful of transition variants between colors. From left to right in the pics you have DIRTY BLOOD (basically the blood variant, but more pink and with black in it), MAGENTA (self-explanatory), and BLOODY MAGENTA (also self explanatory). ONE PER PERSON

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  • First press: BLOOD AND WATER colored vinyl
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    STRICT LIMIT OF ONE COPY OF EACH VARIANT PER ORDER. If you order more than one, you'll be refunded.

    First press of NEVERMIND 2 on "blood and water" red/clear swirl colored vinyl. Limited to just 150 copies with full color jacket, full color printed eurosleeve inner, and includes a download code for good measure. Pressed right here in Chicago at Smashed Plastic. Final colors may vary slightly. These will ship as soon as they are in-hand, hopefully well in advance of the July release date.

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  • TEST PRESSING
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    Oh hey, we had an extra test press after the band got their copies. Doesn't happen very often. Get on it. Please don't sell this on eBay.

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  • Second Press: TAIL LIGHTS vinyl
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    Wow, those first press copies went quick. Well, good news, we're doing a second press on TAIL LIGHTS (aka translucent red) vinyl. Limited to 500 copies. Same thing as the first press but a different color.

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  • First press: LAKE ONTARIO colored vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    STRICT LIMIT OF ONE COPY OF EACH VARIANT PER ORDER. If you order more than one, you'll be refunded.

    First press of NEVERMIND 2 on "lake ontario" translucent dark teal colored vinyl. Limited to just 350 copies with full color jacket, full color printed eurosleeve inner, and includes a download code for good measure. Pressed right here in Chicago at Smashed Plastic. Final colors may vary slightly. These will ship as soon as they are in-hand, hopefully well in advance of the July release date.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Nevermind 2 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.
If every day was the same I would have died years ago My calendar is marked with blood red X's For every 24 hours ive suffered through Today has been Cluttered with.. Broken teeth and filthy stitches And a conscience that won't shut up I understand that your worst is beating the hell out of my best But I can take it (I can take it) The one thing that I'll never get Is how you turned out like all the rest But I can take it (but I can take it) It says a lot About the difference..between me and you But if you're all that I've got I'll have nothing left After what I'm about to do Let's begin This autumn drive One jerk of the wheel We'll see how cold this November water really is I understand That your worst is beating the hell out of my best But I can take it (I can take it) The one thing that I'll never get Is how you turned out like all the rest But I can take it (but I can take it) And I'll watch your blood run thin Through infected wounds and softened scars again I'll watch your blood run thin Through infected wounds and softened scars It's my favorite kind of day Filled with the things we fear Will find us where we sleep, and fuck us where we breathe (that won't just fade away) The way I let you fade away I let you fade away.. The way I.. Let you fade away Today was my favorite kind of day Whoa whoa, whoa whoa Today was my favorite kind of day Whoa whoa, whoa whoa Today was my favorite kind of day Whoa whoa, whoa whoa Today was my favorite kind of day
2.
The air tears at my skin Robbing my veins of the life I'd hoped to have You killed a part of me tonight And left the frozen air to finish the job Now I realize The cowardice you kept behind your bloodshot eyes And awkward frame was calling the shots And I was left depleted Grinning like a retard who thought you were there When you had retreated I'm slowing down into a shallow circle While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps I'm face down in the mud My eyes still bruised and purple While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps I'm slowing down into a shallow circle While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps I'm face down in the mud My eyes still bruised and purple While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps And I swear If I could take this knife out of my back I would, I would But between the loss of blood And the loss of my trust in you I don't think it'd do any good Now I realize The cowardice you kept behind your bloodshot eyes And awkward frame was calling the shots And I was left depleted Grinning like a retard who thought you were there When you had retreated I'm slowing down into a shallow circle While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps If love existed We wouldn't be so soft And easy to ruin If love existed We wouldn't be so soft And easy to ruin
3.
So here's the sum of our parts An overwhelming willingness to expire And ugly hands that were built for breaking The ugly second chance that i'm taking Go We'll realize that we're brilliant at dying as more bullets kiss And more blades cushion our awkward movements So don't look at me when we all run out of room for caring And bury hope with our useless hearts I'm digging graves for everyone And my hand is getting tired from Writing out this killing spree So it's reaching time. reach for home where Everyone is waiting to forget you Reach forward and prop yourself up on The smiling skulls of liars I'm reaching into my pocket But the gun's gone off You want to talk about pain? Let's talk about pain, motherfucker It's something i know everything about And soon you'll understand why Please stop me before i kill again
4.
This is the sound of tooth against bone Against cheering crowds and broken homes This is the sound of tooth against bone Against cheering crowds and broken homes This is the end of my rope So bite down Tell me how this concrete tastes And tell me for the last time that you're sorry So I can laugh out loud as I watch you Struggle; broken, bloody, barely breathing, yeah The truth is, there's been an autumn in me And it's been that way since May Yeah, I've hoped forever Diminishing myself with my unconscious This is the sound of tooth against bone Against cheering crowds and broken homes Yeah, this is the sound of tooth against bone Against cheering crowds and broken homes This is the end of the line And my shoes, ripped and ruined from running, Have finally found their final resting place, yeah At the base of your skull and once again Someone's left to clean up your mess Once again someone's left to clean up your mess Once again someone's left to clean up your mess
5.
I can't believe how smart you think you are Do you even know i'm right behind you and that i saw you stumble home? Yeah i was there when you took that breath Unaware that it would be your last one I'm sure that you would have said goodbye And i know that everyone will miss you No, i'm not sorry for what i've done Close your eyes i'm gonna make you famous And i never got to know you And i never knew your name Yeah, life's not fair...but you know it Has a strange way of working out. (x2) My god, it's beautiful the way the crimson syrup drains away The art in the knife as it lathers red milk You are my canvas And i never got to know you And i never knew your name Yeah, life's not fair...but you know it Has a strange way of working out. Has a strange way of working out.
6.
The first time I saw a body bend that way I realized that we're more beautiful dead than alive With bloodied flesh removed, your rib cage ripped away And I saw why they say beauty comes from the inside It won't be the same this time around You'll never be the same again I promise to never forget you You'll remember me For as long as you live And your life ends right here, right now As I tear your heart apart I'll take your hair with me Wrapped around my bloodied knuckles As a soft, silken reminder Of the day you discovered That even the softest words Can't heal the deepest wounds I pray that they find you And use the softest words To hide the hardest truth I'm covered in your blood It's over. We're better One day we'll forget you Were so right and so clever I'm covered in your blood It's over. We're better One day we'll forget you Were so right and so clever I'm covered in your blood It's over. We're better One day we'll forget you I'll take your hair with me Wrapped around my bloodied knuckles As a soft, silken reminder Of the day you discovered That even the softest words Can't hide the hardest truth I pray that they find you And use the softest words To hide the hardest truth Save me from this Love affair with broken hearts Before it's too late Save me or save yourself Love affair with broken hearts Before it's too late Me or save yourself
7.
The air tears at my skin Robbing my veins of the life I'd hoped to have You killed a part of me tonight And left the frozen air to finish the job Now I realize The cowardice you kept behind your bloodshot eyes And awkward frame was calling the shots And I was left depleted Grinning like a retard who thought you were there When you had retreated I'm slowing down into a shallow circle While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps I'm face down in the mud My eyes still bruised and purple While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps I'm slowing down into a shallow circle While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps I'm face down in the mud My eyes still bruised and purple While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps And I swear If I could take this knife out of my back I would, I would But between the loss of blood And the loss of my trust in you I don't think it'd do any good Now I realize The cowardice you kept behind your bloodshot eyes And awkward frame was calling the shots And I was left depleted Grinning like a retard who thought you were there When you had retreated I'm slowing down into a shallow circle While my heartbeat fills the gaps Between sporadic and failing gasps If love existed We wouldn't be so soft And easy to ruin If love existed We wouldn't be so soft And easy to ruin
8.
I can't believe how smart you think you are Do you even know i'm right behind you and that i saw you stumble home? Yeah i was there when you took that breath Unaware that it would be your last one I'm sure that you would have said goodbye And i know that everyone will miss you No, i'm not sorry for what i've done Close your eyes i'm gonna make you famous And i never got to know you And i never knew your name Yeah, life's not fair...but you know it Has a strange way of working out. (x2) My god, it's beautiful the way the crimson syrup drains away The art in the knife as it lathers red milk You are my canvas And i never got to know you And i never knew your name Yeah, life's not fair...but you know it Has a strange way of working out. Has a strange way of working out.
9.
Is it still you and me against the world? All I've got to lose are my teeth. We're gonna throw it down together, tonight. We're gonna burn this town to the ground and laugh over the flames. Collapsible sentiment fills our lives. I've burned pages behind me and mountains before. Watch us break at the waist and bleed from our fingertips... Nailing our coffins to our outstretched arms. I'm lost in a haze of myself. My memory is too filled with fists And my hands are too weak from writing down our lives. Here we are... watch us go. Four shots fire out, cold and hollow And your eyes give in to that shattered glass shine. So I call out and I follow. Passion can't apply when we're so drained and pale.
10.
This is the sound of tooth against bone Against cheering crowds and broken homes This is the sound of tooth against bone Against cheering crowds and broken homes This is the end of my rope So bite down Tell me how this concrete tastes And tell me for the last time that you're sorry So I can laugh out loud as I watch you Struggle; broken, bloody, barely breathing, yeah The truth is, there's been an autumn in me And it's been that way since May Yeah, I've hoped forever Diminishing myself with my unconscious This is the sound of tooth against bone Against cheering crowds and broken homes Yeah, this is the sound of tooth against bone Against cheering crowds and broken homes This is the end of the line And my shoes, ripped and ruined from running, Have finally found their final resting place, yeah At the base of your skull and once again Someone's left to clean up your mess Once again someone's left to clean up your mess Once again someone's left to clean up your mess
11.
I can't believe how smart you think you are Do you even know i'm right behind you and that i saw you stumble home? Yeah i was there when you took that breath Unaware that it would be your last one I'm sure that you would have said goodbye And i know that everyone will miss you No, i'm not sorry for what i've done Close your eyes i'm gonna make you famous And i never got to know you And i never knew your name Yeah, life's not fair...but you know it Has a strange way of working out. (x2) My god, it's beautiful the way the crimson syrup drains away The art in the knife as it lathers red milk You are my canvas And i never got to know you And i never knew your name Yeah, life's not fair...but you know it Has a strange way of working out. Has a strange way of working out.
12.
Is it still you and me against the world? All I've got to lose are my teeth. We're gonna throw it down together, tonight. We're gonna burn this town to the ground and laugh over the flames. Collapsible sentiment fills our lives. I've burned pages behind me and mountains before. Watch us break at the waist and bleed from our fingertips... Nailing our coffins to our outstretched arms. I'm lost in a haze of myself. My memory is too filled with fists And my hands are too weak from writing down our lives. Here we are... watch us go. Four shots fire out, cold and hollow And your eyes give in to that shattered glass shine. So I call out and I follow. Passion can't apply when we're so drained and pale.

about

Releasing older songs is a tricky beast. On one hand, it could be bumming out the people who enjoyed hearing what the band evolved into. On the other hand, nostalgia sells...and daddy needs to eat! So...Nevermind 2! Broken Bones and Bloody Kisses has seen a few pressings in the past, but landing a physical copy of You Are My Canvas (which was only released on burned CDs, crafted in the Lovat-Frasers’ basement) is almost impossible. And ooooooh boy...the pre-demo demo (or PDD) versions of Sketch Artist Composite and The Anatomy of the Journey? Those puppies - with me (Connor...hi!) on vocals/drums and Jeff playing everything else - were only available on the Y2K version of MP3.com and basically only used to recruit other band members. Smash all these old chestnuts together in one release and see what happens! Why not? It perfectly captures the whole spirit of early Boys Night Out. But what title does one bestow upon such a sonic siphonophore? There are 3 versions of Sketch Artist Composite. Do you call it Sketch Artist Composite Plus Other Songs? Do you go all in on a lyric-based title like Fuck Us Where We Breathe? Decisions, decisions! Probably best to follow Costa’s sage advice and go with Nevermind 2. So, almost exactly two decades after our first show - July 19, 2001 @ The Oakville Pine Room with Sky Came Falling, Unearth, and Rise Over Run - may we present unto you, Nevermind 2! What’s old is new again, probably?

credits

released July 16, 2021

Jeff Davis - guitar/vocals (and bass on 11-12)
Connor Lovat-Fraser - vocals (and drums on 11-12)
Dave Costa - bass
Ben Arseneau - drums (1-6)
Rob Pasalic - guitar/vocals
Chris Danner - drums (7-10)

All songs written and performed by Boys Night Out

1-6 recorded and mixed by Joe Higgins and Matt Walbroehl at Sound Zones, Long Island, NY February 2002
Produced by Joe Higgins, Matt Walbroehl, and Boys Night Out
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side
Re-mastered by Carl Saff

7-10 recorded and mixed by Scott Komer at Parkhill Project Studio, Oakville, ON July 2001
Produced by Scott Komer and Boys Night Out
Additional vocals by Scott Komer
Mastered by Carl Saff

11-12 recorded and mixed by Scott Komer at Parkhill Project Studio, Oakville, ON January 2001
Produced by Scott Komer and Boys Night Out
Mastered by Carl Saff

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