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Cheap Vacation - EP

by Justine's Black Threads

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1.
He Never Reminds Me Of You 02:30
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It's not unusual To find you holding up that bar Closing up that honky tonk Looking like a movie star You're signing autographs Inside your twisted mind Well I got myself a new man Half as crazy, twice as kind He never tries to make me jealous He never tries to make me blue He don't make himself feel better By criticizing what I do And when he says he loves me I know his words are true But darling most of all He never reminds me of you When I run into you You always ask me how I've been Can we get together for tonight My little friend But I am out of time For you and all your hurting ways Cause I'm all busied up with loving nights and happy days He never tries to make me jealous He never tries to make me blue He don't make himself feel better By criticizing what I do And when he says he loves me I know his words are true But darling most of all He never reminds me of you I know that you think it doesn't matter With your roguish charm you'll pull me I know that you're counting on my weak knees But one thing you never counted on was him He never tries to make me jealous He never tries to make me blue He don't make himself feel better By criticizing what I do And when he says he loves me I know his words are true But darling most of all He never reminds me of you Most of all He never reminds me of you
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He Stopped Laughing At My Jokes 03:12
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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 stuff 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 With you
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You and Me Against You And Me 02:49
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I thought it was gonna be You and me against the world Somehow it turned out to be You and me against you and me How many times can you say I'm sorry I didn't know you couldn't love nobody So lonely I thought it was gonna be You and me against the world Somehow it turned out to be You and me against you and me We fell in love like washing up on an island It didn't take the storm winds long to find us And unwind us Oh oh oh Oh oh oh I told you not to say that you love me That's when things get good and ugly So lonely I thought it was gonna be You and me against the world Somehow it turned out to be You and me against you and me
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The Other Side Of A Six Pack 01:59
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There's a cheap vacation that I take Every once in awhile when I need a break Ten dollars or less Is all that I pay I grab a six pack to go And I'm on my way I'm gonna get some comfort back On the other side of a six pack Just a quick trip and I'll be back From the other side of a six pack Some say that's no trip to take But six bottles deep Puts a smile on my face What matters most gets clear My worries fade away And I'm a better gal After a short stay I'm gonna get some comfort back On the other side of a six pack Just a quick trip and I'll be back From the other side of a six pack I'm gonna get some comfort back On the other side of a six pack Just a quick trip and I'll be back From the other side of a six pack From the other side of a six pack
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Needles And Pins 02:48
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I saw him today I saw his face It was the face I love And I knew I had to run away And get down on my knees and pray That they'd go away Still they begin Needles and pins Because of all my pride The tears I gotta hide I thought I was smart I'd won his heart Didn't think I do But now I see She's worse to him than me Let him go ahead And take her love instead And one day he will see Just how to say please And get down on his knees Hey that's how it's begins He'll feel those needles and pins, hurting him, hurting him Hey that's how it's begins He'll feel those needles and pins, hurting him, hurting him Why can't I stop And tell myself I'm wrong, so wrong, so wrong Why can't I stand up And tell myself I'm strong Because I saw him today I saw his face It was the face I love And I knew I had to run away And get down on my knees and pray That they'd go away Still they begin Needles and pins Because of all my pride The tears I gotta hide Hey needles and pins Needles and pins Needles and pins Needles and pins

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"Four songs about heartbreak and one about drinking is pretty much a can't-miss recipe for a great country record." - Faster And Louder

"Country with a somewhat traditional sound but especially with a capital 'C'. Have fun listening." - MPodia

"What a gem this was! An absolutely tremendous debut, and it makes me hopeful that this is not the last we hear of Justine's Black Threads. I'm totally blown away." - Lord Rutledge

"Justine is talented, resolutely original, and there is something just a little scary about her too. A rock n roll rebel spirit that bubbles just below the surface." - Maximum Volume Music

"Justine’s Black Threads rattle up some Countrified Punk with a DIY guide to getting away during self-isolation in “Other Side of a Six Pack”." - The Alternate Root Magazine

"‘You and Me Against You And Me’ is a great, soulful Country tale with the perfect instrumentation to compliment the sorrowful saga." - Fear And Loathing

Justine Covault (singer, songwriter, and guitarist) from Justine and the Unclean releases her alt-country debut, fueled on boot-stomping twang, Sun Records and rebel-rousing dive bars.

Imagine Justine’s infectious knack for punk rock anthems & power-pop songcraft channeled into a new alt-country trio. Just like early Cash, you hear that train-a-coming and-a-chugging, no drums needed as that standup bass is thumping to the beat right in the pocket and the lead guitar twangs with a dusty barroom ache. Justine's signature voice carries the raw stories with a lonesome lilt, while tight harmonies bring the heartache home.

Her themes (love gone wrong, then right, then wrong again) are brought to life and laid bare, with veteran players Johnny Sciascia (Eilen Jewell, Cranktones, Jittery Jack) on upright bass and harmony vocals and Jim Scoppa (T.H. and the Wreckage, Stan Martin Band) on blistering tumbleweed guitar.

Cheap Vacation should find its way onto every hole in the wall jukebox awaiting your quarters as the bartender lines up the shots and you slam em’ down.

credits

released February 22, 2020

Justine Covault - vocals and guitar
Johnny Sciascia - bass and vocals
Jimmy Scoppa - guitars

Produced and engineered by David Minehan at Woolly Mammoth Sound

All songs written by Justine Covault, Red on Red Music (BMI)
Except #4, written by Rum Bar labelmate Tad Overbaugh,
and #5, written by Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono

Band photos by Duncan Wilder Johnson.
Black and white photos by Justine Covault

Cover design by Crispin Wood

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Justine's Black Threads Boston, Massachusetts

Justine Covault's (singer, songwriter, and guitarist) signature voice carries her raw stories with a lonesome lilt, while tight harmonies bring the heartache home.
With veteran players Johnny Sciascia (Eilen Jewell, Cranktones, Jittery Jack) on upright bass and harmony vocals and Jim Scoppa (T.H. and the Wreckage, Stan Martin Band) on blistering tumbleweed guitar. ... more

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