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My Checkered Future

by Eichlers

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JustSomeMustard In this aisle we listen to hyperska superstar Eichlers! Mustard recommends you treat your human ears to this record. Favorite track: Nickel City (feat. Omnigone).
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trekinist Bro are you kidding me. The way this album just Starts Going and doesn't Stop. Constant energy. Vibes the whole way down Favorite track: Nickel City (feat. Omnigone).
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gimpleg Honestly, so sick
Favorite track: My Checkered Future.
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Viv Deerborne got stuck in my head on the first listen and i just cant stop oistening to it Favorite track: 99 Resolutionz (feat. Tape Girl).
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Ian Garland This is a record that demands your attention, from witty hooks and catchy melodies to charming beats and wild writing choices. I never thought about sidechaining an entire master to an 808 before I listened to Eichlers and thats the kind of fearless creativity that makes his music so enthralling for me. Favorite track: Buddy Icon (feat. JER).
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1.
i think i just wrote a fucking hit i was really just about to quit i get so discouraged when im stressed trying to b better than the best thats just the impression that i get i rode the wave im surfing on the net baby im so trendy do the fish im tryna b like dicky but im Clueless
2.
u know i got it baby even though i drive u crazy
3.
i never c the things u c i never c the things u c in me i just woke up, gimme a minute i need to check my phone, refresh & scroll ok go: tell me about yr dreams & what u really c when u look at me do u ever wish u were with someone else? do u think u would b better off by yourself? is it better for yr mental if i dont call? i cant tell u what yr dreams mean after all idk what yr dreams mean i dont really think u need me cuz i never c the things u c i never c the things u c in me mirror in the bathroom, watch me slur my speech sweat out my self-confidence and it soaks through the sheets here in yr bedroom, ive been up for weeks i cant b yr superman if i can get back to sleep & now im twisting and crawling my way through the life that im living, the things ive been given i dont deserve them cuz i never c the things u c i never c the things u c why cant i c the things u c in me?
4.
maybe my life is a mess but i got a tape in the deck & i got a song in my head lonely, low-key? i kinda miss the old me i kinda miss the old scene, i miss the feeling of the backyards at the house shows doing small tours and coming home broke i still got a little bit of the merch we made i still talk to a few of the friends we made ive returned some favors along the way maybe we can do it all again one day, or something maybe my life is a mess but i got a tape in the deck & i got a song in my head I was 15 the first time I picked up a guitar At 19 had it stolen from the trunk of my car I turned 21, hit the road, Fond Du Lac to Japan Every basement, co-op, club, squat, church, elks lodge Man, damn I’m going grey but my soul’s still young I still remember the words they sung Or sang, or sing, or scream, or shout “We say stand together!” Isn’t that what it’s all about? maybe my life is a mess but i got a tape in the deck & i got a song in my head
5.
shedding forgetting what we left in last year molting and holding yr hands & my breath fogs up the windows i only c outlines of muffled explosions i feel in my chest thank u for being here with me trough all of the ups & the downs & the emo cliches cautious positivity in the face of a new year our old selves would kill to embrace can we make it to midnight or later than last time? i dropped the ball on accident and u kinda called it, im always obnoxious close yr eyes & make a wish I don't wanna wake up To new game plus Stuck on the couch, wasting my time Replaying the same old levels again I'm on my continue and super scared to resume In fear of losing And never improving Everything is harder But I hope to harbor All the doubt drowning my mind away can we make it to midnight or later than last time? i dropped the ball on accident and u kinda called it, im always obnoxious close yr eyes & make a wish
6.
pick apart the past fill in all the gaps fake a smile and laugh i just cant relax
7.
talk shit & get sick look whos got a death wish make fun of my tattoos but yours look so dumb too whats the point yr tryna prove? idk how to get to u ok cool whatever dude yr just mad & like hella rude hella goodbye u dont even try to empathize jesus christ… talk shit & get sick look whos got a death wish make fun of my tattoos but yours look so dumb too Fat man rappin ain't never gonna quit Talk shit, that's it, homie SEE U IN DA PIT Been ska since ‘96 Phat 'n' Phunky is the click 408 since '88 Ain't nothin' to fuck with - 36 And I'm mixed like a frozen yogurt swirl Yeah I'm 2-TONE And all the fools we fux with spread all across the pantone We're weirdos and misfits with dignity and grit U bootlick and asskiss, nose browner than my skin cold in the center, never getting better building a bender to smother every ember & im finally fucked up & im falling forever its honestly so sick that u dont think im worth it talk shit & get sick look whos got a death wish make fun of my tattoos but yours look so dumb
8.
i took some time & honestly i owe u an apology they said it mightve ended differently if u woulda just been real with me what if we traded places, tripping over each others laces? i might never smile again or at least not the way i did when we were friends heads up its the worst day of my life & this time i think its do or die When will I learn That my actions, they have consequences I always try to swing for the fences And strike out every time my tongue is tied double knotted in the back of my throat But I let it get bad, let myself choke thinking you can read my mind and I know that I can’t just make this thing right damn heads up its the worst day of my life & this time i think its do or die
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10.
i may b cute, but im dumb af so please don get yr hopes up im a whiny emo rudeboy loser & ive got a checkered future when theres no more scene, theres no more me im useless & used up, toothless & anxious i dont fit in thick skull, thin skin & ive got this scene king feeling that my best years r behind me i may b cute, but im dumb af so please don get yr hopes up im a whiny emo rudeboy loser & ive got a checkered future look me in my eyes do i look alright? can u even tell that im going thru the motions? emotion! the weather! whatever! no really, whatever! its never getting better if we dont do anything about it but i wont let the apathy get the best of me i promise <3 i may b cute, but im dumb af so please don get yr hopes up im a whiny emo rudeboy loser & ive got a checkered future this is my checkered future

credits

released March 25, 2022

Recorded in various UT and CA bedrooms between 2019 and 2021
Mixed by Chris Palowitch
Mastered by James Trevascus at Bakewell Audio

All tracks written & produced by Ike

Chris Graue played trumpet on tracks 2, 4, 5, 10
Bob Vielma played trombone on tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 10

Layout and Photos by Mike Sosinski
Type and Ike Logo by Sofia Dupre

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