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Little Errands

by Jake Elijah

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1.
Dark Night 02:46
Dark Night I’m wishing away the memory The countless nights I’ve spent with you I’m wishing to see you face to face Dwelling on the nights I’ve spent with you Opened by the corner store there Living on that corner stone Never learn it when they say I go on I’m wishing away the memory The countless nights I’ve spent with you I’m wishing to see you face to face Dwelling on the nights I’ve spent with you Opened by the lonely, lonely Going to the corner store Never saw the Tascam on the floor I’m wishing away the memory The countless nights I’ve spent with you I’m wishing to see you face to face Dwelling on the nights I’ve spent with you Never thought about another thing I could have asked a million things that day Dark night, your holding it down for the rest of us Your making a sound with the lonely nights, Be there alone by the open fire, it’s making me grow It’s the dark night, holding it down for the rest of us Your making a sound with the lonely nights Be there alone by the open fire
2.
Adam Green 02:52
Adam Green And If I said to you, “How couldn’t it be true?” Would you freak out? And wouldn’t it be nice, To sit and hang tight, Would you freak out? Would you go there? Would you go there? Would you go there? Would you go there? Wouldn’t it be fine for a Saturday night I am lost in a way I can’t describe my old fame Would you just be nice for this Saturday night? I will find it once again, If you just wanna be friends but Isn’t it cool to be me? I wish I could ride on down, And I wish I could make that sound But Isn’t it cool to be me? I’ll wait for the day to go on Then I’d find myself so forlorn I am lost in a way I can’t describe my old fame Would you just be nice for this Saturday night? I will find it once again If you just wanna be friends but Isn’t it cool to be me? I wish I could ride on down I wish I could make that sound But Isn’t it cool to be me? I’ll wait for the day to go on Then I’d find myself so forlorn
3.
Up On The Rope Oooo It’s hard for me Alone out here I know your name See you there I’m learning it I’m testing it up on the rope You always seem so personal I know I’m there I see it inside my dream You always seem so insecure But I know you’re not there anymore Up on the rope Oooo It’s hard for me Alone out there I know your name See you there I’m learning it I’m testing it up on the rope You always seem so personal I know I’m there I see it inside my dream You always seem so insecure But I know you’re not there anymore Up on the rope
4.
Our Thing 01:19
Our Thing I saw your dog the other day Seem kind but he almost bit I wonder if he smelled me enough to know Who I am? Who I am? I saw your cat the other day Seem scared but looked sincere I wonder what my impact on her was I’m aware not much, I’m aware And I search for the feeling I felt it before A ring from much longer ago Wish that I could feel without you by my side Wonder if I’d ever make a change for you And I search for the feeling I knew it was gone By the time our thing had begun
5.
Pamela’s On The Radio When I’m home with you I start to think I’m on the road to nowhere looking back Pamela’s on the radio And I could tune in But when I’m home with you I start to think Of what a little place you’ve been for me And what if little things are meant to be to a point? I thought I heard it Our backyard swing set is all but turned to rust A little bit abruptly You won’t swing on it anymore And you can’t see it anymore When I’m home with you I start to think I’m on the road to nowhere looking back Pamela’s on the radio and I could tune in But when I’m home with you I start to think Of What a little place you’ve been for me And what if little things are meant to be to a point I thought I heard it Our backyard swing set is all but turned to rust A little bit abruptly You won’t swing on it anymore And you can’t see it anymore
6.
I Knew Then 02:34
I Knew Then I knew then Something like a million lost lives A long way back A silent act of hope If it’s not to your best standard Someone’s feeling lucky worldwide A constant cry Is coming from inside It sounds like my old life But then I open up my mind and then you go there It seems all fun and games until someone notices you in my arms Looking for your sad little go there It seems like someones running across the clock And in my time I knew you were there But I knew then Something like a million lost lives A long way back A silent act of hope If it’s not to your best standard Someones feeling lucky worldwide A constant cry Is coming from inside It sounds like my old life But then I open up my mind and then you go there It seems all fun and games until someone notices you in my arms Looking for your sad little go there It seems like someone’s running across the clock And in my time I knew you were there
7.
Shelly Wants Me Home Sit and wonder “why is she so decorated?” And Shelly wants me home But I’ve got no way to get to her Never think of all the time I’ve spent without her And Shelly wants me home But I’ve got nowhere to go I wanted a show instead of your love Too long on the phone I wanted to show up for it But no one was home Wanted to show up for it But no one was home Sit and wonder “why is she so complicated?” And Shelly wants me home But I’ve got no way to get to her Never think of all the time I’ve spent without her And Shelly wants me home But I’ve got nowhere to go I wanted to grow instead of your love Too long in the past I wanted a show instead of your love To long on the phone
8.
Riley 03:08
Riley Milkbone I like the way they taste I sit onto the grass Riley Brian’s underground I love that dog I watched him grow A satisfying gaze And how about that fur? I lift myself up off the bed No reminders it’s all in my head Off the coaches we cleaned his shed I wish I could see him There’s no reminders it’s all in the past Just a reminder that nothing can last I see his name and I think of him Great dog Milkbone I like the way they taste I sit onto the grass Riley Brian’s underground I love that dog I watched him grow A satisfying gaze And how about that fur? I lift myself up off the bed No reminders it’s all in my head Off the coaches we cleaned his shed I wish I could see him There’s no reminders it’s all in the past Just a reminder that nothing can last I see his name and I think of him Great dog
9.

about

Jake Elijah is a singer-songwriter based in Boston, MA. His latest album, Little Errands, marks a major step forward for both his songwriting and production. To record the new LP, he left the comfort of his childhood home and ventured out to New Jersey to work with producer Kevin Basko (Foxygen, Rubber Band Gun). In Basko’s analogue wonderland, the aptly named Historic New Jersey, Elijah recorded these songs directly to tape, with auxiliary instrumental support from Basko himself.

Little Errands runs the gamut from charming Beatle-esque pop to the bizarro sounds of R. Stevie Moore. Elijah’s voice can rumble like an idle truck and soar like a V-2 rocket in the span of a few seconds. Basko’s production lays on a dreamy 70’s veneer; it’s easy-listening gone uncanny. The whole thing was recorded in just a couple of days.

This batch of songs, written while Elijah was living in Greece, are about looking back: on adolescence, childhood memories, imaginary friends, dead pets. Visiting his ancestral land allowed time for introspection, and his head is now fixed on the future.

credits

released February 4, 2021

Team Members:
Jake Elijah - Songwriter, Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer
Kevin Basko - Producer, Engineer, Drums, Guitar, Bass
George Nicolakakis - Assistant audio engineer

Production Credits:
Mastering: Kevin Basko
Producer: Kevin Basko
Engineer: Kevin Basko
Mixing: Kevin Basko

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