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Time To Pack Up

by Hummer

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1.
Apocalypse 01:59
So here’s your flavour of the week; please tell me that this is a wind-up, Stay at home/take to the streets; I wish you’d make your fucking mind up... It really pains me to think we’re so easily led, I don’t think you’ll be happy till we all end up dead... So let’s all go out and panic-buy; we’re drowning in the desperation, Apocalypse! The end is nigh; I feel only exasperation... You troll-away on the net, spout your bile on the air, You’ll queue-up for a burger or a cheap garden chair, It pains me to think we’re so easily led, And I don’t think you’ll be happy till we all end up dead... So here’s your flavour of the week; please tell me that this is a wind-up, Stay at home/take to the streets; I wish you’d make your fucking mind up, Let’s all go out and panic-buy; we’re drowning in the desperation, Apocalypse! The end is nigh (Oh, change the fucking record!) I want the world to go back to how it was before, I want an end to the madness; I can’t take any more, Yeah, hysteria is rife and the feelings are tense, But tell me what would it take to bring back common sense? You troll-away on the net, spout your bile on the air, You’ll queue-up for a burger or a cheap garden chair... It pains me to think we’re so easily led, And I don’t think you’ll be happy till we all end up dead... Apocalypse! The end is nigh…
2.
I’ve been on edge for several weeks, now I’m finally sleeping soundly, And although it doesn’t seem it, I’m much better than before, Now I sink into my chair, feeling numb from booze and Prozac; It’s as clear as it could be that I don’t need you anymore... I let the stress build up and up before I finally started venting, Now my family and friends all wish for deafness and content, From time to time it makes me laugh, thinking what could I see in you? Can I please get back the effort, time and money that I spent? What a waste, what a waste, what a sour, bitter taste in my throat; time to wash it away, I guess I’ll see you when I see you; better hope that I’m out that day... I’m always gonna dread the day when we have that chance encounter, You’ll be trying to act all civil while I’ll probably be pissed, Now I don’t want to cause a scene, ‘cus we’ve got some friends in common, So I’ll simply just ignore you and pretend you don’t exist... What a waste, what a waste, what a sour, bitter taste in my throat; time to wash it away, I guess I’ll see you when I see you; better hope that I’m out that day... No I won’t scream, I won’t shout; it’s only days taken out of my life which I’ll never reclaim, I guess I’ll see you when I see you; I just hope that it’s never again… I never had even the faintest clue; I got sick of trying to tell if I was dead to you, I’m looking back it’s more than plain to see; I shouldn’t even sugar-coat it now - you’re dead to me... What a waste, what a waste, what a sour, bitter taste in my throat; time to wash it away, I guess I’ll see you when I see you; better hope that I’m out that day... There’s no remorse in my eyes now I’ve severed all ties, and I’ll go on with living my life! I guess I’ll see you when I see you...
3.
Years spent digging deeper in this hole, where rules and order can take its toll, Getting callous and calm as my eyes get colder; just another sign I might be getting older… I’ll never find no peace of mind, ‘cus the past keeps eating me up inside, And it would be naive to say, that this is wrong and that is right; ‘cus I’ve always seen the world as black and white... But I must be seeing things different now; I see things changing every day… ...And now I’m sick of always asking questions, and I’m so tired of being the one who doesn’t know, But if I could navigate this far unaided, if that’s the way I’ve got to go, then I’ll take a simple yes or no... Because I must be seeing things different now; it’ll have to fall into place somehow, Yeah, I must be seeing things different now; I see things changing every day… Fair wind, clear mind, ‘cus I don’t wanna get left behind Fair wind, clear mind; to be spoon-fed is suicide, Fair wind, clear mind; ‘cus I don’t wanna get left behind…
4.
Integrity 02:34
When you were warned, you were advised, and you were cautioned you were walking on thin ice, You chose to ignore it, in the hope it’d go away, Now I won’t play your fucking game; always slow to react/quick to apportion blame, I’ve seen it all before, and know I’ll have my day... But I question your integrity, your morals, politics and insincerity, Yeah I question your integrity; a big ego with a toxic personality – it’s not for me! Now the shit’s just hit the fan; you’re running for the nearest exit while you can, Before your name comes-up with questions you can’t answer, Answers on a postcard for some tips – what kind of captain wouldn’t go down with their ship? I’ve got your number, things have only just begun... But I question your integrity, your morals, politics and insincerity, Yeah I question your integrity; not a shred of compassion or empathy, I question your integrity; this isn’t the way it always has to be, Yeah I question your integrity; if there’s method to your madness, it’s not for me! ‘Cus I question your integrity, your morals, politics and insincerity, Yeah I question your integrity, when there’s nothing but contempt or apathy, I question your integrity; a big ego with a toxic personality, Yeah I question your integrity. Fuck your method and your madness – it’s not for me! I question your integrity...
5.
Hypunkrocksy 02:29
You’ve got ink and piercings toe-to-head, a rage inside that must be fed; you’re blowing-blue while seeing red, Hypocrisy! You will intimidate, provoke response; a fair debate nobody wants; it’s easier to call them “nonce”, Hypocrisy! You’re never one to sit and wait, you’re quick to act on puerile hate, then blame it on your mental state, Hypocrisy! You’re greeting everybody with a hug, get out your mind on beer and drugs, then morph into a mindless thug, Hypocrisy! And although you say you’re all-inclusive, you’re elitist to a man, You set more rules than fucking government, then cancel what you can – hypocrisy! I’m dreading what I’ll see tonight; you’ll wind them up, convinced you’re right, then quietly leave before the fight, Hypocrisy! You’ve got your private battles underneath, forever doubting your beliefs; get through by the skin of your teeth, Hypocrisy! And although you preach respect for others and that love is all you need, A simple difference of opinion and you’ll want to make them bleed, And although you say you’re all-inclusive, you’re elitist to a man, You set more rules than fucking government, then cancel what you can – hypocrisy! This is world of our own making; it’s a world of our design, Not everybody’s gonna think the same, and that’s just fucking fine, But it’s a world full of annoyance, and it won’t let you forget, But please don’t take this any further – you’ll do something you’ll regret... And although you preach respect for others and that love is all you need, A simple difference of opinion and you’ll want to make them bleed, And although you say you’re all-inclusive, you’re elitist to a man, You set more rules than fucking government, then cancel what you can – hypocrisy!
6.
Read about it in the headlines every day (I can’t believe this), It’s too late; they’ve fucked us over, there’s no other way, I see a look of insincerity and arrogance (I can’t believe that), Then I’ll watch the news each night with pure indifference... See the explosion from afar, while thinking “how much longer?” Think to yourself, if looks could kill, could blindness make you stronger? So now you’ll sit and see, drown in your apathy, And when it all blows up you’ll swear you never... 52% put down to fear and lies (I can’t believe this), Creating chaos and confusion for a “simpler time” Everyone claims to have the answer “when it’s up to me” (I can’t believe that), Then they’re distracted by “offensive” terminology... See the explosion from afar, while thinking “how much longer?” Think to yourself, if looks could kill, could blindness make you stronger? So now you’ll claim you never knew that it was always down to you, And when it all blew up you swear you never saw it coming! Lies and misinformation leave us all tied-up in knots, So while we fight against each other, someone else can call the shots... Make it to the bar, but you missed last orders; black box found with a damaged recorder, Never shut your eyes to the problems out ahead, It’s a tailback, roadworks, missed the exit; civil disturbance, Pig-Gate, Brexit, Maybe we’ll adapt and we’ll overcome instead, at least I like to think so, Maybe we’ll adapt and we’ll overcome instead, at least I fucking hope so, We’re gonna have to adapt, and we’ll overcome at some time...

about

Hummer was originally started by a pair of Warrington-based early-teens in 2004, originally under the name “S.F.R”. They changed lineup a few times (as well as picking a different name), and did lots of local-ish gigs over a few years until everyone disappeared off to University. Things went slow for a little while but they eventually got back in gear as a trio of slightly more worldly and grizzled mid-twentysomethings in 2015:

Will Atkinson sang and played bass
Joe Watson sang and played guitar
Matthew Cain refused to sing and played drums

With a sound later compared in reviews to bands such as Leatherface, Hot Water Music, Stiff Little Fingers and early Green Day, over the next 7 years Hummer released 2 EP’s and a full-length album on Manchester’s Horn and Hoof Records, made a lot of friends, and gigged like mad up and down the country. However times change and all good things ultimately have to end, with the band – now all in their early thirties - playing their final shows in April 2022.

Work on the “Time to pack up” EP, due to be released digital-only (and again on Horn and Hoof) on February 16th, began some 6 months on from the last gig, with final mixing/mastering boxed-off at the end of 2023; it contains a batch of newer songs which were only added to Hummer’s live set in the last couple of years, so had not yet been played quite to death live or committed to any recordings previously. Think of it as just a last hurrah and a tying-up of loose ends, and hopefully it’ll put everyone over until the reunion that may or may not happen when one or more of the band turns 50…

Drums recorded by Will Farley at Pressure Drop Studios (Stockport), October 2022
All instruments and most of the vocals self-recorded by Hummer between December 2022 and some point in 2023
Additional gang vocals by Dec O’Reilly, Hendrik Buchheister, Scott Bradley, John Risley and Alice Edwards, recorded at various houses and a rehearsal room in Salford, April 2023

Mixed and mastered by Will Farley
Artwork by Hummer

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released February 16, 2024

Will Atkinson: Bass/vocals
Joe Watson: Guitar/vocals
Matthew Cain: Drums

All songs written and performed by Hummer
© Hummer 2024
℗ Hummer 2024
Distributed by Horn & Hoof Records

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