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Help Yourself

by Ovaltine

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1.
Cholesterol 05:14
Take it easy Take a load off sometimes You shouldn't worry about your cholesterol I swear its a ploy by the pharmaceutical industry To get people like you to take drugs you don't need So they can take vacations to impoverished countries Everyone tells me that I look just like you I tell them all the same thing "I know"
2.
No Weekend 04:46
I've become aware of what it's like to be I've become aware of how frequently I'm tripping over the simple tasks of the day But there's no reason that I have to complain Don't want another pill I've been down there Might need another pill so I don't go down there Give me a second chance I'll be a good man Give me a second chance, something I can withstand There's no reason that I have to complain But there's no weekend I have to work everyday
3.
The Cloud 04:17
I want to upload to the cloud I've wanted this since I was a little kid To stand on fence posts waving goodbye For someone to notice when I fall down
4.
Help Me 03:02
5.
Weeds 04:39
Feedback loops are indebted to various pressures of this world No way to forget them They consume me Intimate moments bring about anxiety to do with my performance You're laughing... There's nothing I'd like more than to see its gravestone covered in snow But I keep holding on to the weeds and it's hard to let go
6.
Blood in my body My passed future haunts me Anticipating improvements but nothing No peace In the morning they start bothering me After my coffee Sensation continues and I can't go back to sleep Only stare
7.
Penmanship 03:35
Your penmanship Crude but accurate Endures for decades on the wall With scents of food and alcohol I let the flies in They will land on my face It's not as appetizing as the fat on my waste I'll cut a piece for you and present it on your plate I'll bleed here
8.
Volunteer 03:56
Last summer I hid myself away I liked it, I don't want shit. I need a volunteer I need you to stand right here If something is hurdling towards you I'll tell you so I'll let you know Last summer I gave myself away You took me I liked that. We visited your grave I wish you could still find it! Because I re-dug the pit big enough for the two of us I need a volunteer I need you to be right here If something is crawling next to you I'll tell you so I'll let you know
9.
Prone 04:18
Sucked up in the vacuum Down the drain and out of my way I can't be expected to rockabye, to sleep tight With a stye in my eye Told my father I steal from time to time "That's the strangest thing you've ever said." He said Can't explain to him why, waste of my time It's only from big box stores and I won't feel bad about that. I sleep on my stomach I know it's bad for you I'm not proud of it but it's something I do I sleep on my stomach Almost every night I'm working on it I try to readjust but I Feel so protected on that side It's doing damage to my spine I sleep on my stomach It's the worst way It's doing damage That will only get worse with age
10.
There you are and you found yourself a friend to your detriment They've never met you They solely tend to destroy you like a vampire of peace It takes practice I'm not a narcissist or a solipsist but I believe you can help yourself.

about

On his newest full length offering "Help Yourself", Laramie Wyoming based recording artist Evan Kallas, AKA Ovaltine, explores new emotional and sonic zones within his songwriting palette. His third LP under the moniker balances a gritty post-hardcore ethos with calming ambient sections, which combine to echo the anxious but pacified perspective in Kallas's lyrics. The percussive interplay between angular guitar lines and syncopated drumming elevates his soft-spoken vocal style like someone coaching themselves through a mental breakdown. The titular track shows Kallas lose this battle as his voice is overcome by a crashing outburst of instruments, but not before echoing the album's namesake; that of self reliance. "Help Yourself" is indicative of Kallas's maturation as a musician, lyricist, producer and human that will stand as a pivotal moment in Ovaltine's already established recorded output.

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released May 7, 2021

Written/recorded/mixed by Evan Kallas summer 2018 - fall 2020

Mastered by Anton Krueger

Artwork by Jeff Josephs

Tapes via Anything Bagel
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Ovaltine Laramie, Wyoming

Songwriting/recording outlet of Wyoming based musician Evan Kallas. Focused on the subtleties and nuances of rock, pop and indie music contrasted with minimal angular guitar motifs.

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