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Whatever the Weather

by How Was It For You

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A signed CD of our first EP 'Whatever the Weather'. Signed by Kit, Paul, Rohaan, and Tom.

    Comes in a sturdy cardboard sleeve, designed by Lotte Schuengel.

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    Front of the shirt has our wonderful burning umbrella logo in white, the back has the design of our Whatever the Weather EP in white outline.

    Printed with eco-friendly ink, on 100% cotton fairwear shirts by sustainable printers Katoenfabriek.

    Shirts and sizes are UNISEX. In practice this often means that they are like male sizes, and one size larger than female sizes. (Female S = Unisex M for example)

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    An organic cotton tote bag, with our Burning Umbrella Logo printed on 1 side.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Whatever the Weather via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Bag + Digital Album

    An organic cotton tote bag, with Lotte Schuengel's EP cover printed on 1 side.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Whatever the Weather via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 50 
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  • Whatever the Weather Shirt WHITE
    T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album

    Front of the shirt has our wonderful burning umbrella logo in black, the back has the design of our Whatever the Weather EP in full colour.

    Printed with eco-friendly ink, on 100% cotton fairwear shirts by sustainable printers Katoenfabriek.

    Shirts and sizes are UNISEX. In practice this often means that they are like male sizes, and one size larger than female sizes. (Female S = Unisex M for example)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Whatever the Weather via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.
Ice Cream 04:58
It's summertime Come get your ice cream game on It's warm outside Come get your ice cream game on Pick the flavors you desire You deserve to have them all A sesh with the ice cream maker Talk a stranger into getting amarena 'Cause of its amazing flavor The Caravaggio of taste in here I can say that 'cause I got taste We're demand and they're supply Kids with their face against the counter The man says that is not allowed But he still says it with a smile It's good in here I mean, there's food in here It's not consumerist foolery Understand what the various flavors do to me What if all ice cream were diamonds They'd have no value anymore It has strength in its numbers And your life would improve With unlimited ice cream this summer 'Cause that's the metaphor of ice cream You go chocolate, vanilla All of these flavors and layers To that whole industry killer And then when you're still a bit unsatisfied With your choice And he takes a look and he points The one he thinks you will like You pay, try, lick or you bite The smell might be somewhat abnormal You might have to warm up a bit To the texture and the taste Then you look up and embrace him 'Cause fuck, tastebuds in heaven and you're down with it Eat it every day 'cause your parents won't allow it This motherfucker wonker, you can do without him There's no doubt about it It's summertime Come get your ice cream game on It's warm outside Come get your ice cream game on Pick the flavors you desire You deserve to have them all Why shit on a flavor that others do like Why pick the same one every day Do you really think it would improve your life If all other flavors went away So why do you do that with people? And illegal evil way, to play with your equals And it's lethal, you're never better than ice cream Stop thinking that you are supreme (Whoo) You're not gonna pay for them They're gonna pay for you 'Cause nothing in this world's for free Price tags on equality You're gonna want it You're gonna need it You're waiting for people to see it This summer is not about ice (Cream) This song is not what it seems (Cream) Those summery carpe-diem (Cream) Let them have their self esteem It's summertime Come get your ice cream game on It's warm outside Come get your ice cream game on Pick the flavors you desire You deserve to have them all It's a sunny day, a sunny day What can I get you? Hi, wow! so many flavors 153 to be exact Cone, cup, scoop it directly into your mouth? Uh, cone, definitely! But, like, what are your favorites? I can't choose Hmm... try the macarena, or the melanchaluia Calahari, fettucini, salamander, Pinocchio Or even the armadillo Hmm... You got chocolate? Oh, hell yeah
2.
The crucifix on the wall Freedom of expression Religion but the manifestation is flawed Christianity prevailing over Islam songs I'm a Christian but I wanna preach equality for all The signs of displacement forming society in a wasteland We're dancing on our tiny graces The rich man speaks up The poor feeling like a fifteen year old boys, sick Fuck the riches our paintings gonna drop Hold up a minute we're gonna turn it up a notch My right as a person of color I feel the aggravation molding you, helping you devour But who am I sitting on this pedestal In a situation of misplaced good will Desiring to be understood In the corner cloaked in a hood (Who's right, what's right, what should I believe) I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Blazing with the fire the dragons gave us Balancing this elemental make up Stopping to keep shop But the dance can't be held up It's me and you Me with my tie and you with the groove I stop for a moment to look Reading like a closed book Angular rhythms shaking this next hook You liberate my thoughts mistook So just come on and on and on and on You can teach me songs of old And the age capturing deceptions making us stay Grazing to the sky Dripping colors wherever we fly Run to the trees My acorn top Flare tops you can't keep up. How was it for you, we'll make it up to you Just watch just watch (Who's right, what's right, what should I believe) I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to (On tv, and radio, I've read the papers and magazines) (I tried, but I'm still confused, what are the facts, how can I tell?) I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down I don't want to Hold you down
3.
[Verse 1] A smack of the hand Holding down the castles Burning turrets too fast Open the mind that sings in crack The feeling is deceiving Who's the one believing Uncontrollable hysteria is the remedy Creeping up vines Bringing constraint in solidarity A blinding feed is all that we can see But it's he whose sprouting that political philosophy In the streets when you scream Blinding light, glowing by the night Rich to rag, medicines What's become of the moral badge In your mind that you hide Blend it with collage Coming fast, conscious fight come too far [Chorus] You don't know me Don't fight me You don't know me Can't hide me You don't know me Can't hide me You don't know me Don't fight me [Verse 2] If the dreamer can spread his wings to the sky Can the devil beat his chest to be sure he's alive Can he spit toward the free bird Running round, making sounds Delvishing in relish only he allows Broken by the arrow, the snake is free Uncompromising her reality Letting her spirit speak free The ghost of life that wants to see Together we grew in simple harmony Garnished with defeat The aroma whistles and drips in the soul of the mind And with a loud scream We twist in the mist of the night A rhythm divine, spiraling the crossroads of our spoiled mind [Chorus] You don't know me Don't fight me You don't know me Can't hide me You don't know me Don't fight me You don't know me [Chorus] You don't know me Don't fight me You don't know me Can't hide me You don't know me Don't fight me You don't know me [Outro] Don't fight me, don't fight me Don't fight the light inside me Don't fight me, don't fight me Don't fight the light inside me Don't fight me, don't fight me Don't fight the light inside me You don't know me
4.
[Verse 1] It’s a beautiful ride The highs beat the lows Let’s go, my spirit’s divine Got the feeling to deliver Max ultimatum No divide and conquer We’re coming in together We’re coming to our centres Feeling quick like quicksand Got the essence of what I am Got the masterplan like Stan she’s a fan Of what I do, of who I am I was dealt the saving hand Slipping above the quicksand Exploding with that turbulence Mad spittin’, my name is well fittin’ Lord of the Rings, the finest of my kin, I’m winning I’m winning a race that hasn’t begun And I thank you for all that you’ve done And for what we’ve become [Chorus} What we’ve done Where we’ve been Coming in together, we’re coming to our centres Of what we’ve become, what we have done What we’ve done Where we’ve been Coming in together, we’re coming to our centres Of what we’ve become, what we have done [Verse 2] One, two, three, four The feeling’s so uncontrollable Only pleasant thoughts I’m holding them Moulding them, to be about your smile Your vibe, your shine Pleasant visions in my mind Pleasant visions for the first time Like that I’m back at it again Fresh vision of things Being the same, two dates I anticipate what may come late Stuck in my head, overthinking’s my best friend I should let go for my own sake, it’s not too late Going over the same debate Of who is and how I feel today And I thank you for all the things that you’ve done And I think you for what we’ve become [Chorus] What we’ve done Where we’ve been Coming in together, we’re coming to our centres Of what we’ve become, what we have done What we’ve done Where we’ve been Coming in together, we’re coming to our centres Of what we’ve become, what we have done [Interlude] Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on baby let down your hair now Come on baby let down your hair now Come on baby let down your hair now Come on baby let down your hair now Come on baby let down your hair now Come on baby let down your hair now Come on baby let down your hair now Come on baby let down your hair now [Chorus] What we’ve done Where we’ve been Coming in together, we’re coming to our centres Of what we’ve become, what we have done What we’ve done Where we’ve been Coming in together, we’re coming to our centres Of what we’ve become, what we have done What we’ve done Where we’ve been Coming in together, we’re coming to our centres Of what we’ve become, what we have done What we’ve done Where we’ve been
5.
[Verse 1] Stripped away exterior Making me inferior Making me complacent With my desperation A storm's coming and taste it And blast the mist Don't resist Takes a real guy to deliver this shit How though, a pinch of truth A pinch of peri peri Nando's juice Namibian flavor brought to you Talking shit around the fire All the beers that we desire Fourty stories every hour Just imagine this power Connecting together Whatever the weather Guess we know each other When I'm with you I feel as light as a feather Straying the threads at the end of this story My man king T'Challa ain't got no worries Connecting together Whatever the weather With the Tafel lager And the mountains by our side [Chorus] Whatever the weather We don't have to make a change Whatever the weather Things won't always be the same Whatever the weather You don't have to read my mind Whatever the weather We're gonna leave this day behind [Verse 2] The way she's driftin' As she's passing by Crème de la crème Perfection can't begin to deny Making sense of the shadows she makes Can't relate, the flavor couldn't be tamed Holding the cards to deal Real thrills excite my ears Can I get with you Or is eye contact my only avenue Speaking the truth Why does it feel like you're so far away Getting to know you means I'd have to grip a PhD every day And I thank you You blew my mind With that rhythmic device That made me feel so fine Connecting together Whatever the Weather With the Tafel lager And the mountains by our side [Chorus] Whatever the weather We don't have to make a change Whatever the weather Things won't always be the same Whatever the weather You don't have to read my mind Whatever the weather We're gonna leave this day behind [Outro] 'Cause I know that when I'm with you I feel so fine It really blows my mind And every moment that I dream I'm thinking of you and me (Whatever the weather) And all the moments I hold you close (Whatever the weather) I never wanna let go (Whatever the weather) 'Cause when I'm with you I know I'm true (Whatever the weather) Just me and you (Whatever the weather) (Whatever the weather) (Whatever the weather) Whatever the weather, we'll be alright (Whatever the weather) We'll be fine (Whatever the weather) I said we'll be fine (Whatever the weather) Oh we'll be fine (Whatever the weather) We'll be fine (Whatever the weather)

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released February 25, 2020

Rohaan Thomas Mathew, Paul van Laar, Job Sytsma, Christopher Davies, Tom Veltman

Produced by Bart Huskes and Daan Duurland

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How Was It For You Utrecht, Netherlands

Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, How Was It For You promote both international and local atmosphere. Young to old, black to white, hip-hop to jazz: these guys want to show you that you belong here. This sentiment is also present in their debut EP 'Whatever the Weather,' in which political feelings as well as personal issues come forward. ... more

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