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1.
Sailor 04:45
Well I’m doing fine Thanks for thinking of me I've been dancing alone To my very own beat Cause when we’re apart I stay on the road Because love’s become my home When I can’t even speak your name Without a creak in my voice How I wish we were together babe I wish that I had the choice How I wish you’d come home Like a sailor to shore Because you took half my heart with you When you walked through that door Now I aint the crying kind, What have you done to me? If this is what love feels like I think I’d rather be free But I can’t let go Because I love you so And love has become my home Love is a sailor on a wild sea of waves So darling I’m gonna be brave So darling, be brave When I can’t even speak your name Without a creak in my voice How I wish we were together babe I wish that I had the choice How I wish you’d come home Like a sailor to shore Because you took half my heart with you When you walked through that door
2.
We Changed 03:37
Do you know, do you know How much you gave to me Did you know, did you know? What this would come to be Well I never wanted anything but love, love, love But love, how we changed Far away, I’m so far away But still I feel your pain Everything it took everything for me not to beg No I don’t wanna beg you babe for love, love love But love, how we changed Chorus: We changed Like gasoline to flame We change Though the love and through the pain We changed Solo verse Did you feel, did you feel How much I cared for you Near the end, my closest friend The stars shone brightest for you We never wanted anything But love, love, love But love, how we changed Chorus Do you know, do you know My love remains
3.
I'm chasing my demons I hope you are too I'm walking on water I'm still looking for you If I knew better, this wouldn't matter anymore This burning ember, left over from the war We never should have started Fighting fire with fire Hanging on a wire With the demons of desire I'm walking on quick sand I'm moving so fast What's left of this wasteland The crimes of demand
4.
These days Almeria’s face is long She thinks about how you done her wrong She said I don’t know why I ever fell for you Cause it’s the one damn thing I wish I didn’t do And hell don’t have a fury like a woman scorned She’ll wake up sad - get out of bed with vengeance She says hey the sky looks angry and darling so am I…. She goes out-side, walking in the rain On the dry grass that’s watered for a change She says baby, there’s nothing like the rain Almeria watches in her pain The thunderclouds dissolving into rain Her spirit soaring through the stormy skies The lightning strikes there’s fire in her eyes But I won’t stay in Because my heart’s pouring I think I’ll put it to use
5.
Let You Go 03:25
There's a place in time Where you and I don't fight Competition pride and need Don't bring in the night There's a place in my heart Where you love is real I saw it in your picture But now we don't trust what we feel But now I know I had to let you go I live today To find tomorrow I had to let you go There's a place in time Where you're tender still All of your desire Demands all your will There's a place in my heart Where you're doing well There's a better story That we're gonna tell
6.
Jennie 03:01
Oh Jennie, won’t you show me All the mountains you would climb And show me, what kept you moving Kept you believing throughout your life Oh Jennie, keep all your pennies All your stories and all your dreams Oh Jennie, let your heart bleed Let your faith always lead you home Oh Jennie, won’t you show me How to turn away and when to fight And show me, how to move on Keep your heart strong and mind so young Oh Jennie, keep all your pennies All your stories and all your dreams Oh Jennie, let your heart bleed Let your faith always lead you home Oh Jennie, loved by many In our memory Oh Jennie
7.
Victimized 04:09
I wish I could show you the man I want to be Clear my mind and get inside the person you should see You deserve the world and A poor mans kind of wealth You deserve the love you never gave to yourself Hiding in the basement, I’ve been hiding in my bed Hiding from those pretty words I never should have said You were my distraction, you were my excuse You were all the songs I didn’t write I didn’t use So fool me once, I fool you twice I fool you with my lovers eyes But I’m victimized I’m victimized One foot in the water, I've got one foot on the ground I tease you to push me in, why do you hang around? You deserve the world and A man who can decide Not to be a victim of the animal inside Chorus There's kids outside my window, they’re smoking cigarettes We become the victim of our own experiments Victims of our freedom and curiosity Victims of the times we take ourselves so seriously So fool me once, I fool you twice I fool you with my lovers eyes So fool me once, I fool you twice I fool you with my lovers eyes But I’m victimized I’m victimized
8.
These Days 04:17
Will you tell me when I’m older What is all this darkness for? Will you tell me when I’m bolder That we wont take anymore Will you tell me when I’m stronger When it’s time to fight Will you tell me when it’s over That you can see the light And these days will soon be bright These days these days won’t last Your heartache can die with the past These days, these days Fade away, fade away Will you promise my desire That there’s nothing wrong with her Will you take after your father? Wither everything that you endure Please remind me of my mother And all the things that she would say Will your face be filled with wonder When you tell me we’re ok And these days are fading away
9.
5am 03:43
I can't hide I've been forcing a smile you know it's been a while since I wrote a happier tune I can't say it's been Going away Been carrying the pain On a tray for too long But I'm not saying sorry For singing songs like this But I'm not gonna lie I wish I could resist The splendour of sorrow This twisted kind of bliss Sweet sad song, why must you persist? You said darling take care of your heart I wish you never saw me falling apart But I'l be flying with Birds pretty soon and you'll be howling at the moon Every night You'll be crying out your heart too But I'm not saying sorry For singing songs like this But I'm not gonna lie I wish I could resist The splendour of sorrow This twisted kind of bliss

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This album is collection of songs recorded mostly live off the floor at Riverdale Recorders. I wanted to make an album that captured and reflected my live performance. Several of these songs were written in response to ended relationships and others reflect self-discovery, yearning and hope. I am privileged to be able to write and sing songs from my honest experience; my hope is that someone can benefit from relating to them.

To all the people who know how to listen, I am thankful for you.

credits

released November 6, 2015

Justine Vandergrift – Guitar and vocals
Harry Gregg – Bass
Joe Nolan – Electric Guitar on Let You Go and We Changed (vocals too)
Geoffrey O’Brien – Drums
Smokey Fennel – Pedal Steel
Nathan Burns – Doboro on Victimized
Stefan Kijek – Keys
Dana Wylie – Vocals on Nothing Like The Rain
Glenn Gosney – Vocals on Let You Go, Jennie and These Days
Bob Tildesley – Trumpet on 5am
Anthony Middel – Violin on Jennie
Gospel choir singers: Anthony Middel, Dana Wylie, Lindsay Walker, Kimberly MacGregor and Stefan Kijek
Mastered by Mr. Smith at Red Panda Recorders
Album Artwork by Alex Vissia at Root Cellar Creative
Painting by Jennie Vegt
Cover photo by Charissa Vandergrift
Produced by Harry Gregg and Justine Vandergrift

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Justine Vandergrift Calgary, Alberta

“Occasionally a new artist emerges that immediately demands respect and attention. Justine Vandergrift is one such artist. She will make a solid impact on anyone who has the privilege of hearing her songs.”

-Bill Bourne (Juno award winning Canadian Folk Artist)
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