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The Delicate Art Of Destruction

by Joshface

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ana great punk rock that constantly gets stuck in my head Favorite track: Memento Mori.
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olliz This rocks hard, great work josh! Favorite track: Back From The Dead.
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Rone This album is great!
He really went all out on this and it's quite a ride to experience. Everything about is so enjoyable and remarkable; simply a pretty good punk album. Favorite track: False Ending.
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    The Delicate Art of Destruction [Side A] & instrumental bonus tracks [Side B] on a recycled grey cassette tape, in a recycled O-card case.

    Side A:
    1. False Ending
    2. Back From The Dead
    3. Mess
    4. Memento Mori
    5. Friend

    Side B:
    6. King of Friends
    7. Mistakes: Here's One I Made Earlier
    8. The Infinite Ways
    9. Repentance (ft. Topes)
    10. Atonement

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Live at Livewire April 2022, Live at Charlie's Bar March 2022, Memento Mori - Single, False Ending - Single, "Live" at Needlefest November 2020, The Delicate Art Of Destruction, Human (Instrumentals), Human, and 2 more. , and , .

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1.
False Ending 03:38
I hope to be the greener grass The regret at the bottom of your glass A thought brought back from the past Another broken record; how long will it last? It’s a repetitious siren And I’m eternally bound It’s a question from the future But an answer’s yet to be found I’ve got letters never sent; words left unspoken Like a flood of thoughts behind every question I hate to see you all bruised and broken But all I give is a vague affection and Letters never sent; words left unspoken Like a flood of thoughts behind every question I hate to see you all bruised and broken But all I give is a vague affection I hope to be the infinite skies The sunshine reflected in your eyes A thought still undefined: The toughest of loves are too cruel to be kind It’s a repetitious siren And I’m eternally bound It’s a question from the future But an answer’s yet to be found I’ve got letters never sent; words left unspoken Like a flood of thoughts behind every question I hate to see you all bruised and broken But all I give is a vague affection and Letters never sent; words left unspoken Like a flood of thoughts behind every question I hate to see you all bruised and broken But all I give is a vague affection It’s a repetitious siren And I’m eternally bound It’s a question from the future But an answer’s yet to be found I’ve got letters never sent; words left unspoken Like a flood of thoughts behind every question I hate to see you all bruised and broken But all I give is a vague affection and Letters never sent; words left unspoken Like a flood of thoughts behind every question I hate to see you all bruised and broken But all I give is a vague affection
2.
I cut you down; now you’re back from the dead Buried you in the ground but you sprouted instead I can still hear your voice in my head It whispers to me while I’m laying in bed I read your poetry of spite, remember you said “If you can’t live without me, you better drop dead”? Well, I’m in physical pain; there’s a storm in my head When you talk of me, do you only see red? I’m a tangled web of curses and spite Of tissue, blood, and bones ‘Got more friends than ever before But I've never felt so alone It’s just a ghost, an apparition I deny this memory I hate waking up after dreaming of you My brain’s my enemy With bags under my eyes, carried myself away If you don’t want me here, why’d you ask me to stay? You reached out your hand and you grabbed at my soul I’ve heard it before and this story gets old I’m not gonna die just for your sake I know that my life isn’t yours to take You’re not gonna guilt me into heartbreak Not while I’m awake I’m a tangled web of curses and spite Of tissue, blood, and bones ‘Got more friends than ever before But I've never felt so alone It’s just a ghost, an apparition I deny this memory I hate waking up after dreaming of you My brain’s my enemy I’m a tangled web of curses and spite Of tissue, blood, and bones ‘got more friends than ever before But I've never felt so alone It’s just a ghost, an apparition I deny this memory I hate waking up after dreaming of you My brain’s my enemy
3.
Mess 02:33
There’s a moral to the story But you cannot hear me Don’t hide yourself away You will be okay Well, it’s a fine mess that you’ve got yourself into It’s a vague sort of affection from me to you It’s a message and a compliment And an adolescent sentiment It’s a god-damn mess that you’ve got yourself into There’s an aptitude for the things that you are doing A habit you should be breaking Change what you believe in ‘Cause seeing is believing It’s a fine mess that you’ve got yourself into It’s a vague sort of affection from me to you It’s a message and a compliment And an adolescent sentiment It’s a god-damn mess that you’ve got yourself into Well I’ve done so much yet achieved so little I’m a cause of effect, I’m small and brittle I’m a broken bulb, I’m a grain of sand I’m a pilot under kamikaze command But I can see, I can hear, I can touch, I can taste I’m a god-damn member of the human race Yes, I’m a god-damn member of the human race Well, It’s a fine mess that you’ve got yourself into It’s a vague sort of affection from me to you It’s a message and a compliment And an adolescent sentiment It’s a god-damn mess that you’ve got yourself into It’s a fine mess that you’ve got yourself into (it’s a fine mess) It’s a vague sort of affection from me to you (it’s a fine mess) It’s a message and a compliment (it’s a fine mess) And an adolescent sentiment It’s a god-damn mess that you’ve got yourself into (it's a fine mess)
4.
Memento Mori 03:34
Precious moments to remember, some we’d rather forget Moments that we treasure, moments that we regret I wanna make new memories not obsess over old I wanna live my history in the stories told You will never relive this moment No you will never be young again You’re forever growing older So enjoy the time you spend The memories of the dead are long forgotten Their bodies will lie stagnant and rotten A grim reminder of a forgotten memory I am my own personal memento mori The memories of the dead are long forgotten Their bodies will lie stagnant and rotten A grim reminder of a forgotten memory I am my own personal memento mori Morbid irony, nostalgia for youth You curate your history by bending the truth You wish away your days ‘til you have none left Empty on the inside, yet still full of regret Places filled with memories I don't want to have This past is not my future and my future’s not my past The memories of the dead are long forgotten Their bodies will lie stagnant and rotten A grim reminder of a forgotten memory I am my own personal memento mori The memories of the dead are long forgotten Their bodies will lie stagnant and rotten A grim reminder of a forgotten memory I am my own personal memento mori You only exist whilst you survive For you do not live where your body will lie Celebrate whilst you are alive Remember that you have to die You only exist whilst you survive For you do not live where your body will lie Celebrate whilst you are alive Remember that you have to die The memories of the dead are long forgotten Their bodies will lie stagnant and rotten A grim reminder of a forgotten memory I am my own personal memento mori The memories of the dead are long forgotten Their bodies will lie stagnant and rotten A grim reminder of a forgotten memory I am my own personal memento mori
5.
Friend 03:30
You were always good with words And your hugs were like christmas You're a kitten by the fireside And oh how I miss us You know how I hate this When distance separates us I can’t say I will wait Cause the break Is what makes us Move on And be strong Of course I miss you Your hands and your kisses We’re a temporary jigsaw And I’ve lost all the pieces I have pictures of you And remnants of aesthetics I’m on another planet And I look for you in everyone Move on Move on In my dreams you told me you loved me I don’t do well dwelling on dreams If everything happens for a reason I’m still figuring out what it means I know you’re not in my life now You still live on in my head The days are getting harder Without you as my friend I curse this purgatory of missed opportunity The remnants of you are still haunting I miss our conversations and our walks through the city It’s a conflict, but you deserve to be happy Go on Go on Move on Move on In my dreams you told me you loved me I don’t do well dwelling on dreams If everything happens for a reason I’m still figuring out what it means I know you’re not in my life now But you still live on in my head The days are getting harder Without you as my friend In my dreams you told me you loved me I don’t do well dwelling on dreams If everything happens for a reason I’m still figuring out what it means I know you’re not in my life now But you still live on in my head The days are getting harder Without you as my friend

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The sophomore release from Joshface!
This EP deals with the darker and more macabre themes of loss, heartbreak, and one's own mortality.

It is a channeling of emotions into art, It is a grieving process, It is a collection of odes dedicated to navigating these turbulent experiences.

Bandcamp release includes an exclusive bonus track which is unavailable anywhere else, and a 22 page .pdf of album liner notes!

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released October 1, 2020

Lyrics & Music by: Joshface
Album Art Photography by: Georgia Nelson
Mixed by: Joshface
Tracks 1-7 Mastered by: Bora Karaca
Track 8-10 Mastered by: Joshface

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Joshface is a DIY punk musician, exploring the collision between glistening synth lines and aggressive rock guitars

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