We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Not Always Quiet

by quiet hill

supported by
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $7 CAD  or more

     

1.
Sweet Sweet 03:46
Is this a mistake baby, or what? I swear I never meant to touch How much trouble does this land us in? And is it only good coz it's sweet, sweet sin? Uh oh, here we go. I should know better than to play this game It’s so so wrong I know, it only leads to tears and blame Do you know you have a sweet, sweet scent? It stays with me, tends to permeate everything I own, everything I wear. All that sweetness makes it hard to concentrate. Uh oh, here we go. I should know better than to play this game It’s so so wrong I know, it only leads to tears and blame Uh oh, here we go. I should know better than to play this game It’s so so wrong I know, it only leads to tears and blame I’ve been here before (yeah, you should know better), I really should know better No love is lost at my door (yeah, you should know better) There lies the heart- the heart of the matter. Uh oh, here we go. I should know better than to play this game It’s so so wrong I know, it only leads to tears and blame Uh oh, here we go. I should know better than to play this game It’s so so wrong I know, it only leads to tears and blame Ah, but it’s sweet, sweet, sweet , ooo ooo Sweet, sweet, sweet, ooo ooo Sweet, sweet, sweet ooo ooo Uh oh, here we go
2.
KIND KINDA FOOL You say I'm the kindest person, the owner of no flaws What you don't see my friends see clearly, I love you to a fault While your world falls down around you and your pain surrounds you I wanna carry you. I'm the kindest kinda fool for you, fool for you, fool for you They say you can kill with kindness, let down with loving words Golden phrases from a silvery tongue, things you say leave me disturbed It's not my nature to walk away, while your pain surrounds you, I wanna carry you. I'm the kindest kinda fool for you, fool for you, fool for you You think that it's a kindness to fill your words with "kindest" But I know that I'm the biggest kinda fool for you, fool for you, fool, foolish me It’s not my nature to walk away, while your pain surrounds you But I know that I'm the biggest kinda fool for you, fool for you, fool for you I’m a fool, the kindest kind of fool for you, You know that I’m your fool, the sweetest kind of fool Fool for you
3.
Special 05:00
SPECIAL Once I gave my heart so easily, let it fly up to the sky, swirl among the swaying trees Now I don’t give it away so easily. Hold my head up higher, let Cupid’s arrows fly right by ... Lessons still to learn on how to be good with someone else, and better still with me Setting free my heart … is risky What’s special about you that should be special to me (Show me, show me, show me, show me) What’s special about you that should be special to me (Show me, show me, show me, show me) I want to give my heart so make it easy I want to fly, said I want to fly What’s special about you that should be special to me (Show me, show me, show me, show me) What’s special about you that should be special to me (Show me, show me, show me, show me) I want to fly, said I want to fly Fly…. fly…. Show me show me show me (Show me, show me, show me, show me) Show me show me show me (Show me, show me, show me, show me) What’s special about you that should be special to me (Show me, show me, show me, show me) What’s special about you that should be special to me (Show me, show me, show me, show me) What’s so special about you?
4.
Liar 04:19
LIAR Liar. Why the need to bring me down? Liar. Do you really want to bring this now? Let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go In your head, there’s a story that you tell; you’re maligned, you’re a victim damned It absolves you from yourself, this cross that you have to bear. Why do I get pulled in? And why do I even care? Liar. Why the need to bring me down? Liar. Do you really want to bring this now? Let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go (Let it go, let it go, let it go) It’s okay to wound when you feel the pain To hurt where you feel the scar that itches through night and day So go ahead and raise your blade and stick it right through this heart And pretend that you just don’t care Liar. Why the need to bring me down? Liar. Do you really want to bring this now? Let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go (Let it go, let it go, let it go) So go ahead and raise your blade and stick it right through this heart And pretend that you just don’t care Liar. Why the need to bring me down? Liar. Do you really want to bring this now? Let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go (Let it go, let it go, let it go) You don’t want this, no! Oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go, oh oh, let it go Cuz you’re a liar, liar, liar, liar, Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar You’re a soul-sucking, mind fucking, wannabe mess, And you’re a liar, liar, liar Oooo Oooo
5.
NO MORE SAVING SOULS He sits alone thinking; she sits alone drinking. There was a time when they would have done that together. Better to move on, better to go. Better to get out, better to roll. He remembers clearly everything he held so dear Physics and philosophy, they talked until dawn. So hard to move on, so hard to go. Better to get out, no more saving souls. No more saving souls. No more saving souls. (No more, no more) He can’t shake her image, he still hears her voice Shouting from the top of the stairs as he turns and walks away Better to move on, better to go. Better to get out, better to roll. So hard to move on, so hard to go. Better to get out, no more saving souls. No more saving souls No more saving souls No more saving souls No more, no more. No more, no more. You've got move on- Get gone- Be strong- Roll on He warned her once, he warned her third time round, he’s done making nice You've got move on- Get gone- Be strong- Roll on He was kind while she was cruel but now he’s done being her fool You've got move on- Get gone- Be strong- Roll on He picked her up so many time he lost himself but now he had found He’s not going to save her soul, save her soul, save her soul He’s just going to save his own.
6.
STRANGER THAN A DREAM Doesn't it always feel like there must be something more, when there is not And maybe if I’d tried just a little bit more but I did not When I think of you it's like breaking in two all the things we did and we did not Though I was never sure what we needed from each other I don't need it anymore Stranger than a dream (stranger), stranger than a dream (stranger), stranger than a dream... Stranger……stranger…… If there was a time when we more in line, I don’t remember And maybe if you’d tried just a little bit more But you did not, remember? When I think of you it's like breaking in two all the things we did and we did not Though I was never really sure what we needed from each other I don't need it anymore Stranger than a dream (stranger), stranger than a dream (stranger), stranger than a dream...stranger... Stranger……stranger…… Stranger …. stranger
7.
SUIT OF ARMOUR I would have sat there for a long time tugging my hem down to my knees Pressing my wine glass to my lips 'til I got a little tipsy. Ah, but that's just me. Clever you, you wore a suit of armour, silly me, a damsel in this dress You were chivalry at cocktails, I was misery in high heels The things we do for our friends Clever you, you wear a suit of armour. It gets you through the battles of the day Decorated warrior, hidden dreamer, waiting for something to take you away Take you away (Take you, take you away.) Away (Take you, take you away) Take you away. (Take you, take you away.) Away. (Take you, take you away.) Take you away. Away. (Away) You can tie on a mean Windsor, I wave a thick mascara wand We will put our best feet forward, win them with our smiles, then we're gone, gone, gone Clever you, you wear a suit of armour It gets you through the battles of the day Decorated warrior, hidden dreamer, waiting for something to take you away Take you away (Take you, take you away.) Away (Take you, take you away) Take you away. (Take you, take you away.) Away. (Take you, take you away.) Take you away. Away. (Away) Take you away (Take you, take you away.) Away (Take you, take you away) Take you away. (Take you, take you away.) Away. (Take you, take you away.) Take you away. Away. (Away) I would have sat there for a long time.
8.
Equalizer 05:54
EQUALIZER Shifting through the night, I turn to get it right Counting sheep I try to breathe to still what burns in me Love is the equalizer, love is a great divider A two faced friend who keeps you strong, then makes you wrong Endless day with endless hours spent climbing ivory towers All I want is all I need, a constant mouth to feed Love is the equalizer, love is a great divider A two faced friend who keeps you strong, then makes you wrong OH, OH, OH... Love is the equalizer, Love is a great divider Love is the equalizer, Love is the great divider A two faced friend who keeps you strong, then makes you wrong

about

This album is fused from our diverse influences. You're going to hear little bits of Motown, punk, pop, funk, prog, gospel, ska, folk, jazz, ambient, new wave. Between the five of us, we've played, listened, loved all those genres and more.

Recorded at Joel Plaskett's most excellent New Scotland Yard Studio in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia over the summer of 2019.

credits

released April 4, 2020

Jacquie Thillaye: vocals & songwriting
Dave Johnson: guitar & backing vox
Henry Taylor: bass
Mike MacKinnon: drum kit & hand drums
Fionnuala Reynolds: backing vocals & percussive accents

Special guests:
Mike Robinson: Trombone on Suit of Armour & Sweet Sweet
Myles Cornish: Trumpet on Suit of Armour, Sweet Sweet, & Special
Dawn Hatfield: Baritone Sax on Liar
Dexter Outhit: Sounds effects on Equalizer
Pete Davison: Keyboards on Suit of Armour, Stranger Than a Dream, Sweet Sweet, Kind Kinda Fool

All songs arranged by quiet hill

Primary Engineer: Thomas Stajcer
Secondary Engineer: Alex Burris
Mixed by Thomas Stajcer
Produced by Jacquie Thillaye with the wisdom & guidance of Thomas Stajcer

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

quiet hill Halifax, Nova Scotia

qh is original music from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The musical musings on life and love of front person Jacquie Thillaye come out in a confluence of musical styles and backgrounds. Rock, soul, punk, folk, indie? 70's, 80's, 90's, now? Why, yes.  

Dave Johnson on guitar and backing vox,
Henry Taylor on bass, Mike Robinson on keys, & introducing
Jason Loppie on drums.
NEW TUNES SOON! (April 2023)
... more

contact / help

Contact quiet hill

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like quiet hill, you may also like: