Run | HOWLIN' WHALE

Howlin' Whale is a cetaceous harmonica player, composer, and vocalist. Born in Massachusetts, she grew up in a swampy forest by a train track and a shooting range. While the rails' haunting rattles and moans sang of other worlds, perennial gunfire infused her with rhythms of mortality. A fateful encounter with whales while swimming in the ocean set her compass eternally seaward, enchanted by the music of dark waters. These sounds are the roots of the Whale, seated deep in her soulful voice and howling through her harmonica. In 2012, Whale made her recording debut on harmonica for the song “On My Time” with the band Sea At Last. They joined forces again to compose “Castle,” which Chris Douridas premiered on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Next, Whale hosted Made In Laurel Canyon, a house concert series that brought musicians, filmmakers, writers, dancers, actors, puppeteers, and industry magicians together for evenings of live music and revelry in her living room. Playing stages throughout the West Coast and Texas, Howlin' Whale honors reggae, blues, and Hip Hop. Howlin' Whale’s debut EP Breach is set for release in 2016, featuring her lead single "Run" out now on GYPSYPOP RECORDS, co-produced with renowned Kush Audio wizard Gregory Scott aka UBK. A woman of many hats, Howlin' Whale's luscious voice, intense love affair with harmonica, and dizzying wealth of locker-room tales feed her music with equal parts ferocity, honesty, and joy. http://www.howlinwhale.com http://www.gypsypoprecords.com Lyrics: Oh the Texas sun sets and the sky is wide Blind if I believe I’ve found a place to hide I’m leaving my baby and I don’t know why Hope he don’t hate me for being a child My foot’s on the pavement and my toes dig in Up ahead I hear the truck that'll do me in Why don’t I run Why don't I run Why don't I run, oh why don't I run Up ahead I hear the truck, it’s for that I’m done I’ve made some mistakes and told a lie or two Now shame’s got me wishing that I never knew you My blood flows weak and I can feel my heart turn 'Cause I got to give him so much less than he earned Making that man frown makes me so damn sad It’s a double thick cut, boy, do I got it bad A good baby needs a baby loyal and true How could I be crying for you and cry for him too? I’d rather be bright or not be here at all I'd rather be bright or not be here at all I'd rather be bright or not be here at all Up ahead I hear the truck, that horn is my call I’m leaving my body and the sun falls fast At least I’d hoped I'd go out with a fiery blast But the dark is big and the gravel shakes Dreaming of a place where I did not know this place Oh I wish I could run, but there’s nowhere to run I wish I could run, but there's nowhere to run I wish I could run, but there's nowhere to run No, there's nowhere to run when you’re in love with someone There's nowhere to run when you're in love with someone There's nowhere to run when you're in love with someone. Composition and Lyrics by Howlin' Whale Releases July 15, 2015 Howlin' Whale: Vox and Harmonica Tory Elena: Cajon and Percussion Cohen: Guitar Engineered by Cohen and Tory Elena of Sea At Last Produced by UBK and Howlin' Whale Recorded in Laurel Canyon, California ©2012 HOWLIN' WHALE ©2015 GYPSYPOP RECORDS