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Set Your Aim

by JONNY

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james_alfred Best yet- compelling in every way and catchy as hell. Listening repeatedly. my favorite track keeps changing ( and I've updated it accordingly), which is the hallmark of a really good album. Favorite track: Take Me To The Coast.
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paulos An album of sombre, heartbreaking lyrics with tasteful vocal filters over Jonny/JDH's usual excellent beats. The peacefulness and triumphalist "We're gonna make it!" joy of his previous work makes way for more chastened themes of abandonment and hurt. Here Jonny's most memorable chorus asks "Have you ever seen devastation?" The musical and thematic maturity fits well. This might be his best. Favorite track: Take Me To The Coast.
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it’s like rain on a seed waiting is all i need timing is key for me to grow beyond and you you’re wide awake now yours is due... dying to sleep now a necessary change will come for those who don’t even know where they’re coming from so true you’re wide awake now you hear me turning from this light pollution i’d rather be the song than the dug up ground if you come close you can hear my sound i’d rather be alone than a poisonous friend when your back is turned the connection ends loving me’s a lot of work trust is the safest word i know if you can see my worst a person can’t decide your worth sadness hidden in a joke can’t see beyond the smoke i’ll hide behind debris it’s the only place i’ll be too soon… i need you here with me i’m still right here i need you here with me waiting for those fears please just one taste of the water i know you have been like a father please just one taste of this water i know you have been like a father at the end of this song at the end of this album i keep running but i don’t know what i’m running from at the end of my life at the end of my life who’s with me who’s sharp who’s just a bread knife at the end of my life at the end of my journey won’t toss and turn won’t feel this yearning
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Cold Sweat 02:36
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Set Your Aim 04:16
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Devastation 05:19
i fell down in the dirt my father’s house it stayed there you haven’t hurt this easily you haven’t hurt this easily never thought i’d write a song about weakness anything i do i do it all for meekness i keep salting food though i can’t even taste this if i ever learn what month what year what day it is i will never miss the unrelenting pain of this i will never miss the rain or miss the sameness every time i see my picture in a folder i look tired because i’m carrying a boulder have you ever seen devastation it feels like an interrogation have you ever had your world collapse like the stress was charging you tax i can hear my daughter’s voice she doesn’t know when i’m sad my kids won’t ever know this pain as long as i’m their dad i’d rather never dream again than see you live with unmet needs child with her mother’s eyes i hope that you find what you need every person’s got their flaws especially when you’re 33 if you ever go through this you know you’ll have a friend in me the air is cool and light up here i’m pouring out my thoughts for thee you collect my tears in a jar and save them for eternity have you ever had a revelation that led to such dedication have you ever had your heart abound and your feet put on the ground have you ever seen a devastation that led to such dedication have you ever seen your heart abound and your feet put on the ground have you ever had a revelation that led to such dedication have you ever had your heart abound and your feet put on the ground
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Dedication 07:13
i don’t even know why i’m crying it’s the part of me that won’t stop trying if i made it to my thirties with heavy eyes then in spite of me i didn’t realize if the end of this is coming then i’ll give it up that the people who surround me won't spit it up i don't even know why i'm crying it's the part of me that won't stop trying blunt and confused i’ve stunted my growth for a time i had hoped and i waited for you to open my eyes to the wonders outside in the yard or the room where i go i'm followed my mind it feels so hollow it’s true i don’t even know why i’m crying it’s the part of me that won’t stop trying if i made it to my thirties with heavy eyes then in spite of me i didn’t realize don't read the news 'cause the day has been light so don't mess with the night and you'll finally use all this peace that i taught you are free to be not and you'll finally lose all the words that have hurt and the people desert you it's true
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10 Years 04:04
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low dose of lexapro for awhile i’ll give it a go afraid little boy in the rivers of joy he will wash his hopes he’s got everything he says he needs something else please baby please let me hide this pain from myself old hopes i’ll let them go from my life i can’t resist if i see it right, i won’t see all night but the seeing insists you prayed every time you saw my eyes turn to grey and the colours went dark like a stone in the park when i started to fade i will come back to the place i was again my love i will come back to the place i was again my love one little word one little burst it set my heart at ease i’m just running and i didn’t know running to the place where the children go that’s my little one she’s the one i need everybody sees her crown she’s just running and i’m running behind if i catch up it will fix my life all i really wanted who i really trust the fairest of them all i have hurt and i have spied all consumed by sinister lies but now this place we’ve made a place to lay our heads criticized by no one who counts i’m just looking here to find my home you’re still here when i’m all alone every time you see it’s like a work of art never judge a story from the very start it’s been 5 years since you fell apart remember who you trust and who your friends are dedicated tears for those lost days your memories disappear forming new ways every time you see me and you see my heart remember who you trust and who your friends are i will come back to the place i was again my love i can hear my masters voice inside “i know, you tried”

about

It’s been ten years since my last full album “We’re Going to Make It” came out, and now, at a time when making music makes the least sense, I am doing so again for the sake of my own mental health.

Lots has changed in the past ten years: I’ve moved to a new city, started a new life, and now have two kids instead of one. All of these tracks have been created in my home studio space in Edmonton, Alberta. These songs are deeply personal, and created as a way to process and move on from some of the most difficult experiences of my life. “Set Your Aim” is an album about re-adjusting your aim and trying a second time when you’ve missed the mark.

This music lifts me, encourages me, and gives me a sense of calm. I hope it does the same for you.

Thanks for listening!

-Jonny

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released October 5, 2021

Written, recorded and mixed by Jonny Hughes.

"Devastation" was mixed by Christopher Teti.

Guest vocals on "Dedication" and "I Was Afraid You'd See Me Differently" by Tessa Hughes.

Cover photo by Paul Edward Hughes.

Special thanks to Josiah Hughes, Jordan Hughes and Pat Biason for consulting.

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JONNY Edmonton, Alberta

JONNY (formerly Jonny Dylan Hughes) makes electronic pop music based out of Edmonton, Alberta. He also makes electronic music under the name BRANCHES.

*Photo by Denise Acorda

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