History Music / IHateMyself

The band did name all the songs on their only full length, ''10 Songs'', none of them appeared in the lyrics and were at best only tangentially related to the lyrical content (a pretty common running theme in emo music at the time), with some being [[OverlyLongTitle overtly long and drawn out.]] It's been speculated that this was Jim poking fun at the angsty lyrical content and rambling unrelated titles associated with emo at the time, but he never said anything definitively. The band's records were, as common with emo music at the time, released only on vinyl, although their label No Idea Records did eventually put out ''10 Songs'' on CD with a bonus track added (thus now releasing it as [[UpdatedRerelease 11 Songs]].) It's still debated to this day if the band was in fact a parody or simply a very {{Troperiffic}} example of the style of music. [[TakeAThirdOption Many have said]] [[IndecisiveParody they might be a little bit of both.]] Even after the band's demise, a couple more records and [=EPs=] were released, and the band reunited briefly to put out their final release of ''3 Songs'' (with a notably different LighterAndSofter sound) in 2005, 8 years later. No Idea did plan on releasing a compilation CD of all of the band's records aside from the full length, but this never materialized. Today however most of their vinyl releases (all released by No Idea Records) are still in print and their music is available from most streaming services. The band has also played a few sporadic reunion shows in Gainesville since 2005 as well.

What made the band so notable was how they played up the tropes of emo music at the time up to eleven. They never gave any of their albums or singles a true name, and instead they are simply referred to by the number of songs on them. On their first record, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Four Songs]] EP, they didn't even give the songs themselves titles (although the second song later had its title identified as "Less Than Nothing" from its appearance on a later compilation.) Jim's vocals frequently alternated in almost every song between a quiet subduded style of singing and out of control screaming, with the sound also varying between slow twinkly parts and bursts of sound and emotion. The band's lyrics were also pretty bizarre, while often quite dark and somber (about half the songs were about wanting to commit suicide), they were also full of fairly off the wall pop culture references and BlackComedy.

The band did name all the songs on their only full length, ''10 Songs'', none of them appeared in the lyrics and were at best only tangentially related to the lyrical content (a pretty common running theme in emo music at the time), with some being [[OverlyLongTitle overtly long and drawn out.]] It's been speculated that this was Jim poking fun at the angsty lyrical content and rambling unrelated titles associated with emo at the time, but he never said anything definitively. The band's records were, as common with emo music at the time, released only on vinyl, although their label No Idea Records did eventually put out ''10 Songs'' on CD with a bonus track added (thus now releasing it as [[UpdatedRerelease 11 Songs]].) It's still debated to this day if the band was in fact a parody or simply a very {{Troperiffic}} example of the style of music. [[TakeAThirdOption Many have said]] [[IndecisiveParody they might be a little bit of both.]] Even after the band's demise, a couple more records and EPs were released, and the band reunited briefly to put out their final release of ''3 Songs'' (with a notably different LighterAndSofter sound) in 2005, 8 years later. No Idea did plan on releasing a compilation CD of all of the band's records aside from the full length, but this never materialized. Today however most of their vinyl releases (all released by No Idea Records) are still in print and their music is available from most streaming services. The band has also played a few sporadic reunion shows in Gainesville since 2005 as well.

The band did name all the songs on their only full length, ''10 Songs'', [[RefrainFromAssuming none of them appeared in the lyrics]] and were at best only tangentially related to the lyrical content (a pretty common running theme in emo music at the time), with some being [[OverlyLongTitle overtly long and drawn out.]] It's been speculated that this was Jim poking fun at the angsty lyrical content and rambling unrelated titles associated with emo at the time, but he never said anything definitively. The band's records were, as common with emo music at the time, released only on vinyl, although their label No Idea Records did eventually put out ''10 Songs'' on CD with a bonus track added (thus now releasing it as [[UpdatedRerelease 11 Songs]].) It's still debated to this day if the band was in fact a parody or simply a very {{Troperiffic}} example of the style of music. [[TakeAThirdOption Many have said]] [[IndecisiveParody they might be a little bit of both.]] Even after the band's demise, a couple more records and EPs were released, and the band reunited briefly to put out their final release of ''3 Songs'' (with a notably different LighterAndSofter sound) in 2005, 8 years later. No Idea did plan on releasing a compilation CD of all of the band's records aside from the full length, but this never materialized. Today however most of their vinyl releases (all released by No Idea Records) are still in print and their music is available from most streaming services. The band has also played a few sporadic reunion shows in Gainesville since 2005 as well.

What made the band so notable was how they played up the tropes of emo music at the time UpToEleven. They never gave any of their albums or singles a true name, and instead they are simply referred to by the number of songs on them. On their first record, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Four Songs]] EP, they didn't even give the songs themselves titles (although the second song later had its title identified as "Less Than Nothing" from its appearance on a later compilation.) Jim's vocals frequently alternated in almost every song between a quiet subduded style of singing and out of control screaming, with the sound also varying between slow twinkly parts and bursts of sound and emotion. The band's lyrics were also pretty bizarre, while often quite dark and somber (about half the songs were about wanting to commit suicide), they were also full of fairly off the wall pop culture references and BlackComedy.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Ranging from a 1 ("Secret Lovers at the Heaven's Gate Ranch" or "Kind of a Long Way Down") to often as high as an 8. Even most of their individual songs had much variation due to their heavy reliance on loud/soft dynamics.
* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Usually a 7-8.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Pretty damn far on the cynicism side, particularly with "Song For All The Young Casanovas And Casanovettes". "Destroy All Monsters" is a rare aversion.

** "This Isn't the Tenka-Ichi-Budôkai" is about the pain felt after a very harsh relationship ended in breakup...using a tournament in ''DragonBallZ'' as a metaphor.

What made the band so notable was how they played up the tropes of emo music at the time UpToEleven. They never gave any of their albums or singles a true name, and instead they are simply referred to by the number of songs on them. On their first record, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Four Songs]] EP, they didn't even give the songs themselves titles (although the second song later had it's title identified as "Less Than Nothing" from its appearance on a later compilation.) Jim's vocals frequently alternated in almost every song between a quiet subduded style of singing and out of control screaming, with the sound also varying between slow twinkly parts and bursts of sound and emotion. The bands' lyrics were also pretty bizarre, while often quite dark and somber (about half the songs were about wanting to commit suicide), they were also full of fairly off the wall pop culture references and BlackComedy.

** "Kind of a Long Way Down" is an example of this, once you realize one of the meanings of the title is literal.

* WordSaladLyrics: Surprisingly ''averted''. While this is a trope associated with most emo bands of the era, IHM's were pretty straightforward describing surreal and usually depressing situations, often with bizarre metaphors, but with a clear meaning.

* DrivenToSuicide: Implied with the narrator of "...and Keep Reaching for Those Stars", as well as "A Conversation With Dr. Seussicide" and the woman described in "Kind if a Long Way Down".

* NonAppearingTitle: Literally ''none'' of their song titles appear in their lyrics.