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Man Alive

by Sainthill

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1.
Shut your mouths, watch your backs boys We’re gonna run this door tonight If anybody acts smart Remember violence solves everything I’m a single dad with a daughter I work the door part time I remember that kid from earlier I didn’t hit him all that hard Where did he come from? And how did he get behind With that knife? Bastard changed his jacket (Ed Hardy) Looked the same age as my girl (safely home) Stuck the knife in my rib cage (damn it hurt) Red ribbons on the ground Where did he come from? And how did he get behind With that knife? Where did he come from? And how did he get behind With that knife? I wanna look up at the stars now But the smog it clouds the night And my last vision of the stars now Is a neon light
2.
If It Moves 02:38
Where in heaven’s name do you think that you’re going? She asked him I’m going hunting for the long weekend But I thought we had plans to see the Molinas and their new pool And now you’re going killing once again You might call it killing, but there’s honour in the take down And hope as we lay waiting in the grass And how was I supposed to know that it was your sister’s birthday? How was I supposed to know all this? I just wanna be left alone…
3.
Live hands Dead leaves We pat down the grave Out the back of Crooked Stream It's a shame But it don’t bother me His skin a memory, it was covered in tattoos The skull, the snake, the boxing kangaroo I almost felt ashamed, out there in the rain What’s that at the door? I’m just paranoid It's a shame But it don’t bother me It's a shame It's a damn cryin’ shame That he couldn't get his shit together Last night But Tony I'm scared, Tony I'm scared that I might be next Tell me, how do you know that you won't be next?
4.
Mary-Kate 04:01
Mary-Kate, I've got your number And I will call you But don't expect the call tomorrow I've got a lot of stuff to do Mary-Kate, I got your message And I'm sorry if I don't write right back But like I told you, I've got a lot on my plate And like I told you, our date might have to wait Mary-Kate, good morning to you, I gotta say I'm surprised that we Had a nice time together Mary-Kate, you're good to me Why’re you so good to me?
5.
A friend of mine was changing Moneyed with long desired funds And the girl that he was seeing on the weekends She wasn't welcome past the Sunday He said, It ain’t worth it I got better things to spend my money on If she makes it worth it I might change my mind And she can have whatever the hell she wants He came up in his fancy suit And ordered for his girl and all As we sat through three damn courses I couldn’t recall Why we first hung Why we were brothers I said, It ain’t worth it I got better ways to spend my time If he makes it worth it I might change my mind But the rounds will be on him tonight All the best, all the best All the best to you All the best, all the best All the best for you
6.
Peach 03:22
7.
She & He 05:51
They sat at the back of the bar Might have been a set up but it was looking all right He poured the wine She was already He was all ready She looked at his carpenter hands He would carve love symbols on her heart and blow the dust away She was looking fine in that figure-hugging dress Measured her twice, it was his way ‘Cause he had just one shot to make her stay She was already thinking of long nights He was all ready to go She was already thinking of colours He was all ready to go home She was already thinking of long nights He was all ready to go home and undress her She was already thinking of fidelity He was all ready ‘cause he thought he could love her
8.
Buried Life 04:43
Beheld her in the morning light Maybe I’ve got a pretty wife With long, blonde, falling hair It falls on me and I don’t care Wide awake and miles away Dwelling on the other day How it happened I don’t know The stranger’s arms they took me so Beheld her in the morning light I may not see her tonight Or her long, blonde, falling hair If I lose her now… I’d never dare The stranger’s arms they took me so In the arms of a John Doe Beheld her in the morning light It’s a buried life
9.
Dear mother, I apologise for not writing you sooner, for my time is as scarce as money and I dare say you know that I am not in plenty stock of it, and my coat it is done, I wear my Sunday one. Dear mother, I got the five pounds it washed the tears from my eyes as I saw your real heart laid before me. Still I have not gotten post from my brother and my hand trembles as I am so angry about it. I am your son and I hoped to give you comfort in your old age. When in India I will be able to send you more, expect a letter from me two days from when we land ashore. I am your faithful and loving son
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Man Alive 02:20

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A concept album on the theme of manhood. Vignettes of love, death, fear, friendship, and family. What lies beneath a stereotype… what do others expect a man to do… what does it mean to be one?

A night in the life of an unlucky bouncer. A guy who just wants his me-time. A self-conscious small time crim. Losing pessimism for romance. Drifting away from a friend. A first date. An affair. A loving letter from a son to his mother aboard a doomed ship.

The music is melancholic, sanguine… a tonal palette of reverberated electric guitars, keyboards, and some drums to give some muscle.

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released July 20, 2014

All songs by Tom Larkey aka Sainthill

Tom Larkey - guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals etc.
Brea Acton - additional vocals on Buried Life
Oliver Mann - harmonica on Buried Life
Dave O’Brien - piano on It Ain’t Worth It
Tilly Perry - additional vocals on She & He
Jesse Rasmussen - additional vocals on If It Moves
Kristian Rasmussen - drums on Knife Bastard, Peach, She & He

Photos by Amelie Scalercio

Mastered by Michael Tayler

Thank you: Jesse, Broz, OL, Derz, Till, Kristian, Mike, Amz, Matty B, Gen & Sla, Mum and Dad, and the wonderful Melbourne music scene.

Hawk Moth Records 2014

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Sainthill Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne songwriter Sainthill (aka Tom Larkey) creates dream pop with allusions to indie rock and folk. Tales of outsiders, animals, and landscapes tangle with emotive melodies and soundscapes. Sainthill’s work has been described by critic Marty Jones (Rhythms Magazine) as “intelligent and beautiful music” ... more

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