I won’t come back here again
so we don’t have to pretend
Like you’d show up if it were me
but there’s so much that you don’t see

With every answer the question grew
can I be myself when I’m with you?
Felt like the sun had been shining too long
we all get burnt sometimes

Tell me you meant everything
A bird that don’t fly can still sing
And I know you have to go
but there’s one thing that you should know

With every answer the question grew
can I be myself when I’m with you?
Knew that the feeling was lasting too long
we all get hurt sometimes




Engineered by Levi Schlosser at Hear Hear Studio
Mastered by Troy Messerall

Summer's tale

Bored In The Summer

City Is Taken

To The Stars and Back

EELS

Gazing at Footwear

Love Machine

Lilypad Lane

A sharp, ironic love song about being treated like something disposable. Single Serving turns the language of convenience into a bitter reflection on fast feelings and emotional neglect. It’s catchy, clever, and just a little too real.



Single Serving

Создатель чуда или панк который любит жизнь

Люди

Blackbirds FC's third album!

This record has been a long labour of love for the band and features ten hand-tooled total bangers including the singles Rings Around the Sun, Lake of Stars and What's the Half-Life of Loving You?

Lyrically it talks about love (mainly gone wrong), politics (also going wrong), the young and the future (could go either way...). Musically it calls on the noisy spirits of all our influences including Wilco, The Church, the Go-Betweens, Beck and. Midnight Oil. 

The record title, Desire Lines, is partly a reference to the informal, unplanned pathways that people create despite the efforts of designers.

These lines typically cut across a planned route or area, often due to a more convenient or direct route and seemed like a good fit on a variety of levels for this record. 

Credits
Released July 11, 2025

Blackbirds FC are: 

Jeff Baker – Guitar 
Phil Campbell – Drums, percussion
Julien Chick – Bass, vocals 
Jeremy Gronow – Vocals, guitar, keyboards, string arrangements 
Gina Hearnden – Vocals, acoustic guitar 
Bec Long – Cello, lighting design

With Cameron McKenzie - Guitars, keyboards, vocals.

Produced by Cameron McKenzie at Station Place Studios, March - December 2024.
Mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering, January 2025.

Cover design: Phil Campbell
Band Photo: Jon Baxter

Made in the country of the Boon Wurrung/Bunurong People of the Eastern Kulin Nation. Blackbirds FC pay respect to their past, present, and future Elders and recognise their continued connection to the land and waters of this place. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Contact: blackbirdsfcband@gmail.com
www.blackbirdsfc.com.au

Copyright: Blackbirds FC 2025
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