Ever had that little guy in ya head calling the shots? The title song of the album, Little Man In My Head, is about that negative voice in your mind who tries to tell you you can't do cool shit. Who puts poo-coloured lenses over your eyes and makes you look back at your memories with regret, and your future with fear. 
Well he's wrong, and this is a song of hope and happy thoughts to show you that you don't need to listen to him! Your heart is smarter and knows better!

CREDITS:

Little Man in my Head 
by Cheeky Chalk
Released 04/03/2016

Music written and performed by Cheeky Chalk

Vocals by Mark Chapman
Music by Mitchel Hudson

Recorded and Mixed at Sound Machine Studios Melbourne 
Soundmachinestudios.com.au

Mastered at Turtlerock Mastering
Turtlerockmastering.com

Artwork by Ivano Martini
Ivanomartini.com

Guest artists
Dave Cooper - drums, percussion and marimba
Paul Lambert - bass, percussion
Rachel Chapman - backing vocals
Jerome Smith - bass

Little Man in My Head EP

Little Man In My head

Getting Louder – Everybody loves a good drink, but we all go a little too far sometimes. Getting louder is about those times, when you might be having fun, but you might be taking away from everyone else's fun. That regret in the morning, when you can't remember what you've done, and your friends tell you about things you wish you didn't do. About getting louder and more obnoxious, about that drunk alter-ego you wish never came out. We've all been there, and we'll probably all go there again, but this song is a tale of caution, to try and find your limit and stop there.

Getting Louder

This song was written in India after meeting a friend who was a little more cautious than us, the voice of reason you might say. It reminded us of when we were younger, with less fear of consequences, and a whole lot more recklessness. It's written in the form of an angel and a devil on your shoulder, the faster singing being the angel who cautions you that what you're doing might be a little too outrageous. The second verse is about the longboard skating Mark used to do when he was younger. He went home when he was in his 20's and saw some of the hills he used to skate, and thought “there's no way I would do that now, I could've bloody died”. On the other hand, the devil in the song has an important message as well – sometimes you need to put a little more effort and a little more crazy into your day if you wanna make it to the top of the waterfall and jump.

Waterfall

It took Mark a long time to write a love song, most of the others seemed so corny and that's not where he wanted to go. Even when he met Grace, the love of his life, it's took him 3 years to put pen to paper. But here it is, an ode to the follies of youth, when lust seems like love, and the love's you have are shadows of the real thing. He's been with Grace for more than 6 years now, and the love he describes in the song is stronger than ever.

Love Letter

Broken mirror is about poisonous relationships. Sometimes love is blind, and sometimes it's just plain stupid. People often stay in bad relationships for longer than they should; out of a sense of duty, a fear of loss, blind devotion or just laziness. But some people really aren't meant to be in relationships, at least not in that period of their life. So this song's about when you fall for that girl or guy who's poison to you. You might learn some lessons from them, but it's hard to know that at the time, it just hurts.

Cheeky Chalk

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