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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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1991 With The Bullet

Machine covers of songs written and recorded by Kevin Bianchi

©2025 St. Francis Records, LLC.

All songs written by Kevin Bianchi
JakeOwen/St. Francis Music (ASCAP)

I Woke Up from the Strangest Dream

I’m not who you thought I was
I could be, let me see
I hate it
Reach out to the stars above
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it 
You wanna tear me apart?
Pick at my brain and then you make it restart
It’s hard to trust she keeps a hollowing heart
I’m the only one who has the key to the lock
Know it’s been harder since you’ve been on your own
Say who that calling? Know that’s me on your phone
Been a long time since I’ve heard it before
So when you say you love me it feels like something’s wrong
Terrified of my own demise
Run and hide I’m to scared to show you
I’m not who you thought I was
I can be..
I can be
I hate it
I hate it
I hate it
I hate it 
I hate it
I hate it 
The sorrow
I made it
I hate it
It’s too late to save me
I hate it

I’m not who you thought I was
I could be, let me see
I hate it
Reach out to the stars above
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it 

Hate it
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it 
I hate it

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