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Chess Club

by Man Sandal

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1.
Ere Gordon 01:57
You come and go You stand too close What was your name? Forgot again I’m overwhelmed Hope you can’t tell Don’t look at me Silence is key But please don’t leave Because I need Some company So stay with me What is that picture On your shirt Is it some brand I never learned Pretend to be impressed by you You stand too close I watch you boast I let it go I’m so alone What was your name Forgot again Asking’s ok Maybe too late Pretend to be impressed by you Could that be what you’re doing too? Pretend to be impressed by you Could that be what you’re doing too?
2.
Oceans away You couldn’t stay Please don’t cry We’ll be alright Take care in London Have a safe flight Kiss me like you’ll miss me Speak with your lips and not your words Smile at the thought Of what could have been Wipe away the tears Save it for when the plane rides the sky The sky The sky The sky Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye (One way flight) Goodbye (One way flight) Goodbye (One way flight) Goodbye One way flight One way flight One way flight
3.
Adulthood 03:18
Wearing socks under my sandals I don’t know how I’m expected to handle All these adult things, I feel my head, it’s slowly sinking Fighting climate anxiety With a keep cup and a brand-spanking pair of new car keys On my one-hour commute to university And I’m getting older but not much wiser And by the time I’m 50 the world will be on fire So I’m sorry that it takes a while for me to get out of bed, Brush the hair on my head Oh Adulthood doesn’t look too good. Washing glasses one by one to save the water while all my friends are having fun In the sun, at the park don’t get me started About the expectations that have been thrust on us seemingly expectantly And yet you don’t look that guilty And I’m starting to get run down from this weight that you have placed between my shoulders And I’m building the person I want to be So let me be And fuck off with your coal mines And all your pollution too And your little plebiscite along with all the things that you weren’t big enough to do Oh Adulthood doesn’t look too good. Adulthood don’t look too good. Adulthood don’t look too good. Adulthood don’t look too good. Adulthood don’t look too good!
4.
Too young to be old Too old to be young Too dumb to be smart Too smart to be dumb Too young to be old Too old to be young Too dumb to be smart Too smart to be dumb On my way to work I pass the cemetery And I am reminded of my mortality Everyone on the train’s coughing, coughing Too good to be bad Too bad to be good When I’m feeling sad Well I don’t think I should Got it pretty good Comparatively Even if I wish that I had done things differently Busy train but no one says hello, says hello Everyone on the train feels alone, feels alone As we pass the graveyard Theres so many cars I think about the graveyard Everybody dies Everybody dies Everybody dies Nobody survives Everybody dies
5.
I am confused I would do anything for you But I find it hard to pick up my own shoes I think I’m a woman But I fuck shit up all the time And I lie through my teeth to keep up alright She was an angel Beyond what I could comprehend She helped me find my feet But I lost them in the end What will I become? But vomit-inducing love You know I haven’t taken anything from my walls down Whys this all about me So selfishly alone And if you drive me home and you try to leave, please don’t, please don’t (Please don’t, please don’t, please don’t)
6.
I took your words like a "cross your heart, swear to die" But the stone for you to rest isn't there Just me and my disappointment Dwelling in the loneliness Dwelling in the brokenness Dwelling in the ugly mess Lets just out this all to rest "You'll feel fine soon" that's what they say when I say "I'm not okay" "You'll feel fine soon" that's what they say when I say "I'm not okay" "I'll feel fine soon" that's what I say to myself when I'm not okay I'll feel fine soon Used to call me a special name Now I'm just one of the same Take back your words if you can't speak the truth It means something to me, it can't mean that much to you I can't be your question mark anymore Just waiting there until you want me Cos I'm still waiting there until you want me And that's hurting me more than you can see I can't lose myself, I've gotta be Brave enough with certainty That this is the best thing for me "You'll feel fine soon" that's what they say when I say "I'm not okay" "You'll feel fine soon" that's what they say when I say "I'm not okay" "I'll feel fine soon" that's what I say to myself when I'm not okay I'll feel fine soon Used to call me a special name Now I'm just one of the same Take back your words if you can't speak the truth It means something to me, it can't mean that much to you Take back your words if you can't speak the truth It means something to me, it can't mean that much to you Take back your words if you can't speak the truth Take them back they can't mean much to you Take back your words if you can't speak the truth Take them back I can't mean much to you
7.
You caught me dreaming, awake I was thinking about if I could be a mistake I spent three days inside I’ve scoured every corner of my mind And I don’t know anything at all Except how long it’s been since your last call And I don’t know anything at all Except how long the average bobtail lizard grows And I wanna know what’s living underground I wanna know who’s four light years away And I wanna know what sounds you make I wanna dream of you tonight I’m sick of the way that they treat people from next door But I’m more sick of the way that I block it out the door I don’t really know what this is all for But I’ll just stay here and think a bit more on the floor And I don’t know anything at all Except how long its been since your last call And I don’t know anything at all Except the collective noun for a bunch of crows And I wanna know what’s living underground I wanna know who’s four light years away And I wanna know what sounds you make (I don’t know anything) I wanna dream of you tonight (I don’t know anything) I wanna know what’s in your head (I don’t know anything) I wanna know what’s in your head (I don’t know anything) And I wanna know what’s in your head (I don’t know anything) I wanna dream of you tonight I wanna dream of you tonight I wanna dream of you tonight
8.
Shark 02:55
Find me a shark with a damson green head Find me a dog in a riverbed Reach for the stars and tell me they’re not grey You are weird but you’re ok Leave me alone but talk to me I just wanna be happy Catch me in the sunrise Pick a flower for my hair Tell me that you love me And I love you too I wanna wrap my arms around you Then I wake up Catch me a train I want to leave my brain Leave me alone but talk to me I just want to be happy Catch me in the sunrise Pick a flower for my head Tell me that you love me And I’ll love you too I wanna wrap my arms around you Wanna wrap my arms around you Wanna wrap my arms around you Wanna wrap my arms around you Wanna wrap my arms around, around, around you Just wanna wrap my arms around you Wanna wrap my arms around you.
9.
Good Enough 04:48
My family don’t know what I’m gonna do with the rest of my life And to be honest, I don’t have a clue My mother told me she was proud of me today, but I don’t know what for But it’s nice to know that I have her support And my brother told me I should be careful, for what I’m wishing for But it’s easy for him to say that from the other side of Australia I haven’t seen my dad in over a week, well I don’t know why He only lives a short car ride away And I called my sister up, on the phone, just the other day She’s started a new job and has recently moved away But I think she finds it tough; I think she’s really struggling and fair enough So I make sure that I tell her just how proud that I am of her Am I good enough? x23
10.
One day, more than one day we’ll look back at this time When we age and our hairs not the same anymore Ooooh x2 The future knows us but we don’t know the future The future knows us but we don’t know the future One day, more than one day we’ll look back at this time (back at this time, back at this time) When we age and our hairs not the same anymore (back at this time, back at this time) Take care of your friends, make sure you care for them (take care of friends, take care of them) Who knows when you’ll see them again (who knows when, see them again) Ooooh x2 The future knows us but we don’t know the future x10
11.
I took your words like a "cross your heart, swear to die" But the stone for you to rest isn't there Just me and my disappointment Dwelling in the loneliness Dwelling in the brokenness Dwelling in the ugly mess Lets just out this all to rest "You'll feel fine soon" that's what they say when I say "I'm not okay" "You'll feel fine soon" that's what they say when I say "I'm not okay" "I'll feel fine soon" that's what I say to myself when I'm not okay I'll feel fine soon Used to call me a special name Now I'm just one of the same Take back your words if you can't speak the truth It means something to me, it can't mean that much to you I can't be your question mark anymore Just waiting there until you want me Cos I'm still waiting there until you want me And that's hurting me more than you can see I can't lose myself, I've gotta be Brave enough with certainty That this is the best thing for me "You'll feel fine soon" that's what they say when I say "I'm not okay" "You'll feel fine soon" that's what they say when I say "I'm not okay" "I'll feel fine soon" that's what I say to myself when I'm not okay I'll feel fine soon Used to call me a special name Now I'm just one of the same Take back your words if you can't speak the truth It means something to me, it can't mean that much to you Take back your words if you can't speak the truth It means something to me, it can't mean that much to you Take back your words if you can't speak the truth Take them back they can't mean much to you Take back your words if you can't speak the truth Take them back I can't mean much to you

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"Chess Club" is our debut full length album!
It goes to a lot of different places musically and has been filled to the brim with our vulnerability and honesty.
We really hope you enjoy it <3

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released July 8, 2021

Written & performed by Man Sandal.

Vocals - Clancy Davidson (1, 4, 8), Julia Wallace (5, 7), Georgia Siciliano (2, 6, 10), David Stewart (1, 3, 9).

Backing vocals - David Stewart, Julia Wallace, Georgia Siciliano, Clancy Davidson.

Guitar - Georgia Siciliano, David Stewart.

Bass - David Stewart, Georgia Siciliano.

Piano, synth, trumpet, flugel horn - Julia Wallace.

Drums, percussion - Lochie Howitt.

Violin - Clancy Davidson, Robyn Blann.

Viola - Nikita Zhuang.

Cello - Miranda Murray-Yong.
Produced by Jeremy Segal & David Stewart.

Mixed by Jeremy Segal.

Mastered by Jack Seah & Broderick Maddens-Scott at Tunafish Recording Co.

Artwork by Luka Buchanan.

Animation by Jack Gilmour.

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Man Sandal Perth, Australia

There is no doubt, socks and sandals are in, and Man Sandal are set to make 2021 a big one.

All five members have been raised in the thriving WA music ecosystem, forming the band at an early age.

Folk and jazz influences weave
through an alternative sound of lush string and brass textures, an emotive push, and raw joy.
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