Rattlesnake Boy

Lil' Chief Records is proud to present new signing, Mainard Larkin. Mainard previously had a run of streaming hits as hip hop act Randa, but recently he's made a surprising jump into alt-country and has created a loose concept album about a pro-wrestler who is down on his luck.

'Rattlesnake Boy' is the title track of Mainard Larkin's debut album. The song perfectly captures the bittersweet, reflective mood of the album as a whole. On the surface, it's a playful song about a pro-wrestler facing the decline of their career and trying to keep their chin up - an aspect that is brought to life in the accompanying music video. This story is used to channel Mainard's own feelings after a relationship break-up.

Mainard's music-making partner for this project was Shannon Fowler, who is better known as Tom Lark, with popular early tracks such as 'Never Be Your Man' and 'Something To Tell You' (most played track on Australia's Triple J over the summer of its release), while his more recent work has gained multiple award nominations, including Best Folk Album at the 2024 AMAs. The current project was born from a throwaway comment from Mainard about wanting to do a country album, which Shannon saw as a fun idea and soon the pair began writing a new set of songs, with banjo and lapsteel in hand.