Decadence (album)

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Decadence
DecadenceHeadAutomatica.jpg
Studio album by
Head Automatica
Released17 August 2004
StudioThe Glue Factory
Genre
Length37:45
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDan the Automator, Howard Benson
Head Automatica chronology
Decadence
(2004) 		Popaganda
(2006)

Decadence is the debut studio album by American rock band Head Automatica.

Production[]

Dan the Automator produced almost every track, except for "Beating Heart Baby" and "The Razor" , which were produced by Howard Benson. The Automator-produced songs were recorded at The Glue Factory in San Francisco, California. Mixed was split between four people: Dave Sardy did "At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet", "Brooklyn Is Burning", "King Caesar", "Disco Hades II", "Solid Gold Telephone", and "I Shot William H. Macy"; Benson did "Beating Heart Baby", "The Razor", and "Dance Party Plus"; Rich Costey did "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)"; and Automator did "Head Automatica Soundsystem". Mike Plotnikoff acted as engineer for "Beating Heart Baby", "The Razor", and "Dance Party Plus"; Benson and Craig Aaronson did additional production on "Dance Party Plus".[1]

Release[]

In March 2004, the band went on a short tour with Thursday.[2] On June 27, 2004, Decadence was announced for release in three months' time.[3] Around this, the band appeared on a handful of dates on the Honda Civic Tour.[4] In early August, the band filmed a video for "Beating Heart Baby" during their performance at CBGB's in New York.[5] Decadence was released in 2004 through Warner Bros. Records. In October and November, the band supported The Used on their headlining tour of the US.[6] "Beating Heart Baby" was released to radio on February 22, 2005.[7] In June 2005, the band toured the US with Nightmare of You.[8] On June 28, a music video was released for "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)".[9]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars [1]
Drowned in Sound8/10 [10]
Melodic2.5/5 stars [11]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars [12]

Decadence debuted at No. 10 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and reached a peak position of #125 on the UK Albums Chart. By February 2006, the album had sold over 89,000 copies.[13]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Daryl Palumbo and Dan Nakamura, except where noted.[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet" 2:14
2."Brooklyn Is Burning" 3:54
3."Beating Heart Baby"
3:23
4."Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)" 4:08
5."King Caesar" 3:54
6."The Razor"
  • Palumbo
3:30
7."Dance Party Plus"
3:21
8."Disco Hades II" 3:57
9."Solid Gold Telephone"
  • Palumbo
2:23
10."Head Automatica Soundsystem" 3:35
11."I Shot William H. Macy"
  • Palumbo
3:17

Personnel[]

Personnel per booklet.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Decadence (booklet). Head Automatica. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. CDW 48631.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ White, Adam (February 14, 2004). "Thursday / The Bronx / Head Automatica / Andrew WK in March". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Roth, Kaj (June 27, 2004). "Head Automatica Feat. Glassjaw Singer Plays Electronic Rock". Melodic. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Heisel, Scott (April 18, 2004). "Civic Tour lineup confirmed". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. ^ UG Team (August 4, 2004). "In Brief: Green Day, New Found Glory, Used, Creed". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  6. ^ UG Team (September 9, 2004). "On The Road: Used, Kataklysm, Red Tape". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  8. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 18, 2005). "Nightmare Of You / Head Automatica". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "AbsolutePunk.net". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Diver, Mike (September 28, 2004). "Album Review: Head Automatica - Decadence". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  11. ^ Roth, Kaj (September 16, 2004). "Head Automatica - Decadence". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  12. ^ Miller, Kirk (September 2, 2004). "Decadence : Head Automatica". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 14, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  13. ^ Kohli, Rohan (February 15, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending 2/12/06". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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