Desert Lights
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Desert Lights | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 June 2006 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 43:25 | |||
Label | Murmur | |||
Producer | Brad Wood | |||
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Singles from Desert Lights | ||||
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Desert Lights is the fifth studio album by Australian band, Something for Kate, released on 1 June 2006. The album peaked at No.1 on the ARIA Charts.[1]
Track listing[]
(All songs by Something for Kate except where noted)
- "California" – 3:42
- "Down the Garden Path" – 4:54
- "Cigarettes and Suitcases" – 4:04
- "This Is the Life for Me" – 3:59
- "A Fool's History Pt.1" – 3:37
- "Oh Kamikaze" – 3:55
- "Impossible" – 4:58
- "Transparanoia" – 4:53
- "Statues" – 4:13
- "Washed out to Sea" – 5:07
Bonus Bootleg Disc[]
(from the limited edition 2 CD version)
- "Three Dimensions" (Live at the Zoo)
- "Hawaiian Robots" (Live at the Zoo)
- "Prick" (Live at the Zoo)
- "Pinstripe" (Live at the Zoo)
- "Déjà Vu" (Live at the Zoo)
- "Born to Run" (originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen)[2][3]
Live tracks are taken from two concerts at live music venue, The Zoo, in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, on 20 and 21 May 2006.
Deluxe edition bonus disc[]
The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.
Track listing[]
- "Three Dimensions (Live at the Zoo)" - 3:44
- "Hawaiian Robots (Live at the Zoo)" - 5:04
- "Prick (Live at the Zoo)" - 3:55
- "Pinstripe (Live at the Zoo)" - 5:55
- "Déjà vu (Live at the Zoo)" - 4:49
- "Born to Run" (Bruce Springsteen) - 4:33
- "The Actor Makes His Move" - 3:39
- "The Killing Moon" (Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas) - 4:25
- "Prick (Live at the POW)" - 3:59
- "Airport Kid" - 4:07
- "The Amazing Machine that Does Not Work - Demo version" - 4:34
- "Close to Me" (Robert Smith) - 3:43
- "Cassandra Walks the Plank" - 3:01
- "Rock the Casbah" (Topper Headon, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) - 3:49
- "Oh Kamikaze (T-Rek Remix)" - 7:44
- "The Futurist" - 4:05
Charts[]
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 1 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel[]
- Something for Kate
- Paul Dempsey – guitar, vocals
- Clint Hyndman – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Stephanie Ashworth – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Mike Garson – piano on "Washed Out To Sea"
- Pete Yorn – backing vocals on "California"
- Brad Wood – backing vocals
- Jaye Ellah – backing vocals
- Chick Molverton – backing vocals
References[]
- ^ Levin, Darren (28 September 2012), "Something for the jokers", The Age, retrieved 8 October 2012
- ^ Pat McGrath (2012). "Something for Kate The Murmur Years". Mess+Noise. Mess+Noise p/l. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Something For Kate - Born To Run" (Video upload). Akashic Records. 11 February 2012 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Desert Lights – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
Categories:
- 2006 albums
- Something for Kate albums
- Murmur (record label) albums
- Albums produced by Brad Wood
- 2000s alternative rock album stubs