Kookaburra (album)
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| Kookaburra | ||||
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| Released | 8 March 2024 | |||
| Recorded | May 2021 and August 2023 | |||
| Length | 48:29 | |||
| Label | EGR | |||
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| The Whitlams Black Stump chronology | ||||
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Kookaburra is the eighth studio album by Australian band the Whitlams, and first under the name the Whitlams Black Stump. It was released on 8 March 2024.[1] The album was supported by the 25-date Kookaburra tour, commencing in March 2024.[1] In May 2024, the tour was extended by an extra 20 days.[2]
About making a country album, lead singer Tim Freedman said "I am a parochial lyric writer, and country music has a strong sense of time and place, so clothing my stories in a country music coat seemed like a natural progression to me, I had to scratch that itch and investigate."[3]
Reception[edit]
In an album review on Sunburnt Country, Sophie Hamley acknowledged the risk the group took by re-recording their songs into a different style. Hamley said "What is also profoundly clear – in a way that it wasn’t on the earlier recordings – is that Freedman is a really lovely singer." Hamley closed the review saying, "This is an album made by experts and the listener is rewarded accordingly. Freedman's high-stakes gamble has paid off, and old fans will no doubt mingle with new as he takes these songs to people all over the land."[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Man About a Dog" – 4:07
- "No Aphrodisiac" (Black Stump) – 2:59
- "Fallen Leaves" – 3:44
- "In the Last Life" – 4:39
- "The Day John Sattler Broke His Jaw" – 4:47
- "You Sound Like Louis Burdett" (Black Stump) – 4:14
- "Your Boyfriend's Back in Town" – 3:23
- "Nobody Wants to Be You" – 2:06
- "There's No One" – 3:35
- "Blow Up the Pokies" (Black Stump) – 3:43
- "50 Again" (Black Stump) – 3:21
- "Witness Protection Scheme" – 2:57
- "Birds" – 4:54
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 54 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Whitlams Black Stump Announce Massive Kookaburra Launch Tour". The Music. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "The Whitlams Black Stump Extend 2024 National Tour". Music Feeds. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "The Whitlams Black Stump Kookaburra". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Album review: KOOKABURRA by The Whitlams, Black Stump Band". Sunburnt Country. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Making a Grande entrance". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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