Black Rabbits is the seventh studio album by Australian post-grunge band Grinspoon, which was released on 28 September 2012. Its title is Cockney rhyming slang for "bad habits", which relates to their reputation as being "a hard rocking, harder living band from Lismore, NSW, who emerged at the turn of the millennium with the same never-say-no ethic of Seattle's toughest grunge bands."[1]
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| Released | 28 September 2012 | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:12 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Producer | Dave Schiffman | |||
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The album peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart[2] Two singles were released from the album, "Passerby" (August 2012) – which reached the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart[3] – and "Branded" (February 2013).
Reception
editArne Sjostedt of The Sydney Morning Herald praised Black Rabbits as "a great release from a band who has managed to plug out seven albums and maintain their reputation as the soul bearers of great Australian alternative rock."[4] The AU Review's Sarah Wykes declared that it was "excellent", rated it as 9.0 out of 10 and found that it has "everything you expect from an Australian rock album, especially a Grinspoon album; impressive guitar riffs and catchy lyrics... [although] being lighter than previous albums... [it] may make some people worry about the band going in a different direction."[5] [V] Music's reviewer noted that their "latest offering is once again a departure, more breezy power pop than gnarly indie rock with soaring melodies and, dare we say it, a danceable groove."[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Phil Jamieson and Pat Davern,[6] unless otherwise shown
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Passerby" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Final Reward" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Beaujolais" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Branded" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Carry On" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Just a Sound" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Emergency" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Full Moon" | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Casualties" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Another Sun" | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Tightrope" | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Raise Your Glass" | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Battleground" | 2:01 |
| Total length: | 44:12 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Bad habits run deep with Grinspoon". [V] Music. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Grinspoon". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 15 October 2012. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Sjostedt, Arne (22 November 2012). "Review of Grinspoon's Black Rabbits". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Wykes, Sarah (14 September 2012). "Album Review: Grinspoon – Black Rabbits (2012 LP)". the AU review. Heath Media & the AU review. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "'Passerby' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2013. Note: User may have to click on 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:', e.g. Passerby; or at 'Performer:' Grinspoon.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Grinspoon – Black Rabbits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2019.