Love and Paranoia is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band Regurgitator. It was released in Australia on 15 September 2007 and was inspired by 1980s rock. The first single was Blood & Spunk which received high rotation on Triple J. The animated video for this track was produced by Quan Yeomans in Hong Kong. As the album's title track suggests, several songs are unguardedly romantic, while others touch on the paranoia, fear and resulting insularity in these politically conservative days. The majority of the album was recorded mid-2007 in Brazil. The album is also the first to feature new member Seja Vogel who provides keyboards and vocals. The band toured the album extensively throughout Australia and it was also featured on the 2008 Big Day Out tour. In October 2008, the band headed to the UK, where it had not played for five years, in support of the release before heading to Asia, including their first tour of China, to finish the Love and Paranoia tour. [3]
| Love and Paranoia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | June 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 31:42 | |||
| Label | Valve Records | |||
| Producer | Regurgitator | |||
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| Singles from Love and Paranoia | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Polaroids of Androids | (5.8/10)[1] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
Track listing
edit- "Blood and Spunk" (Q. Yeomans) – 3:01
- "Drinking Beer is Awesome!" (B. Ely) – 2:10
- "Romance of the Damned" (S. Vogel/Q. Yeomans) – 3:20
- "Love and Paranoia" (Q. Yeomans) – 3:51
- "Hurricane" (B. Ely) – 2:02
- "Destroy This Town" (Q. Yeomans) – 3:19
- "Psychic Dirt" (B. Ely) – 3:05
- "Sun Comes Thru My Window" (B. Ely) – 0:42
- "(Ad Spot)" (Q. Yeomans) – 0:36
- "Magnetic" (S. Vogel) – 2:54
- "Michelle" (Q. Yeomans) – 2:39
- "Armageddon Premonition" (B. Ely) – 4:03
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 74 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 17 September 2007 | Valve | V92 |
References
edit- ^ "Record Reviews » Regurgitator - Love and Paranoia". Polaroids of Androids. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Raper, Dan. "Regurgitator: Love and Paranoia". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Love and Paranoia". Regurgitator. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 232.