Seizures is the third and final studio album by Australian rock band Kisschasy, released through Below Par Records on 21 August 2009.[2] The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rob Schnapf.[3]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 August 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 at Sonora Recorders and Mant Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 31:16 | |||
| Label | Below Par | |||
| Producer | Rob Schnapf | |||
| Kisschasy chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Sputnikmusic |   [1] |
Writing process
editAll the songs were written by singer and guitarist Darren Cordeux. "I set up a home studio in Feb 08 and basically wrote for a year straight. It was a bit of a down year for me so I decided to make a record about life as a 23 year-old. It's more honest and raw than I've ever been - where Hymns looked to a lot of outside sources for inspiration, this record is a lot more introspective - which is scary as hell! I got ripped off, pissed off, watched a lot of TV, drank myself into a stupor consistently and had a great time doing it. These are some of the things you can expect to hear on this record."[4] He said that he got the idea for the name "Seizures" while reading. "I was reading a book by Dr Oliver Sacks called 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat' and in one chapter he tells a story about a few patients who were either epileptic or stroke victims and every time they would seizure they'd remember things from their past that had long been forgotten. Some of these memories were quite painful but others were wonderful moments of music or love. The songs on this record are my versions of the seizures those patients experienced - they will always bring me back to a certain time in my life" [4]
Singles and promotion
editThis album was created by ENG 101-47 at QCC. Hooray! The album's first single, "Generation Why", was released to radio airplay and as a digital download on 7 July 2009.[3][5] The song's music video was released onto YouTube prior to the single on 24 Jun 2009.[6] It was posted on their MySpace page on the same day as the video was posted and released as a CD single on 3 July 2009.[2][7] The song is said to be about "armchair philosophers who love to complain," according to songwriter Darren Cordeux, who also said, "The title kind of came after the song was written so its not exactly specific to 'my generation' but I do spend the most time with people around my own age so I guess it could be taken that way".[3]
The album's second single, "Turnaround", was released to radio airplay and as a digital download in September 2009. The video was filmed at Darlinghurst Community Centre, Sydney and features a preacher-like person trying to sell snakeoil cures to the audience.
On 14 January 2010 it was announced on the band's website that the third single off the album would be "Dinosaur".[5] The music video for premiered on 11 February on the Nova website.[8] The video featured two animated dinosaurs. The video was created by Swinburne University student, Chris Scott Baker, who won the competition run by the band for Australian film animation students.[9]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Darren Cordeux
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seizures" | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Generation Why" | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Weekend" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Turnaround" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Let's Get Personal!" | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Tarantula" | 2:07 |
| 7. | "Strawberry Jam" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "We All Need to Be Alone" | 2:05 |
| 9. | "Alphamale" | 2:06 |
| 10. | "Strange Stranger" | 2:21 |
| 11. | "Dinosaur" | 3:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Hey Dancer" | 2:46 |
| 14. | "Lungs" (demo) | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Making of Seizures, a documentary" | |
| 2. | "Track by Track, an insight from the band" | |
| 3. | "Generation Why" (Behind the scene) | |
| 4. | "Generation Why" (Music video) |
Personnel
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Additional musiciansedit
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Productionedit
Artworkedit
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Charts
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 15 |
References
edit- General
- Seizures (CD). Kisschasy. Below Par Records. 2009. ELEVENCD89.
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- Specific
- ^ "Kisschasy - Seizures (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Bombshellzine.com : News Portal : - KISSCHASY POST NEW SINGLE". www.bombshellzine.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "New albums from Lisa Mitchell, Kisschasy and Dodos". Triple J. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ a b "Blunt Magazine-Bands-Kisschasy". Bluntmag.com.au. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Kisschasy". Kisschasy. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Kisschasy - Generation Why". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ "Adelaide 91.9 | NovaFM". Nova919.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Sydney 96.9". NovaFM. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Exclusive: Kisschasy's new clip for "Dinosaur"". NovaFM. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kisschasy – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2021.