Universes (album)

Universes
Universes
Studio album by Birds of Tokyo
Released	5 July 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	40:23
Label	Independent/MGM Distribution
Producer	Adam Spark; Birds of Tokyo
Birds of Tokyo chronology
Singles from Universes
	"Silhouettic"; Released: 14 April 2008; "Broken Bones"; Released: 2008; "Wild Eyed Boy"; Released: 2008; "Head in My Hands"; Released: 2009;

Universes is the second album from Birds of Tokyo, independently released on 5 July 2008, through MGM Distribution. The album was recorded at Loop Studios in West Perth, Wing Command in Perth, Western Australia and in "a big beautiful wooden house by the sea" at Injidup (Yallingup, Western Australia).

Mixing for the album took place in North Hollywood, California by Tim Palmer at Ameraycan Studios. During this mixing process the band filmed the music videos for "Broken Bones" and "Silhouettic" in Lancaster, California. These two music videos join together to form one complete story. However, the video for "Silhouettic", which features the second part of the story, was released first on the band's official website and their official Myspace page.

The debut single from the album, "Silhouettic", was released as a free download from the band's official website on 14 April 2008.

At the J Awards of 2008, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.^[1]

The third single off the album, "Wild Eyed Boy", received significant airplay and was shown on Channel V.

Universes produced three songs on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008 with "Wild Eyed Boy" at number 51, "Silhouettic" at number 22 and "Broken Bones" at number 20.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Access All Areas	positive link
Beat	positive link
Sputnikmusic	link
Triple J	positive link
Web Wombat	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Uno"	0:53
2.	"Broken Bones"	3:46
3.	"Wild Eyed Boy"	2:59
4.	"Silhouettic"	3:24
5.	"Head in My Hands"	4:12
6.	"White Witch"	3:18
7.	"An Ode to Death"	2:56
8.	"Armour for Liars"	4:14
9.	"The Baker's Son"	6:19
10.	"Train Wrecks"	4:59
11.	"Medicine"	3:25

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Wayside" (acoustic mix)	4:56

Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Broken Bones" (music video)
2.	"Silhouettic" (music video)
3.	"Making of the Clips" (video)
4.	"Making of "Universes" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Ian Kenny – vocals
Adam Spark – guitars, vocals, keyboards
Adam Weston – drums, percussion
Anthonny Jackson – bass

Credits

Produced by Adam Spark and Birds of Tokyo
Engineered by Kieran Kenderessy and Adam Spark
Mixed by Tim Palmer at Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, California
Distributed by MGM Distribution Australia

References

^ "2008 J Awards". ABC. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Birds of Tokyo – UNIVERSES". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[2008winner-1] "2008 J Awards". ABC. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[ARIA_Albums_Chart-2] "Australiancharts.com – Birds of Tokyo – UNIVERSES". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[Album_Certification-3] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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