Society Anxiety is the debut extended play by Australian nu metal band Sunk Loto. Released in November 1999, it peaked at No. 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
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| Released | 26 November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Studio | Festival's Studio, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Nu metal Rap metal | |||
| Length | 19:09 | |||
| Label | Epic/Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Paul McKercher | |||
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Background
editIn April 1999 Gold Coast, Queensland nu metal quartet Sunk Loto signed with Epic Records/Sony BMG Music Entertainment.[1] Their youngest member Dane Brown (drums) was 13 and the oldest, Sean Van Gennip (bass guitar), was 17; others were Dane's older brother Jason Brown (lead vocals) and Luke McDonald (lead guitar).[1] In November that year, they released a five-track extended play, Society Anxiety, which was produced by Paul McKercher (the Cruel Sea, Spiderbait).[2][3]
Society Anxiety peaked in the ARIA Singles Chart top 40.[4] Justin Donnelly of Blistering described its sound "it was predictable. There wasn't much in the way of pushing the envelope song wise, and while the nu-metal angle is now a bit contrived, it was a sound that typified the time."[5] The administrator of Beatdust felt it "pays homage to its inspirations – elements of both Evil Empire era RATM and Deftones Around the Fur are heavily evident both musically and sonically throughout."[3] The lead track, "Vinegar Stroke", became a radio favourite.[6] The band performed at a range of festivals including Homebake promoting the EP.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Luke McDonald, Jason Brown, Dane Brown, Sean Van Gennip,[7] unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Vinegar Stroke" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Porcelain Buddah" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Lift" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Submission" | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Blunt" | 3:37 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 40 |
References
edit- ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed. "Sunk Loto". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 January 2003. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Australia :: CD Releases :: Sunk Loto :: Society Anxiety". Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia. Note: this source has Paul McKercher as producer.
- ^ a b administrator (17 March 2015). "Mixed Media Slang: Sunk Loto – Between Birth & Death (2003)". Beatdust. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2021. Note: this source has Phil McKeller [sic] as the producer.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Sunk Loto Discography". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Donnelly, Justin. "Review: Sunk Loto – Between Birth and Death". Blistering. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Bartlett, Sam (18 October 2000). "Sunk Loto - Musicians Inspired by Fakery". The Post – TE Archive. Newcastle, NSW. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'Vinegar Stroke' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 13 January 2021. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "Sunk Loto – Society Anxiety". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 August 2020.