The Lucky Country is the fifth extended play by Australian rock band, the Basics. It was released, both digitally and on CD in stores, on 7 November 2014.[1] The EP was recorded at Abbey Road Studios from 28 March to 2 April 2014, at the same time as the follow-up studio album, The Age of Entitlement. Two of the EP's tracks, "Tunaomba Saidia" and "Good Times, Sunshine!", also appear on that album.
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| Released | 7 November 2014 | |||
| Recorded | March–April 2014 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 13:58 | |||
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The music video for the title track debuted via the Facebook page for non-profit organisation, GetUp! Australia.[2] Following its release the group embarked on a national tour.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Kristen J Schroeder,[4] unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Lucky Country" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Tunaomba Saidia" (Schroeder, Timothy Heath) | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Operation Sovereign Basics" | 1:02 |
| 4. | "Good Times, Sunshine!" (Schroeder, Wally de Backer) | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Beatrix Kiddo" (Schroeder, de Backer) | 2:42 |
References
edit- ^ "The Lucky Country EP". The Basics Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Hear The Basics Take Australia to Task in The Lucky Country". pedestrian.tv. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "The Basics release new song 'The Lucky Country' + tour details!". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "'The Lucky Country' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 13 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'