Hymns for the Nonbeliever is the second studio album by the Australian band Kisschasy, released on 21 July 2007. On 29 July, Hymns for the Nonbeliever debuted in the ARIA Albums Chart at number five, staying on the chart for nine weeks, three weeks longer than their first album United Paper People.[2] The album is said to cover "global politics, animal cruelty, religion, love and deception". Lead singer Darren Cordeux has also stated, "If I was to describe the album in one word I would call it an "Awakening". An awakening to ourselves, our music, and to the world around us".[3]
| Hymns for the Nonbeliever | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 July 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, rock, punk rock | |||
| Label | Below Par | |||
| Producer | Chris Sheldon | |||
| Kisschasy chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hymns for the Nonbeliever | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Sputnikmusic |    [1] |
Songwriting
editLead singer and guitarist Darren Cordeux initially wrote about two albums worth of songs, and said that it was "the rock'n'roll exciting album that ended up being recorded, but also a Lemonheads-y, '90s country-tinged songs [album was recorded]. But we chose the first one because we wanted something hard-hitting and less polite than the first album".[4]
Singles
editThe first single, "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night", was released on 9 June 2007 and made its chart entry at number 10 on the ARIA Charts, spending 20 weeks in the top 50.[2] A second single, "Spray on Pants", was released on 10 November 2007, peaking at number 47.[2]
Recording difficulty
editKisschasy had some difficulty in recording Hymns for the Nonbeliever. The band said "All the drums are there but all the hardware's gone and the hardware's the stuff that holds up each drum and holds the cymbals and everything like that. We waited another whole day, wasted two days just waiting for the stuff to come in. So we ended up just finding things from around the studio like little poles and sandbags just to hold up the drums and we recorded the drums that way for the whole album."[5][6]
Track listing
edit- "The Perfect Way to Meet" – 2:48
- "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" – 3:06
- "Real and Untouched" – 4:13
- "Strings and Drums" – 3:12
- "Ugly Birds in a Beautiful Cage" – 3:32
- "Tiny Plastic Cup" – 3:50
- "Factory" – 3:22
- "Spray on Pants" – 3:47
- "To Death" – 2:44
- "Ghost" – 3:46
- "My Bible Is a Scrapbook" (Backing vocals by Ryan Terry) – 4:00
- "Dissolution" – 3:39
- "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" (live) – 3:16 (iTunes bonus track)
Charts
edit| Chart (2007/08) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 5 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Kisschasy - Hymns for the Nonbeliever (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b c Charts Australian Charts.com Retrieved: 28 January 2007
- ^ Andrew Tijs - Undercover News Story Kisschasy Won't Keep You Warm Archived 30 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Posted: 18 April 2007, Retrieved: 28 January 2008.
- ^ "triple j - jmag". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Faker - Audio, Video, News - Take 40". Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
- ^ "triple j music news: Kisschasy battle in the studio". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kisschasy – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2021.