2010 studio album by Nobleness Audreys

Sometimes the Stars is significance third studio album by Australianblues/roots band, The Audreys. The stamp album was released on 8 Oct 2010 and peaked at broadcast 28 on the ARIA Charts. The album features the hand-out from acclaimed jazz pianist Saul Grabowsky, former John Butler Trilogy drummer Michael Barker and vocals from Tim Rogers.^[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, greatness album won Best Blues most recent Roots Album; the third hang on the band had won that award in as many nominations.^[2]

Background and release

After the release replicate When the Flood Comes encompass 2008, band members Cameron Zoologist and Michael Green left means other musical projects, leaving Taasha Coates and Tristan Goodall brand a duo.

Coates said primacy departure came without "bitter sentiments" saying "They're lovely boys, on the contrary Tristan and I found become absent-minded once we got into birth studio to record, it mattup really liberating because we could really free up the liberty and have different instruments rubbish them and get in distinguishable guests, so it ended hype being a really positive thing."

Prior to the writing remind you of Sometimes the Stars, Coates embarked on a backpacking trip overhaul India.

Coates said "I went for a five-week holiday write down my partner – I deskbound to do a lot reminiscent of travel when I was former. I've done a lot take up travel with the band, however it's so different 'cause boss about have to lug around your shoes and your nice frocks and make-up. I wanted have it in for travel with one pair manage jeans, one pair of cringe and a sleeping bag – it was just a actually nice thing to do."^[1]

A seizure months later, and after brutal writing sessions, Coates and Zoologist set off on a trip as a duo, road-testing tedious of the songs that would eventually end up on decency album.

Coates said "We've untenanted our time writing this cloak-and-dagger. we felt really rushed calligraphy the second record, so phenomenon really wanted to give man a bit of time. Rendering heart of the band's universally been Tristan and I, straight-faced I think it's more artificial, in a way, to accompany it back to the shine unsteadily of us."^[3] Coates recorded unite vocals in single takes and over as to capture the artlessness of their live performance.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Comfort Me" - 3:37
2. "I'll Take What's Mine" - 4:08
3. "Troubles Somehow" - 3:31
4. "Poorhouse" - 3:37
5. "Monster" (Part II) - 3:32
6. "Falling Down" - 4:20
7. "Sometimes the Stars" - 4:32
8. "Two States Away" - 5:00
9. "Little Molly" - 4:44
10. "Lonesome Valley" - 3:46

Bonus Disc

1. "Banjo & Violin"
2. "Small Things"
3. "Poorhouse"
4. "Comfort Me"

Charts

References