Race Car Blues is the third studio album by Australian rock band Slowly Slowly, released through UNFD on 28 February 2020.[1]

Race Car Blues
Studio album by
Released28 February 2020
Recorded2019
Length43:33
LabelUNFD
ProducerMatt Quayle
Slowly Slowly chronology
St Leonard's
(2018)
Race Car Blues
(2020)
Race Car Blues Chapter Two
(2021)

The album debuted and peaked at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart.[2]

At the AIR Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Best Independent Rock Album or EP.[3]

Background

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Race Car Blues features the previously-released tracks "Jellyfish", "Creature of Habit Pt.2", "Safety Switch", "Low", title track "Race Car Blues" and "19", and was recorded throughout 2019 at Salt Studios in Melbourne. The album was engineered by the band's bass guitarist Alex Quayle.

Release and promotion

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Race Car Blues was released by UNFD on 28 February 2020, as digital download, CD, and LP formats.

Track listing

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All tracks are written and performed by Slowly Slowly, except "Safety Switch" which is also performed by Bec Stevens.

Race Car Blues track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Creature of Habit"3:11
2."19"3:24
3."Safety Switch"2:50
4."You Are Bigger Than This Town"3:22
5."Michael Angelo"3:38
6."Soil"3:18
7."Suicidal Evangelist"4:00
8."Jellyfish"3:16
9."How It Feels"4:17
10."Superpowers"3:56
11."Creature of Habit Pt.2"3:25
12."Race Car Blues"3:56
Total length:43:33

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • Ben Stewart – writing, lead vocals and guitar (1–11)
  • Patrick Murphy – writing, drums (1–11)
  • Albert Doan – writing, guitar (1–11)
  • Alex Quayle – writing, bass (1–11)

Other musicians

  • Bec Stevens – vocals (3)

Technical

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  • Alex Quayle – engineering (1–11)

Charts

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Chart performance for Race Car Blues
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 7

Tour

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Slowly Slowly announced a tour in support of the album on 28 January 2020,[5] with dates across Australia throughout April and May 2020. This was later confirmed to include appearances at the now-cancelled Groovin the Moo 2020 festival.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band announced on 19 March 2020 that the tour had been postponed, with their headline shows changed to occur in October and November 2020. The rescheduled dates include appearances in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Launceston, Perth and Adelaide. Groovin the Moo was cancelled.

Slowly Slowly Race Car Blues 2020 Tour
Original date New date City Venue
Friday 17 April Friday 9 October Sydney Manning Bar
Saturday 18 April Thursday 8 October Brisbane The Triffid
Friday 15 May Sunday 11 October Melbourne 170 Russell
Sunday 17 May Friday 16 October Melbourne 170 Russell
Friday 22 May Friday 6 November Perth Badlands Bar
Friday 29 May Friday 30 October Hobart Altar
Saturday 30 May Saturday 31 October Launceston Saloon Bar
N/A Saturday 7 November Adelaide Lion Arts Factory

References

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  1. ^ "Race Car Blues – Releases". UNFD official website. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Slowly Slowly score top ten debut on ARIA Albums Chart". Oztix. 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "2021 AIR Awards Winners". Scenstr.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Slowly Slowly – Race Car Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Slowly Slowly announce Race Car Blues 2020 Australia tour". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.