Future Spa is the third album by Australian rock band The Fauves. It was released in August 1996.
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| Released | August 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Sing Sing, Hothouse, Melbourne and Charing Cross, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 60:45 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
| Producer | Wayne Connolly, Greg Wales | |||
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The album contained two songs that appeared in Triple J Hottest 100, 1996, "Dogs Are the Best People" at No.20 and "Self Abuser" at No.30.[1] It was nominated for Best Alternative Album in the 1997 ARIA awards but lost to Spiderbait's Ivy and the Big Apples.[2][3] In November 2008, The Age reported that the album had sold 15,000 copies,[4] making it the best-selling Fauves album.
Cox noted, "There are so many things you can write about, yet rock tends to limit itself to a very narrow band of what's acceptable. This is just our attempt to broaden that a little. Even if the lyrics aren't great, at least they're different. None of us are claiming to be poets."[5]
Track listing edit
(All songs written by The Fauves)
- "Big Brother Age" — 3:46
- "Don't Get Death Threats Anymore" — 3:22
- "Self Abuser" — 2:54
- "Sentimental Motel Journey" — 3:33
- "Dogs Are the Best People" — 2:49
- "I Love the Fight Game" — 2:35
- "Understanding Kyuss" — 2:53
- "That's the Lifestyle" — 4:13
- "Skateboard World Record" — 2:38
- "Tying One On" — 2:55
- "I Wrote You a Power Ballad" — 3:56
- "Dragster For Christmas" — 2:50
- "Suddenly Looked and Realised" — 2:48
- "Tighter Than I Like" — 19:45*
*Song ends at minute 4:40. After 5 minutes of silence, begins the hidden track, "Everybody's Getting a Three Piece Together" (9:40 - 12:40), followed by a police interview of two band members regarding a marijuana arrest and caution (12:40 - 19:40).[6]
Personnel edit
- Phil Leonard — vocals, guitar
- Andrew Cox — vocals, guitar
- Andrew Dyer — bass, vocals
- Adam Newey — drums, vocals
Additional musicians edit
- Wayne Connolly — keyboards, guitar, mandolin, guitar, backing vocals
- Tim Cleaver — guitar ("I Love the Fight Game")
- Soultrain — guitar ("That's the Lifestyle")
- Louise Taylor — keyboards
References edit
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-86-448768-8.
- ^ 1997 Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine, ARIA Awards
- ^ George Palathingal (11 August 2006). "The Fauves". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Patrick Donovan (21 November 2008). "Almost famous". The Age.
- ^ David Prater. "Q&A with Andrew Cox". Cordite Poetry Review.
- ^ Future Spa, Jonathan Lewis, All Music Guide