| Changa | |
| Type: | studio |
| Cover: | PnauChanga.png |
| Artist: | Pnau |
| Released: | 10 November 2017 |
| Length: | 44:25 |
| Label: | etcetc |
| Producer: | Pnau |
| Prev Title: | Good Morning to the Night |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | Hyperbolic |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
Changa is the fifth studio album by Australian electronic trio Pnau. It was released on 10 November 2017 by the independent label etcetc.[1] It follows their 2012 remix album in collaboration with Elton John, Good Morning to the Night,[2] and is their first studio album since Soft Universe (2011).[3] It is also their first album as a trio, with vocalist and co-founder Nick Littlemore's brother Sam Littlemore joining in 2016.[4]
The album was preceded by the lead single "Chameleon" in November 2016,[4] which reached number four on the ARIA Singles Chart,[5] and number 11 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.[6] It features vocals by Kira Divine.[3] It has received over 85 million streams on Spotify and been certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[7] On 25 August, Pnau released three more tracks in promotion of the album: "Into the Sky", "Young Melody" featuring Vera Blue, and "Control Your Body",[1] with "Into the Sky" debuting on Triple J.[8] Divine also lent vocals to "Control Your Body".[3] "Into the Sky" was accompanied by a video of Nick Littlemore as a floating head set against psychedelic visuals.[3] "Go Bang" was released as a single on 27 October.[9]
In the lead-up to the album's release, the trio embarked on an Australian tour,[7] performing at the Listen Out festival in Sydney on 30 September, and at the Adelaide dance event Oh Yes.[8]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, Changa was nominated for Album of the Year.[10]
Upon its release, Mixmag compared "Young Melody" to the "smooth lounge vibes of PNAU's sublime debut LP Sambanova".[2] Pnau said of "Into the Sky": "It is a song that wrote itself. We like to think that it captures the ambition, angst and ambivalence we held as teenagers."[1] Nick Littlemore commented that the trio had been influenced by Happy Mondays for the song.[3] Al Newstead of ABC called "Into the Sky" a "fuzzy, distorted drum heavy track that [...] tak[es] inspiration from the 'Madchester' '90s dance scene".[3] He also labeled "Young Melody" a "blissful dance" track, and noted the "4am rave vibes" of "Control Your Body".[3] Amnplify described "Control Your Body" as having "enigmatic instrumentation and vocals before settling into a deep rhythmic groove – a true acid workout and a nostalgic homage to the bands formative rave days".[11]
"Chameleon" was additionally called a "festival favourite and dance floor anthem".[11]
The album is named after Changa, the DMT-infused smokeable form of ayahuasca.[2]
Notes
| Peak position | ||
| Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[12] | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 5 |