Drowning in the Fountain of Youth explained
Drowning In The Fountain of Youth |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males |
Cover: | drowning_cover.jpg |
Released: | 12 August 2006 |
Genre: | Calypso Pop/Rock |
Length: | 55:41 |
Label: | In-Fidelity |
Prev Title: | The Tabloid Blues |
Prev Year: | 2004 |
Drowning in the Fountain of Youth is the second album by Australian act Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males. The album received positive reviews in the local music scene, and was considered for the Album of 2006 by Melbourne street magazine, Inpress. The album provided a single, "Drunk on Election Night"; the track was included by Neil Young in his website's playlist: Living with War - Songs of the Times, in late 2006.
Drowning in the Fountain of Youth peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart and Kelly was nominated for Best Male Artist for the release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007.[1] [2]
At the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[3]
Track listing
In-Fidelity (SHK INFCD-125)
- "Safeway Holiday (Get Wise)"
- "Babysitters of the World Unite"
- "Drowning in the Fountain of Youth (Plastic Surgery Jam)"
- "I Will Release Myself (Unto You)"
- "Fire & Theft (The Landscape Gardners Dream)"
- "My Brains Are On Fire! (Life Coach Baby)"
- "Back on the Booze Again"
- "Mail Order Bride"
- "Drunk On Election Night"
- "The Lonely Coconut"
- "Vice City Rolling"
- "Star of the Sea"
Personnel
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- Dan Luscombe - Keyboards, Vocals
- Lewis Boyes - Bass, Vocals
- Christian Strybosch – drums, Vocals
References
- 4 September 2006 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060919140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060920-0000/issue861.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 4th September 2006 ~ Issue #861 . Wallace . Ian . The ARIA Report . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 861 . 19 . 19 September 2006 . 24 August 2017 .
- Web site: ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2007: 21st Annual ARIA Awards . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 24 August 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071118143950/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2007 . 18 November 2007 .
- Web site: The J Award 2006. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006. 15 August 2020.