Gardens (album) explained

Gardens
Type:studio
Artist:Sly Withers
Cover:Gardens by Sly Withers.webp
Released:11 June 2021
Studio:
  • Hopping Mouse Studio (Fremantle, Western Australia)
  • Templeman Audio (Mount Hawthorn, Perth, Western Australia)
  • Forensic Audio (Perth, Western Australia)
Genre:Punk
Length:41:30
Label:Dew Process
Producer:Matthew Templeman
Prev Title:Sly Withers
Prev Year:2016

Gardens is the second studio album by Australian punk rock band Sly Withers, released on 11 June 2021 through Dew Process.

Preceded by fourth singles—"Cracks", "Bougainvillea", "Clarkson", and "Breakfast"—Gardens debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming the band's debut chart appearance in their home country.

Recording

Gardens was recorded across various studios in Western Australia, including Hopping Mouse Studio in Fremantle, Templeman Audio in Mount Hawthorn, Perth, and at Forensic Audio, in Perth, where it was mastered by Simon Struthers.

Release

Gardens was announced on 7 April 2021, alongside the release of second single "Clarkson".[1]

Promotion

Singles

Gardens was supported by four singles:

Live performances

On 4 June 2021, the band were featured on Triple J's Like a Version segment, where they performed a cover of Coldplay's "The Scientist", alongside a performance of their own song "Clarkson".[5]

Marketing

Alongside the album's announcement, Sly Withers revealed that they had collaborated with West Australian boardmaker Shreadnaught Surfboards, to create a unique surfboard, which would be gifted to a recipient who pre-ordered the album.[6]

Critical reception

Calling it a "bold, widescreen punk epic well worth diving into", Guitar World journalist Matt Doria wrote: "the band wade through a jungle of peaks and valleys across its 12 tracks, ebbing and flowing between heartrending slow-burners and big, mosh-ready punk anthems."[7]

Labelling it "career-defining", Hayden Davies of Pilerats stated that "the album's 12 songs capture the versatility of Sly Withers and their strengths across a broad range of sounds, leaning towards the punkier side of their discography as a start-to-finish record, but still flourishing in touches from elsewhere."[8]

Dylan Marshall of The AU Review opined: "Gardens is all things Sly Withers. It's a solid and complete 12 songs that will go some way in entrenching the band's place as not only one of Perth's best bands, but more importantly, a front runner in the Australian emo-punk scene."[9]

Mid-year lists

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ListRank
The MusicThe Musics Top 25 Albums Of 2021 (So Far)

Commercial performance

On 18 June 2021, Gardens debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the chart dated 21 June, becoming their first appearance on the chart.[10] Gardens furthermore debuted at number 4 on both the ARIA Top 20 Australian Albums Chart and the ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart.[11] [12]

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]

Musicians

Sly Withers

Other musicians

Technical

Artwork and design

Charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 10

Release history

Release history and formats for Gardens! Region! Date! Format! Label! Catalogue!
Various11 June 2021Dew Process[15] [16]
AustraliaCDDEW9001355[17]
AustraliaLPDEW9001355[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sly Withers announces second album 'Gardens', share single 'Clarkson' . . 7 April 2021 . 24 June 2021 . James Young, David . https://web.archive.org/web/20210407011356/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/sly-withers-announces-second-album-gardens-share-single-clarkson-2915145/ . 7 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Sly Withers release new song 'Cracks' with accompanying music video . . 27 August 2020 . 24 June 2021 . Brereton, Greta . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624030501/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/sly-withers-release-new-song-cracks-with-accompanying-music-video-2738597/ . 24 June 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: Sly Withers return with new single and video 'Bougainvillea' . Scenezine . 25 November 2020 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624034130/https://www.scenezine.com.au/sly-withers-return-with-new-single-and-video-bougainvillea/ . 24 June 2021 . live.
  4. Web site: Sly Withers share lo-fi music video for new single 'Breakfast' . . 28 July 2021 . 16 September 2021 . James Young, David . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728022147/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/sly-withers-share-lo-fi-music-video-for-new-single-breakfast-3004231/ . 28 July 2021 . live.
  5. Web site: Watch Sly Withers put their spin on Coldplay's 'The Scientist' for Like a Version . . 4 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . Brereton, Greta . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618080625/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/watch-sly-withers-put-their-spin-on-coldplays-the-scientist-for-like-a-version-2956049/ . 18 June 2021 . live.
  6. Web site: Sly Withers – 'Gardens' Competition . . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210605135425/https://dew-process.com/sly-withers-gardens-competition/ . 5 June 2021 . dead.
  7. Web site: Sly Withers – Gardens album review . . 7 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . Doria, Matt . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606213229/https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sly-withers-gardens-album-review/ . 6 June 2021 . live.
  8. Web site: Album Walkthrough: Sly Withers dissect their career-defining new album, Gardens . Pilerats . 14 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . Davies, Hayden . https://web.archive.org/web/20210614033022/http://pilerats.com/music/bands/album-walkthrough-sly-withers-gardens/ . 14 June 2021 . live.
  9. Web site: Album of the Week: Sly Withers – Gardens (2021 LP) . . 10 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . Marshall, Dylan . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610030144/https://www.theaureview.com/music/album-of-the-week-sly-withers-gardens-2021-lp/ . 10 June 2021 . live.
  10. Web site: Olivia Rodrigo holds ARIA Albums Chart #1 for fourth week with Sour . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 18 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618071922/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/olivia-rodrigo-holds-aria-albums-chart-1-for-fourth-week-with-sour . 18 June 2021 . live.
  11. Web site: ARIA Top 20 Australian Albums for week of 21 June 2021 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 21 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618074024/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/australian-artist-albums-chart/2021-06-21/ . 18 June 2021 . live.
  12. Web site: ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums for week of 21 June 2021 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 21 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618074205/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/vinyl-albums-chart/2021-06-21/ . 18 June 2021 . live.
  13. Gardens . . . 2021 . 0-602435-516455. booklet.
  14. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums for week of 21 June 2021 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 21 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618073555/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2021-06-21/ . 18 June 2021 . live.
  15. Web site: Gardens by Sly Withers on Apple Music . . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618074759/https://music.apple.com/au/album/gardens/1559128633/ . 18 June 2021 . live.
  16. Web site: Gardens by Sly Withers on Spotify . . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618075032/https://open.spotify.com/album/7LRECQRoA5uv2D281CLBIB/ . 18 June 2021 . live.
  17. Web site: Gardens . . 11 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618071745/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-sly-withers-gardens-cd/ . 18 June 2021 . live.
  18. Web site: Gardens (Baby Pink Vinyl) . . 11 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618071856/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-sly-withers-gardens-baby-pink-vinyl-lp/ . 18 June 2021 . live.

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