Leisure Panic! Explained

Leisure Panic!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dan Kelly
Cover:	Dan_Kelly_-_Leisure_Panic!_album_cover.jpg
Alt:	The main image is an upper body shot of the artist, who appears shirtless. He has a surprised, tired or annoyed look. In the background is a garden or beach-side scene with large plants, rocks and a body of water just visible over his right shoulder. The artist's name is written at top right in all capitals and bright purple script. Below in small script but same colour are the Roman numerals IV. In a cartoon-like speech bubble, near his open mouth, is the album's title in the same style script.
Recorded:	2014–2015
Genre:	Australian rock
Label:	ABC/Universal
Prev Title:	Dan Kelly's Dream
Prev Year:	2010

Leisure Panic! is a solo album by Australian rock musician, Dan Kelly. It was released in October 2015 through ABC Music/Universal Music Australia.^[1] Kelly recorded it over two years in East London, Northern New South Wales, Melbourne and Sydney with members of the Dan Kelly Dream Band. It was produced by Kelly and, long-term collaborator, Aaron Cupples.

Leisure Panic! peaked at No. 10 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.^[2] It provided two singles, "Never Stop the Rot" (2015) and "Everything's Amazing" (2016).^[3] The album was met with critical acclaim, culminating in its nomination for the 2015 AMP award for best Australian album.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics and music composed by Dan Kelly, except where noted.^[5]

1. "On the Run (Part 2)"
2. "Hydra Ferry"
3. "Haters"
4. "Creme de la Creme de la Creme"
5. "Never Stop the Rot"
6. "National Park and Wildlife"
7. "Baby Bonus"
8. "Melbourne vs Sydney"
9. "Gold Coast Man"
10. "Ex Bandido"
11. "Everything's Amazing"
12. "Jet Lag"

Personnel

Dan Kelly Dream Band

• Dan Kelly – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, percussion, piano, occasional bass, drum machine, wurlitzer, synthesizer
• Indra Adams – bass
• Dave Williams – drums, congas
• Madeleine Kelly and Memphis Kelly – backing vocals
• Aaron Cupples – bass, drum programming, glockenspiel
• Joe Cope – Farfisa organ, Mellotron, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Dale Packard – synthesizer, saxophone
• Ryan Nelson – guitar
• Adam Affif – double bass
• Bree Van Reyk – kick drum and party noises

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dan Kelly. ABC Music. 2015-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160119111948/https://www.abcmusic.com.au/tours/dan-kelly. 19 January 2016. dead.
2. 26 October 2015 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20151027130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20151028-0000/Issue1339.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 26th October 2015 ~ Issue #1339 . Wallace . Ian . The ARIA Report . PDF . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1339 . 21 . 27 October 2015 . 2 August 2018 .
3. Web site: Dan Kelly Has A New Video And ‘Everything’s Amazing’. www.noise11.com. 2016-02-03.
4. Web site: Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala head Australian Music Prize shortlist. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2016-02-03.
5. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 'On the Run' at APRA search engine . 2 August 2018 . Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'