Rapture (The Mavis's album) explained
Rapture is the third studio album by Australian pop band, The Mavis's, which was released in March 2003 by their record label, Festival Mushroom Records.[1] [2] It was produced by Kalju Tonuma, who had also worked on their previous two studio albums.[3] The album's lead single, "Coming Home" (July 2000),[4] peaked at No. 72 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The second single, "Happiness", was released in February 2001, which reached the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 9 on the related ARIA Alternative Singles Chart.[5] [6]
The album had been delayed from its originally proposed release date of 2 July 2001 due to problems between the band and the label.[7] According to Matt Atlee of Australian Music Scrapbook website it was an "amicable split",[7] however, Christie Eliezer of Music & Media Business News reported that "Despite what both sides say, the Mavis's split from Festival Mushroom Records and the canning of the July-due Rapture album was far from amicable."[8] In July to August 2001, the group toured Australia and performed tracks from the album,[8] before disbanding in December.[7]
Five months prior to the studio album's appearance, Festival Mushroom Records issued a compilation album, Throwing Little Stones... The Best of (20 October 2002), which included tracks from Rapture.[9] At subsequent reunion concerts by The Mavis's, they have played material from all three of their studio albums.[10] [11]
Personnel
- The Mavis's members
- Josh Alexander – bass guitar
- Nick Gill – guitar
- Becky Thomas – vocals
- Matt Thomas – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Andrea Vendy – drums, percussion
- Recording credits
Notes and References
- Web site: 10 March 2003 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030406140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030407-0000/Issue681.pdf . The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 681 . 29 . 6 April 2003 . 29 June 2015 .
- Web site: Rapture – The Mavis's . AllMusic. . 13 July 2015 .
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110805132311/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/m/maviss.html . Mavis's, The . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) . Holmgren . Magnus . 5 August 2011 . 13 July 2015 .
- Web site: The Mavis's . Brendan . Swift . AllMusic. All Media Guide . 13 July 2015 .
- Web site: 12 March 2001 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue576.pdf . The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 576 . 2 . 20 February 2002 . 13 July 2015 .
- Web site: 26 March 2001 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue578.PDF . The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 578 . 13 . 20 February 2002 . 13 July 2015 .
- News: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020305130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/15176/20020306-0000/www.scrapbook.melb.net/musicnews.html . Music News . Atlee . Matt . Australian Music Scrapbook . 5 March 2002 . 24 June 2001 . 13 July 2015 .
- News: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020131130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10761/20020201-0000/www.themusic.com.au/im_m/archive/010626-264/eliezer.html . The Mavis's Take It to the Road . Eliezer . Christie . Music & Media Business News . 31 January 2002 . 26 June 2001 . 13 July 2015 .
- Web site: 20 October 2002 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20021106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20021107-0000/Issue661.pdf . The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 661 . 20 . 6 November 2002 . 13 July 2015 .
- News: Unlikely comebacks: TheMavis’s, Sodastream, Something with Numbers . Mann . Tom . FasterLouder . . 1 February 2013 . 13 July 2015 .
- News: The Mavis's Reunite for 2014 Melbourne Show . Berry . Kelsey . Beat . December 2014 . 13 July 2015 .
