When the Flood Comes explained

When the Flood Comes
Type:Album
Artist:The Audreys
Cover:When_the_Flood_Comes_by_The_Audreys.png
Released:18 April 2008
Recorded:Yikesville Studios, Melbourne
Genre:Blues & Roots
Label:Kybosh Records/ABC Music/Universal
Producer:Shane O'Mara
Prev Title:Between Last Night And Us
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Sometimes the Stars
Next Year:2010

When the Flood Comes is the second studio album by Australian blues/roots band, The Audreys. The album was released 18 April 2008 on Kybosh Records and distributed by Universal Music Australia.[1]

The album debuted and peaked at number 20 on the ARIA Charts ARIA Album Charts.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, the band won Best Blues and Roots Album.[2]

In an interview, Tristan Goodall explained that the majority of the album had been written in New York City. "When we found we couldn't write when we got back off the road, we were like 'What are we going to do?' Then we went back down to Nashville saw about a million bands in about five days and went back to New York and wrote some more. After that we saw what we had would be the big pick up for the album."

Track listing

All tracks written by Taasha Coates and Tristan Goodall, except where noted.[3]

  1. "Chelsea Blues" - 4:23
  2. "Head So Heavy" - 3:37
  3. "Paradise City" - 5:04
  4. "Lay Me Down" - 4:03
  5. "Closing Time" - 3:53
  6. "When the Flood Comes" - 4:21
  7. "Anchor" - 2:49
  8. "Sally & the Preacher" - 3:43
  9. "Small Things" - 4:07
  10. "Here He Lies" - 4:40
  11. "Songbird" - 4:40
  12. "More to a Sinner" - 4:32

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New album, tour for The Audreys . 2008-03-24 . 13 March 2008 . Oz Music Scene.
  2. News: The 2008 ARIA Award winners . ARIA. 10 October 2008. 11 December 2008.
  3. http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworks.stm APRA database