Five Star Laundry
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Five Star Laundry is the debut album by Australian post-grunge
band Motor Ace
, released in 2001. The album exposed Motor Ace to the Australian public, most notably to listeners of Triple J
.
The album was most notable for the single "Death Defy", which became the theme song for the Australian drama series The Secret Life of Us
.
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as a derivative of grunge, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable tone...
band Motor Ace
Motor Ace
Motor Ace were an Australian alternative rock band. Formed in Melbourne around 1998 out of the remains of another band named Snowblind, their members were Patrick Robertson , Damian Birchall Costin , Matt Balfe , and Dave Ong .- Early history :Motor Ace's swaggering rock anthems have seen many...
, released in 2001. The album exposed Motor Ace to the Australian public, most notably to listeners of Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
The album was most notable for the single "Death Defy", which became the theme song for the Australian drama series The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
.
Track listing
- "Hey Driver" – 4:56
- "Death Defy" – 4:19
- "Five Star Laundry" – 4:04
- "Lorenzo" – 3:51
- "Budge" – 4:47
- "American Shoes" – 4:10
- "Siamese" – 4:56
- "Chairman of the Board" – 4:02
- "Freefall" – 4:49
- "Enemies" – 3:22
- "Criminal Past" – 3:19
- "Money and Sympathy" – 6:33
Personnel
- Patrick RobertsonPatrick ('Patch') RobertsonPatrick "Patch" Thomas Robertson is an Australian musician and songwriter, who was frontman for the post-grunge rock band Motor Ace. Formed in Melbourne during 1998, Motor Ace had top five chart success on the Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart with Five Star Laundry and...
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, lead vocal - Damian Costin - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Matt Balfe - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Dave Ong - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
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