Perfect Distraction
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Perfect Distraction is the second studio album
by Australian punk rock
band Something with Numbers
. It was released on 7 October 2006 and is credited as the album which gave the band their commercial break through, featuring the hit single, "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)
" and peaking on the ARIA
albums chart at #37. The album featured a range of styles and genres, introducing an element of soul rock into their previous punk rock
sound.
The album features three songs that were released as singles. The first and most popular being "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)
". "Apple of the Eye" peaked at #34 on the ARIA
singles charts, and placed #64 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
. The second single from the album was "Chase the Chaser", it failed to reach the ARIA
charts, but did receive airplay on Australian music television network, Channel V
. The third single was "Goodbye Mickey Finn", which is the song which is "the most personal and has the most meaning to the band members", seeing "the band tone it down a notch" while witnessing the "catalyst for the biggest change in their creative careers".
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Australian punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Something with Numbers
Something with Numbers
Something with Numbers is a rock band based in Australia. The band was formed on the New South Wales Central Coast, in Australia, in 2001. They have released an EP and three studio albums in their 7 year career...
. It was released on 7 October 2006 and is credited as the album which gave the band their commercial break through, featuring the hit single, "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)
Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)
"Apple of the Eye " is the first single from Something with Numbers' second studio album Perfect Distraction.-Track listing:# "Apple of the Eye "# "Bring Up the Curtain"# "Cotton Wool"# "Blind Moon"...
" and peaking on the ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
albums chart at #37. The album featured a range of styles and genres, introducing an element of soul rock into their previous punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
sound.
The album features three songs that were released as singles. The first and most popular being "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)
Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)
"Apple of the Eye " is the first single from Something with Numbers' second studio album Perfect Distraction.-Track listing:# "Apple of the Eye "# "Bring Up the Curtain"# "Cotton Wool"# "Blind Moon"...
". "Apple of the Eye" peaked at #34 on the ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
singles charts, and placed #64 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
The 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2007. It is the fourteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....
. The second single from the album was "Chase the Chaser", it failed to reach the ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
charts, but did receive airplay on Australian music television network, Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
. The third single was "Goodbye Mickey Finn", which is the song which is "the most personal and has the most meaning to the band members", seeing "the band tone it down a notch" while witnessing the "catalyst for the biggest change in their creative careers".
Track listing
- "Spent" – 3:20
- "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)"Apple of the Eye " is the first single from Something with Numbers' second studio album Perfect Distraction.-Track listing:# "Apple of the Eye "# "Bring Up the Curtain"# "Cotton Wool"# "Blind Moon"...
" – 3:29 - "Chase the Chaser" – 3:05
- "Zombie" – 4:11
- "Bang, Bang, Bang" – 3:35
- "Goodbye Mickey Finn" – 4:18
- "Calf Love" – 3:21
- "What Is This?" – 3:03
- "Double Dyed" – 4:09
- "Bring Me Some Water" – 4:02
- "Agony" – 3:20