Sound Shattering Sound
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Sound Shattering Sound is the major label debut by Perth
alternative rock
band Gyroscope
released on 14 June 2004 in Australia and debuted a week later on the Australian album charts in the top 40.
, Eskimo Joe
) who had produced the band's previous two EPs. Gyroscope vocalist and guitarist Daniel Sanders says on the Festival Mushroom Records website.
", in April 2004. A video was recorded for the song, in which the band was playing in front of a large red screen. It gained the band a little popularity.
The second single was "Take This For Granted". In the video, the band was playing in what appeared to be a construction site throughout the song. Scenes of the band were mixed with scenes of police investigating a crime scene.
The third and last single was "Get Down". This also had a music video, which consisted of footage of the band playing live shows.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Gyroscope
Gyroscope (band)
Gyroscope is an Australian rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 1997. The band comprises vocalist and guitarist Daniel Sanders, guitarist and back up vocalist Zoran Trivic, bassist and back up vocalist Brad Campbell and drummer Rob Nassif....
released on 14 June 2004 in Australia and debuted a week later on the Australian album charts in the top 40.
Making of the album
The album was produced by Shaun O'Callaghan (John Butler TrioJohn Butler Trio
The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar...
, Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997....
) who had produced the band's previous two EPs. Gyroscope vocalist and guitarist Daniel Sanders says on the Festival Mushroom Records website.
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. They were more of an adventure rather than just being a 40-minute album. I think we got there in the end."
Singles
The first single from the album was "Safe ForeverSafe Forever
"Safe Forever" is the first single from Australian four-piece Gyroscope's debut album Sound Shattering Sound. It was released in April 2004 along with a music video. The first B-side to the single was a fully acoustic version of "Misery", also from Sound Shattering Sound...
", in April 2004. A video was recorded for the song, in which the band was playing in front of a large red screen. It gained the band a little popularity.
The second single was "Take This For Granted". In the video, the band was playing in what appeared to be a construction site throughout the song. Scenes of the band were mixed with scenes of police investigating a crime scene.
The third and last single was "Get Down". This also had a music video, which consisted of footage of the band playing live shows.
Track listing
- "Confidence in Confidentiality" – 3:19
- "Safe ForeverSafe Forever"Safe Forever" is the first single from Australian four-piece Gyroscope's debut album Sound Shattering Sound. It was released in April 2004 along with a music video. The first B-side to the single was a fully acoustic version of "Misery", also from Sound Shattering Sound...
" – 3:41 - "Take This for Granted" – 3:19
- "Hollow Like Cheyenne" – 5:05
- "Doctor Doctor" – 2:47
- "Misery" – 4:11
- "Get Down" – 2:23
- "Midnight Express" – 4:15
- "Are You Getting Any Better?" – 3:27
- "My Hands Are Tied" – 3:45
- "Driving for the Storm" – 2:46
- "You Try Waiting This Long" – 4:22