The Lives of Others (album)
| The Lives of Others | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 May 2021 | |||
| Recorded | Melbourne and Sydney | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 46:26 | |||
| Label | Independiente | |||
| Producer | You Am I | |||
| You Am I chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone |   [1] |
| The Music | [2] |
| Newcastle Herald |  [3] |
| Sydney Morning Herald | [4] |
The Lives of Others is the eleventh studio album by the Australian rock band You Am I. It was released on 14 May 2021.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, lead vocalist Tim Rogers and guitarist/backup vocalist Davey Lane worked on demo tapes in Melbourne, before sending them to bassist Andy Kent and drummer Rusty Hopkinson, who both live in Sydney.[5] The Lives of Others became the band's most commercially successful album in over two decades, as the album peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart (their highest position since 1998's #4 Record peaked at No. 1).
Track listing
[edit]- "The Waterboy"
- "The Third Level"
- "Rosedale Redux"
- "Manliness"
- "DRB Hudson"
- "We All Went Deaf Overnight"
- "Rubbish Day"
- "Readers' Comments"
- "I'm My Whole World Tonight"
- "Lookalikes"
- "Woulda Been Me"
- "The Lives of Others"
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Jenke, Tyler (14 May 2021). "You Am I Are as Sound as Ever on 'The Lives of Others'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Belling, Alasdair (13 May 2021). "You Am I / The Lives of Others". The Music. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Leeson, Josh (12 May 2021). "ALBUM REVIEW: You Am I - The Lives of Others". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Boulton, Martin (13 May 2021). "'Brilliant highs, awful lows': the secret of You Am I's enduring success". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Billy, August (14 May 2021). "'We're a rock n' roll band and we're supposed to make trouble': You Am I's Tim Rogers on the band's new album, The Lives of Others". MixDown. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – You Am I – The Lives of Others". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2021.