Changa (album)

Changa
Studio album by Pnau
Released 10 November 2017
Length 44:25
Label etcetc
Pnau chronology
Good Morning to the Night
(2012)		 Changa
(2017)
Singles from Changa
  1. "Chameleon"
    Released: 4 November 2016
  2. "Go Bang"
    Released: 27 October 2017
  3. "Changa"
    Released: 11 May 2018[1]

Changa is the fifth studio album by Australian electronic trio Pnau. It was released on 10 November 2017 by the independent label etcetc.[2] It follows their 2012 remix album in collaboration with Elton John, Good Morning to the Night,[3] and is their first studio album since Soft Universe (2011).[4] It is also their first album as a trio, with vocalist and co-founder Nick Littlemore's brother Sam Littlemore joining in 2016.[5]

The album was preceded by the lead single "Chameleon" in November 2016,[5] which reached number four on the ARIA Singles Chart,[6] and number 11 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.[7] It features vocals by Kira Divine.[4] It has received over 25 million streams on Spotify and been certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[8] On 25 August, Pnau released three more tracks in promotion of the album: "Into the Sky", "Young Melody" featuring Vera Blue, and "Control Your Body",[2] with "Into the Sky" debuting on Triple J.[9] Divine also lent vocals to "Control Your Body".[4] "Into the Sky" was accompanied by a video of Nick Littlemore as a floating head set against psychedelic visuals.[4] "Go Bang" was released as a single on 27 October.[10]

In the lead-up to the album's release, the trio embarked on an Australian tour,[8] performing at the Listen Out festival in Sydney on 30 September, and at the Adelaide dance event Oh Yes.[9]

Music and themes

Upon its release, Mixmag compared "Young Melody" to the "smooth lounge vibes of PNAU's sublime debut LP Sambanova".[3] Pnau said of "Into the Sky": "It is a song that wrote itself. We like to think that it captures the ambition, angst and ambivalence we held as teenagers."[2] Nick Littlemore commented that the trio had been influenced by Happy Mondays for the song.[4] Al Newstead of ABC called "Into the Sky" a "fuzzy, distorted drum heavy track that [...] tak[es] inspiration from the 'Madchester' '90s dance scene".[4] He also labeled "Young Melody" a "blissful dance" track, and noted the "4am rave vibes" of "Control Your Body".[4] Amnplify described "Control Your Body" as having "enigmatic instrumentation and vocals before settling into a deep rhythmic groove – a true acid workout and a nostalgic homage to the bands [sic] formative rave days".[11]

"Chameleon" was additionally called a "festival favourite and dance floor anthem".[11]

Album title

The album is named after Changa, the DMT-infused smokeable form of ayahuasca.[3]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from iTunes.[12]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Save Disco" (with The Two Leaves)
3:54
2."Chameleon"
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
  • S. Littlemore
  • Krissy Pears
3:18
3."Go Bang"
Pnau3:09
4."Changa"
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
  • S. Littlemore
Pnau3:25
5."In My Head"
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
  • S. Littlemore
Pnau3:07
6."Into the Sky"
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
Pnau2:57
7."Please Forgive Me"
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
  • S. Littlemore
Pnau3:02
8."Young Melody" (featuring Vera Blue)
Pnau3:41
9."Nothing in the World"
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
  • S. Littlemore
Pnau3:12
10."Control Your Body"
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
Pnau4:06
11."La Grenouille"
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
  • S. Littlemore
Pnau4:52
12."Changes" (vs. Faul & Wad Ad)
  • N. Littlemore
  • Mayes
  • S. Littlemore
Faul & Wad Ad5:42
Total length:44:25

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 11
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[14] 5

References

  1. ↑ "Changa – EP by PNAU on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Williams, Tom (25 August 2017). "Pnau Just Dropped Three New Songs From Their New Album 'Changa'". Music Feeds. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Carbines, Scott (25 August 2017). "PNAU embrace 'Changa' on new album". Mixmag. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Newstead, Ad (25 August 2017). "First listen: PNAU announce new album with Madchester raver 'Into The Sky'". Triple J. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 Cashmere, Paul (4 November 2016). "PNAU Premiere First Song In Four Years 'Chameleon'". Noise11. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "australian-charts.com – Pnau – Chameleon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "1–100 | Hottest 100 2016 | triple j". ABC. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. 1 2 Pezeshki, Ariana (11 September 2017). "PNAU Announce Upcoming Australian Tour & Album Release". MTV. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  9. 1 2 Lefevre, Jules (25 August 2017). "Pnau just dropped the new music you've been waiting for". Junkee. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Go Bang – Single by PNAU". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  11. 1 2 "PNAU Share Three New Tracks + Announce Fifth Studio Album 'CHANGA'". Amnplify. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Changa by Pnau on Apple Music". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Pnau – Changa". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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