The Positions

The Positions
Studio album by Gang of Youths
Released 17 April 2015
Genre Indie rock
Length 60:25
Label Mosy Recordings / Sony Music Australia
Producer Kevin McMahon, Gang Of Youths
Gang of Youths chronology
The Positions
(2015)		 Let Me Be Clear
(2016)Let Me Be Clear2016
Singles from The Positions
  1. "Poison Drum"
    Released: 1 May 2014
  2. "Radioface"
    Released: 13 March 2015
  3. "Magnolia"
    Released: 17 April 2015

The Positions is the debut studio album by Australian alternative band Gang of Youths. The album was released on 17 April 2015 and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA Charts. In a press release, lead singer Dave Leaupepe said “I was in a four-year relationship with a girl who had a terminal illness and then I made a concept album about it with my friends.”[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, the album was nominated for multiple ARIA Awards, including Breakthrough Artist, Best Rock Album and Best Cover Art. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Australia[3]
The Music AU [1]

Rod Yates of Rolling Stone Australia said the "record so emotionally bruised and honest that it at times feels like you’re listening in on a conversation between frontman Dave Leaupepe and the girl in question" adding "the album oscillates between Kings of Leon style grandeur, Bruce Springsteen-esque storytelling and sounding like it could fall apart at any second – which, emotionally, is fitting."[3] Roshan Clerke of The Music AU praised the albums "concrete vision" and said "...Leaupepe writes some of the most empowering sentiments to be found in modern rock music."[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by David Le’aupepe.

No.TitleLength
1."Vital Signs"7:23
2."Poison Drum"6:26
3."The Diving Bell"4:53
4."Restraint & Release"4:41
5."Magnolia"5:11
6."Kansas"4:08
7."Knuckles White Dry"6:10
8."Radioface"6:52
9."Sjamboksa"7:12
10."The Overpass"7:29
Total length:60:25
Limited Edition Bonus Disc - Juices.....B-sides & Demos
No.TitleLength
1."Strange Diseases" (Early Demo)7:23
2."Evangelists"6:26
3."A Sudden Light" (Early Demo)4:53
4."Benevolence Riots"4:41
5."Lover In My Lungs"5:11

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 5

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 17 April 2015 [5][6][7]
Mosy Recordings / Sony Music Australia 88875071512
4 August 2017[8]
  • Limited Edition Gold Vinyl
 Sony Music Australia 88985460821

References

  1. 1 2 3 Clerke, Roshan (15 April 2015). "Gang Of Youths - The Positions". The Music AU. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "ARIA Awards History 2015". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 Yates, Rod (13 April 2015). "Gang of Youths The Positions". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Gang of Youth – The Positions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "CD The Positions (Album)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Positions by Gang of Youths on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Positions, The (180gm Vinyl)(Album)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Positions, The (Limited Edition Gold Vinyl) (Reissue)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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