Restless (Amy Meredith album)

Restless is the debut studio album by Australian band Amy Meredith released on 2 July 2010.[2] The album debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number eight and spent seven weeks in the ARIA top 50.[3]

Restless
Studio album by
Amy Meredith
Released2 July 2010 (2010-07-02)
GenrePop punk, pop rock
LabelSony Music Australia
ProducerRobert Conley, Brian Paturalski[1]
Amy Meredith chronology
Amy Meredith EP
(2008)		 Restless
(2010)
Singles from Restless
  1. "Pornstar"
    Released: 23 October 2009
  2. "Lying"
    Released: 23 April 2010
  3. "Young at Heart""
    Released: 24 September 2010
  4. "Faded White Dress"
    Released: 17 December 2010

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic<[4]
The AU ReviewNegative[5]
iTunesNegative[6]
Faster LouderVery negative[7]

Restless has received mostly negative reviews from critics. Allmusic focused heavily on similarities to the Killers and a lack of originality.[4] The AU Review gave another negative review, saying "Unfortunately after "Faded White Dress", the CD starts to sound all too the same. Catchy songs, yes, but nothing to really make me overly excited", before going on to describe a lack of versatility and other shortcomings.[5] Only a fan review in Future Entertainment gave the album seven stars, posting that "It’s almost unnatural to inhibit yourself, and not start moving to the sounds of album."[8]

Track listing

Standard edition[2]

  1. "Black Eyes" - 3:40
  2. "Pornstar" - 3:16
  3. "Lying" - 3:00
  4. "Young at Heart" - 3:51
  5. "Faded White Dress" - 3:08
  6. "Closer" - 2:43
  7. "Late Nights" - 3:09
  8. "Carry On" - 3:07
  9. "Kiss Me Quick" - 2:59
  10. "Born to Live" - 3:28
  11. "Spin Me Around" - 3:22
  12. "Start All Over Again" - 4:20

Digital bonus tracks

  1. "Highest Walls" (iTunes exclusive) - 3:37
  2. "Violent" (Bandit.fm exclusive) - 3:27[9]

Singles
  • "Pornstar" was released on 23 October 2009 and peaked at number 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
  • "Lying" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 27, before peaking at number 10.[10]
  • "Young at Heart" was released in September 2010 and debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 68 before falling off.
  • "Faded White Dress" was released on 17 November 2010 but did not chart on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
ARIA Albums Chart 8[3]
Australian Artists Albums Chart 5
ARIA Digital Albums Chart 11

Personnel
  • Christian Lo Russo - vocals, keyboards
  • Joel Chapman - lead & rhythm guitars
  • Cameron Laing - lead & rhythm guitars
  • Wade Osborn - bass guitars
  • Kosta Theodosis - drums, percussions
  • Robert Conley - co-writer and producer
  • Brian Paturalski - producer

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalogue Classification
Australia 2 July 2010[2] Sony Music Australia CD, digital download 88697731042 Teeny-pop

References
  1. Amy Meredith's Debut Single, 'Pornstar' Now In Stores SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT - Retrieved 30 July 2010
  2. Restless (Amy Meredith): Music BIGWentertainment.com.au - Retrieved 30 July 2010
  3. Hung Medien (2010-08-18) Amy Meredith - Restless australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  4. Alexey Eremenko Restless - Amy Meredith www.allmusic.com - Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  5. Tahlia Pritchard (2010-08-24) Amy Meredith - Restless (2010 LP) www.theaureview.com - Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  6. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/restless/id378036730
  7. http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/24889/Amy-Meredith--Restless
  8. Polina (2010-07-16) Album review: Amy Meredith - Restless www.futureentertainment.com.au - Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  9. Amy Meredith - Violent Archived 29 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine www.bandit.fm/page - Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  10. Hung Medien (2010-05-23) Amy Meredith - Lying australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
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