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Untitled
Singles from Wunderbar
  1. "Don't Lose It"
    Released: 22 June 2018
  2. "Amsterdam"
    Released: 24 August 2018
  3. "Otherside"
    Released: 14 September 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Triple M(Positive)[1]
Sydney Morning Herald(Positive)[2]
Amnplify(Positive)[3]
Cryptic Rock(Positive)[4]
Music Feeds(positive)[5]
Heavy Magazine[6]


Wunderbar is the eighth album by the Australian rock band The Living End. It was produced by Tobias Kuhn and is the band's first album recorded in Europe.

Composition and recording

In September 2017, The band decided to write and record a new album quickly to push themselves out of their comfort zone. They booked pre-production and recording sessions for January 2018, in Berlin, Germany during winter. Giving themselves less than 4 months to write an entire album of new material.

“We had limited time to write, which we were freaked out by at first. But it turned into a good thing because it meant full steam ahead.”

Many of the songs on 'Wunderbar' tackle political issues, 'Not Like the Other Boys' concerns social politics and 'Death of the American Dream' takes on discrimination.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Lose It"2:43
2."Not Like the Other Boys"3:39
3."Otherside"2:52
4."Death of the American Dream"3:41
5."Drop the Needle"3:20
6."Love Won't Wait"3:50
7."Proton Pill"2:44
8."Amsterdam"3:39
9."Too Young to Die"3:06
10."Wake Up the Vampires"3:56
11."Rat in a Trap"2:58
Limited Edition bonus DVD 'The Making of Wunderbar' and 'A Full Live Show Recorded in Berlin'
No.TitleLength
0."The Making of Wunderbar"20:57
1."Roll On"2:45
2."Second Solution"4:08
3."Raise the Alarm"3:36
4."Staring Down the Barrel"4:30
5."Drop the Needle"3:19
6."Hold Up"4:15
7."Love Won't Wait"3:37
8."Who's Gonna Save Us?"3:55
9."Prisoner of Society"4:30
10."Otherside"3:35
11."E-Boogie"6:27
12."West End Riot"6:55

Personnel

Tour

Date[8] City Country Venue
01 November 2018 Brisbane Australia The Tivoli
02 November 2018 Sydney Enmore Theatre
03 November 2018 Melbourne The Forum
05 November 2018 St. Kilda Prince Bandroom
09 November 2018 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
10 November 2018 Fremantle Metropolis

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 3

References

  1. ^ "The Living End's Wunderbar Album Review". triplem.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. ^ "Wunderbar proves the Living End still rock as their music matures". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. ^ "THE LIVING END WUNDERBAR (Album Review)". amnplify.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  4. ^ "THE LIVING END – WUNDERBAR (ALBUM REVIEW)". crypticrock.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  5. ^ "The Living End Wunderbar". musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  6. ^ "THE LIVING END 'Wunderbar'". heavymag.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  7. ^ https://www.frontview-magazine.be/en/news/interview-the-living-end-about-new-album-wunderbar#.W7ngo6eB00
  8. ^ "The Living End". thelivingend.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Living End – Wunderbar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 07 October 2018.
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