Decadence (album)
| Decadence | ||||
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| Released | 17 August 2004 | |||
| Studio | The Glue Factory | |||
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| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Dan the Automator, Howard Benson | |||
| Head Automatica chronology | ||||
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Decadence is the debut studio album by American rock band Head Automatica.
Production
Dan the Automator produced almost every track, except for "Beating Heart Baby" and "The Razor" , which were produced by Howard Benson. The Automator-produced songs were recorded at The Glue Factory in San Francisco, California. Mixed was split between four people: Dave Sardy did "At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet", "Brooklyn Is Burning", "King Caesar", "Disco Hades II", "Solid Gold Telephone", and "I Shot William H. Macy"; Benson did "Beating Heart Baby", "The Razor", and "Dance Party Plus"; Rich Costey did "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)"; and Automator did "Head Automatica Soundsystem". Mike Plotnikoff acted as engineer for "Beating Heart Baby", "The Razor", and "Dance Party Plus"; Benson and Craig Aaronson did additional production on "Dance Party Plus".[1]
Release
On June 27, 2004, Decadence was announced for release in August.[2] In early August, the band filmed a video for "Beating Heart Baby" during their performance at CBGB's in New York.[3] Decadence was released in 2004 through Warner Bros. Records. In October and November, the band supported The Used on their headlining tour of the US.[4] "Beating Heart Baby" was released to radio on February 22, 2005.[5] In June 2005, the band toured the US with Nightmare of You.[6] On June 28, a music video was released for "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)".[7]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [8] |
| Melodic | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
Decadence debuted at No. 10 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and reached a peak position of #125 on the UK Albums Chart. By February 2006, the album had sold over 89,000 copies.[11]
Track listing
All songs written by Daryl Palumbo and Dan Nakamura, except where noted.[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet" | 2:14 | |
| 2. | "Brooklyn Is Burning" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "Beating Heart Baby" |
| 3:23 |
| 4. | "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)" | 4:08 | |
| 5. | "King Caesar" | 3:54 | |
| 6. | "The Razor" |
| 3:30 |
| 7. | "Dance Party Plus" |
| 3:21 |
| 8. | "Disco Hades II" | 3:57 | |
| 9. | "Solid Gold Telephone" |
| 2:23 |
| 10. | "Head Automatica Soundsystem" | 3:35 | |
| 11. | "I Shot William H. Macy" |
| 3:17 |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[1]
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Head Automatica
Additional musicians
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Production and design
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References
- ^ a b c Decadence (booklet). Head Automatica. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. CDW 48631.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Roth, Kaj (June 27, 2004). "Head Automatica Feat. Glassjaw Singer Plays Electronic Rock". Melodic. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ UG Team (August 4, 2004). "In Brief: Green Day, New Found Glory, Used, Creed". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ UG Team (September 9, 2004). "On The Road: Used, Kataklysm, Red Tape". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (June 18, 2005). "Nightmare Of You / Head Automatica". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "AbsolutePunk.net". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Diver, Mike (September 28, 2004). "Album Review: Head Automatica - Decadence". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Roth, Kaj (September 16, 2004). "Head Automatica - Decadence". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Miller, Kirk (September 2, 2004). "Decadence : Head Automatica". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 14, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Kohli, Rohan (February 15, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending 2/12/06". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
