Addicted Romantic

Infobox Album
Name = Addicted Romantic
Type = studio
Artist = Faker


Released = 13 June 2005
Recorded = Birdland Studios, Melbourne
Genre = Indie rock
Length =
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Lindsay Gravina
Reviews =
Last album = —
This album = "Addicted Romantic"
(2005)
Next album = "Be the Twilight"
(2007)
Misc = Singles
Name = Addicted Romantic
Type = studio
Single 1 = The Familiar"
"Enough
Single 1 date =
Single 2 = Love for Sale
Single 2 date =
Single 3 = Hurricane
Single 3 date =

"Addicted Romantic" is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band Faker. Record label Capitol Records released the album on 13 June 2005. Three singles were released from the album; "The Familiar/Enough", "Love for Sale", and "Hurricane". Of these, "Hurricane" was the most successful; it reached number 21 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005. [cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2005.htm |title=Hottest 100 2005|publisher=abc.net.au|work=Triple J|accessdate=2008-07-15] The album spent one week on the ARIA Albums Chart at number 44, on 26 June 2005. [cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=61887&cat=a |title=Faker - Addicted Romantic|publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=2008-07-16]

The album was recorded by Faker with Lindsay Gravina, of Magic Dirt fame, at Melbourne's Birdland Studios.cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jaward/addicted_romantic.htm |title=Addicted Romantic / Faker|publisher=abc.net.au|work=Triple J|accessdate=2008-07-15] cite web|url=http://www.amo.org.au/qa_interview.asp?id=814 |title=Faker give the lowdown on Addicted Romantic|publisher=Australian Music Online|accessdate=2008-07-15] The inspiration for "Enough", the first song written from the album, came to lead singer Nathan Hudson from a Patti Smith song in 1997. Eight years later, the band worked with Gravina to produce "the winning sound" on the album. He said the biggest challenge in recording was objectivity; choosing which songs to use, as well as improving their studio recording technique. Hudson told Australian Music Online that the band wanted people to "draw from their own experiences" when listening to "Addicted Romantic", which they hoped contained music people would related to. "The Age"'s Andrew Murfett said the album was influenced by Joy Division, The Cure, The Smiths, and Echo and the Bunnymen,cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Not-faking-it/2005/06/16/1118869032905.html |title=Not faking it|publisher="The Age"|author=Andrew Murfett |date=17 June 2005|accessdate=2008-07-16] while Guy Blackman drew comparisons to Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party.cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Its-for-real/2005/06/09/1118123954426.html |title=It's for real|publisher="The Age"|author=Guy Blackman |date=12 June 2005|accessdate=2008-07-16]

Triple J's review of the album called it "a dapper slice of post-mod power pop". [cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s1382868.htm |title=Addicted Romantic|publisher=abc.net.au|work=Triple J|date=2 June 2005|accessdate=2008-07-16] "The Courier Mail" said it featured "love-struck schoolboy lyrics and passion",cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,18718279-5003421,00.html |title=Faker love for real|publisher=news.com.au|work=The Courier Mail|author=Patrick Lion|date=6 April 2006|accessdate=2008-07-16] and "The Advertiser" called it the best Australian album of 2005, praising "urgent vocals and angular guitars". [cite news|title=Best of 2005|publisher="The Advertiser"|date=15 December 2005 ] Guy Blackman of "The Age" called the Hudson's vocals "unashamedly accented" but said it was "almost refreshing to hear an Australian sing in a thick British brogue rather than the usual faux-American twang".

Following the release of "Addicted Romantic", Faker toured around Australia, supporting New York band The Bravery. The concert saw them "blow... [The Bravery] off stage" according to "The Courier Mail"'s Patrick Lion.

Track listing

# "Bodies"
# "Quarter to Three"
# "Love for Sale"
# "Volumes"
# "Kids on Overload"
# "Fucking the Exhibits"
# "Teenage Werewolf"
# "Seizures"
# "Hurricane"
# "Dumb Mistakes"
# "The Familiar"
# "Enough"
# "Ghosts"

Personnel

*Nathan Hudson – vocals
*Phil Downing – guitar
*Nick Munnings – bass guitar
*Paul Berryman - drums
*Stefan Gregory - guitar

Additional personnel
*Lindsay Gravina – production

References