A Song Is a City

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A Song Is a City
Studio album by Eskimo Joe
Released	16 May 2004
Recorded	Sydney
Genre	Indie rock
Length	38:34
Label	Festival
Producer(s)	Paul McKercher and Nick Launay
Eskimo Joe chronology
Girl (2001)	A Song Is a City (2004)	Black Fingernails, Red Wine (2006)

A Song Is a City is the second album by West Australian pop/rock band Eskimo Joe released in May 2004. It debuted on the Australian top 50 album charts at number 2 on May 24, 2004.

[edit] Making of the album

Eskimo Joe recorded the A Song Is A City album with Paul McKercher and Nick Launay on production. Vocalist and bassist Kavyen Temperly said on the Festival Mushroom Records website that the album is based on his experiences living in Fremantle.

"The whole album is really about me, my friends, the people I love and Fremantle. It's the stories that go on between us. It's similar to the people in every place all over the world. For me, that's what I'm writing about. I'm definitely not writing about New York. I'm writing about Fremantle."

[edit] Chart success

The album was released on May 16, 2004. The debut single "From the Sea" made it to the top 40 of the Australian singles charts as at March 24 and has been number one on the Triple J Net 50 between March and May. The album A Song Is a City debuted on the ARIA Australian top 50 album chart at number 2 on May 24, 2004. The track "Smoke" was released as the second single and reached the top 5 in the Net 50 in May 2004. The third single released was "Older Than You", which returned them to the Australian Top 50. There was also a fourth single, "Life Is Better With You".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Come Down" – 3:31
2. "From the Sea" – 3:25
3. "Life Is Better with You" – 4:43
4. "Older Than You" – 2:32
5. "A Song Is a City" – 3:44
6. "Don't Let It Fly" – 2:48
7. "I'm So Tired" – 2:34
8. "Seven Veils" – 3:12
9. "Smoke" – 3:40
10. "Carousel" – 1:20
11. "This Room" – 3:33
12. "Car Crash" – 3:48