Future Spa (album)

Future Spa
Studio album by The Fauves
Released August 1996
Genre Australian Indie rock
Label Polydor Records
Producer The Fauves
The Fauves chronology
The Young Need Discipline (1994) Future Spa (1996) Lazy Highways (1998)

Future Spa is the 1996 album by Australian rock band The Fauves. It was recorded by Wayne Connolly and released by Polydor Records in August.

The album contained two songs which appeared in Triple J Hottest 100, 1996, "Dogs Are The Best People" at #20 and "Self Abuser" at #30.

It was nominated for Best Alternative Album in the 1997 ARIA awards but lost to Spiderbait's Ivy and the Big Apples.[1][2]

In November 2008, The Age reported that the album had sold 15,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

  1. Big Brother Age
  2. Don't Get Death Threats Anymore
  3. Self Abuser
  4. Sentimental Motel Journey
  5. Dogs Are the Best People
  6. I Love the Fight Game
  7. Understanding Kyuss
  8. That's the Lifestyle
  9. Skateboard World Record
  10. Tying One On
  11. I Wrote You a Power Ballad
  12. Dragster For Christmas
  13. Suddenly Looked and Realised
  14. Tighter Than I Like

It contained a hidden track "Everybody's Getting A Three Piece Together" on the final track, followed by an amusing police interview of two band members regarding a marijuana arrest and caution.[4]

References

  1. ^ 1997, ARIA Awards
  2. ^ George Palathingal (August 11, 2006). "The Fauves". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/the-fauves/2006/08/11/1154803061274.html. 
  3. ^ Patrick Donovan (November 21, 2008). "Almost famous". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/almost-famous/2008/11/20/1226770588490.html. 
  4. ^ Future Spa, Jonathan Lewis, All Music Guide

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