Shaka Rock

Shaka Rock
Studio album by Jet
Released 19 August 2009 (2009-08-19)
(see release history)
Recorded October 2008 - April 2009 Los Angeles
Genre Hard rock
Length 40:50
Label EMI
Virgin Records
Eleven Seven Music
Producer Jet & Chris "Frenchie" Smith
Jet chronology
Shine On EP
(2006)		 Shaka Rock
(2009)

Shaka Rock is the third studio album by Australian rock band Jet, released on 21 August 2009.[1]

Contents

History

The band began working on the album in 2008. After touring was completed for their previous album, Shine On, the band took a short break. The album was originally thought to be released in late 2008 but a secret show was played in Melbourne in December 2008 only to debut new material. Various tracks that are featured on the album were played at this concert including the first single "She's a Genius". In an interview with MTV's Ruby Rose on Channel 10's 7pm Project, it was said two unnamed tracks were recorded in Australia, one in Melbourne and one in Sydney. The album was posted on 20 August 2009 on the band's MySpace page.

The track "K.I.A (Killed in Action)" was added to Jet's website in early April 2009. Altsounds.com first reported on the album in late April 2009 - drawing on information from the leaked press kit and providing the image of the album cover.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The Age [2]
Allmusic [3]
Billboard (favourable)[4]
The Boston Globe (favorable)[5]
Los Angeles Times (mixed)[6]
Mojo [7]
Q [8]
Rolling Stone
Spin [9]
Uncut [7]

The album's reception has been mixed, although Q Magazine rated "K.I.A" in the Q50 for September 2009 and the album as a whole fell just outside the magazine's best fifty albums of the year. The record has been made 'Entertainment Weekly's Picks of The Week' for 23 August.[10]

Singles

Although not confirmed as an official single, the song "K.I.A. (Killed in Action)" was uploaded to the band's official website. The first single from the album was confirmed to be the track "She's a Genius", which went to radio on 22 June and was available for free download at AOL Music on the same day for 24 hours.[11] "Black Hearts (On Fire)" was released as the album's second single and received extensive airplay in Australia. "Seventeen" was the third single taken from the album, rising and peaking at #31 on the Singles chart during its fifth week on the chart and eventually being certified Gold status. "La Di Da" was the fourth single released from the album.

Track listing

All songs by Nic Cester, except for where noted.

Shaka Rock
No. Title Length
1. "K.I.A. (Killed In Action)"   3:31
2. "Beat on Repeat" (N. Cester, C. Cester) 2:32
3. "She's a Genius"   3:01
4. "Black Hearts (On Fire)" (N. Cester, Muncey) 3:14
5. "Seventeen" (N. Cester, C. Cester, Muncey) 3:41
6. "La Di Da"   2:55
7. "Goodbye Hollywood"   4:13
8. "Walk" (N. Cester, Muncey) 3:07
9. "Times Like This" (N. Cester, Muncey, Wilson, C. Cester) 3:22
10. "Let Me Out"   3:12
11. "Start the Show" (N. Cester, Muncey, Wilson) 3:59
12. "She Holds a Grudge" (N. Cester, Muncey) 4:17
Bonus Tracks (Japan Edition)
No. Title Length
13. "Don't Break Me Down"   3:35
14. "Everything Will Be Alright"   2:54
Bonus Track (Vinyl Edition)
No. Title Length
13. "One Hipster One Bullit"   2:12
Bonus Tracks (iTunes Edition)
No. Title Length
13. "Look What You've Done (iTunes Originals Version)"   3:54
14. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl? (iTunes Originals Version)"   3:34
15. "Never Tear Us Apart (Acoustic) [Pre-order only]"   3:18

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan 19 August 2009 EMI
Australia 21 August 2009
United States 25 August 2009
United Kingdom 7 September 2009
Brazil 8 September 2009

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[12] 5
UK Top 75 albums 53
Billboard 200[13] 27

References

  1. ^ http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=1367619&spid=783
  2. ^ Craig Mathieson (21 August 2009). "Shaka Rock Jet". The Age (Melbourne). 
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/shaka-rock-r1626427
  4. ^ Jason Lipshutz. "Jet, "Shaka Rock"". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/new-releases/jet-shaka-rock-1004006171.story. Retrieved 2009-09-02. 
  5. ^ "Jet, 'Shaka Rock'". The Boston Globe. http://articles.boston.com/2009-08-31/ae/29259178_1_nic-cester-cheap-trick-jet. 
  6. ^ "Pop & Hiss". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/08/album-review-jets-shaka-rock.html. 
  7. ^ a b http://www.metacritic.com/music/shaka-rock/critic-reviews
  8. ^ "Jet: Shaka Rock". http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7979488. 
  9. ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/jet-shaka-rock-real-horrorshowfive-seven
  10. ^ "Entertainment Weekly's Picks of the Week - CNN.com". CNN. 23 August 2009. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/23/week.lookahead/index.html?section=cnn_latest. Retrieved 2010-05-23. 
  11. ^ http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/108147-jet-announce-worldwide-release-of-highly-anticipated-new-album-shaka-rock.html
  12. ^ "Acharts: The E.N.D. Chart Positions". Acharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/44131. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 
  13. ^ [1]
Jet
Studio albums
Get Born · Shine On · Shaka Rock
Extended plays
Dirty Sweet · Shine On · Live Session
Compilations
DVDs
Singles
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