Of Someday Shambles

Of Someday Shambles
Studio album by Jebediah
Released 3 October 1999
Recorded April–June 1999
Genre Alternative rock
Length 54:50
Label Murmur
Producer Mark Trombino
Jebediah chronology

Slightly Odway
(1997)		 Of Someday Shambles
(1999)		 Jebediah
(2002)
Singles from Of Someday Shambles
  1. "Animal"
    Released: 9 August 1999
  2. "Feet Touch the Ground"
    Released: 27 November 1999
  3. "Please Leave"
    Released: 13 March 2000
  4. "Star Machine"
    Released: 2000 (promo only)
Alternative cover
US release

Of Someday Shambles is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock band Jebediah. It was recorded between April and June 1999 and was produced by Mark Trombino. It was released on 3 October 1999 by record label Murmur.

It peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart and, by December of the following year, it received a Platinum certification from ARIA.

Recording

Of Someday Shambles was recorded from April to June 1999 by Jebediah with American producer Mark Trombino (Knapsack, Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182).[1][2][3][4] The group's line-up was Chris Daymond on lead guitar, Kevin Mitchell on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Vanessa Thornton on bass guitar and Kevin's older brother Brett Mitchell on drums.[1] On the choice of Trombino as producer, Kevin explained:

We chose him because he'd done the last two records by Knapsack... they're kinda like a discordant punk band, this weird indie rock pop punk crossover. We mainly made the decision because of the direction we could see the songs going. They were still pop songs like Odway but they were getting more complicated, not as straightforward; they had a bit more depth to them.[5]

Working with Trombino had Brett Mitchell "record with a metronomic click track" for his drum parts.[6] Daymond recalled that Brett would "keep going, but there would be longer pauses between him being asked, 'Are you OK?' and him replying, 'I'm all right' ... The pauses would get longer and longer. Then eventually he'd go, 'I need a cigarette'."[6]

Release

"Animal" was the lead single from the album and was released on 9 August 1999.[7] It reached number 16 on the ARIA Singles Charts,[8] which was promoted by an Australian tour supported by New Zealand indie rock band Garageland.

Of Someday Shambles was released on 3 October 1999 by Murmur. Initial pressings of the album contained a bonus DVD, filmed by the band during the recording of the album. The DVD features footage of the band in the studio and in public, in addition to music videos from the first album, including "Harpoon" and "Teflon".[9][10] The album peaked at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart and remained in the top 50 for 25 weeks.[8] By December 2000 Of Someday Shambles had received a platinum certificate from ARIA.[11]

The second single released was "Feet Touch the Ground", which was released on 22 November 1999 and peaked at number 75.[12] The next single, "Please Leave", was released on 13 March 2000 in two versions: a brown version and a blue version.[13] It peaked at number 53.[12]

The fourth and final single, "Star Machine", was released in 2000 as a promotional single only.[14] It received airplay on community radio stations and national youth radio's Triple J.[15] The song was used on the soundtrack for season one of the Australian TV drama series McLeod's Daughters.[16]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [17]
Jam! positive[18]
Modern Fix mixed[19]
PopMatters positive[20]

Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described Of Someday Shambles as "brimming with youthful exuberance and feisty, melodic, guitar-based fuzzy punk-pop perfectly suited to the post-grunge alternative generation. It was a more adventurous, varied and assured album in some ways, without the band members getting too clever and too far removed from what they do best."[1] Greg Lawrence at WHAMMO.com.au noted that it "delivers on the promise of Slightly Odway, ... [this] effort has the four-piece sporting tonnes more light and shade than their first effort and stretching out in the studio."[21]

Ken Taylor of AllMusic rated the album at two-and-a-half stars out of five and felt it "makes noisy emo-pop that, for the most part, indulges the sweet tooth of younger kids still aiming to assert some type of aggression. The songwriting, though not the strongest suit for these four youngsters, comes across as sophomoric but isn't entirely bad, as some of the changes take unpredictable twists and turns. The biggest problem that Jebediah faces is that they occasionally fall prey to certain Green Dayisms. Structurally, they strike a chord and a drum, and the three beats in between are given to the guitarist to illustrate his rather tepid chops. The nasally vocals are also damagingly pedestrian and taste rather stale at this point."[17] PopMatters‍ '​ Jeremy Hart noticed the influence of Jimmy Eat World on this album, but felt that on Of Someday Shambles Jebediah "brings the worlds of indie-rock and pop closer together than most bands can ever hope to".[20]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) and Vanessa Thornton[22]. 

No. Title Length
1. "Did You Really?"   3:09
2. "Star Machine"   4:43
3. "Congratulations"   4:19
4. "Trapdoor"   2:09
5. "Please Leave"   3:35
6. "Love at Last"   5:10
7. "Animal"   4:28
8. "Happier Sad"   6:51
9. "Slot Car Racing" (aka "Fast") 1:40
10. "Feet Touch the Ground"   5:04
11. "In Orbit"   4:31
12. "Skin"   3:51
13. "Run of the Company"   6:57

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position		 Weeks in
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[8] 2 25
End of Year Chart (1999) Peak
position
ARIA Charts – Top 100 Albums[23] 70

Personnel

Jebediah
Additional musicians
Technical personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Jedediah'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ dfkljfKAXCN (29 August 2012). "Jebediah – Of Someday Shambles". buddyhead. buddyhead. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Jebediah". fasterlouder. FasterLouder Pty Ltd. 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Jebediah". HowlSpace. Tom Denison (White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd). Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Animal Instincts". Sain Magazine. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mathieson, Craig (22 March 2002). "Jebediah's Journey". The Age (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Sehrch.com. "Animal". Sehrch.com. Sehrch.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Jebediah - Of Someday Shambles". Australian Charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ↑ MAX452AU (4 September 2007). "Jebediah Studio Mischief". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  10. ↑ MAX452AU (21 January 2007). "Harpoon Jebediah". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ryan, Gavin (26 June 2011). "Chart Positions 51-100 Post 1989 Part 1 – Jebediah singles". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  13. ↑ Catherine Haridy Management (2010). "Discog". Jebediah. JEBEDIAH. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "Jebediah "October"". Discogs. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  15. ↑ "Jebediah - October". J Play. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  16. ↑ "McLeod's Daughters: music credits". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. 25 February 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Taylor, Ken. "Of Someday Shambles – Jebediah". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2011. Note: User may have to click on a tab, e.g. 'Credits', to access further information.
  18. ↑ Sterdan, Darryl (7 December 2004). "Jebediah: Of Someday Shambles". Jam! (Canoe.ca). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Review: Jebediah". Modern Fix (Drone Inc (Eric Huntington, Michael Bushman)). 4 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Hart, Jeremy. "Jebediah: Of Someday Shambles". PopMatters (Sarah Zupko). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  21. ↑ Lawrence, Greg (30 June 2004). "Jedediah – The WHAMMO Interview". WHAMMO Interviews. Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO). Archived from the original on 2 August 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "'Did You Really?' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 February 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Did You Really; or at 'Performer:' Jebediah
  23. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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