In Rolling Waves

In Rolling Waves
Studio album by The Naked and Famous
Released 13 September 2013 (2013-09-13)
Recorded Sunset Sound Recorders, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles
Genre
Length 55:35
Label
Producer
The Naked and Famous chronology
Passive Me, Aggressive You
(2010)		 In Rolling Waves
(2013)
Singles from In Rolling Waves
  1. "Hearts Like Ours"
    Released: 23 July 2013
  2. "A Stillness"
    Released: 28 August 2013
  3. "I Kill Giants"
    Released: 31 October 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
NME7/10[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]

In Rolling Waves is the second studio album from New Zealand post-punk revival band The Naked and Famous. It was released on 13 September 2013 in New Zealand,[6] Ireland and Australia,[7] 16 September 2013 in the United Kingdom,[8] and 17 September 2013 in Canada[9] and the United States.[10] On 23 July 2013, the first single from the album, "Hearts Like Ours", premiered on BBC Radio 1.[11] The video was released on YouTube on 29 July 2013.[12]

Touring

Following the release of the album, the band toured the United States[13] with Orange County alternative rock[14] ensemble The Colourist.[13][15][16][17][18]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith and Aaron Short, except where noted. 

In Rolling Waves – Standard[6]
No. Title Length
1. "A Stillness"   5:22
2. "Hearts Like Ours"   4:32
3. "Waltz"   5:12
4. "Rolling Waves"   3:39
5. "The Mess"   4:06
6. "Grow Old"   6:36
7. "Golden Girl"   2:12
8. "I Kill Giants"   4:12
9. "What We Want" (Powers, Xayalith, Max McElligott) 4:19
10. "We Are Leaving"   4:39
11. "To Move with Purpose"   5:03
12. "A Small Reunion"   5:45
Total length:
 48:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of In Rolling Waves.[20]

The Naked and Famous
Instruments
  • Thom Powers – string arrangement
  • Andrew Bulbrook – string arrangement
  • The Calder Quartet – strings (track: 12)
    • Benjamin Jacobson – violin
    • Andrew Bulbrook – violin
    • Jonathan Moerschel – viola
    • Eric Byers – cello
Visuals and imagery
  • Joel Kefali – artwork
Technical and production
Managerial
  • Paul McKessar – management
  • Campbell Smith – management
  • Peter Lewit – legal

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 33
German Albums (Media Control)[23] 96
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 68
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[25] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 34
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 53
US Billboard 200[28] 48

Singles

List of singles, with chart positions, showing year released
Single Year Peak chart
positions
AUS
[29]		 US
Alt.
[30]
"Hearts Like Ours" 2013 83 26
"A Stillness" 2013 - -
"I Kill Giants" 2013 - -

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
New Zealand[31][6] 13 September 2013
Australia[32][7]
  • 3750757
  • —
Germany[33][34] Fiction
  • 3749272
  • —
United Kingdom[35][36][8] 16 September 2013
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
  • 3749272
  • 3749572
  • —
Canada[37][9] 17 September 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
United States[38][39]
  • B0019143-02
  • —
Japan[40] 18 September 2013 Somewhat Damaged Digital download —
United States[41] 8 October 2013
  • Fiction
  • Republic
 LP
Deluxe
Region Date Label Format
Australia[42] 27 June 2014 Somewhat Damaged Digital download
Japan[43] Fiction
United States[44] 1 July 2014

References

  1. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Naked and Famous: In Rolling Waves – review". The Guardian. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Album Review: The Naked & Famous - 'In Rolling Waves'". NME. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Naked And Famous - In Rolling Waves". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "In Rolling Waves". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store New Zealand. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  7. 1 2 "In Rolling Waves". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  8. 1 2 "In Rolling Waves". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  9. 1 2 "In Rolling Waves". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Coplan, Chris (23 July 2013). "The Naked and Famous announce new album, In Rolling Waves, listen to "Hearts Like Ours"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Naked And Famous Hottest Record". BBC. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  12. ↑ "The Naked And Famous – Hearts Like Ours". Google. YouTube. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  13. 1 2 "The Colourist to Join The Naked And Famous on Tour". Universal Music Group. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "About The Colourist". MTV. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  15. ↑ Bowman, Cathy (16 September 2013). "The Colourist: Creepy is cool". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "Follow Friday: The Colourist". Baeblemusic. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  17. ↑ Studarus, Laura. "Discovery: The Colourist". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "Artist Spotlight: The Colourist". Republic Records. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "In Rolling Waves (Deluxe)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  20. ↑ In Rolling Waves (CD liner notes). The Naked and Famous. Somewhat Damaged. 2013. 3750757.
  21. ↑ "Discography The Naked And Famous". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  22. ↑ "Discography The Naked And Famous". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Naked And Famous,The / Longplay". musicline.de. Phononet. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  24. ↑ "Discography The Naked And Famous". irishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  25. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". nztop40.co.nz. Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  26. ↑ "The Naked And Famous – In Rolling Waves". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  27. ↑ "Naked & Famous" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  28. ↑ "The Naked and Famous – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  29. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
  30. ↑ "The Naked and Famous – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  31. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  32. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  33. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Amazon.de. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  34. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Germany. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  35. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  36. ↑ "In Rolling Waves [VINYL]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  37. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  38. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  39. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  40. ↑ "In Rolling Waves". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Japan. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  41. ↑ "In Rolling Waves LP". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  42. ↑ "In Rolling Waves (Deluxe Version)". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  43. ↑ "In Rolling Waves (Deluxe)". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Japan. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  44. ↑ "In Rolling Waves (Deluxe Version)". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

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