Dilettantes (album)
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| Studio album by You Am I | ||||
| Released | 13 September 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Greg Wales | |||
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Dilettantes is the eighth studio album by the Australian rock band You Am I, released on 13 September 2008. It was recorded at Electric Avenue Studios in Sydney and Sing Sing South in Melbourne before being mixed at Studio 301 in Sydney. The first single, "Erasmus", was premiered on Triple J radio on Dools & Linda's show on 6 August, and was released on iTunes along with the album's title track as a downloadable single on 6 September. Video clips were released in November for "Beau Geste" and "Givin' Up And Gettin Fat" to be released as radio/iTunes singles.
The title track, "Dilettantes", was previewed as streaming audio on The Vine from 30 July 2008.
The iTunes Plus release includes a bonus video of live footage from a 1998 gig at the Budokan, supporting Soundgarden, on the #4 Record tour.
Songwriter Tim Rogers said of the album, "I think I'm as proud of that as I am of anything we've ever done."
(all songs written by Tim Rogers)
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