United in Isolation
| United in Isolation | ||||
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| Studio album by Papa vs Pretty | ||||
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 27 May 2011 |
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| Recorded | BJB Studios, Oceanic Studios, Sydney, NSW, Australia | |||
| Genre | Rock, indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:47 | |||
| Label | Peace & Riot (EMI) | |||
| Producer | Paul McKercher | |||
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| Singles from United in Isolation | ||||
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| Triple J Magazine |   |
| AU Review | |
| The Brag |   |
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United in Isolation is the ARIA-nominated debut album by Australian rock band Papa vs Pretty. It was released in Australia on 27 May 2011 through Peace & Riot/EMI. The album was recorded at BJB Studios and Oceanic Studios in Sydney, Australia, throughout January and February 2011. It was produced and engineered by five time ARIA Award winning producer Paul McKercher, and mixed by Scott Horscroft. The album was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2011 25th Anniversary ARIA Music Awards, and it has also been nominated for the 2011 Triple J J Award for Album of the Year.
First single, "One of the Animals", had its radio premiere on Triple J with Richard Kingsmill on 20 March 2011, and a music video for the song directed by Byron Quandary was released online on 17 April 2011. The music video for "One of the Animals" was voted as Channel V's RIPE Clip of the Week for 18 April 2010, and was also added to rotation on Rage. "One Of The Animals" was featured in iTunes Store's Must-Have Songs: April 2011 playlist, one of only three Australian artists in the 11-song collection. Singles "Honey" and "Darkest Way" have also received heavy radio rotation on Triple J.
The album has been met with positive reviews, with the mature songwriting and production in particular praised. Awarded a 9 out of 10 by both Triple J Magazine and The AU Review, it was also awarded the coveted Triple J Feature Album spot for the week beginning 30 May 2011.
Conceptually, Thomas Rawle has described United in Isolation as "almost a concept album", with a main lyrical "focal point". "In a very broad sense, it's about human nature's desire to always be coupled with another, and how love can sometimes be a vessel of selfishness. It's almost like animal behaviour, and I guess we are animals, just with language and ego".
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