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Wolfmother (album)

Wolfmother
Wolfmother album cover.jpg
Studio album by Wolfmother
Released 31 October 2005
Recorded June–September 2005 at Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre Hard rock, stoner rock, heavy metal, neo-psychedelia
Length 51:17
Label Modular
Producer Dave Sardy
Wolfmother chronology
Wolfmother EP
(2004)
Wolfmother
(2005)
Dimensions EP
(2006)
Singles from Wolfmother
  1. "Mind's Eye"
    Released: 16 October 2005 (Australia only)
  2. "White Unicorn"
    Released: 26 February 2006
  3. "Dimension"
    Released: 17 April 2006 (United Kingdom only)
  4. "Woman"
    Released: 17 June 2006
  5. "Love Train"
    Released: 18 September 2006 (United Kingdom only)
  6. "Joker & the Thief"
    Released: 28 October 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 76/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars link
Blender 4/5 stars link
NME 7/10 stars link
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) link
Rolling Stone (favorable) link

Wolfmother is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Wolfmother, originally released on 31 October 2005 in Australia. The album was later released internationally at various dates in 2006, with the addition of "Love Train" and a rearranged track listing. Wolfmother peaked at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and was certified five times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Six singles were released from Wolfmother's debut album: "Mind's Eye"/"Woman", "White Unicorn", "Dimension", "Woman", "Love Train" and "Joker & the Thief", the latter of which charted the highest at number eight on the ARIA Singles Chart. The album cover, which is taken from The Sea Witch by Frank Frazetta, shows a nymph standing against a blue/orange sky, on a rock, though because it displays nudity the album is sold in Wal-Mart stores with an alternate cover featuring simply the band's white logo against a black background. It is the only album to feature co-founding members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, who left the band in August 2008.

Wolfmother was first issued in Australia on 30 October 2005 through Modular Recordings. Prior to its release it was played on high rotation on radio station Triple J, and as a result was the featured album of the week starting 28 October, won both the inaugural J Award and the listener's choice Album of the Year. It also contributed a record total of six songs to the Hottest 100 chart, of which the highest was "Mind's Eye" at #6. By 2007, the album had been certified five times platinum and had peaked at #3.


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