3AM (La La La)

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3AM (La La La)
3AM (La La La) by Confidence Man.png
Studio album by
Confidence Man
Released18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)
Length47:29
Label I Oh You
Confidence Man chronology
Fabric Presents Confidence Man
(2024)		3AM (La La La)
(2024)
Singles from 3AM (La La La)
  1. "I Can't Lose You"
    Released: 7 June 2024 [1]
  2. "So What"
    Released: 6 August 2024 [2]
  3. "Control" / "Real Move Touch"
    Released: 4 October 2024 [3]

3AM (La La La) is the third studio album by Australian electro pop band, Confidence Man. It was released on 18 October 2024. The album was announced on 5 June 2024 alongside the release of its lead single, "I Can't Lose You". [1] A deluxe version of the album titled 4AM (La La La) was released on 28 February 2025, featuring three new tracks. [4]

Contents

The album was met with critical acclaim and peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart; while reaching number forty in Australia. It was shortlisted for Best LP/EP at the 2025 Rolling Stone Australia Awards. [5] At the AIR Awards of 2025, the album was nominated for Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP while I Oh You and Mushroom Music were nominated for Independent Marketing Team of the Year and Independent Publicity Team of the Year. [6]

Background and release

In speaking with NME , the band said: "The whole album is very London-inspired, the sounds and the lyrics. It's [about] a group of friends moving over to London and not knowing what the fuck is going on – just the general excitement of being in a new place." [7] Speaking with Rolling Stone Australia in June 2024, Janet Planet said: "We pretty much wrote every single song when we were wrecked. We'd get blasted and stay up till 9 am coming up with music, but we noticed that 3 am was the hottest time for when we were on it and the best ideas were coming out." [1]


Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 9/10 [9]
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NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Australia Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Jenny Valentish from The Guardian called the album "a playful, energetic trip down memory lane". [10] James Jennings from Rolling Stone said "Confidence Man have always straddled the fine line between tongue-in-cheek pop and serious party music, and it's a formula they've perfected on their excellent third album." [12]

Gary Ryan from NME said "Inspired by '90s saucer-eyed rave culture and London nightlife, their third album sees Confidence Man raise the hedonism stakes." [11] Robin Murray from Clash called the album "A spectacular slice of dancefloor deviance" also saying " 3AM (La La La) is Confidence Man at their raviest, their naughtiest, their most confident." [9]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings for 3AM (La La La)
Publication/criticAccoladeRankRef.
Dork Albums of the Year 202411 [13]
MusicOMH Top 50 Albums of 202410 [14]
NME 50 Best Albums of 202420 [15]
Rough Trade UK Albums of the Year 202482 [16]
Time Out The Best Albums of 202420 [17]

Track listing

  1. "Who Knows What You'll Find?" – 3:35
  2. "I Can't Lose You" – 2:33
  3. "Control" – 3:44
  4. "So What" – 3:15
  5. "Breakbeat" – 3:33
  6. "Sicko" – 6:19
  7. "Real Move Touch" (featuring Sweetie Irie) – 4:11
  8. "Far Out" – 4:05
  9. "Janet" – 3:27
  10. "So Tru" – 2:53
  11. "Wrong Idea" – 4:34
  12. "3am (La La La)" – 5:20
  13. "I Heart You" (featuring Eliza Rose) – 2:52
  14. "All My People" (featuring Sweely)– 4:28
  15. "Home Again" – 5:47

Charts

Chart performance for 3AM (La La La)
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 4
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 9
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [21] 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 ""Rave New World": Confidence Man Announce Third Album '3AM (LA LA LA)'". Rolling Stone Australia . 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Confidence Man Share New Single 'So What'". Music Feeds . 6 August 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Confidence Man Have Shared Their New Double Single Control and Real Move Touch". Read Dork. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Listen to Confidence Man's poptastic new single "I Heart You" with Eliza Rose". NME . 28 February 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "2025 Rolling Stone Australia Awards: Longlist Revealed". Rolling Stone Australia. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Nominees for the 2025 AIR Awards Are Here". The Note. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Shah, Rishi (5 June 2024). "Confidence Man share 'I Can't Lose You' and talk '90s rave-inspired new album 3AM (La La La): "It's bonkers – it's off the walls"". NME . Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "3am (La La La) by Confidence Man Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  9. 1 2 Murray, Robin (18 October 2024). "Confidence Man 3AM (La La La)". Clash . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Confidence Man: 3AM (La La La) review – joyous escape into the gen X club era". The Guardian . 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Confidence Man 3AM (La La La) review: Australian dance dons host the ultimate hedonistic afters". NME . 16 October 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Confidence Man Unleash Clubbiest, Most Anthemic Music Yet". Rolling Stone Australia . 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dork's Albums of the Year 2024". readdork.com. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Hubbard, Michael (18 December 2024). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2024". musicomh.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2024". nme.com. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Albums of the Year 2024". roughtrade.com. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  17. ↑ Time Out (23 November 2024). "The Best Albums of 2024". Time Out. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

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