Gardens (album)

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Gardens
Gardens by Sly Withers.webp
Studio album by
Sly Withers
Released11 June 2021
Studio
  • Hopping Mouse Studio (Fremantle, Western Australia)
  • Templeman Audio (Mount Hawthorn, Perth, Western Australia)
  • Forensic Audio (Perth, Western Australia)
Genre Punk
Length41:30
Label Dew Process
Producer Matthew Templeman
Sly Withers chronology
Sly Withers
(2016)		Gardens
(2021)
Singles from Gardens
  1. "Cracks"
    Released: 27 August 2020
  2. "Bougainvillea"
    Released: 25 November 2020
  3. "Clarkson"
    Released: 7 April 2021
  4. "Breakfast"
    Released: 28 July 2021

Gardens is the second studio album by Australian punk rock band Sly Withers, released on 11 June 2021 through Dew Process.

Contents

Preceded by fourth singles—"Cracks", "Bougainvillea", "Clarkson", and "Breakfast"—Gardens debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming the band's debut chart appearance in their home country.

Recording

Gardens was recorded across various studios in Western Australia, including Hopping Mouse Studio in Fremantle, Templeman Audio in Mount Hawthorn, Perth, and at Forensic Audio, in Perth, where it was mastered by Simon Struthers. [1]

Release

Gardens was announced on 7 April 2021, alongside the release of second single "Clarkson". [2]

Promotion

Singles

Gardens was supported by four singles: [3]

Live performances

On 4 June 2021, the band were featured on Triple J's Like a Version segment, where they performed a cover of Coldplay's "The Scientist", alongside a performance of their own song "Clarkson". [6]

Marketing

Alongside the album's announcement, Sly Withers revealed that they had collaborated with West Australian boardmaker Shreadnaught Surfboards, to create a unique surfboard, which would be gifted to a recipient who pre-ordered the album. [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The AU Review Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Calling it a "bold, widescreen punk epic well worth diving into", Guitar World journalist Matt Doria wrote: "the band wade through a jungle of peaks and valleys across its 12 tracks, ebbing and flowing between heartrending slow-burners and big, mosh-ready punk anthems." [9]

Labelling it "career-defining", Hayden Davies of Pilerats stated that "the album's 12 songs capture the versatility of Sly Withers and their strengths across a broad range of sounds, leaning towards the punkier side of their discography as a start-to-finish record, but still flourishing in touches from elsewhere." [10]

Dylan Marshall of The AU Review opined: "Gardens is all things Sly Withers. It's a solid and complete 12 songs that will go some way in entrenching the band's place as not only one of Perth's best bands, but more importantly, a front runner in the Australian emo-punk scene." [8]

Mid-year lists

Gardens on mid-year lists
PublicationListRankRef.
The Music The Music's Top 25 Albums Of 2021 (So Far)—

Commercial performance

On 18 June 2021, Gardens debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the chart dated 21 June, becoming their first appearance on the chart. [12] Gardens furthermore debuted at number 4 on both the ARIA Top 20 Australian Albums Chart and the ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart. [13] [14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joel Neubecker, Shea Moriarty, Jono Mata and Sam Blitvich

Gardens track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Cracks"Matthew Templeman3:27
2."Breakfast"Templeman2:54
3."My Bullshit"Templeman3:46
4."Taking Steps"Templeman3:52
5."Bougainvillea"Templeman3:02
6."Sleep on the Weekends"Templeman3:49
7."Clarkson"Templeman2:57
8."Glad"Templeman3:04
9."Constant Wreck"Templeman2:57
10."Turns Out"Templeman3:52
11."Keys"Templeman3:10
12."Positives"Templeman4:42
Total length:41:30

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Musicians

Sly Withers

Other musicians

Technical

Artwork and design

Charts

Chart performance for Gardens
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 10

Release history

Release history and formats for Gardens
RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogueRef.
Various11 June 2021 Dew Process Not applicable [16] [17]
Australia CD DEW9001355 [18]
Australia LP DEW9001355 [19]

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