If This Is All We're Going to Be

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If This Is All We're Going to Be
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Studio album by
Luca Brasi
Released29 April 2016
RecordedNovember 2015 – April 2016
StudioRed Planet, Hobart, TAS
Genre Alternative rock, punk rock
Length33:00
Label Poison City
Producer Jimmy Balderston
Luca Brasi chronology
By a Thread
(2014)		If This Is All We're Going to Be
(2016)		 Stay
(2018)
Singles from If This Is All We're Going to Be
  1. "Aeroplane"
    Released: 26 November 2015 [1]
  2. "The Cascade Blues"
    Released: 9 February 2016 [2]
  3. "Count Me Out"
    Released: November 2016 [3]

If This Is All We're Going to Be is the third studio album by Australian rock band Luca Brasi, released on 29 April 2016 by Poison City Records. It was produced by Jimmy Balderston and recorded at Red Planet in Hobart between November 2015 and April 2016. [4]

Contents

Background and promotion

If This Is All We're Going to Be was written over the couple of years between their last release. Their first single "Aeroplane" was released in November 2015 as a limited promo-single, it was later released digitally. [5] [6] The band released their second single "The Cascade Blues" on 9 February 2016. [7] The band released their third single "Count Me Out" on 30 December containing guest vocals from Georgia McDonald of Camp Cope. [8] [9]

The album was released to Luca Brasi's BandCamp on 29 April where all proceeds were donated to Minus18, Australia's largest youth-led network for the LGBT community. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AAA BackstageStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The AU Review8.5/10 [12]
The BragStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
KillYourStereo80/100 [13]
Spotlight ReportStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [14]

The album received positive reviews from sources. AAA Backstage praised the album saying, "The new progression is pleasant, refreshing, and shows that the Luca Brasi train is not close to slowing down." [11] The AU Review gave the album a positive review and said it was "another fitting chapter in what’s becoming a fascinating and brilliant musical career." [12] Alex Sievers from KillYourStereo rated the album 80/100 and said: "Despite their repetitive sound, Luca Brasi is living and breathing proof that bands from Tasmania can outshine those from the glorious mainland." [13] The Brag gave the album a positive review and said: "Luca Brasi have come through with one of the better Australian punk albums of the year." [9] In a positive review, Spotlight Report wrote, "Luca Brasi have clearly worked hard from their first two albums to settle into themselves, yet still push their abilities as musicians." [14] The track "Anything Near Conviction" was voted into the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016, at No. 90. [15]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from AllMusic. [16]

No.TitleLength
1."Aeroplane"3:22
2."Say It Back"3:43
3."Spin and Collapse"2:45
4."Treading Water"3:23
5."The Cascade Blues"3:27
6."Drop Out"2:11
7."Overwhelmed / Ill Prepared"3:00
8."Man, This Is Living"2:30
9."Anything Near Conviction"3:47
10."Count Me Out"4:52
Total length:33:00

Personnel

Luca Brasi
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 18

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Australia29 April 2016 Poison City Records compact disc, digital downloadPCR119CD [16]
long play PCR119 [18]

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  2. ↑ "The Cascade Blues – single". Apple Music. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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  8. ↑ "Count Me Out – Single by Luca Brasi on Apple Music". iTunes. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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