Mode. Set. Clear.

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Mode. Set. Clear.
Mode Set Clear album cover image.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
StudioStudios in the City, Salt Studios, Melbourne, Roundhead Studios, Auckland, STL Audio, Wellington.
Genre Alternative rock, alternative metal
Length49:16
Producer Tom Larkin
Villainy chronology
Mode. Set. Clear.
(2012)
Dead Sight
(2015)
Singles from Mode. Set. Clear.
  1. "Alligator Skin"
  2. "The Answer"
  3. "Gather Yourselves"
  4. "Another Time"
  5. "Ammunition"

Mode. Set. Clear. is the debut album by New Zealand alternative rock band Villainy, released in New Zealand on October 19, 2012, and distributed by Universal Records. The album received the award for Best Rock Album at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Alligator Skin"4:00
2."Gather Yourselves"3:53
3."Mode. Set. Clear."5.16
4."Another Time"4:49
5."The Answer"4:09
6."Paradise Lost"4:05
7."Money Mouth"3:00
8."More Than You Can Do"5:43
9."Monday Night Fright Night"3:50
10."Ammunition"4:46
11."Deliver Me"5:31
Total length:49:16

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes. [1]

Villainy

Production

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
New Zealand Top 20 New Zealand Albums Chart [2] 1
New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart [3] 8

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References

  1. Mode. Set. Clear (CD booklet). Villainy. Universal. 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
  3. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".