Settle Down (album)

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Settle Down
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ReleasedFebruary 28, 2012
Recorded2011
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Label Rude Butler Records
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(2010)
Settle Down
(2012)
Some Feelings
(2015)

Settle Down is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Julia Nunes.

Contents

Background

Nunes launched a Kickstarter page for her fourth album on June 11, 2011, . [1] She exceeded her goal of $15,000 in less than a day, receiving over $19,000. The project gathered $77,888 total in donations. [2] The album was released on February 28, 2012. [3]

Composition

"He is Mad", "Pizza", and "I Wasn't Worried" are mini-songs roughly a minute in length, all of which Nunes recorded videos for and posted to YouTube. [4] [5] [6] Other songs, like "Odd", "Balloons", "First Impressions", "Comatose", and "Into the Sunshine" appeared on previous albums, but were re-recorded for Settle Down.

Promotion

Nunes updated the Kickstarter project page with a video of her performing "Stay Awake" in the Kickstarter offices (thanks to the overwhelming success of her campaign). [7] On January 24, 2012, she performed "Stay Awake" on Conan to promote the album. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Stay Awake"3:07
2."Odd"1:41
3."Lullaby"2:34
4."Lookout For Yourself"2:05
5."Nothing's That Great"3:26
6."He is Mad"0:52
7."To the Damsels: Run"3:06
8."Fair Weather"3:09
9."Comatose"3:24
10."Pizza"0:24
11."Maybe I Will"3:27
12."I Will Go Anywhere With You"4:17
13."This Is What I Used To Know"3:55
14."I Wasn't Worried"0:56
15."Balloons"3:51
16."First Impressions"3:32
17."Into The Sunshine"2:55
18."Waiting"3:37

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Top Current Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 185
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [10] 9
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [11] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 37

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