Sirens (Woodlock EP)

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Sirens
Woodlock - Sirens )EP album artwork).jpg
EP by
Released18 September 2015 (2015-09-18) [1]
Studio
  • The Grove Studios
  • In House Sound [2]
Genre
Length21:14
Producer
  • Andy Mak [2]
  • Wayne Connolly [4]
Woodlock chronology
Labour of Love
(2014)
Sirens
(2015)
Singles from Sirens
  1. "Sirens"
    Released: 21 August 2015 [1]

Sirens is the third independent EP by Melbourne acoustic folk band Woodlock.

Contents

The album was recorded in 2015 with producer Andy Mak, and supported by a national tour, as well as four festival appearances. [5]

The album charted on the ARIA Independent Charts, [6] while the title track also charted on the ARIA Singles Charts. [7]

Woodlock has described the title track as a 'coming of age' song. "It’s almost a baptism from being the teenagers busking the streets, to the adults who really believe they have something to offer the world. Overall its about standing firm for what you believe, and not swaying on it." [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eze and Zech Walters.

Sirens [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Sirens"3:54
2."Build a Kingdom"4:37
3."Enemy"3:54
4."Forever Ago"4:42
5."Fortress"4:07
Total length:21:14

Personnel

Woodlock

Additional personnel

Charting singles

SingleChartPeak position
Sirens (2015) ARIA Hitseekers 20 [9]
Australian Independent Record Labels Association 8 [7]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue #Ref.
Icons-flag-au.png Australia18 September 2015IndependentCD, digital download WL002 [10]
Icons-flag-us.png United States9324690119097 [11]

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