The Lucky Country (EP)

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TheLuckyCountry
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Released7 November 2014 (2014-11-07)
RecordedMarch–April 2014
Studio Abbey Road
Genre Rock
Length13:58
Label Origin
The Basics chronology
Wait for You
(2010)
TheLuckyCountry
(2014)

TheLuckyCountry is the fifth extended play by Australian rock band, the Basics. It was released, both digitally and on CD in stores, on 7 November 2014. [1] The EP was recorded at Abbey Road Studios from 28 March to 2 April 2014, at the same time as the follow-up studio album, The Age of Entitlement . Two of the EP's tracks, "Tunaomba Saidia" and "Good Times, Sunshine!", also appear on that album.

Contents

The music video for the title track debuted via the Facebook page for non-profit organisation, GetUp! Australia. [2] Following its release the group embarked on a national tour. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kristen J Schroeder, [4] unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."The Lucky Country"4:00
2."Tunaomba Saidia" (Schroeder, Timothy Heath)3:36
3."Operation Sovereign Basics"1:02
4."Good Times, Sunshine!" (Schroeder, Wally de Backer)2:36
5."Beatrix Kiddo" (Schroeder, de Backer)2:42

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References

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