Violent Soho (album)

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Violent Soho
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Studio album by
Released9 March 2010
RecordedEcstatic Peace/Universal Records
Genre Alternative rock, grunge [1] [2]
Length31:22
Label Ecstatic Peace
Producer Gil Norton
Violent Soho chronology
We Don't Belong Here
(2008)
Violent Soho
(2010)
Hungry Ghost
(2013)
Singles from Violent Soho
  1. "Jesus Stole My Girlfriend"
    Released: January 2010
  2. "Muscle Junkie"
    Released: 2010
  3. "Son Of Sam/Bombs Over Broadway"
    Released: 10 May 2010
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Violent Soho is the second official studio album of Violent Soho, released on 9 March 2010 on the Ecstatic Peace label. The album contains much of the material off of their first album, We Don't Belong Here , though it has been re-recorded with changes made to some of the songs. Although the album is not technically their first record, it is commonly referred to as their "debut album". [3]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Violent Soho (Luke Boerdam, James Tidswell, Luke Henery and Michael Richards, except where noted)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Be Dragons" 3:15
2."Jesus Stole My Girlfriend" 2:57
3."Son Of Sam" 3:00
4."My Generation" 3:02
5."Muscle Junkie" 3:16
6."Outsider"
  • Boerdam
3:00
7."Slippery Tongue" 3:02
8."Love Is A Heavy Word" 3:05
9."Bombs Over Broadway" 3:09
10."Narrow Ways" 3:36
Total length:31:22
Australian Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Paper Plane"
  • Boerdam
3:02
12."Eat Your Parents" 3:03
Total length:37:27

Personnel

Violent Soho

ARIA Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2010Violent SohoBest Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album [4] Nominated

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References

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  2. Violent Soho Review. BBC.co.uk. Accessed May 12, 2016.
  3. "Pure Grain Audio News", 3 March 2010.
  4. "ARIA Awards Winners".