Desert Lights

Desert Lights is the fifth studio album by Australian band, Something for Kate, released on 1 June 2006. The album peaked at No.1 on the ARIA Charts.[1]

Desert Lights
Studio album by
Something for Kate
Released1 June 2006
GenreAlternative rock
Length43:25
LabelMurmur
ProducerBrad Wood
Something for Kate chronology
Phantom Limbs: Selected B-Sides
(2004)		 Desert Lights
(2006)		 iTunes Originals - Something for Kate
(2007)
Singles from Desert Lights
  1. "Cigarettes and Suitcases"
    Released: May 2006
  2. "Oh Kamikaze"
    Released: September 2006
  3. "California"
    Released: March 2007

Track listing

(All songs by Something for Kate except where noted)

  1. "California" – 3:42
  2. "Down the Garden Path" – 4:54
  3. "Cigarettes and Suitcases" – 4:04
  4. "This Is the Life for Me" – 3:59
  5. "A Fool's History Pt.1" – 3:37
  6. "Oh Kamikaze" – 3:55
  7. "Impossible" – 4:58
  8. "Transparanoia" – 4:53
  9. "Statues" – 4:13
  10. "Washed out to Sea" – 5:07

Bonus Bootleg Disc

(from the limited edition 2 CD version)

  1. "Three Dimensions" (Live at the Zoo)
  2. "Hawaiian Robots" (Live at the Zoo)
  3. "Prick" (Live at the Zoo)
  4. "Pinstripe" (Live at the Zoo)
  5. "Déjà Vu" (Live at the Zoo)
  6. "Born to Run" (originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen)[2][3]

Live tracks are taken from two concerts at live music venue, The Zoo, in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, on 20 and 21 May 2006.

Deluxe edition bonus disc

The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.

Track listing
  1. "Three Dimensions (Live at the Zoo)" - 3:44
  2. "Hawaiian Robots (Live at the Zoo)" - 5:04
  3. "Prick (Live at the Zoo)" - 3:55
  4. "Pinstripe (Live at the Zoo)" - 5:55
  5. "Déjà vu (Live at the Zoo)" - 4:49
  6. "Born to Run" (Bruce Springsteen) - 4:33
  7. "The Actor Makes His Move" - 3:39
  8. "The Killing Moon" (Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas) - 4:25
  9. "Prick (Live at the POW)" - 3:59
  10. "Airport Kid" - 4:07
  11. "The Amazing Machine that Does Not Work - Demo version" - 4:34
  12. "Close to Me" (Robert Smith) - 3:43
  13. "Cassandra Walks the Plank" - 3:01
  14. "Rock the Casbah" (Topper Headon, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) - 3:49
  15. "Oh Kamikaze (T-Rek Remix)" - 7:44
  16. "The Futurist" - 4:05

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel
Something for Kate
Additional personnel

Release history
Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia June 2006
Standard Murmur MATTCD136
July 2014
  • 2×CD
  • LP
 Deluxe Edition, Reissue Murmur, Sony Music Australia 88843074362
August 2018
  • LP
 Limited Edition, Reissue Sony Music Australia 88843074881

References
  1. Levin, Darren (28 September 2012), "Something for the jokers", The Age, retrieved 8 October 2012
  2. Pat McGrath (2012). "Something for Kate The Murmur Years". Mess+Noise. Mess+Noise Proprietary Limited. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  3. "Something For Kate - Born To Run" (Video upload). Akashic Records. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  4. "Australiancharts.com – Desert Lights – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.



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