Universes (album)

Universes is the second album from Birds of Tokyo, independently released on 5 July 2008, through MGM Distribution. The album was recorded at Loop Studios in West Perth, Wing Command in Perth, Western Australia and in "a big beautiful wooden house by the sea" at Injidup (Yallingup, Western Australia).

Universes
Studio album by
Birds of Tokyo
Released5 July 2008
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length40:23
LabelIndependent/MGM Distribution
ProducerAdam Spark
Birds of Tokyo
Birds of Tokyo chronology
Day One
(2007)		 Universes
(2008)		 The Broken Strings Tour
(2010)
Singles from Universes
  1. "Silhouettic"
    Released: 14 April 2008
  2. "Broken Bones"
    Released: 2008
  3. "Wild Eyed Boy"
    Released: 2008
  4. "Head in My Hands"
    Released: 2009

Mixing for the album took place in North Hollywood, California by Tim Palmer at Ameraycan Studios. During this mixing process the band filmed the music videos for "Broken Bones" and "Silhouettic" in Lancaster, California. These two music videos join together to form one complete story. However, the video for "Silhouettic", which features the second part of the story, was released first on the band's official website and their official Myspace page.

The debut single from the album, "Silhouettic", was released as a free download from the band's official website on 14 April 2008.

At the J Awards of 2008, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[1]

The third single off the album, "Wild Eyed Boy", received significant airplay and was shown on Channel V.

Universes produced three songs on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008 with "Wild Eyed Boy" at number 51, "Silhouettic" at number 22 and "Broken Bones" at number 20.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Access All Areaspositive link
Beatpositive link
Sputnikmusic link
Triple Jpositive link
Web Wombat link

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Uno"0:53
2."Broken Bones"3:46
3."Wild Eyed Boy"2:59
4."Silhouettic"3:24
5."Head in My Hands"4:12
6."White Witch"3:18
7."An Ode to Death"2:56
8."Armour for Liars"4:14
9."The Baker's Son"6:19
10."Train Wrecks"4:59
11."Medicine"3:25
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Wayside" (acoustic mix)4:56
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Broken Bones" (music video) 
2."Silhouettic" (music video) 
3."Making of the Clips" (video) 
4."Making of "Universes" (video) 

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel
  • Ian Kenny – vocals
  • Adam Spark – guitars, vocals, keyboards
  • Adam Weston – drums, percussion
  • Anthonny Jackson – bass

Credits
  • Produced by Adam Spark and Birds of Tokyo
  • Engineered by Kieran Kenderessy and Adam Spark
  • Mixed by Tim Palmer at Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, California
  • Distributed by MGM Distribution Australia

References
  1. "2008 J Awards". ABC. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. "Australiancharts.com – Birds of Tokyo – UNIVERSES". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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