Dark Horses (The Getaway Plan album)

Dark Horses
Studio album by
The Getaway Plan
Released3 July 2015
RecordedNovember 2014 – March 2015 at Studios in the City in Brunswick, Victoria & Sing Sing Studios in Cremorne, Victoria
GenreAlternative rock
Length62:31
LabelDope Mountain/Independent
ProducerSamuel K Sproull
The Getaway Plan chronology
Requiem
(2011) 		Dark Horses
(2015)
Singles from Dark Horses
  1. "Landscapes"
    Released: 10 June 2015
  2. "Last Words"
    Released: 3 July 2015

Dark Horses is the third album by Australian alternative rock band The Getaway Plan, released on 3 July 2015.

Background

On 1 November 2014, The Getaway Plan announced plans to release their third full-length record, Dark Horses. The band chose to set up a crowd-funding campaign through PledgeMusic so that they could remain independent and release the album without a record label.[1]

Dark Horses is the first album by The Getaway Plan to be fully written and recorded in Australia. They worked alongside long-time friend and producer Sam K creating the record between November 2014 and March 2015. Dark Horses was recorded at both The Studios in the City in Brunswick and at Sing Sing Studios in Cremorne.[2]

Dark Horses was released on 3 July 2015.[3] The album debuted at No. 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart, marking the band's highest charting position ever in Australia with their debut LP Other Voices, Other Rooms peaking at No. 14 and their sophomore record Requiem reaching No. 17.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Matthew Wright, all songs written by The Getaway Plan.

No.TitleLength
1."Landscapes"4:08
2."F(r)iend"4:11
3."Castles in the Air"4:49
4."Dark Horses"5:39
5."Last Words"4:34
6."Battleships"5:18
7."Dreamer/Parallels" (featuring Freeds)8:43
8."The Means"5:38
9."Baby Bird/Effigy"7:45
10."Monuments"4:07
11."Exodus"7:39
Total length:62:31
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Lovesick"4:04
13."Mirrors"3:21

Personnel

  • Matthew Wright – vocals, piano, guitar
  • Clint Owen Ellis – guitar
  • Mike Maio – bass guitar
  • Dan Maio – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 10
Australian Independent Records Chart (AIR Charts)[6] 1

References

  1. ^ "The Getaway Plan". pledgemusic.com. PledgeMusic. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2022. A winding up order was made against Pledgemusic.com Limited in the High Court of Justice on 31 July 2019. As a result of the making of the order, the Official Receiver becomes liquidator of the company. Any enquiries should be forwarded to [email protected], quoting reference LQD5671373.
  2. ^ "The Getaway Plan Announce 2015 Tour Dates, Album Recording Underway". 9 December 2014.
  3. ^ "The Getaway Plan's 'Dark Horses' Album Tour Just Got Even More Epic". 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Miguel debuts at 8 on aria albums chart over the getaway plan". themusic.com.au. SGC Group. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022. 404 Not Found
  5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Getaway Plan". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Charts". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2015.