Songs for the Exhausted

Songs for the Exhausted
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2004
Recorded2002–2003, Fuzzroom, Klagenfurt
GenreElectronica, indie
Length40:46
LabelMotor Music Records
ProducerNaked Lunch
Naked Lunch chronology
Love Junkies
(1999)
Songs for the Exhausted
(2004)
This Atom Heart Of Ours
(2007)

Songs for the Exhausted is the fourth full-length studio album by Austrian indie-band Naked Lunch.[1] It was received with critical praise in Germany and Austria and sold surprisingly well. It was the band's first album after a five year-hiatus, following the flopping of Love Junkies, which caused them being dropped by their record label. Recorded in the wake of this backslashing event, most of the songs are dominated by a sad, bleak tone. Also, one of the songs, "King George" was written about the death of the group ex-bass player, Georg Timber-Trattnig.

The album was followed by several tours and an EP (Stay), in 2005.

Track listing (CD)

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  1. God – 4:52
  2. First Man on the Sun – 3:51
  3. King George – 3:37
  4. Stay – 4:38
  5. Lost it all – 3:04
  6. In your Room – 4:37
  7. The Deal – 3:54
  8. Man without Past – 4:05
  9. Solitude – 4:15
  10. The Retainer – 3:51

Credits

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All songs/lyrics by Oliver Welter, all music by Oliver Welter, Herwig Zamernik, Stefan Deisenberger and Olaf Opal.

Played by Naked Lunch: Oliver Welter (vocals and guitar), Herwig Zamernik (bass guitar), Stefan Deisenberger (keyboards), Thorsten Thonhauser (drums) and Olaf Opal (electronics).

with guests:

  • Mario Kofler - drums on 1/5/9
  • Ingo Weber - drums on 2/7
  • Michi Malicka - bass on 1/5
  • Ritchi Klammer - horns on 2/8
  • Sebastian Schumacher - cello on 10
  • Klaus Lippitsch - percussions

Miscellanea

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  • Videos were made for"God" and "Stay", by befriended film-maker Thomas Woschitz. They later accused the German metal band Rammstein of copying their "God" video for one of their own videos, "Ohne dich".
  • "Stay" was released as the sole single/EP, in 2005.

References

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  1. ^ Stoger, Gerhard. "Fuzzman über sein neues Album, Weltruhm und Rebellion". Falter. Falter. Retrieved 1 February 2024.