Smokey's Haunt

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Smokey's Haunt
Studio album by
Released12 October 2012
GenreAustralian hip hop
LabelElefant Traks
ProducerAngus Stuart (aka El Gusto), Phillip Norman (aka Count Bounce)
Urthboy chronology
Spitshine
(2009)
Smokey's Haunt
(2012)
The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat
(2016)

Smokey's Haunt is the fourth studio album by Australian hip hop artist and member of The Herd, Urthboy. It was released on 12 October 2012.[1][2]

Overview[edit]

Levinson's fourth album under the Urthboy moniker, released on the Elefant Traks label, was made available to the public on 12 October 2012.[1] Produced by fellow Australian hip hop colleagues Count Bounce (TZU) and Hermitude, the album was selected as a "Feature Album" on national Australian radio station Triple J.[1]

Jimblah, Solo and Alex Burnett (of Sparkadia) feature as guests on the album.[3] Jimblah and Solo appear on a song entitled "On Your Shoulders" (Jimblah also appears on the song "Glimpses"), and Burnett features on the song "The Big Sleep".[2][4]

Tour[edit]

In late February 2013, a national Australian tour, in support of the fourth Urthboy album, was confirmed and a live band, featuring drums and keyboard(s)/piano(s), was also announced.[5] Herd member Jane Tyrell was also named as a member of the touring group, while the support acts were identified as fellow Elefant Traks artist Jimblah and One Sixth from Melbourne, Australia.[6] In 2013 Urthboy was announced as the national support for Paul Kelly's 'Spring & Fall' Tour—the selection follows multiple previous collaborations, including Urthboy's 2008 cover of "From Little Things Big Things Grow", and a combined cover of Hunters and Collectors' "Tears Of Joy" in early 2013.[7]

Track listing[edit]

Smokey's Haunt[2][8]
No.TitleLength
1."Stories"3:49
2."Naïve Bravado" (featuring Daniel Merriweather)3:17
3."Cleopatra"3:38
4."Clean Slate" (featuring Delta)3:20
5."The Big Sleep" (featuring Alex Burnett)5:19
6."On Your Shoulders" (featuring Solo and Jimblah)4:49
7."Hey Dianne" (featuring Bobby Flynn)4:27
8."Empire Tags"3:51
9."Knee Length Socks"4:04
10."Glimpses" (featuring Jane Tyrrell and Jimblah)5:24
11."Calling Cards" (featuring Texture Like Sun and Ev Jones)4:26
12."Orphan Rocker"5:09

Charts[edit]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 14

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Urthboy Smokey's Haunt". triple j. ABC. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Urthboy - Smokey's Haunt". Elefant Tracks. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  3. ^ Staff Writer (1 October 2012). "URTHBOY – SMOKEY'S HAUNT". Alternative Media Group of Australia. AMG. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ^ hillydilly (13 October 2012). "URTHBOY – SMOKEY'S HAUNT". hillydilly. The Swaave Network. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Urthboy – 'Smokey's Tour'". Oztix. Ticket Solutions Pty Ltd. February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Urthboy announces 2013 Smokey's Haunt tour". Triple J. ABC. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Paul Kelly hitting the road with Urthboy:". ABC. ABC. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Smokey's Haunt - Urthboy". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Urthboy – Smokey's Haunt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2016.