Puddinghead

Puddinghead is the third studio album by Australian indie pop band Ball Park Music, released on 4 April 2014 by Stop Start and Inertia Music.

Puddinghead
Studio album by
Ball Park Music
Released4 April 2014
Recorded
  • March 2013–May 2013
  • June 2013–January 2014
Studio
  • Zeehan Music Factory #1 (Queensland)
  • Evertone Studios (Everton Hills, Queensland)
Length41:00
Label
  • Stop Start
  • Inertia Music
ProducerBall Park Music
Ball Park Music chronology
Museum
(2012)		 Puddinghead
(2014)		 Every Night the Same Dream
(2016)
Singles from Puddinghead
  1. "She Only Loves Me When I'm There"
    Released: 14 February 2014[1]
  2. "Trippin' the Light Fantastic"
    Released: 23 May 2014[2]

Supported by two singles—"She Only Loves Me When I'm There" and "Trippin' the Light Fantastic",—Puddinghead was the band's first self-produced album.

The band promoted the album with two national tours, the Puddinghead Tour in April/May 2014 and the Trippin' the Light Fantastic tour in September/October 2014. The band also embarked on a short European tour in November.

At the 2014 ARIA Music Awards, it was nominated for Best Rock Album.

At the 2014 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[3]

Recording and production

The album was recorded in two periods. During March 2013 and May 2013 sessions were held at the Zeehan Music Factory #1, and during June 2013 and January 2014 they were held at Evertone Studios. The album was engineered by Sam Cromack with assistance of the other band members. The album was self-produced.

Track listing
  1. "She Only Loves Me When I'm There" - 3:45
  2. "Next Life Already" - 2:14
  3. "A Good Life Is the Best Revenge" - 3:40
  4. "Teenager Pie" - 3:59
  5. "Trippin' the Light Fantastic" - 3:06
  6. "Cocaine Lion" - 3:14
  7. "Everything Is Shit Except My Friendship with You" - 3:16
  8. "Struggle Street" - 4:57
  9. "Error Playin'" - 4:06
  10. "Polly Screw My Head Back On" - 4:42
  11. "Girls from High School" - 3:48

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 2

Release history
Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 4 April 2014[5]
Standard Stop Start / EMI SSM77CD
October 2014
  • LP
 Platinum SSM77LP

References
  1. "She Only Loves Me When I'm There – Single by Ball Park Music on Apple Music". Apple Music. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "Trippin' the Light Fantastic – Single by Ball Park Music on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. "J Awards 2014". Triple J. 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "Australiancharts.com – Ball Park Music – Puddinghead". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. "Puddinghead by Ball Park Music – CD". JB HiFi. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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