Decadence (album)

Decadence is the debut studio album by American rock band Head Automatica.

Decadence
Studio album by
Head Automatica
Released17 August 2004
StudioThe Glue Factory
Genre
Length37:45
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDan the Automator, Howard Benson
Head Automatica chronology
Decadence
(2004)		 Popaganda
(2006)

Production

Dan the Automator produced almost every track, except for "Beating Heart Baby" and "The Razor" , which were produced by Howard Benson. The Automator-produced songs were recorded at The Glue Factory in San Francisco, California. Mixed was split between four people: Dave Sardy did "At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet", "Brooklyn Is Burning", "King Caesar", "Disco Hades II", "Solid Gold Telephone", and "I Shot William H. Macy"; Benson did "Beating Heart Baby", "The Razor", and "Dance Party Plus"; Rich Costey did "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)"; and Automator did "Head Automatica Soundsystem". Mike Plotnikoff acted as engineer for "Beating Heart Baby", "The Razor", and "Dance Party Plus"; Benson and Craig Aaronson did additional production on "Dance Party Plus".[1]

Release

In March 2004, the band went on a short tour with Thursday.[2] "Dance Party Plus", "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)" and "Beating Heart Baby" were made available for streaming on June 7, 2004.[3] On June 27, 2004, Decadence was announced for release in three months' time.[4] Around this, the band appeared on a handful of dates on the Honda Civic Tour.[5] On June 24, 2004, Decadence was announced for release in two months' time.[6] They supported the Cure on their US tour in July and August 2004.[7] On August 16, 2004, a music video for "Beating Heart Baby" was posted online.[8] It had been filmed during their performance at CBGB's in New York earlier that month.[9] The following day, Decadence was released, and was promoted with an West Coast US tour with Vaux, Hopesfall and Arkham the following month.[6][10]

In October and November 2004, the band supported the Used on their headlining tour of the US.[11] "Beating Heart Baby" was released to radio on February 22, 2005.[12] The band were due to support Sugarcult on the US Take Action Tour; however, due to Palumbo being hospitalized as a result of his Crohn's disease, they were replaced by Hopesfall.[13][14] In May and June 2005, the band toured the US with Acceptance, Vendetta Red and Nightmare of You.[15][16] Following this, they toured the US in June and July with I Am the Avalanche supporting.[17] During this trek, the music video for "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)" was posted online.[18] Another video was made for "Beating Heart Baby"; it was posted online on July 19, 2005.[19] They toured with theStart and then supported Finch until August 2005.[20][21] On August 7, 2005, the band had to dropped of the remainder of the dates with Finch due to Palumbo's Crohn's disease flaring up.[22]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound8/10 [23]
Melodic [24]
Rolling Stone [25]

Decadence debuted at No. 10 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and reached a peak position of #125 on the UK Albums Chart. By February 2006, the album had sold over 89,000 copies.[26]

Track listing

All songs written by Daryl Palumbo and Dan Nakamura, except where noted.[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet" 2:14
2."Brooklyn Is Burning" 3:54
3."Beating Heart Baby"
3:23
4."Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)" 4:08
5."King Caesar" 3:54
6."The Razor"
  • Palumbo
3:30
7."Dance Party Plus"
3:21
8."Disco Hades II" 3:57
9."Solid Gold Telephone"
  • Palumbo
2:23
10."Head Automatica Soundsystem" 3:35
11."I Shot William H. Macy"
  • Palumbo
3:17

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[1]

References
  1. Decadence (booklet). Head Automatica. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. CDW 48631.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. White, Adam (February 14, 2004). "Thursday / The Bronx / Head Automatica / Andrew WK in March". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. White, Adam (June 7, 2004). "Three new Head Automatica tunes online". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. Roth, Kaj (June 27, 2004). "Head Automatica Feat. Glassjaw Singer Plays Electronic Rock". Melodic. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  5. Heisel, Scott (April 18, 2004). "Civic Tour lineup confirmed". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  6. Paul, Aubin (June 24, 2004). "Head Automatica Release Date/Tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  7. Paul, Aubin (June 2, 2004). "Curiosa Dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  8. Paul, Aubin (August 16, 2004). "Head Automatica Video Available". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  9. UG Team (August 4, 2004). "In Brief: Green Day, New Found Glory, Used, Creed". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  10. Heisel, Scott (August 21, 2004). "Hear new Arkham songs". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  11. UG Team (September 9, 2004). "On The Road: Used, Kataklysm, Red Tape". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  12. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  13. White, Adam (January 29, 2005). "Take Action! Tour updates". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  14. Paul, Aubin (February 1, 2005). "Hopesfall filling in for Head Automatica on Take Action Tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  15. Paul, Aubin (June 18, 2005). "Nightmare Of You / Head Automatica". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  16. Shultz, Brian (April 13, 2005). "A Static Lullaby touring North America". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  17. Shultz, Brian (May 26, 2005). "I Am The Avalanche finishing debut, touring update". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  18. Paul, Aubin (June 29, 2005). "New video from Head Automatica". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  19. Paul, Aubin (July 19, 2005). "Head Automatica launches video for 'Beating Heart Baby'". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  20. Heisel, Scott (June 26, 2005). "Head Automatica / theSTART". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  21. Paul, Aubin (June 10, 2005). "Finch / Rx Bandits / Head Automatica". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  22. Heisel, Scott (August 7, 2005). "Glassjaw drops off the Used tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  23. Diver, Mike (September 28, 2004). "Album Review: Head Automatica - Decadence". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  24. Roth, Kaj (September 16, 2004). "Head Automatica - Decadence". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  25. Miller, Kirk (September 2, 2004). "Decadence : Head Automatica". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 14, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  26. Kohli, Rohan (February 15, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending 2/12/06". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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