Lovegrass (album)
| Lovegrass | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 23 August 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:58 | |||
| Label | ABC Music, Universal Music Australia | |||
| Producer | Matt Felltake | |||
| Sara Storer chronology | ||||
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Lovegrass is the fifth studio album by Australian country music singer Sara Storer. It was released in August 2013[1][2] and peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Charts.
The title track is a song written about her husband Dave. "This is my love song for Dave. How lucky is he to have a song written for him about a noxious weed, every now and then I threaten him with Roundup!" Storer said. The album was launched at the 2013 Gympie Music Muster.[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Country Album, losing to Wreck & Ruin by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson[4]
At the Country Music Awards of Australia of 2014, Storer won Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year.
Critical reception[edit]
Scott Fitzsimons from The Music AU gave the album 3.5 out of 5 saying; "Storytelling is at the heart of any great country artist and Sara Storer is still a great storyteller. Lovegrass...comes after marriage and family life – experiences that are on this album's sleeve. She openly admits the title track is written for her husband and other cuts – "Come On Rain", "Heart & Sold", "You're My Everything" – can be attributed to that same family muse. Even when it's not about them, a romanticised Australian country life underpins everything here" adding "Storer doesn't need to prove anything on Lovegrass after the career she's had, and the break has given her a chance to choose the time and manner of her return. This feels right, it feels natural and it feels comfortable."[5]
Katie Davern from Alt Media said "The stories are intimate and unique." adding "Lovegrass toes the line between folk and Storer's distinctively Australian brand of country; the former finds a home nestled in the title track whose feel-good melodies intertwine to tell Storer's own tale of a lover's rejoice. "[6]
Track listing[edit]
- "Come on Rain" – 3:17
- "Lovegrass" – 2:42
- "Canoe" – 3:11
- "Heart & Sold" – 3:32
- "Shuffling Mess" – 2:59
- "Pozie" – 5:36
- "You're My Everything" – 3:11
- "Next Year" – 4:01
- "Sun Shower" – 3:08
- "Chapters" – 4:32
- "Willie Paroo" – 2:51
- "Apple Seeds" – 2:58
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 25 |
| Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[8] | 9 |
| Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[9] | 5 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Country Albums Chart[10] | 37 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 August 2013 |
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ABC Music, Universal Music Australia | 3737063 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Lovegrass by Sara Storer". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Lovegrass by Sara Storer". Sanity. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Sara Storer Releases New Album 'Lovegrass' (Aus)". Brendon Veevers. Renowned for Sound. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "2013 ARIA Awards Winners By Year". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Sara Storer Lovegrass". The Music. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Sara Storer Lovegrass". 30 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Sara Storer – Lovegrass". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Report issue 1227" (PDF). ARIA. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Report issue 1227" (PDF). ARIA. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Country Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
