Expired Candy
2023 studio album by Body Type
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Expired Candy is the second studio album by Australian rock band Body Type. It was produced by Jonathan Boulet and released through Poison City Records on 2 June 2023.[4] The album was largely written while band members were in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
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| Released | 2 June 2023 | |||
| Studio | Stranded (Bellambi, NSW) | |||
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| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Poison City | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Boulet | |||
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Release
The first single, "Miss the World", was released on 22 February 2023, less than a year after their debut album Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising; alongside this was the announcement for Expired Candy, containing details of the release date, cover art, and track listing.[5] One month later on the 23rd of March, the band released a second single "Holding On" with a video directed by Nick Mckk and filmed on Wurundjeri land.[6] The final single from the album, entitled "Weekend", was released on 4 May, accompanied by a music video directed by Throat Pasta.[7]
The album entered the Australian Independent Label Albums Chart at no. 11.[8]
Critical reception
Expired Candy received a score of 79/100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
Contrasting the album to the group's debut Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen noted in the Guardian that "While the post-punk influence remains in the instrumentals, there's a shift towards pop," adding "there's a stronger focus on melody and a bolshie, boisterous irreverence that's incredibly charming."[3] In a positive review for the music website Fast 'n' Bulbous, A.S. Van Dorston similarly felt Expired Candy "has them deepening the charm of their early work" concluding that "Body Type shows everyone how great indie rock and pop can be."[2] In a five star review for NME, despite concerns whether or not the group could produce a worthy follow-up to their debut album, Doug Wallen thought that Body Type "sound like themselves here, speaking their own shared language of sidewinding melodies, spontaneous vocal pile-ups and thorny propulsion."[12]
Under the Radar's Andy Von Pip said Expired Candy "is a collection of tracks that pulsate with edgy, fiery energy while exuding an underlying sense of profound joy and liberation."[4] Vicky Greer for Clash described Expired Candy as a "solid summer rock album ... that sees the promising young band evolve and develop an already appealing sound," drawing comparisons to Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, and Wet Leg.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Body Type.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Holding On" | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Summer Forever" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Weekend" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Tread Overhead" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Sha La La" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Creation of Man" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Miss the World" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Anti-Romancer" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Beat You Up" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Albion Park" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Expired Candy" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Dream Girls" | 2:25 |
| 13. | "Shake Yer Memory" | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 41:30 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Expired Candy LP.[14]
Body Type
- Annabel Blackman – vocals, guitar
- Cecil Coleman – drums, percussion, "oohs", "aahs"
- Sophie McComish – vocals, guitar
- Georgia Wilkinson-Derums – vocals, bass
Technical and design
- Jonathan Boulet – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Bowen Shakallis – assistant engineer
- Annabel Blackman – cover art
- Ashley Brockman, Clare Read – makeup
- Toni Wilkinson – photography