Young Modern is the fifth album by the Australian band Silverchair, which was released on March 31, 2007. It is the first album to ever chart as number one on iTunes through orders taken for the album before its release.^[1] Young Modern debuted at number one on the Australian albums chart on April 15, 2007, and spent four weeks in that position.^[2] Young Modern also peaked at number eight on the New Zealand albums chart.^[3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the band. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Daniel Paul Johns (born April 22, 1979) is an Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as frontman of the rock band Silverchair. ... Nick Launay is a notable record producer and recording engineer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Image File history File links Stars10030. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the band. ... Diorama is the fourth album by the Australian band Silverchair, released in 2002. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Straight Lines may refer to: Straight Lines, a song by Australian band Silverchair Straight Lines, a Canadian band Category: ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Reflections of a Sound is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair and is the fourth track on their fifth studio album Young Modern, released in March 2007. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... If You Keep Losing Sleep is a song by Australian band Silverchair from their fifth album Young Modern. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... This article is about the band. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ... The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Young Modern was Silverchair's fifth consecutive album to debut at number one on the ARIA albums chart, making Silverchair the first band to accomplish this feat in Australia. Young Modern also received four Aria Awards at the 2007 Aria Awards, including Single of the Year (for Straight Lines) and Album of the Year.^[4] The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. ...

Recording and production

The band announced in 2005 that they had plans to record a new album in 2006. In 2006, work on Young Modern commenced. During 2006, the band played a limited number of shows to test the new material on live audiences. The album was rumoured to be a solo double album by Daniel Johns, who had already written enough songs to fill two albums. These rumours were later denied by Johns in the April 2006 issue of Rolling Stone. Daniel Paul Johns (born April 22, 1979) is an Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as frontman of the rock band Silverchair. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... This article is about the music magazine. ...

Following the brief tour with his project group The Dissociatives, Daniel Johns made plans to release a solo album. While writing and recording home demos of his new songs, he decided that the recordings would better suit a group effort rather than a solo release. After reuniting with Joannou and Gillies, Silverchair then spent five weeks in the Australian Hunter Valley in late 2005 to practice and sharpen Johns' new material. Following this, the band recorded intermediate full band demo versions of the songs. To record the final versions of these songs, the band travelled to Los Angeles to record with record producer Nick Launay at Seedy Underbelly Studios. Johns co-produced the album alongside Launay.^[5] During the L.A. sessions, additional songs were written and recorded. Van Dyke Parks was hired to compose orchestral arrangements for three songs: "If You Keep Losing Sleep", "All Across The World" and the 3 part epic "Those Thieving Birds/Strange Behaviour".^[6] Johns and Parks travelled to Prague to have the orchestral arrangements recorded by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. The Dissociatives is an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair and Australian dance producer Paul Mac. ... Daniel Paul Johns (born April 22, 1979) is an Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as frontman of the rock band Silverchair. ... Christopher John Joannou (born 10 November 1979) is an Australian musician, best known as the bass guitar player for the successful alternative rock band Silverchair. ... Ben Gillies is the drummer of Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Nick Launay is a notable record producer and recording engineer. ... Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at Rudolfinum Hall in Prague The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (ÄŒeská filharmonie in Czech language) is based in Prague and is probably the most famous and most internationally respected Czech orchestra. ...

The name Young Modern comes from a nickname given to Silverchair's lead singer, Daniel Johns, by Van Dyke Parks during their time working together on Diorama in 2002.^[4] The album features various guest appearances from Australian and international musicians such as Luke Steele, Julian Hamilton and Paul Mac (who previously collaborated with Johns in The Dissociatives and enlisted both Joannou and Gillies for his solo album 3000 Feet High). The album was released on March 31, 2007; the first confirmed single "Straight Lines" made its radio and Internet debut on February 2, 2007. The album was released in North America on July 24, 2007. Daniel Paul Johns (born April 22, 1979) is an Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as frontman of the rock band Silverchair. ... Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. ... Diorama is the fourth album by the Australian band Silverchair, released in 2002. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Julian Hamilton (born 1976) is one half of a Sydney electronica duo, The Presets. ... Paul Mac (born Paul McDermott) is a musician, producer and remixer from Sydney, Australia (not to be confused with the UK Techno DJ and producer Paul Mac alias Paul Souter). ... The Dissociatives is an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair and Australian dance producer Paul Mac. ... Christopher John Joannou (born 10 November 1979) is an Australian musician, best known as the bass guitar player for the successful alternative rock band Silverchair. ... Ben Gillies is the drummer of Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Straight Lines is a single by Australian rock band Silverchair. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Critical reception

Young Modern was received with great enthusiasm from reviewers. All Music Guide's review said the album contained "catchy melodic hooks, inspired lyrical themes, and stunning string arrangements", and called it the "pinnacle of the band's fascinating development". Reviewer Clayton Bolger heaped praise on most of the songs on the album, calling "Straight Lines" an "instant rock classic".^[4] The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Straight Lines is a single by Australian rock band Silverchair. ...

Review website Xdafied was equally impressed by the album, and was the second site to praise the opening track, "Young Modern Station", stating that it "will leave you in awe at its refreshingly different chord progression". Xdafied's reviewer summarised the review by calling the album "a unique masterpiece".^[7] Meanwhile, Rolling Stone reviewer David Fricke called Silverchair's members "young (in their late twenties)...[and] aggressively modern",^[8] and Entertainment Weekly called the album a "polished glam-rock suite".^[9] Sputnik Music reviewer Tyler Fisher also approved of the album, although he didn't think it was as good as it was made out to be, commenting "It is not as good as the ARIA awards will undoubtedly make it out to be but still one of the better mainstream listens of the year."^[6] This article is about the magazine. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ...

Nick Pearson of PopMatters, meanwhile, was highly critical of the album. He began his review with the statement "Once you reach the level of intellectual maturity where you can tell the difference between cryptic but poetic lyrics and nonsensical crap, you have outgrown Silverchair", and continued in the same fashion throughout. Pearson likened Johns to Kurt Cobain, saying they share a common inability; "his inability to write lyrics". His only praise was for the third single released from the album, "If You Keep Losing Sleep", stating "'If You Keep Losing Sleep' is proof that Silverchair are capable of recording interesting music".^[10] PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967, Aberdeen, – c. ... If You Keep Losing Sleep is a song by Australian band Silverchair from their fifth album Young Modern. ...

Personnel

Silverchair

• Daniel Johns - Guitar and vocals^[11]
• Chris Joannou - Bass guitar
• Ben Gillies - Drums

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Additional musicians

• Matt Appleton
• Alain Johannes
• Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
• Michelle Rose
• Paul Mac
• Elysa Gomez
• Luke Steele
• Nayo Wallace

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Production

• Nick Launay, Daniel Johns - Producers

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Track listing

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1. "Young Modern Station" – 3:11 (Daniel Johns and Julian Hamilton)
2. "Straight Lines" – 4:18 (Daniel Johns and Julian Hamilton)
3. "If You Keep Losing Sleep" – 3:20
4. "Reflections of a Sound" – 4:09
5. "Those Thieving Birds (Part 1) / Strange Behaviour / Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)" – 7:26
6. "The Man That Knew Too Much" – 4:19
7. "Waiting All Day" – 4:28 (Daniel Johns and Julian Hamilton)
8. "Mind Reader" – 4:28 (Daniel Johns and Julian Hamilton)
9. "Low" – 3:48
10. "Insomnia" – 3:06
11. "All Across the World" – 4:01
12. "English Garden" (iTunes only) – 4:23

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Charts

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References