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Godzilla (The Veronicas album)

Godzilla is the fourth studio album by Australian duo The Veronicas. It was released on 28 May 2021,[4] and is their first album in seven years, following The Veronicas (2014).[5][6]

Godzilla
Studio album by
The Veronicas
Released28 May 2021 (2021-05-28)
Genre
Length40:05
LabelSony Music Australia
Producer
The Veronicas chronology
The Veronicas
(2014) 		Godzilla
(2021) 		Human
(2021)
Singles from Godzilla
  1. "In My Blood"
    Released: 10 June 2016
  2. "The Only High"
    Released: 2 June 2017
  3. "Godzilla"
    Released: 26 March 2021
  4. "Sugar Daddy"
    Released: 21 May 2021[3]

Background

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Planning for The Veronicas' fourth studio album began in 2016 with the release of the single "In My Blood",[7][8] which became their third Australian number-one single. The following month in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, they confirmed they had worked with Cathy Dennis, Jim Eliot and Ollipop on an "electro-fused" album due for release in November 2016,[9] which failed to materialise.

Subsequent singles were released; "On Your Side" in 2016 and "The Only High" in 2017. The album was then meant to be released in June 2017,[10] but was announced on 13 November 2017 that they would not release any new material until 2018.[11]

The single "Think of Me" was released in March 2019[12] and was slated as the album's first single, however no further music was released in 2019 except for buzz single "Ugly" used to promote their MTV Australia reality show The Veronicas: Blood Is for Life which aired in late 2019.[13][14]

Human was originally announced as the duo's fourth album upon the release of "Biting My Tongue", however on 26 March 2021 the single "Godzilla" was released, with an album of the same name announced for release on 28 May, with Human to follow five weeks later.[15]

Music and lyrics

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Upon the announcement of the release of the two new albums, a press release was quoted by NME reported that Godzilla "will see The Veronicas assume their 'public alter egos'", while Human "promises to explore their abilities as 'vulnerable songwriters'". Described primarily as a pop rock and electropop record, the album is also noted for having influences of hard rock, grunge, hip hop, punk, electronic music, dance-pop, synth-pop and pop.[16][17][18]

Singles

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The album features singles "In My Blood" and "The Only High" released in 2016 and 2017. The album's title track was released on 26 March 2021, and was described as a "raw, angsty track that harks back to some of their earliest hits" by News.com.au.[19] On 21 May, "Sugar Daddy" was released, which NME described as "edgy".[3]

Reception

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Jake Cleland from Stack Magazine said "Savage guitars, curly dance anthems and schoolyard bops cover enough ground that it feels curated from dozens of ideas into a rock-solid cross-section of their best ones."[20]

Laura English from Music Feeds said "Godzilla is 12-track effort that sees The Veronicas hone in on[sic] that sound that made us all love them in the first place. It's genre-defying, it's all the best bits of electro-pop with an emo twist. But there's also a hip hop influence to the album that works so well."[21]

Connor Gotto from Retropop Magazine gave the album 3 out of 5, saying "Godzilla suffers from an identity crisis that's as confused as it is jarring". Gotto said the album highlights are "Stealing Cars" and "In It to Win It".[22]

Track listing

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Godzilla track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Godzilla"
Gad3:25
2."Kaleidoscope"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Gad
Gad3:41
3."In My Blood"
DNA3:20
4."In It to Win It"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Gad
Gad2:12
5."High Score"
  • Gray
  • Bogart
3:12
6."Stealing Cars"
Eliot3:43
7."Supernatural Girl"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Bram Inscore
Inscore2:59
8."101"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Wes Jones
  • Mat Sherman
19843:49
9."Catch Fire"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Daniel Heath
Heath3:48
10."Silent" (featuring Travis Barker)
  • Feldmann
  • Barker
2:46
11."The Only High"
DNA3:18
12."Sugar Daddy"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Jones
  • Sherman
  • 1984
4:03
Total length:40:05

Charts

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Chart performance for Godzilla
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 7

References

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  1. ^ English, Laure (28 May 2021). "The Veronicas Just Dropped GODZILLA, The First of Their Two New Albums". Music Feeds. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ Russell, Max (10 June 2021). "Album Review: The Veronicas-Godzilla". The Young Folks. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Check out The Veronicas edgy new single "Sugar Daddy"". NME. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Godzilla". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ Gallagher, Alex (29 June 2020). "The Veronicas announce 'Human', their first album in six years". Music Feeds. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ "The Veronicas announce two new albums 'Godzilla' and 'Human' + share new single". Amnplify. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ "The Veronicas Debut "In My Blood" Video On 'The Voice Australia': Watch idolator". Idolator. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. ^ Joey Nolfi (26 June 2016). "In My Blood music video: The Veronicas are seeing red in clip for new single". Ew.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  9. ^ "The Veronicas: In My Blood singers tease new album". Entertainment Weekly. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. ^ 31 May, 20178:48am (31 May 2017). "The Veronicas release new single The Only High on Friday, twitter tease". News.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Veronicas, The (12 November 2017). "To all of our amazing supporters, we announced earlier this year we would release our 4th studio album in 2017, but due to personal circumstances out of our control, we have made the decision to hold releases till 2018. Thank you for your ongoing love. See you next year XX". @theveronicas. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Think of Me – Single by The Veronicas". iTunes Store. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  13. ^ "For more than a year, the Veronicas didn't speak to each other". 31 May 2021.
  14. ^ "The Veronicas Are Back with New Single 'Biting My Tongue'". 3 July 2020.
  15. ^ "'No-one will be expecting this': Veronicas reveal next move". Herald Sun. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  16. ^ "The Veronicas announce two new albums, national tour". NME. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  17. ^ "REVIEW: The Veronicas release stunning new album Godzilla". Women in Pop. May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  18. ^ Daw, Robbie (10 June 2016). "The Veronicas' "In My Blood": Listen To Their Kylie-esque New Dance-Pop Song". Idolator (SpinMedia). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  19. ^ "The Veronicas reveal tour plans, two new albums and bold new look". News.com.au. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  20. ^ Cleland, Jake (27 May 2021). "The Veronicas, Godzilla review". Stack Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  21. ^ English, Laure (28 May 2021). "The Veronicas Just Dropped GODZILLA, The First of Their Two New Albums". Music Feeds. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  22. ^ "The Veronicas - Godzilla". 27 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  23. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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