Devils Elbow

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Devils Elbow
Studio album by
Released
27 October 2007
RecordedBig Jesus Burger Studios
GenreIndie rock
LabelIvy League Records
ProducerBurke Reid
The Mess Hall chronology
Notes from a Ceiling
(2005)
Devils Elbow
(2007)
For the Birds
(2009)

Devils Elbow is the third album from The Mess Hall and was released on 27 October 2007. It peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.[1] It provided a single, "Keep Walking", earlier in the same month. The album won the Australian Music Prize in 2007, an annual award for album of the year, as well as $25,000 prize money.[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Time Off [3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Keep Walking" – 3:39
  2. "Pulse" – 4:33
  3. "City of Roses" – 3:50
  4. "Load Left" – 4:16
  5. "Lorelei" – 3:18
  6. "Cookie" – 5:15
  7. "Part 1" – 4:31
  8. "Betty" – 4:19
  9. "Buddy" – 4:11
  10. "Be Not A Man" 4:04

Personnel[edit]

  • Jed Kurzel – vocals, guitar
  • Cec Condon – drums, vocals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 26 November 2007. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The Mess Hall – Guests and Specials". rage. ABC Television. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "The Mess Hall – Devils Elbow". Time Off. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2008.