Alibis & Other Lies is the fifth studio album by Grinspoon

Grinspoon

Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore,...

, which was released 21 July 2007. The first single from the album is Black Tattoo

Black Tattoo

"Black Tattoo" is the first single by Grinspoon from their fifth studio album Alibis & Other Lies. It debuted on the ARIA Singles chart at #45. The video shows the band being dragged along a prairie while one of the members drives the car that's dragging them....

, being released as a digital download

Music download

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 on 23 June and on Single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 30 June 2007. Ramesh Sathiah, producer of Green Album

Green Album

Grinspoon EP, also known as the Green Album, the first EP by the Australian band Grinspoon, was released in 1995 an includes an early version of "Sickfest", the song that made the band famous on the Triple J Unearthed competition...

 and Licker Bottle Cozy

Licker Bottle Cozy

Licker Bottle Cozy, was the second EP by the Australian rock band Grinspoon, released in 1996. It was recorded by Phil McKellar in June of that year and was of a significantly better sound quality than their first EP...

, is producing the album. "Black Tattoo" is more similar to songs from Guide to Better Living

Guide To Better Living

Guide to Better Living is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Grinspoon. It was released in 1998 on Universal Music. The album reached number 12 on the Australian ARIA charts and spent 26 weeks on the national charts...

than the songs off their last album, but the rest of the songs range from AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

-esque rockers like "Choirboy" to country rock songs like "Find Your Own Way" and to soft rock songs like "Minute by Minute".

This was their final album under their current contract with Universal Music Australia. The album sessions were delayed during February to April as Phil Jamieson

Phil Jamieson

Phil Jamieson is an Australian musician from Wauchope, New South Wales. He is the founder and frontman for the rock band Grinspoon.-Biography:...

 was in rehabilitation due to addiction to crystal methamphetamines.

During that short time, the band's webpage was replaced with a video of Jamieson in suspenders, doing vocal takes for "Black Tattoo" and a countdown to when the album was supposed to come out.

Reception

Despite the band's claims that is was more similar to "Guide to Better Living

Guide To Better Living

Guide to Better Living is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Grinspoon. It was released in 1998 on Universal Music. The album reached number 12 on the Australian ARIA charts and spent 26 weeks on the national charts...

", the album contains various genres, one thing that the fans didn't like. Most reviews for this album are mixed, but some are extremely negative. Allmusic called it "a peculiar side trip for a band who used to have more in common with the musical likes of Rage Against the Machine", giving the album a rating of 2 stars out of 5.

Track listing

All songs written by Phil Jamieson

Phil Jamieson

Phil Jamieson is an Australian musician from Wauchope, New South Wales. He is the founder and frontman for the rock band Grinspoon.-Biography:...

 & Pat Davern, except where noted.

1. "Black Tattoo
   Black Tattoo
   "Black Tattoo" is the first single by Grinspoon from their fifth studio album Alibis & Other Lies. It debuted on the ARIA Singles chart at #45. The video shows the band being dragged along a prairie while one of the members drives the car that's dragging them....
   
   " – 2:49
2. "Choirboy" (Jamieson) – 4:11
3. "Carried Away" – 3:04
4. "Minute by Minute
   Minute By Minute (Grinspoon song)
   "Minute by Minute" is a song by Grinspoon and is the third single from the studio album Alibis & Other Lies. The single is a digital release only. The track Blind lead blind also features on a compilation CD titled "Caution: Life Ahead", making the song available on hard disk...
   
   " (Jamieson) – 4:07
5. "Outside Looking In" – 3:41
6. "Business = Pleasure" (Hansen, Jamieson) – 3:23
7. "What You Got
   What You Got (Grinspoon song)
   "What You Got" is the second single by Grinspoon from their fifth studio album Alibis & Other Lies.The video was filmed in the school gymnasium of Viewbank College. It features the band playing in a gymnasium while the screen flashes to people in still life. The Single was a digital release only...
   
   " (Strong, Jamieson) – 2:52
8. "Leave It" (Jamieson) – 3:39
9. "Living In the City" – 3:39
10. "Melted Holiday" (Strong, Jamieson) – 3:46
11. "Gun for Hire" (Hansen, Jamieson) – 3:32
12. "Find Your Own Way" – 4:30
13. "Got to Get Away" – 3:10 (iTunes bonus track)