Avalanche is the third studio album

Studio album

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 by the Australian indie rock

Australian indie rock

Australian indie rock is part of the overall flow of Australian rock history but has a distinct history somewhat separate from mainstream rock in Australia, largely from the end of the punk rock era onwards.-Beginnings:...

 band British India

British India (band)

British India are an Australian indie rock and garage rock band. The band formed in Melbourne in 2004, comprising lead vocalist, lyricist and guitarist Declan Melia, guitarist Nic Wilson, bassist Will Drummond and drummer Matt O'Gorman...

, released through Shock Records

Shock Records

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 on 30 April 2010.

Four bootleg

Bootleg recording

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 live studio demos were released for sale in a package with the album at JB Hi-Fi

JB Hi-Fi

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. The album debuted at number 10 on the ARIA charts

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.

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald

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s Patrick Donovan gave the album a 3.5/5 rating, saying it "affirms British India's position as one of the most solid rock bands in the country."

Track listing

1. "Safari" — 1:52
2. "90 Ways to Leave Your Lover" — 3:26
3. "Because of You" — 4:29
4. "Friends" — 3:27
5. "Vanilla" — 3:58
6. "Nowhere Boys" — 3:24
7. "Beneath the Satellites" — 3:10
8. "Messiah" — 3:32
9. "Avalanche" — 2:50
10. "Anti-Gravity" — 3:53

Bootleg live studio demos

1. "Black & White Radio" (Guillotine
   Guillotine (British India album)
   Guillotine is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band British India, released on 30 June 2007. It reached #4 on the AIR Charts July 2007 and was selected as Triple J's Feature Album in that month and was also nominated for the 2007 J Awards...
   
   ) original demo
2. "This Dance Is Loaded" (Thieves
   Thieves (album)
   Thieves is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band British India, released on 19 July 2008, but also sold early by the band at album launch parties. Thieves was also selected as Triple J's Feature Album in that month, beating both The Vines' album Melodia as well as The Living End's...
   
   ) original demo
3. "Falling Away" (unreleased demo 2008)
4. "Harry Mulisch" (working demo for 2011)