Heads Up is the long awaited follow up album from The Stems

The Stems

The Stems were an alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 1983 and were heavily influenced by 1960s garage rock and 1970s power pop. They broke up in 1987, reformed in 2003 and released a new album in 2007.-Formation:...

, released on October 6, 2007 through Shock Records

Shock Records

Shock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...

. The album was recorded at Kingdom Studios, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, mixed at Ultrasuede Studio Inc, Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

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 by producer John Curley (White Stripes, Afghan Wigs, Greenhornes, Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector

Veronica Yvette "Ronnie" Spector is an American rock and roll and popular music vocalist, and was the lead singer of the 1960s hit-making girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."-Personal...

) and mastered at Oceanway, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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by Alan Yoshida.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dom Mariani, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Leave You Way Behind" - 3:45
2. "She Sees Everything" - 4:39
3. "Surround Me" (Dave Shaw) - 4:11
4. "Undying Love" - 4:16
5. "What's Your Stand" (Richard Lane, Glenn Morris) - 3:37
6. "Hellbound Train" - 3:47
7. "Get To Know Me" - 4:20
8. "Only If You Want It" (Richard Lane, Glenn Morris) - 3:54
9. "Liar" (Dave Shaw) - 4:06
10. "Get So Bad" - 3:57

The Stems

• Dom Mariani - guitar, lead vocals, percussion
• Julian Matthews - bass, vocals
• Richard Lane - guitar, vocals, combo organ, harmonica
• Dave Shaw - drums, vocals, percussion

Additional musicians

• Ashley Naylor - vocals ("Undying Love", "Surround Me" & "What's Your Stand")
• Lasse Bjorn - handclaps

External links

• Beat Magazine (November 7, 2007)