Longing Was a Safe Place to Hide is the second and final full-length album released by Melbourne band Love Outside Andromeda

Love Outside Andromeda

Love Outside Andromeda is an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2000 as Andromeda, and released their debut EP, Umabel, in 2001. The title track from their second EP, Something White and Sigmund, appeared on the Triple J Hottest 100 2003 at #65...

. Overall, it is significantly mellower than their self-titled debut

Love Outside Andromeda (album)

Love Outside Andromeda is the debut, self-titled album by Melburnian guitar pop/rock band Love Outside Andromeda. It was released in 2004. The album consist of twelve tracks, and experiments with a wide variety of time signatures...

, distancing itself from some of the more frantic songs. Lead single "Bound by Hurt Dissolved" received radio play in late 2005, and later singles "Measuring Tape" and "Sparrow" began to receive play in July-August 2006, closer to the September 2006 release date of the album.

The title Longing Was a Safe Place to Hide is a lyric from the fourth track on the LP, "A Room Full of People".

Track listing

All tracks by Sianna Lee, except 6 (Sianna Lee/Joseph Hammond) and 10 (Jamie Slocombe/Sianna Lee/Joseph Hammond). Strings arranged by Alastair Watts; horns arranged by Joe Hammond and Jamie Slocombe.

1. "Razorstonefree" – 2:06
2. "Enora" – 4:05
3. "Bound by Hurt Dissolved" – 3:43
4. "A Room Full of People" – 3:16
5. "Sparrow" – 2:48
6. "Keep Looking at the Sky" – 4:17
7. "You and Me Amplified" – 2:45
8. "Measuring Tape" – 3:36
9. "Hook in My Throat" – 3:28
10. "Past Tense" (but a Prayer Nonetheless) – 7:32
11. "A Pretty Girl for a Power Game" – 3:26

Love Outside Andromeda

• Jesse Lee - Bass, double bass, keys, guitar
• Jamie Slocombe - Guitar, keys, backing vocals, percussion
• Joseph Hammond - Drums, keys, guitars, backing vocals, percussion
• Sianna Lee - Vocals, guitars, keys

With thanks to

• Alastair Watts - Cello, double bass, extra keys
• Russell Fawcus - Violin
• Raphael Hammond - Trumpet
• Sebastian Hammond - Saxophone
• Raph, Cedric, Ali, Jeremy Lee, Ashleigh Flanders and Love Outside Andromeda - Backing vocals on track 11.