Slightly Odway is the debut album by Australian alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Jebediah

Jebediah

Jebediah is an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. The group consists of vocalist and guitarist Kevin Mitchell, guitarist Chris Daymond, bassist Vanessa Thornton, and Kevin's brother Brett Mitchell on drums...

, released on 8 September 1997 by Murmur Records

Murmur (record label)

Murmur was a record label that started as an imprint of Sony Music Australia in mid 1994. Named after REM's first album, Murmur signed a number of Australia's most successful rock bands, including Silverchair, Ammonia, Something for Kate and Jebediah...

. The album reached a peak of number 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

, due to the success of tracks like "Leaving Home" and "Military Strongmen", and number 2 on the ARIA alternative charts. Within four months it was certified gold and eventually went double-platinum.

According to Australian music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll

Ed Nimmervoll

Edward Francis "Ed" Nimmervoll is an Australian rock music journalist, author and historian. He worked on rock magazines Go-Set and Juke both as a journalist and as an editor...

, "The album title Slightly Odway is a comment on the slightly odd way they feel they approach life as well as music".

Album cover

The bowling green on the artwork of the album is the Kardinya Bowling Club, where bass player Vanessa Thornton's grandparents played. The spaceship is in fact a real estate office that was located on the corner of Leach Highway and Karel Avenue in Perth, close to where the band members grew up. It was demolished in the late 1990s.

Track listing

Release history

The vinyl version of Slightly Odway contains a bonus hidden track, a new version of "Tracksuit", recorded with Neill King. The Asian version of Slightly Odway, released in 1998, also contains "Tracksuit" and "Monument", as well as a printed copy of the lyrics.

External links

• Slightly Odway on Jebediah's official website