Complex (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Complex
| type = studio
| artist = Montaigne
| cover = Complex by Montaigne.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2019|08|30|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 47:16
| label = Wonderlick Entertainment, Sony
| producer =
| prev_title = Glorious Heights
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Making It!
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Complex
| type = studio
| single1 = For Your Love
| single1date = 9 November 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/for-your-love-single/1439985272|title=For Your Love – Single by Montaigne|website=iTunes Store|accessdate=2 August 2019}}
| single2 = Ready
| single2date = 11 June 2019{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/ready-single/1463140359|title=Ready – Single by Montaigne|website=iTunes Store|accessdate=2 August 2019}}
| single3 = Love Might Be Found (Volcano)
| single4 = The Dying Song
| single4date = December 2019{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/actualmontaigne/status/1205037690481045505|title=Montaigne on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|date=12 December 2019|accessdate=10 February 2019}}
}}
}}
Complex is the second studio album by Australian art pop singer-songwriter Montaigne. It was released on 30 August 2019.
Prior to release, Montaigne said the tracks on the album "all came together over a couple of years and each song pertains to a different period of my life." They said "It's basically a series of portraits of all of my insecurities, or the weird relationships I've been in, or neurotic feelings I've felt while being attracted to others. The album's like this veil behind which I stashed all these secrets I was keeping from myself."{{cite web|url=https://www.female.com.au/montaigne-complex-tour-2019.htm|title=Montaigne Complex National Album Tour|website=Female.com.au|date=June 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019}}
The album was supported by a 13-date national tour in November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/montaigne-new-single-ready-album-tour-plans/|title=Montaigne Shares New Single 'Ready', Reveals Album Details & National Tour Dates|work=Music Feeds|date=12 June 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019}}
Reception
Jeff Jenkins from Stack Magazine called it "one of the year's finest records." saying "[They] pack more thrills into that opening track, 'Change' than most pop artists deliver in their career." adding "Montaigne is a storyteller for our times – fearless, feisty, combative and yes, complex."{{cite web|url=https://stack.com.au/music/album-review/montaigne-complex-review/|title= Montaigne, 'Complex' review|website=Stack Magazine|date=30 August 2019|accessdate=30 August 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 47:16
| title1 = CHANGE
| writer1 = {{flat list|
- Jessica Cerro
- Tony Buchen
- Leon Zervos
}}
| extra1 =
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Complex
| writer2 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Jarrad Rogers
- Zervos
}}
| extra2 =
| length2 = 3:46
| title3 = For Your Love
| writer3 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Kyle Shearer
- MoZella
}}
| extra3 =
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = Losing My Mind
| writer4 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Thomas Rawle
}}
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:14
| title5 = Love Might Be Found (Volcano)
| writer5 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Wynne Bennett
}}
| extra5 =
| length5 = 3:43
| title6 = The Dying Song
| writer6 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Buchen
}}
| extra6 =
| length6 = 3:24
| title7 = Showyourself
| writer7 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Mario Spate
}}
| extra7 =
| length7 = 1:34
| title8 = Please You
| writer8 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Buchen
}}
| extra8 =
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Stockholm Syndrome
| writer9 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- David Andrew Sitek
}}
| extra9 =
| length9 = 5:03
| title10 = Pleasure
| writer10 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Rawle
}}
| extra10 =
| length10 = 3:23
| title11 = is this all I am good for?
| writer11 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Buchen
}}
| extra11 =
| length11 = 5:06
| title12 = I am a Clown
| writer12 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Buchen
- Mauro Refosco
}}
| extra12 =
| length12 = 3:15
| title13 = READY
| writer13 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Ryosuke Sakai
- Jaidyn Edwards
- Charlotte Gemmill
}}
| extra13 =
| length13 = 3:23
}}
Personnel
- Montaigne – vocals
- Wynne Bennett – production on "Love Might Be Found (Volcano)"
- Tony Buchen – mixing on "Losing My Mind", "Love Might Be Found (Volcano)", and "Stockholm Syndrome"; production on "Losing My Mind"; production, recording, and mixing on "Change", "The Dying Song", "Please You", "Is This All I Am Good For?", and "I Am a Clown"
- Dr R. – production on "Ready"
- Eric J. Dubowsky – production on "Ready", mixing on "Pleasure" and "Ready"
- Thomas Rawle – production on "Losing My Mind" and "Pleasure"
- Jarrad Rogers – production and mixing on "Complex"
- David Andrew Sitek – production on "Stockholm Syndrome"
- Mario Spate – production and mixing on "Showyourself"
- Leon Zervos – mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|19|artist=Montaigne|album=Complex|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 January 2020}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Catalogue |
|---|
| scope="row"| Various{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/complex/1466587880|title=Complex by Montaigne|website=iTunes Store|accessdate=2 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/pop/complex/390633/|title=Complex by Montaigne CD|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|accessdate=2 August 2019}}
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 30 August 2019 | CD, digital download, streaming | rowspan="2"| Wonderlick Entertainment, Sony Music Australia | LICK031 |
| scope="row"| Australia{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/pop/complex-limited-edition-red-vinyl/390637/|title=Complex by Montaigne LP|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|accessdate=2 August 2019}}
| LICK032 |
References
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