Smokey's Haunt
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{{Infobox album
| name = Smokey's Haunt
| type = Studio
| artist = Urthboy
| cover =Smokey's Haunt.jpg
| alt =
| released = 12 October 2012
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Australian hip-hop
| length =
| label = Elefant Traks
| producer = Angus Stuart (aka El Gusto), Phillip Norman (aka Count Bounce)
| prev_title = Spitshine
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat
| next_year = 2016
}}
Smokey's Haunt is the fourth studio album by Australian hip hop artist and member of The Herd, Urthboy. It was released on 12 October 2012.{{cite web|title=Urthboy Smokey's Haunt|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s3608468.htm|work=triple j|publisher=ABC|accessdate=20 October 2012|date=15 October 2012}}{{cite web|title=Urthboy - Smokey's Haunt|url=http://www.elefanttraks.com/releases/smokeys-haunt|work=Elefant Tracks|accessdate=14 May 2013}}
Overview
Levinson's fourth album under the Urthboy moniker, released on the Elefant Traks label, was made available to the public on 12 October 2012. Produced by fellow Australian hip hop colleagues Count Bounce (TZU) and Hermitude, the album was selected as a "Feature Album" on national Australian radio station Triple J.
Jimblah, Solo, Jane Tyrell and Alex Burnett (of Sparkadia) feature as guests on the album.{{cite web|title=URTHBOY – SMOKEY’S HAUNT|url=http://www.altmedia.net.au/urthboy-smokeys-haunt/62987|work=Alternative Media Group of Australia|publisher=AMG|accessdate=20 October 2012|author=Staff Writer|date=1 October 2012}} Jimblah and Solo appear on a song entitled "On Your Shoulders" (Jimblah also appears on the song "Glimpses" with Tyrrell) and Burnett features on the song "The Big Sleep".{{cite web|title=URTHBOY – SMOKEY’S HAUNT|url=http://hillydilly.com/2012/10/13/urthboy-smokeys-haunt/|work=hillydilly|publisher=The Swaave Network|accessdate=21 October 2012|author=hillydilly|date=13 October 2012}}
Smokey's Homies, a remix EP, was released the following year on April 20 2013. The EP featured two remixes of Stories, one being an alternate version of the original song with additional verses from Mantra and Drapht, and the other being a remix done by Jayteehazard, an Urthboy & Count Bounce remix of "When Yesterday's Gone" by indie pop band Hungry Kids of Hungary, two remixes of Knee Length Socks, both done by Trials, and a remix of The Big Sleep by Trailblazers. On some versions of the EP, two non-remix bonus tracks were also included; "Easy Baby" and "The Buck Stops Here".
Tour
In late February 2013, a national Australian tour, in support of the fourth Urthboy album, was confirmed and a live band, featuring drums and keyboard(s)/piano(s), was also announced.{{cite web|title=Urthboy – 'Smokey's Tour'|url=http://urthboy.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=31235|work=Oztix|publisher=Ticket Solutions Pty Ltd|accessdate=28 February 2013|date=February 2013}} The Herd member Jane Tyrell was also named as a member of the touring group, while the support acts were identified as fellow Elefant Traks artist Jimblah and One Sixth from Melbourne, Australia.{{cite web|title=Urthboy announces 2013 Smokey's Haunt tour|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s3633376.htm|work=Triple J|publisher=ABC|accessdate=28 February 2013|date=15 November 2012}} In 2013 Urthboy was announced as the national support for Paul Kelly's 'Spring & Fall' Tour—the selection follows multiple previous collaborations, including Urthboy's 2008 cover of "From Little Things Big Things Grow", and a combined cover of Hunters and Collectors' "Tears Of Joy" in early 2013.{{cite web|title=Paul Kelly hitting the road with Urthboy:|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s3776193.htm|work=ABC|publisher=ABC|accessdate=18 June 2013|date=6 June 2013}}
Track listing
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| headline = Smokey's Haunt{{cite web|title=Smokey's Haunt - Urthboy|url=https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/urban-grooves/smokey-s-haunt/672906|work=JB Hi-Fi|accessdate=14 May 2013}}
| title1 = Stories
| writer1 =
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Naïve Bravado
| note2 = featuring Daniel Merriweather
| writer2 =
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Cleopatra
| note3 =
| length3 = 3:38
| title4 = Clean Slate
| note4 = featuring Delta
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = The Big Sleep
| writer5 =
| length5 = 5:19
| note5 = featuring Alex Burnett
| title6 = On Your Shoulders
| note6 = featuring Solo and Jimblah
| writer6 =
| length6 = 4:49
| title7 = Hey Dianne
| note7 = featuring Bobby Flynn
| writer7 =
| length7 = 4:27
| title8 = Empire Tags
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| writer8 =
| length8 = 3:51
| title9 = Knee Length Socks
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| writer9 =
| length9 = 4:04
| title10 = Glimpses
| note10 = featuring Jane Tyrrell and Jimblah
| writer10 =
| length10 = 5:24
| title11 = Calling Cards
| note11 = featuring Texture Like Sun and Ev Jones
| writer11 =
| length11 = 4:26
| title12 = Orphan Rocker
| note12 =
| writer12 =
| length12 = 5:09
}}
Charts
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{{album chart|Australia|14|artist=Urthboy|album=Smokey's Haunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 May 2016}} |
References
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