Stay (Luca Brasi album)
{{short description|2018 album by Luca Brasi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Stay
| type = studio
| artist = Luca Brasi
| cover = luca brasi - stay.jpg
| alt =
| released = 22 June 2018
| recorded = 2018
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock, punk rock
| length = 38:06
| label = Cooking Vinyl
| producer = Jimmy Balderston, Nic White, Darren Cordeux
| prev_title = If This Is All We're Going to Be
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Stay
| type = studio
| single1 = Got to Give
| single1date = 16 June 2017{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/got-to-give-single/1366453675|title=Got to Give – single|website=Apple Music|date=June 2016|accessdate=29 August 2020}}
| single2 = Let it Slip
| single2date = 9 March 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/let-it-slip-single/1356660523|title=Let It Slip – single|website=Apple Music|date=9 March 2018|accessdate=29 August 2020}}
| single3 = Clothes I Slept In
| single3date = June 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/clothes-i-slept-in-single/1415656873|title=Clothes I Slept In – single|website=Apple Music|date=August 2018|accessdate=29 August 2020}}
| single4 = Reeling
| single4date = November 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhLpGYGYzJY|title=LUCA BRASI – Reeling (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|website=YouTube|date=November 2018|accessdate=28 August 2020}}
}}
}}
Stay is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Luca Brasi, released on 22 June 2018 by Cooking Vinyl. It was produced by Jimmy Balderston and Nic White with assistance from Darren Cordeux.
Background and promotion
The coordinates on the album cover, 42ºS 147ºE, are the coordinates for the state of Tasmania. Their first single from the album, "Got to Give", was released on 16 June 2017 with an accompanying music video for it following a month later.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTEu1UmHsdA|title=LUCA BRASI – Got To Give (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|author=Luca Brasi|date=18 June 2017|accessdate=16 February 2019|via=YouTube}} The band released the second single "Let it Slip" on 13 April 2018, with its corresponding music video releasing a month later.{{cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/luca-brasi-announce-new-album-release-film-clip-let-slip|title=Luca Brasi announce new album, release film clip for ‘Let It Slip’ |first=Greta|last=Brereton|publisher=Beat Magazine|date=13 May 2018|accessdate=16 February 2019}} On 1 June, the band released their third single "Clothes I Slept In".
Shortly after the release of their single "Got to Give", they performed a national headline tour. The band performed a six-date national tour to promote album in August 2018.{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/luca-brasi-announce-2018-national-tour-new-album-stay/|title=Luca Brasi Announce 2018 National Tour For New Album ‘Stay’|publisher=Music Feeds|first=Tom|last=Williams|date=1 June 2018|accessdate=16 February 2019}} The band announced another national tour for 2019, this time for their single "The Clothes I Slept In". The tour is set to be the band's longest, spanning two months and twenty-one dates performing in regional hubs of all states.{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/luca-brasi-announce-2019-the-clothes-i-slept-in-across-australia-tour/|title=Luca Brasi Announce 2019 ‘The Clothes I Slept In Across Australia’ Tour|first=Emmy|last=Mack|publisher=Music Feeds|date=13 November 2018|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Beat
| rev2 = Hysteria
| rev3 = KillYourStereo
| rev4 = Wall of Sound
}}
Stay received positive reviews. Wall of Sound in a 6/10 review said: "If you love the Australian indie rock sounds favoured by Triple J at the moment, this album is for you. It's emotive, uncomplicated and consistent. If you like your rock heavier, then maybe give it a miss." Rating the album 8.5/10, Alexander Crowden of Beat said: "With Stay, Luca Brasi emerge as one of the country’s best rock bands, period." Hysteria rated the album 7/10 and praised vocalist Tyler Richardson saying: "As a vocalist, Richardson is at the top of his game on Stay. He carries the same raw bite and thick Tassie accent as is signature to Luca Brasi, but LP4 presents him biting with more passion than punkiness." Jonty Cornford of KillYourStereo scored the album 65/100 stating: "Given their track record, this isn’t so much a dip in quality as it is a gentle leaning back on the work that they’ve done to get where they are today."
Track listing
Track listing adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/stay-mw0003187308|title=Stay – Luca Brasi|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=16 February 2019}}
{{tracklist
| title1 = Stay
| length1 = 1:36
| title2 = Let it Slip
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = The In-Between
| length3 = 3:02
| title4 = Reeling
| length4 = 2:48
| title5 = Never Better
| length5 = 4:01
| title6 = Got to Give
| length6 = 3:34
| title7 = Time Flew
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = Clothes I Slept In
| length8 = 3:38
| title9 = Collisions
| length9 = 3:06
| title10 = Bastard
| length10 = 3:33
| title11 = The Calm and the Ease
| length11 = 6:29
| total_length = 38:06
}}
Personnel
Distributed by Sony Music Australia.
;Luca Brasi
- Tyler Richardson – lead vocals, bass
- Thomas Busby – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Patrick Marshall – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Danny Flood – drums
;Production
- Jimmy Balderston – producer
- Nic White – producer
- Darren Cordeux – co-producer
- Jimmy Balderston – engineering
- Jason Livermore – mixing, mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Luca+Brasi | title = Discography Luca Brasi | work = Australian Charts Portal | publisher = Hung Medien | accessdate = 16 February 2019}}
| 10 |
Release history
| class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| Australia
| 22 June 2018 | compact disc, long play, digital download |