Black Fingernails, Red Wine

Infobox Album
Name = Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Type = Studio
Artist = Eskimo Joe


Released = 10 June 2006 (AUS)
25 September 2007 (USA)
Recorded = December 2005 - January 2006
Grove Studios, New South Wales, Australia
Genre = Alternative rock
Pop rock
Length = 42:37
Label = Mushroom
Rykodisc (USA)
Producer = Eskimo Joe, Matt Lovell
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dxfwxqudldte link]
* "The Age" Rating|4|5
* "The Herald Sun" Rating|4|5
Last album = "A Song Is a City"
(2004)
This album = "Black Fingernails, Red Wine "
(2006)
Next album = "Beating Like a Drum"
(EP) (2007)
Misc = Singles
Name = Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Type = studio
single 1 = Black Fingernails, Red Wine
single 2 = Sarah
single 3 = New York
single 4 = Breaking Up
single 5 = London Bombs
single 1 date = 13 May 2006
single 2 date = 16 September 2006
single 3 date = 3 February 2007
single 4 date = 16 June 2007
single 5 date = 6 October 2007

"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" is the third album by the Australian band Eskimo Joe, released on 10 June 2006. The album became their first Australian ARIA Albums Chart #1, debuting at that spot on the chart week of 19 June 2006. The album has been certified 4x Platinum in Australia. [cite web
url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm |title = ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums |accessdate = 2008-04-26 |date = 2007 |publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association] It is their best selling album to date. The album was released as the band's debut album in the United States on 25 September 2007.

The first single released off the album is the title track "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" which was released in May 2006. The second single is "Sarah" which was released in September 2006. The third single is "New York" which was released in February 2007. The fourth single is "Breaking Up" which was released in June 2007. The fifth single is "London Bombs" which was released in October 2007.

In early 2007 a special edition of the album was released featured a bonus remix EP which was originally sold at Eskimo Joe concerts during their Beating Like a Drum tour.

Production

To record the album the band enlisted sound engineer, Matt Lovell (The Mess Hall, Jebediah, Sleepy Jackson) and also stepped up to the desk and took on production duties themselves for the first time.

The album is noted for being heavily influenced by the production techniques and sound of early 80's rock, with many similarities to vintage Icehouse and INXS. This has led to Tony Martin ("Get This", Triple M), back-announcing their songs by calling them 'INXSkimo Joe'. Kavyen Temperley explains "I always think of things in a concept-record type of way. So I wanted to make a record as if we were a stadium rock band" "If we were like INXS, what kind of record would I want to write?". Interestingly enough, the band recorded "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" on the central coast of NSW's "The Grove Studios." The Grove Studios were originally known as "Mangrove Studios" and were formerly owned by INXS bass player Garry Gary Beers.

Track listing

All songs written by Kavyen Temperley, Stuart MacLeod, and Joel Quartermain

# "Comfort You" – 3:20
# "New York" – 3:52
# "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" – 4:09
# "Breaking Up" – 3:23
# "Setting Sun"¹ – 3:52
# "London Bombs" – 3:51
# "Sarah" – 3:29
# "This Is Pressure" – 4:09
# "Beating Like a Drum" – 3:03
# "Reprise" – 1:59
# "Suicide Girl" – 3:04
# "How Does It Feel" – 4:29

^1. "Setting Sun" was previously known as "Forever Young".

B-Sides

# "Japanese Waitress"
# "Don't Get Me Wrong"
# "Trying to Sleep"
# "One Little Desire Called Love"

"Beating Like a Drum EP"

This EP was released with the special edition of "Black Fingernails Red Wine". The EP was to promote the Beating Like a Drum tour. It is a remix EP.

# "Black Nails from the Red Sea - Remixed By Nick Launay"
# "Beating Like a Drum - Remixed By Dexter"
# "London Bombs - Remixed By Sneaky Sound System"
# "Comfort You - Remixed By P-Money"
# "New York - Remixed By Teenager"
# "Sarah - Remixed By Bumblebeez"

Charts

References

succession box
before = "Best of Chris Isaak" by Chris Isaak
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = June 19 2006 – July 9 2006
July 24 2006 – July 30 2006
after = "Desert Lights" by Something for Kate