The Positions


The Positions is the debut studio album by Australian alternative band Gang of Youths. The album was released on 17 April 2015 and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA Charts. In a press release, lead singer Dave Leaupepe said “I was in a four-year relationship with a girl who had a terminal illness and then I made a concept album about it with my friends.”
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, the album was nominated for multiple ARIA Awards, including Breakthrough Artist, Best Rock Album and Best Cover Art.
The album was certified Gold in Australia in 2018.

Reception

Rod Yates of Rolling Stone Australia said the "record so emotionally bruised and honest that it at times feels like you’re listening in on a conversation between frontman Dave Leaupepe and the girl in question" adding "the album oscillates between Kings of Leon style grandeur, Bruce Springsteen-esque storytelling and sounding like it could fall apart at any second – which, emotionally, is fitting." Roshan Clerke of The Music AU praised the albums "concrete vision" and said "...Leaupepe writes some of the most empowering sentiments to be found in modern rock music."

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history