The Signal (Urthboy album)


The Signal is the second album from The Herd member Urthboy and was released on 14 July 2007. The album features production from Australian artists El Gusto of Hermitude fame and Count Bounce from TZU. It also features collaborations from several prominent Australian MCs and Musicians. The album was released on CD and double vinyl.

Overview

The album was selected as a feature record on Triple J, Groove FM, PBS and received significant airplay on FBi Radio, 4ZZZ and other community radio stations across Australia.
The Signal was nominated for the 2007 AIR Charts Awards and in November 2007 was nominated for Triple J's J Award. In receiving the nomination Levinson stated:
'I'm terribly pleased to be nominated for the 2007 J Award and I didn't expect it at all - so that's especially cool. Triple J are still the strongest source of consistent radio support for independent music in Australia alongside community radio. Triple J's influence is felt throughout this big country and we're indebted to the passion of the people at the station.

The first single from the album was "We Get Around", which was released together with a video made by Broken Yellow. Broken Yellow were also the production company behind The Herd's video "I Was Only Nineteen". "We Get Around" received significant airplay on Triple J and reached #25 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2007. It currently features in a commercial television advertisement for the Victorian State Government's M1 Upgrade.

Track listing

All tracks written by unless otherwise indicated.
  1. "The Signal" - 3:53
  2. "Nothing I'd Rather Do" - 3:51
  3. "To The Bank" - 4:02
  4. "We Get Around" - 3:50
  5. "The Clocks" - 6:03
  6. "I Forgot To Say - 4:18
  7. "Over Before It Began" - 3:52
  8. "The Wrong One" - 4:53
  9. "Black Dog" - 3:39
  10. "Hold Court" - 3:51
  11. "Modern Day Folk" - 4:42
  12. "Megaphone Stallone" - 4:56
  13. "No Other" - 4:33
  14. "Lightbulbs"

    Guest artists