With Capricornia, the Australian political rockers return with their first album of new material in four years.
More than 25 years into their career, there's nothing surprising about Midnight Oil's approach at the turn of the millennium, but Capricornia finds them delivering their expected blend of melodic, muscular, and thoughtful guitar rock.
They're still as righteously indignant as ever over the plight of the common man, although perhaps not quite as direct or focused.
There's plenty of fire in the belly, though, on driving cuts like "Golden Age" and the tempered optimism of "World That I See," while they exhibit their trademark resilience on "Tone Poe." From its lovely, stripped-down intro, "Under the Overpass" (about the homeless) builds to a powerful climax, providing one of the album's highlights, and they work up a good head of steam on the forceful "Say Your Prayers" (which, musically, is reminiscent of U2's "Zoo Station").
Capricornia isn't likely to garner them a new audience, but it's equally unlikely to disappoint Oil's devoted fan base.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden AgePeter Garrett, Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Too Much SunshineJim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | CapricorniaRob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Luritja WayRob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Tone PoemPeter Garrett, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | A Crocodile Cries | Midnight Oil | Play | 01:08 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 7 | Mosquito MarchPeter Garrett, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Been Away Too LongPeter Garrett, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Say Your PrayersJim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | Under the OverpassRob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | World That I SeeRob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | Poets & Slaves | Midnight Oil | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 45 mins | 104 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 322 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Cervonaro | Mixing Assistant |
| 2 | Brent Clark | Engineer |
| 3 | David Delgrosso | Creative Director |
| 4 | Daniel Denholm | Producer |
| 5 | Peter Garrett | Composer, Group Member, Vocals |
| 6 | Bones Hillman | Bass, Group Member, Photography, Vocals |
| 7 | Rob Hirst | Composer, Drums, Group Member, Percussion, Vocals |
| 8 | Greg Ladanyi | Mixing |
| 9 | Jeff Levison | Production Supervisor |
| 10 | Warne Livesey | Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 11 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 12 | Fred Maher | Editing |
| 13 | Evan McHugh | Assistant Engineer, Assistant Producer |
| 14 | Midnight Oil | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 15 | Jim Moginie | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Instrumentation, Photography, Vocals |
| 16 | Geoff Morrison | Artwork, Design |
| 17 | Martin Rotsey | Group Member, Guitar |
| 18 | Barry Slade | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |