Four albums into their career, it is time for Sick Puppies to buckle down and grow up.
And so the sounds on Connect, the trio's fourth album, are varied and its themes are ambitious, tackling disconnect and politics.
This doesn't mean the Australian trio necessarily sounds adult, however.
Tossed-off references to Tiananmen Square sometimes signify adulthood; other times maturity arrives through the adoption of the smooth balladry of Goo Goo Dolls, or perhaps an interpolation of the overheated Evanescence.
Usually, the stabs at lyrical profundity come up a bit short, but Sick Puppies' maturation from neo-grunge to neo-post-grunge means that Connect offers a richer musical experience than the group's previous records.
They're still hampered a bit by their desperate desire to be taken seriously, but the back half of Connect, written largely on acoustic guitars, shows that their strength lies not in attitude but rather in softer sonic textures.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Die to Save You | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | There's No Going Back | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Walking Away | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Gunfight | Sick Puppies | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Poison | Sick Puppies | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Where Did the Time Go | Sick Puppies | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Telling Lies | Sick Puppies | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Connect | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Run | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | The Trick the Devil Did | Sick Puppies | Play | 02:10 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Healing Now | Sick Puppies | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Under a Very Black Sky | Sick Puppies | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 13 | What Are You Thinking | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 14 | No Mercy | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 15 | Better Waste Of Time | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 16 | There's No Going Back (Rock Version) | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 17 | There's No Going Back (Acoustic Version) | Sick Puppies | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 18 | Telling Lies (Acoustic Version) | Sick Puppies | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 65 mins | 150 MB | |||||
| 65 mins | 455 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Andrews | Producer, Programming |
| 2 | Emma Anzai | Bass, Group Member, Vocals |
| 3 | Will Brierre | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 4 | P.R. Brown | Art Direction, Photography |
| 5 | Adam Comstock | Engineer |
| 6 | Steve Cook | A&R |
| 7 | Brett Creswell | Additional Production |
| 8 | Dorian Crozier | Additional Production, Musician |
| 9 | Aaron Dudley | Additional Production |
| 10 | Nicole Frantz | Creative Director |
| 11 | Mark Goodwin | Drums, Group Member, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Steve Hammons | Engineer |
| 13 | Ross Hogarth | Engineer |
| 14 | Nigel Lundemo | Engineer, Programming |
| 15 | Shimon Moore | Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 16 | Mark Needham | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 17 | Ben O'Neill | Assistant |
| 18 | Paul Palmer | A&R |
| 19 | Tim Pierce | Musician |
| 20 | Satnam Ramgotra | Musician |
| 21 | Rock Mafia | Musician, Producer |
| 22 | Sick Puppies | Primary Artist |
| 23 | Dennis Stainken | Marketing |
| 24 | Paul Stepanek | Management, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Kim Stephens | A&R |
| 26 | Scott Stevens | Producer, Programming |
| 27 | Cameron Stone | Musician |
| 28 | Robert Vosgien | Mastering |
| 29 | Phil Xenidis | Musician |
| 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). |