Restless is the debut studio album by Australian band Amy Meredith released on 2 July 2010. The album debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number eight and spent seven weeks in the ARIA top 50.Hung Medien (18 August 2010) Amy Meredith – Restless australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
Critical reception
Restless has received mostly negative reviews from critics. Allmusic focused heavily on similarities to the Killers and a lack of originality.Alexey Eremenko [ Restless – Amy Meredith] www.allmusic.com – Retrieved 29 October 2010. The AU Review gave another negative review, saying "Unfortunately after "Faded White Dress", the CD starts to sound all too the same. Catchy songs, yes, but nothing to really make me overly excited", before going on to describe a lack of versatility and other shortcomings.Tahlia Pritchard (24 August 2010) Amy Meredith – Restless (2010 LP) www.theaureview.com – Retrieved 9 September 2010. Only a fan review in Future Entertainment gave the album seven stars, posting that "It’s almost unnatural to inhibit yourself, and not start moving to the sounds of album."Polina (16 July 2010) Album review: Amy Meredith – Restless www.futureentertainment.com.au – Retrieved 7 September 2010.
Track listing Standard edition "Black Eyes" – 3:40 "Pornstar" – 3:16 "Lying" – 3:00 "Young at Heart" – 3:51 "Faded White Dress" – 3:08 "Closer" – 2:43 "Late Nights" – 3:09 "Carry On" – 3:07 "Kiss Me Quick" – 2:59 "Born to Live" – 3:28 "Spin Me Around" – 3:22 "Start All Over Again" – 4:20
Digital bonus tracks "Highest Walls" (iTunes exclusive) – 3:37 "Violent" (Bandit.fm exclusive) – 3:27Amy Meredith – Violent www.bandit.fm/page – Retrieved 7 September 2010.
Singles "Pornstar" was released on 23 October 2009 and peaked at number 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart. "Lying" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 27, before peaking at number 10.Hung Medien (23 May 2010) Amy Meredith – Lying australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 September 2010. "Young at Heart" was released in September 2010 and debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 68 before falling off. "Faded White Dress" was released on 17 November 2010 but did not chart on the ARIA Singles Chart.
Charts Chart (2010)PeakpositionARIA Albums Chart8Australian Artists Albums Chart5ARIA Digital Albums Chart11
Personnel Christian Lo Russo – vocals, keyboards Joel Chapman – lead & rhythm guitars Cameron Laing – lead & rhythm guitars Wade Osborn – bass guitars Kosta Theodosis – drums, percussions Robert Conley – co-writer and producer Brian Paturalski – producer
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalogue Classification Australia 2 July 2010Restless (Amy Meredith): Music BIGWentertainment.com.au – Retrieved 30 July 2010 Sony Music Australia CD, digital download 88697731042 Teeny-pop
References
External links Official site Amy Meredith at Facebook Amy Meredith at YouTube Amy Meredith at Myspace Amy Meredith at Twitter Amy Meredith at iTunes