Desert Lights

Desert Lights is the fifth studio album by Australian band, Something for Kate, released on 1 June 2006. The album peaked at No.1 on the ARIA Charts.[1]

Desert Lights
Studio album by Something for Kate
Released	1 June 2006
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:25
Label	Murmur
Producer	Brad Wood
Something for Kate chronology
Phantom Limbs: Selected B-Sides (2004) Desert Lights (2006) iTunes Originals - Something for Kate (2007)
Singles from Desert Lights
"Cigarettes and Suitcases" Released: May 2006 "Oh Kamikaze" Released: September 2006 "California" Released: March 2007

Track listing

(All songs by Something for Kate except where noted)

1. "California" – 3:42
2. "Down the Garden Path" – 4:54
3. "Cigarettes and Suitcases" – 4:04
4. "This Is the Life for Me" – 3:59
5. "A Fool's History Pt.1" – 3:37
6. "Oh Kamikaze" – 3:55
7. "Impossible" – 4:58
8. "Transparanoia" – 4:53
9. "Statues" – 4:13
10. "Washed out to Sea" – 5:07

Bonus Bootleg Disc

(from the limited edition 2 CD version)

1. "Three Dimensions" (Live at the Zoo)
2. "Hawaiian Robots" (Live at the Zoo)
3. "Prick" (Live at the Zoo)
4. "Pinstripe" (Live at the Zoo)
5. "Déjà Vu" (Live at the Zoo)
6. "Born to Run" (originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen)[2][3]

Live tracks are taken from two concerts at live music venue, The Zoo, in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, on 20 and 21 May 2006.

Deluxe edition bonus disc

The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.

Track listing

1. "Three Dimensions (Live at the Zoo)" - 3:44
2. "Hawaiian Robots (Live at the Zoo)" - 5:04
3. "Prick (Live at the Zoo)" - 3:55
4. "Pinstripe (Live at the Zoo)" - 5:55
5. "Déjà vu (Live at the Zoo)" - 4:49
6. "Born to Run" (Bruce Springsteen) - 4:33
7. "The Actor Makes His Move" - 3:39
8. "The Killing Moon" (Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas) - 4:25
9. "Prick (Live at the POW)" - 3:59
10. "Airport Kid" - 4:07
11. "The Amazing Machine that Does Not Work - Demo version" - 4:34
12. "Close to Me" (Robert Smith) - 3:43
13. "Cassandra Walks the Plank" - 3:01
14. "Rock the Casbah" (Topper Headon, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) - 3:49
15. "Oh Kamikaze (T-Rek Remix)" - 7:44
16. "The Futurist" - 4:05

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5]	Gold	35,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Something for Kate

• Paul Dempsey – guitar, vocals
• Clint Hyndman – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Stephanie Ashworth – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Mike Garson – piano on "Washed Out To Sea"
• Pete Yorn – backing vocals on "California"
• Brad Wood – backing vocals
• Jaye Ellah – backing vocals
• Chick Molverton – backing vocals

References

1. Levin, Darren (28 September 2012), "Something for the jokers", The Age, retrieved 8 October 2012
2. Pat McGrath (2012). "Something for Kate The Murmur Years". Mess+Noise. Mess+Noise p/l. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
3. "Something For Kate - Born To Run" (Video upload). Akashic Records. 11 February 2012 – via YouTube.
4. "Australiancharts.com – Desert Lights – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2014.