Sweet Nothing (Tex Perkins album)

Sweet Nothing is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Tex Perkins, and first credited to Tex Perkins' Dark Horses. The album was released in July 2003 and peaked at number 34 on the ARIA Charts.

Sweet Nothing
Studio album by Tex Perkins' Dark Horses
Released	July 2003
Length	46:50
Label	Universal Music Australia
Producer	Dark Horses
Tex Perkins chronology
Dark Horses (2000) Sweet Nothing (2003) My Better Half (2006)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Sydney Morning Herald	[1]
The Age	[2]

Sydney Morning Herald said "Perkins has swapped the rock'n'roll swagger of his earlier days for evocative poetry, such as that found on the chorus of track two 'Tonight we swim in midnight sunshine'. What's surprising is that his rough rumble of a voice is so suited to restraint."[1]

The Age said "Perkins' smoky, cracked voice is at its best out in front... but generally it serves as an accompaniment to the lush instrumentation, particularly Charlie Owen's dobro, lap steel and shimmering keyboards, and is complemented by Silbersher's falsetto backing vocals. Owen and Silbersher are the masters of understatement; they know as much as anyone that what you don't do is as important as what you do. The songs, recorded on Perkins' mobile recording system at his rural property, retain their intimacy, so much so that you can hear breathing and, almost, thoughts." calling the album "A sublime winter album to get lost in."[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Hair of the God"	Dark Horses	3:03
2.	"Midnight Sunshine"	Murray Paterson Tex Perkins	3:17
3.	"Lucid"	Paterson Perkins	4:36
4.	"Cold Feet"	Charlie Owen Perkins Joel Silbersher	3:48
5.	"Great Apes"	Dark Horses	4:48
6.	"Changelings"	Owen Paterson Perkins	4:30
7.	"Days Like These"	Paterson Perkins	4:14
8.	"Hang on to My Love"	Dark Horses	4:30
9.	"This Wind"	Paterson Perkins	4:03
10.	"A Name on Every One"	Owen Paterson Perkins	6:50
11.	"Everything or Nothing"	Perkins	4:39

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	34

Personnel

• Tex Perkins: vocals and acoustic guitar
• Charlie Owen: dobro, lap steel, electric, keyboard
• Murray Paterson: acoustic guitar
• Joel Silbersher: bass
• Richard Needham: backing vocals, drums

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	July 2003	CD LP	Universal Music Australia	0384962

References

1. "Tex Perkins' Dark Horses, Sweet Nothing". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
2. "Entertainment Music: Sweet Nothing". The Agedate=1 August 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
3. "Australiancharts.com – TEX PERKINS' DARK HORSES – Sweet Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2019.