Throw Me in the River

Throw Me in the River is the third studio album by Australian punk band The Smith Street Band. It was released on Poison City Records in October 2014.

Throw Me in the River
Studio album by The Smith Street Band
Released	31 October 2014
Genre	Punk rock, indie rock
Length	45:05
Label	Poison City (AUS) Banquet (UK) SideOneDummy (USA)
Producer	Jeff Rosenstock
The Smith Street Band chronology
Don't Fuck With Our Dreams (2013) Throw Me in the River (2014) Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Punktastic	Favourable[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

Track listing

All music is composed by The Smith Street Band.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Something I Can Hold In My Hands"	3:21
2.	"Surrender"	3:09
3.	"Surrey Dive"	4:12
4.	"Calgary Girls"	5:10
5.	"East London Summer"	3:46
6.	"The Arrogance Of The Drunk Pedestrian"	4:01
7.	"Get High, See No One"	4:34
8.	"I Don't Wanna Die Anymore"	3:54
9.	"It's Alright, I Understand"	4:56
10.	"Throw Me In The River"	3:38
11.	"I Love Life"	5:21
Total length:		45:05

2015 Expanded Edition*

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face"	5:15
13.	"God in the Name of the Father"	3:48
Total length:		54:08

• The 2015 expanded edition combines Throw Me in the River and The Smith Street Band's 2015 single Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face.

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	18

Personnel

The Smith Street Band

• Wil Wagner - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Lee Hartney - guitar, vocals
• Michael "Fitzy" Fitzgerald - bass
• Chris Cowburn - drums, vocals

Other musicians

• Nathan Holt - trombone, trumpet
• Jemma King - cello
• Lucy Rash - violin
• Jeff Rosenstock - guitar, keyboards, piano, saxophone, synthesizer
• Todd Roth - trumpet
• Bob Vielma - trombone
• James Morris - double bass

References

1. Monger, Timothy. "Smith Street Band Throw Me in the River". altpress.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
2. Lander, Dan. "The Smith Street Band Throw Me In The River Poison City". rollingstoneaus.com. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
3. Satterwhite, David. "Crash of Rhinos Knots (2013)". punktastic.com. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
4. Lim, William. "The Smith Street Band Throw Me in the River". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
5. "Australiancharts.com – The Smith Street Band – Throw Me in the River". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.