The Makarrata Project
The Makarrata Project | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 30 October 2020 | |||
Studio | Rancom Street Studios, Oceanic Studios (Sydney) | |||
Length | 33:31 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Producer | Warne Livesey | |||
Midnight Oil chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from The Makarrata Project | ||||
|
The Makarrata Project is the twelfth
At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Group and Best Rock Album.[4]
Background
In a statement,
Makarrata is a
Frontman Peter Garrett said, "It's been 250 years since
Midnight Oil had recorded 20 tracks with Warne Livesey producing.[9] The Makarrata Project is a seven-track mini-album, which features collaborations with Indigenous artists and First Nations people.[9]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [10] |
The Guardian | [11] |
Bernard Zuel from The Guardian said "The Makarrata Project focuses on Indigenous issues and white relationships to them from several angles [and] ... the songs veer from some kind of gospel-folk over a piano rumination, winsome atmosphere and back-porch balladry to brass-punching, rattling rock, tense-but-rhythmic groove, outright pop and sunset acoustic sway. In them, Midnight Oil's main songwriters, Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie and Peter Garrett, express anger and frustration, hope and connection – historical and contemporary."[11]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | " Gurrumul Yunupingu and Dan Sultan) | James Moginie, Yunupingu[14] | 5:58 |
4. | "Terror Australia" (featuring Alice Skye) | Peter Garrett, Bones Hillman[15] | 3:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
5. | "Desert Man, Desert Woman" (featuring Frank Yamma) | Garrett, Yamma[16] | 3:09 |
6. | "Wind in My Head" (Makarrata version featuring Kev Carmody and Sammy Butcher) | Moginie, Carmody, N Murray, Butcher[17] | 4:19 |
7. | "Uluru Statement from the Heart / Come on Down" (featuring Pat Anderson, Stan Grant, Adam Goodes, Ursula Yovich and Troy Cassar-Daley) | Anderson, Grant, Goodes, Yovich, Cassar-Daley / Moginie[18] | 6:40 |
Total length: | 33:31 |
Personnel
Credits based on Sony Music Entertainment (19439793942) cover notes:[19]
Midnight Oil
- Peter Garrett – lead vocals
- Bones Hillman – bass guitar, vocals
- Rob Hirst – drums, vocals, percussion
- Jim Moginie – guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Martin Rotsey – guitars
Other personnel
- Jessica Mauboy – lead vocals (track 1)
- Tasman Keith – lead vocals (track 1)
- Dan Sultan – lead vocals (tracks 2, 3), guitar (track 2)
- Joel Davison – lead vocals (track 2)
- Kaleena Briggs – lead vocals (track 2), backing vocals (track 3)
- Bunna Lawrie– lead vocals (track 2)
- Gurrumul Yunupingu– lead vocals (track 3)
- Leah Flanagan – backing vocals (tracks 3, 6)
- Alice Skye – lead vocals (track 4)
- Frank Yamma – lead vocals (track 5)
- Kev Carmody – lead vocals (track 6)
- Sammy Butcher – lead vocals (track 6)
- Pat Anderson – spoken word (track 7)
- Stan Grant – spoken word (track 7)
- Adam Goodes – spoken word (track 7)
- Ursula Yovich – spoken word (track 7), backing vocals (tracks 3, 6)
- Troy Cassar-Daley – spoken word, lead vocals, guitar (track 7)
Technical work
- Producer, mixer, recording engineer – Warne Livesey recorded at Rancom Street Studios and Oceanic Studios, Sydney
- Engineer (additional) – Jim Moginie
- Mastering – Emily Lazar at The Lodge, New York City
- Artwork – James Bellesini
Charts
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
References
- ^ a b "New single 'First Nation' music video". midnightoil. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Midnight Oil return for fifth ARIA Charts #1 album". Aria Chart.
- ^ "Midnight Oil's Bones Hillman dies, aged 62". The Australian. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Kelly, Vivienne (20 October 2021). "ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge". The Music Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Midnight Oil Release First New Song in 17 Years". Spin. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Chrysanthos, Natassia (27 May 2019). "What is the Uluru statement?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Pearson, Luke (10 August 2017). "What is a Makarrata? It's more than a synonym for treaty". ABC News (Radio National). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Hobbs, Harry; Williams, George (1 March 2018). "The Noongar Settlement: Australia's First Treaty". Sydney Law Review. 40 (1). Retrieved 21 July 2020 – via Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).
- ^ a b Jenke, Tyler (25 September 2020). "Midnight Oil Detail Forthcoming Mini-Album, 'The Makarrata Project'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Monger, Timothy (4 November 2020). "Midnight Oil - The Makarrata Project". Allmusic.
- ^ a b Zuel, Berard (30 October 2020). "Midnight Oil: The Makarrata Project review – a chorus of anger over stolen land". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "'First Nation' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 27 September 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "'Gadigal Land' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 27 September 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "'Change the Date' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 27 September 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "'Terror Australia' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 27 September 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "'Desert Man Desert Woman' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 27 September 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "'Wind in My Head' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 27 September 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "'Come on Down' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 27 September 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' This reference only relates to "Come on Down".
- ^ Midnight Oil (2020), The Makarrata Project, retrieved 24 December 2020
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Midnight Oil – The Makarrata Project". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Midnight Oil – The Makarrata Project". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.