Alibis & Other Lies
Alibis & Other Lies is the fifth studio album by Grinspoon, which was released 21 July 2007. The first single from the album is Black Tattoo, being released as a digital download on 23 June and on Single 30 June 2007. Ramesh Sathiah, producer of Green Album and Licker Bottle Cozy, is producing the album. "Black Tattoo" is more similar to songs from Guide to Better Living than the songs off their last album, but the rest of the songs range from AC/DC-esque rockers like "Choirboy" to country rock songs like "Find Your Own Way", to glam metal songs like "Carried Away" and to soft rock songs like "Minute by Minute".
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| Released | 21 July 2007 (Australia) | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative rock, blues rock, glam metal | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Ramesh Sathiah, Grinspoon | |||
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This was their final album under their current contract with Universal Music Australia. The album sessions were delayed during February to April as Phil Jamieson was in rehabilitation due to addiction to crystal methamphetamines.
During that short time, the band's webpage was replaced with a video of Jamieson in suspenders, doing vocal takes for "Black Tattoo" and a countdown to when the album was supposed to come out.
At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.