Summerland (album)

Summerland
Studio album by
The Herd
Released24 May 2008
RecordedElefant Mansion
GenreAustralian hip hop
Length59:33
LabelElefant Traks
ProducerThe Herd, Ozi Batla, Sulo, Traksewt, Unkle Ho
The Herd chronology
The Sun Never Sets
(2005) 		Summerland
(2008) 		Future Shade
(2011)
Singles from Summerland
  1. "The King is Dead"
    Released: 12 April 2008
  2. "2020"
    Released: 11 October 2008

Summerland is the fourth studio album by Australian hip hop band The Herd and was released on 24 May 2008.[1] The Herd announced its new album in March 2008, in early May of that year the first single from the album, "The King is Dead", received radio airplay, it makes reference to Australia's change in government with John Howard being replaced after 11 years as prime minister by Kevin Rudd.[2]

The album debuted at #7 on the ARIA Album charts and reached #2 on the Top 40 Urban Album charts.[3] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, it was also nominated for Best Urban Release.[4][5]

At the AIR Awards of 2008, the album won Best Independent Urban/Hip Hop Album.[6]

The Mike Daly directed film clip for the second single from the album, "2020", was nominated and won the Best Music Video at the J Awards of 2008.[7]

  1. ^ "THE HERD - Summerland". Inertia Music. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  2. ^ "New album for the Herd". Eleven magazine. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Top 40 Urban Albums chart". ARIA. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Major ARIA award nominations". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  5. ^ "ARIA Awards History". Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Yunupingu Wins AIR Awards Triple". Billboard.biz. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  7. ^ "2008 J Award winners". Triple J. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.