Bombs Away (album)

Bombs Away
Studio album by
Sheppard
Released11 July 2014 (2014-07-11)
GenreIndie pop, indie rock
Length40:54
Label
ProducerStuart Stuart
Sheppard chronology
Sheppard
(2012) 		Bombs Away
(2014) 		Undercover
(2017)
Singles from Bombs Away
  1. "Geronimo"
    Released: 28 February 2014
  2. "Something's Missing"
    Released: 27 June 2014
  3. "Smile"
    Released: 15 October 2014
  4. "Let Me Down Easy"
    Released: 26 January 2015
  5. "A Grade Playa"
    Released: 2 April 2015

Bombs Away is the debut studio album by Australian indie pop band Sheppard. It was released on 11 July 2014 by Empire of Song. The album includes the singles "Geronimo", "Something's Missing", "Smile", "Let Me Down Easy" and "A Grade Playa".[1][2] Bombs Away was released outside Australia through Decca Records in 2015.[3][4] The album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies.

All the songs on the album were written by Sheppard members George Sheppard, Amy Sheppard and Jay Bovino. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Stuart Stuart at Analog Heart Studios, Brisbane. Its lead single, "Geronimo", was the first number one single in Australia to be recorded in Brisbane.[5]

  1. ^ "Sheppard Announced On Line-Up For World's Biggest Music Festival". The Music. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Sheppard - A Grade Playa (Official Video Clip)". 21 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Kolle, David (13 June 2014). "Sheppard Release Debut Album Bombs Away". Muzic Magazine. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ^ Staff Writer (21 March 2014). "Exclusive: Sheppard-sign-worldwide-deal-with-the-legendary-Decca-Records". The Music. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ^ Koziol, Michael (8 March 2015). "Geronimo Brisbane band Sheppard leap Ahead". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2015.