Cosmic Egg

For the mythological concept, see Cosmic egg.

Cosmic Egg
Studio album by
Wolfmother
Released23 October 2009
RecordedApril–May 2009
Studio
Genre
Length53:40
LabelModular
ProducerAlan Moulder
Wolfmother chronology
Wolfmother
(2005) 		Cosmic Egg
(2009) 		New Crown
(2014)
Cosmic Egg Deluxe edition
Singles from Cosmic Egg
  1. "Back Round"
    Released: 2 June 2009
  2. "New Moon Rising"
    Released: 25 August 2009
  3. "White Feather"
    Released: 29 December 2009
  4. "Far Away"
    Released: 10 June 2010

Cosmic Egg is the second studio album by Australian rock band Wolfmother, released on 23 October 2009. It is the first album by the second lineup of the band,[3] featuring vocalist, songwriter and lead guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres, rhythm guitarist Aidan Nemeth and drummer Dave Atkins,[4] formed in 2009 after original members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett left in August 2008.[5][6] Upon its release, Cosmic Egg peaked at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, the same position as the band's first album.[7] The album was the only studio release by the band to feature Atkins, who left the band in April 2010 during the Cosmic Egg promotional tour cycle.[8]

The album was recorded between April and May 2009 at Sound City Studios[3] and Sunset Sound Studios[9] in Los Angeles, California. The title of the album comes from a position in yoga described by frontman Stockdale as "like the fetal pose".[3] The album's release was promoted throughout 2009 and 2010 by the New Moon Rising World Tour, beginning in September 2009 in Australia.[10][11][12] The first song released from the album was the promotional digital download single "Back Round" on 2 June 2009; "New Moon Rising" was the first full single release from Cosmic Egg, on 25 August 2009.

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  9. ^ Andrew Stockdale (30 April 2009). "Andrew from Wolfmother at the LA Studios". Triple J (Interview: Audio). Interviewed by Robbie Buck; Marieke Hardy; Lindsay McDougall. ABC. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  10. ^ Andrew Stockdale (28 May 2009). "Guitar Hero 5 Preview with Wolfmother". G4 (Interview: Video). Interviewed by Kristin Adams. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  11. ^ Benjy Eisen (21 April 2009). "Wolfmother Releasing New Album This Fall". Spinner.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  12. ^ "WOLFMOTHER To Support AC/DC in Australia". Blabbermouth.net. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.