Reclaim Australia (album)

Reclaim Australia
Studio album by
A.B. Original
Released25 November 2016
Length41:58
LabelGolden Era
Singles from Reclaim Australia
  1. "2 Black 2 Strong"
    Released: 20 April 2016[1]
  2. "Dead in a Minute"
    Released: 6 May 2016 [2]
  3. "Firing Squad"
    Released: 6 May 2016[3]
  4. "Take Me Home"
    Released: 5 July 2016[4]
  5. "January 26"
    Released: 19 August 2016

Reclaim Australia is the debut studio album from Australian hip hop duo A.B. Original, released on 28 November 2016 through Golden Era Records.

The title refers to the far-right Australian political party of the same name, and the album covers issues themes including police brutality, Indigenous deaths in custody and Australia Day.[5]

Reclaim Australia peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart and won various awards, including the Australian Music Prize, Australian Album of the Year at the 2016 J Awards,[6] and both Best Independent Album or EP and Best Independent Hip Hop Album at the 2017 AIR Independent Music Awards.[7]

  1. ^ "2 Black 2 Strong – Single by A.B. Original on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Dead in a Minute (feat. Caiti Baker) – Single by A.B. Original on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Firing Squad (feat. Hau) – Single by A.B. Original on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Take Me Home (feat. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu) – Single by A.B. Original on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ^ P Street, Andrew (24 November 2016). "AB Original on Reclaim Australia, the album: 'Being black, everything you do becomes a protest'". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ "J Awards: 2016". Triple J. 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "2017 AIR Independent Music Awards". AIR. Retrieved 14 February 2021.