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Cameron Adams of the ''[[Herald Sun]]'' named ''The Veronicas'' album of the week on 20 November 2014.<ref name="heraldsunreview" /> He felt that most of the tracks were "effortless" and welcomed their return to music saying, "The world of pop is a more exciting and interesting place with The Veronicas out of traction and back in action."<ref name="heraldsunreview" />
Cameron Adams of the ''[[Herald Sun]]'' named ''The Veronicas'' album of the week on 20 November 2014.<ref name="heraldsunreview" /> He felt that most of the tracks were "effortless" and welcomed their return to music saying, "The world of pop is a more exciting and interesting place with The Veronicas out of traction and back in action."<ref name="heraldsunreview" /> Tim Byron of ''[[The Guardian]]'' welcomed the experimental sounds of "Sanctified", "Teenage Millionaire" and "[[You Ruin Me]]". However, he felt that some of the songs were "outdated" saying, "outside of these often interesting experiments, about a third of the album – such as "If You Love Someone" or "Mad Love" – reeks of a tired formula that the Origliasso sisters have clearly outgrown."<ref name="guardian review" /> Jenny Valentish of ''[[Rolling Stone Australia]]'' described ''The Veronicas'' as being "rife with trend-hopping chart-stormers"<ref name="rsausreview" /> and awarded the album four stars.

Jenny Valentish of ''[[Rolling Stone Australia]]'' described ''The Veronicas'' as being "rife with trend-hopping chart-stormers"<ref name="rsausreview" /> and awarded the album four stars.


==Release and promotion==
==Release and promotion==

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The Veronicas is the third studio album by Australian duo The Veronicas. It was released on 21 November 2014 as their first release with Sony Music Australia following their departure from former label Warner Bros. Records. The release comes seven years after their second record Hook Me Up (2007). While they were with their former label, the album was to be issued under the title Life on Mars with a 2012 release before the date was pushed back and eventually shelved.

The Veronicas, which has been in production since 2010, will feature collaborations with Butch Vig, Nellee Hooper, Daniel Johns and long time collaborator Toby Gad. The music on the album will be "progressive pop," drawing inspiration from numerous genres such as blues, trip-hop, rock and roll, grunge and rap. The first single from The Veronicas, "You Ruin Me", debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts where it stayed for three weeks and became their second number hit in the country, following "Hook Me Up" in 2007. To promote The Veronicas, the duo made various television and radio appearances in Australia, and performed live at venues. They will embark on the Sanctified Tour throughout February 2015.

Background

Following the release of their second studio album Hook Me Up in 2007, The Veronicas gained success with their first Australian number-one hit "Hook Me Up" and their global breakthrough song "Untouched".[1] To support the album, the duo embarked on two tours: the Australian Hook Me Up Tour and their global Revenge Is Sweeter Tour in 2007 and 2009, respectively.[2][3] Once touring had ended in 2010 they had enough of promoting the album and were "ready to move on."[4] Feeling a sense of loss of identity and a need to rediscover themselves Jessica and Lisa decided to part ways temporarily.[4] When they reconnected during 2010, Jessica and Lisa collaborated with Butch Vig, Nellee Hooper, Daniel Johns and long time collaborator Toby Gad to begin work on their third album.[4]

Two years later, having not released any music, the duo announced, through a teaser video, that their new single "Lolita" would come out on 27 July 2012.[5] They also announced that Life on Mars was the title of their third album.[5] "Lolita" was a moderate success in Australia, peaking at number 23 on the ARIA Singles Charts and attaining a gold certification.[6][7] Initially Life on Mars was to be released by the end of 2012, however, Warner Music pushed the date back to 2013.[8] Throughout 2013, Warner Music went through internal changes which caused further delays for the third album's release.[9] By October 2013, having still not released new music, Life on Mars was mysteriously shelved.[10]

Having been barred from releasing an album since 2007, the duo had enough. When they were shortlisted for the Oz Artist of the Year Awards they chose to vent their frustrations on their official Facebook page with a message that said: "Despite our record label not allowing us to release music this year, we are still nominated in the top 50 for "Oz artist of the year" awards!.[9] They concluded the post with, "HELP US shove it in their faces, and please VOTE at the link below!!"[9] Lisa and Jessica eventually hired a lawyer in a bid to get out of their contractual obligations with the label and were successful, so by 2013 The Veronicas became an independent act.[11] Releasing a statement which described the struggles experienced with Warner, they said, "After 5 years of being in a ‘Warner Brothers Records Lockdown’, we are officially able to move forward RELEASING and Recording music without our past label dictating our creative journey, or withholding our musical releases + touring."[12] By April 2014, The Veronicas signed with Sony Music and continued working on their record which was re-named The Veronicas.[13][14]

Music and lyrics

For The Veroncias, Jessica and Lisa wanted to create a "progressive pop" album drawing on inspiration from genres such as blues, trip-hop, rock and roll, grunge, classical music, classical rock, pop and rap.[15][4][16] Wanting to make an album which differed from their more familiar pop rock sound, Lisa said that this album would be "eclectic" and not "predictable in any way."[17] In an interview with Stephanie Anderson of Buzznet, the duo elaborated on the change from their first two albums, with Jessica saying: "If things were one dimensional on the first and second record, like, we would say exactly how we felt, and it was all just, total passion, we really didn’t overthink it, we just put down what we were feeling, [this record] is more, 3D-4D... There’s more depth and there’s more thought, and more light and shade."[18]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Herald Sun[19]
Rolling Stone Australia[20]
The Guardian[21]

Cameron Adams of the Herald Sun named The Veronicas album of the week on 20 November 2014.[19] He felt that most of the tracks were "effortless" and welcomed their return to music saying, "The world of pop is a more exciting and interesting place with The Veronicas out of traction and back in action."[19] Tim Byron of The Guardian welcomed the experimental sounds of "Sanctified", "Teenage Millionaire" and "You Ruin Me". However, he felt that some of the songs were "outdated" saying, "outside of these often interesting experiments, about a third of the album – such as "If You Love Someone" or "Mad Love" – reeks of a tired formula that the Origliasso sisters have clearly outgrown."[22] Jenny Valentish of Rolling Stone Australia described The Veronicas as being "rife with trend-hopping chart-stormers"[20] and awarded the album four stars.

Release and promotion

The Veronicas in 2014 during the Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour.

The Veronicas will be released in Australia and New Zealand on 21 November 2014.[23][24] In the USA the album will be released on 24 February 2015.[25] When the album was made available for pre-order in Australia on 24 October 2014 an iTunes countdown single, "Line of Fire", was shared as a downloadable track.[24][26]

In May 2011, The Veronicas began releasing videos to YouTube showing their meetings with record labels and creating new music.[27][28][29] By June 2011 they announced that they would perform new music at The Viper Room in August of that year.[30] Performing in front of a sold-out crowd they debuted tracks "Cold", "Let Me Out" and "Baby I'm Ready" which displayed a more "edgier rock sound" compared to their previous work.[31] On 29 September 2014, The Veronicas performed "You Ruin Me" live for the first time on The X Factor (Australia) live elimination show[32] and again on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.[33] On 30 October, the duo performed seven tracks from the album for the first time on radio for Today Network's World Famous Rooftop. The set included "If You Love Somoene", "Cruel", "Did You Miss Me (I'm a Veronica)", "Sanctified", "Mad Love", "Cold" and "You Ruin Me".[34][35] The duo supported 5 Seconds of Summer on the USA leg of their Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour during November 2014 in Los Angeles and Phoenix.[36] During the Phoenix shows, Jessica and Lisa wore identical figure hugging latex dresses in black and red, respectively, which were designed by Abigail Grey Danus.[37] Following the tour, the duo returned to Australia for the release of The Veronicas and began promoting the album with an appearance on breakfast television show Sunrise where they performed "If You Love Someone" and "You Ruin Me".[38][39]

On their official twitter page The Veronicas confirmed that the deluxe version of the album will be released next year. A special re-recording album called "The Lost Years" with other previously unreleased tracks.[citation needed]

Sanctified Tour

Sanctified Tour
Concert by The Veronicas
LocationAustralia
Associated albumThe Veronicas
Start date12 February 2015 (2015-02-12)
End date21 February 2015 (2015-02-21)
No. of shows5
The Veronicas concert chronology

On 19 November 2014, The Veronicas announced via their official Twitter account that they will embark on a month-long Australian tour to promote The Veronicas in 2015.[40][41] The tour is set to begin on 12 February 2015 in Perth and end on 21 February in Brisbane.[42]

Date City Venue
12 February 2015 Perth Perth Concert Hall
14 February 2015 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre
15 February 2015 Melbourne Forum Theatre
20 February 2015 Sydney Enmore Theatre
21 February 2015 Brisbane Brisbane City Hall

Singles

"You Ruin Me" was released as The Veronicas lead single on 19 September 2014.[43] The track debuted at number-one in Australia becoming their first chart topping hit in the country since "Hook Me Up" in 2007.[44] The recording spent three weeks at the top and was certified double platinum by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA).[45][46] "If You Love Someone" was confirmed as the album's second single when it debuted on Australian radio on 5 November 2014.[47]

Track listing

The Veronicas
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sanctified"
3:19
2."Did You Miss Me (I’m a Veronica)"
2:45
3."Cruel"
3:43
4."Line of Fire"
3:06
5."Teenage Millionaire"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • James
  • Haywood
  • Ellmore
3:25
6."Born Bob Dylan"
3:38
7."Always"
3:10
8."Mad Love"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Gad
  • Alexander
3:30
9."You Ruin Me"
3:51
10."More Like Me"
3:40
11."If You Love Someone"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Egizii
  • Musumeci
  • Katz
3:00
12."Cold"
3:54
13."Let Me Out"
  • J. Origliasso
  • L. Origliasso
  • Martin Hansen
  • Hayden Bell
  • Sarah Lundback Bell
4:45
14."You and Me"
3:35

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
Australia 21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
Sony Music
[24]
New Zealand
United States 25 November 2014 (2014-11-25)
[25]

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