''Animal'' is the third and most recent studio album by Australian
post-grunge
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band
Motor Ace
Motor Ace are an Australian alternative rock band. Formed in Melbourne around 1998 out of the remains of another band named Snowblind, their members are Patrick ('Patch') Robertson (vocals/guitar), Damian Birchall Costin (drums), Matt Balfe (ba ...
, released in August 2005. The album peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts. The commercial failure of the album prompted Motor Ace to officially disband by the end of 2005.
Singles
The album spawned two singles, "Tomorrow's Gone" was released in June 2005 and peaked at number 41 on the ARIA singles chart. "A little Closer" was released in September 2005 and peaked at number 99 on the ARIA chart.
Track listing
# "Want You" – 3:59
# "The Time, the Place" – 4:24
# "A Little Closer" – 5:24
# "Not So Blue" – 3:31
# "Ordinary Day" – 4:49
# "Tomorrow's Gone" – 4:07
# "The Winning Streak" – 5:02
# "You'll Fall" – 5:07
# "In Space" – 4:36
# "No Place to Go" – 5:58
Charts
Personnel
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Patrick Robertson -
guitar
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,
piano
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,
lead vocal
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, programming
* Damian Costin -
drums
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,
percussion
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* Matt Balfe -
bass,
guitar
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, background vocals
* Dave Ong -
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
, background vocals
References
External links
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2005 albums
Motor Ace albums
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