Devils Elbow is the third album from
The Mess Hall
The Mess Hall were a two-piece drums and guitar combo based in Sydney, Australia, specialising in "raw, edgy bluesy rock." The band consisted of Jed Kurzel (lead vocals/guitar) and Cec Condon (drums/backing vocals) for most of its tenure. The b ...
and was released on 27 October 2007. It peaked at No. 2 on the
ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.
It provided a single, "Keep Walking", earlier in the same month. The album won the
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize (often shortened to the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award was made by Australian Music Pri ...
in 2007, an annual award for album of the year, as well as $25,000 prize money.
Reception
Track listing
# "Keep Walking" – 3:39
# "Pulse" – 4:33
# "City of Roses" – 3:50
# "Load Left" – 4:16
# "Lorelei" – 3:18
# "Cookie" – 5:15
# "Part 1" – 4:31
# "Betty" – 4:19
# "Buddy" – 4:11
# "Be Not A Man" 4:04
Personnel
*Jed Kurzel – vocals, guitar
*Cec Condon – drums, vocals
References
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2007 albums
Ivy League Records albums
The Mess Hall albums