''Heads Up '' is the second studio album from Australian alternative group,

The Stems The Stems are a garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk band formed in Perth, Western Australia in late 1983. They were founded by Dom Mariani in late 1983. The Stems are heavily influenced by 1960s garage rock and 1970s power pop. The band ini ...

, released on 6 October 2007 through

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. The album was recorded at Kingdom Studios,

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, mixed at Ultrasuede Studio Inc,

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by producer John Curley (

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) and mastered at Oceanway,

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by Alan Yoshida.

Track listing

All tracks written by

Dom Mariani Domenic Desio Mariani (born 27 July 1958) is an Australian guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter. Mariani has been a member of several bands since the early 1980s, including The Stems, The Someloves, DM3, Datura, The Majestic Kelp and ...

, unless otherwise noted. # "Leave You Way Behind" - 3:45 # "She Sees Everything" - 4:39 # "Surround Me" (Dave Shaw) - 4:11 # "Undying Love" - 4:16 # "What's Your Stand" (Richard Lane, Glenn Morris) - 3:37 # "Hellbound Train" - 3:47 # "Get To Know Me" - 4:20 # "Only If You Want It" (Richard Lane, Glenn Morris) - 3:54 # "Liar" (Dave Shaw) - 4:06 # "Get So Bad" - 3:57

Personnel

The Stems

* Dom Mariani - guitar, lead vocals, percussion * Julian Matthews - bass, vocals * Richard Lane - guitar, vocals, combo organ, harmonica * Dave Shaw - drums, vocals, percussion

Additional musicians

* Ashley Naylor - vocals ("Undying Love", "Surround Me" & "What's Your Stand") * Lasse Bjorn - handclaps

References

External links

Beat Magazine (November 7, 2007)
{{Authority control 2007 albums The Stems albums