''Love Signs'' is the fourth studio album by Australian indie pop band

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, released independently on 23 July 2021 through Amplifire Music. ''Love Signs'' was written and produced solely by frontman Sam Hales. Preceded by five singles—" Heavy Hearted", "

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", "In Her Eyes", "Treat You Right" and "Love Signs"—''Love Signs'' debuted atop the ARIA Albums Chart, dethroning ''Quiet Ferocity'' as their highest charting album in the process. At the

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was nominated for Engineer of the Year for work on this album. At the 2022 Queensland Music Awards, the release won Album of the Year. At the AIR Awards of 2022, the album was nominated for Independent Album of the Year and Best Independent Pop Album or EP.

Background

Following the commercial success of ''

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'' (2017), the Jungle Giants shifted to focus on more electronic and

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-centric music.

Release

On 13 January 2020, Triple J published a piece discussing their most anticipated albums of the year, which revealed that the Jungle Giants were intending to release their fourth album the second half of that year. On 19 November, alongside the release of "In Her Eyes", Hales revealed that the album would be released in early 2021. On 24 May 2021, the band announced the album's title and release date. ''Love Signs'' was released on 23 July 2021 through Amplifire Music.

Promotion

Singles

''Love Signs'' was supported by four singles. " Heavy Hearted" was released on 8 July 2019 as the album's lead single. "Heavy Hearted" peaked at number 62 on the

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, and was nominated for

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at the

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. "

" was released on 17 January 2020 as the album's second single. A music video was released alongside the single. "Sending Me Ur Loving" peaked at number 55 on the ARIA Singles Chart. "In Her Eyes" was released on 17 November 2020 as the album's third single. An accompanying music video was released on 19 November 2020. "Treat You Right" was released on 30 April 2021 as the album's fourth single. A music video was released on the same day. "Love Signs" was released on 9 July 2021 as the fifth single as is an ode to modern-day love signs in the digital age, such as texts, tweets and tags for the person you're interested in.

Tour

Alongside the album's announcement, the band additionally revealed that they would be embarking on a national tour later that year, with Australian electronic producers

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featuring as their

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. The ''Love Signs'' tour is scheduled to begin on 3 September 2021, with dates in

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Track listing

Personnel

The Jungle Giants * Sam Hales – writing, vocals, guitar, production * Cesira Aitken – guitar * Andrew Dooris – bass guitar, vocals * Keelan Bijker – drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{The Jungle Giants 2021 albums The Jungle Giants albums Albums produced by Sam Hales