''Skeleton Jar'' is the second album by Australian rock band Youth Group. It was first released in Australia on 22 March 2004, and on 24 May 2005 on Epitaph Records in the

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with a re-arranged track listing and one new song. The US version was released in Australia as a "repackaged" album in July 2004. In 2011 the album was voted #98 on Australian radio station

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Australian Albums of All Time (Industry List). The album marked a transition point for the band, whose lineup had been stable for the first six years. Over the course of the recording sessions, bassist Andy Cassell and guitarist Paul Murphy quit, to be replaced by Patrick Matthews and Cameron Ellison–Elliott respectively, while Johnno Lattin also played bass on some tracks after Cassell's departure. "All of a sudden everything's gone kind of haywire," songwriter and singer-guitarist Toby Martin said.William Bowe, "The department of youth rocks on," ''Herald Sun,'' 15 July 2004.Michael Dwyer, "The trials of Youth," ''The Age,'' 16 July 2004. Martin said the album added a strong folk flavour to the band's rock roots. He told the ''Herald Sun'': "I've definitely been listening to more older stuff in the time leading up to recording this record—like Dylan and

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. I really like country and folk music, so I think it's always going to come through. Maybe this time it's come through in a more authentic way, rather than playing with a genre, just playing it because we like it. I think the guitar-picking stuff on this record mostly comes from Bob Dylan or Nick Drake and that sort of stuff, more folk kind of things." Music videos were produced for the singles "Skeleton Jar," "Shadowland" and "Baby Body."

Track listing

All songs by Youth Group.

Notes

* The song deleted from the 2005 release, "Rosie and the Sea," appeared on the band's "Shadowland" single. * The song "Someone Else's Dream" on the 2005 release was later issued on the band's " Forever Young" single in February 2006.

Personnel

* Toby Martin – vocals, guitar * Cameron Ellison-Elliott – guitar * Patrick Matthews – bass * Danny Lee Allen – drums * Andy Cassell – bass * Johnno Lattin – bass * Paul Murphy – lead guitar

Additional personnel

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– pedal steel

References

2004 albums Youth Group albums Ivy League Records albums Epitaph Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub