''Waco'' is the fourth studio album by Australian

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band

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. It was released on I Oh You Records in March 2016. The album came first in the annual

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Top 10 albums of the year poll. At the J Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.

Title

According to frontman Luke Boerdam, ''WACO'' is like ''Hungry Ghost''’s “older sister: ''Hungry Ghost'' dealt with the spiritual skeleton we’ve become from this spoon-fed reality. ''WACO'' is more about control and illusion: what the skeleton is being fed”.

Reception

The album fared well with critics and came first in

s annual album of the year poll. All six of the album's singles placed within Triple J's Hottest 100 with Like Soda reaching 15 in 2015 and How To Taste, No Shade, So Sentimental, Blanket and Viceroy reaching 92, 73, 69, 53 and 14 respectively in

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making Violent Soho the number one act of the year with five songs charting.

Track listing

Personnel

Violent Soho

* Luke Boerdam – lead vocals, rhythm guitars * James Tidswell – lead guitars * Luke Henery – bass guitar, backing vocals * Michael Richards – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Accolades

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, , , - , Best Independent Release , , , - , Best Rock Album , , , - , "Like Soda" , , Best Video , , , - , ''The Waco Tour'' , , Best Australian Live Act , , , -

References

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