Tones and I – Welcome To The Madhouse (Deluxe) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit/48kHz | Time – 01:07:03 minutes | 838 MB | Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Elektra (NEK)
In the two years since her meteoric rise to International superstardom, Tones and I has simultaneously experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Welcome to the Madhouse documents all of this in a record that was entirely written and co-produced by the Mornington Peninsula artist.
Tones And I commented on the significance of Welcome To The Madhouse explaining, “This album for me is very up and down and reflects the forever changing emotions in me. There are songs on the album that were written before ‘Dance Monkey,’ about not knowing if busking was right for me. There are songs about my good friend T passing away and not wanting to deal with those emotions. The ups and downs of life in lock down and the mental challenges / struggles. Some songs make me laugh and some make me cry but there is no running theme or vibe to the album – the songs are unique to how I was feeling the day I wrote them.”
Regarding “Cloudy Day,” Tones And I elaborated on the single’s origins noting, “After my friend T passed away I was struggling to write any songs that were happy or that I even liked. I met up with a friend who told me this saying from his late mum – ‘on a cloudy day, look up into the sky and find the sun.’ I knew I wanted to use that as a lyric and the next time I went into the studio I wrote ‘Cloudy Day.’”
Tones And I Initially laid the foundation for Welcome To The Madhouse last year with the release of “Fly Away,” a poetic and powerful composition which has amassed over 190 million streams with Tones And I delivering performances of the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She followed it up in 2021 with the release of “Won’t Sleep,” which arrived alongside a Tones And I, Nick Kozakis and Liam Kelly directed official music video continuing what has become a tradition of highly unexpected and unforgettable visuals. Both tracks reflected the inimitable idiosyncrasies of Tones And I’s signature style, highlighting her clever lyricism, unpredictable songcraft, and indisputable knack for a hook.
Tracklist:
01. Tones and I – Welcome To The Madhouse
02. Tones and I – Lonely
03. Tones and I – Won’t Sleep
04. Tones and I – Westside Lobby
05. Tones and I – Fly Away
06. Tones and I – Sad Songs
07. Tones and I – Just A Mess
08. Tones and I – Child’s Play
09. Tones and I – Not Going Home
10. Tones and I – Dark Waters
11. Tones and I – Cloudy Day
12. Tones and I – You Don’t Know My Name
13. Tones and I – Fall Apart
14. Tones and I – Bars (RIP T)
15. Tones and I – The Kids Are Coming
16. Tones and I – Dance Monkey
17. Tones and I – Colourblind
18. Tones and I – Johnny Run Away
19. Tones and I – Jimmy
20. Tones and I – Never Seen The Rain
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