Cartoon Darkness Explained

Cartoon Darkness
Type:studio
Artist:Amyl and the Sniffers
Cover:Cartoondarkness.jpg
Alt:The band members at a parking lot with Amy Taylor flashing her breasts (blurred out)
Studio:606 West (Los Angeles)
Length:33:48
Label:
Producer:Nick Launay
Prev Title:Comfort to Me
Prev Year:2021

Cartoon Darkness is the third studio album by Australian pub rock and punk band Amyl and the Sniffers. It was released on 25 October 2024 through B2B Records and Virgin Music Group. It is the band's first studio album since 2021's Comfort to Me.

The album was preceded by the singles and music videos for "U Should Not Be Doing That", "Chewing Gum", "Big Dreams" and "Jerkin'".[1] The music video for "Jerkin'" was released through the band's website because of its graphic full frontal nudity throughout the video. A disclaimer was issued for it to be viewed by adults 18 years and older. A censored version was also released on YouTube.[2]

At the 2024 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[3] The album was nominated for the 2024 Australian Music Prize.[4]

Background

Singer Amy Taylor said of the album,

Cartoon Darkness is about climate crisis, war, A.I., tiptoeing on the eggshells of politics, and people feeling like they're helping by having a voice online when we're all just feeding the data beast of Big Tech, our modern-day god. It's about the fact that our generation is spoon-fed information. We look like adults, but we're children forever cocooned in a shell. We're all passively gulping up distractions that don't even cause pleasure, sensation or joy, they just cause numbness. Cartoon Darkness is driving headfirst into the unknown, into this looming sketch of the future that feels terrible but doesn't even exist yet. A childlike darkness. I don't want to meet the devil half-way and mourn what we have right now. The future is cartoon, the prescription is dark, but it's novelty. It's just a joke. It's fun.

Critical reception

Year-end lists

Publication/critic! scope="col"
AccoladeRank
BBC Radio 6 Music26 Albums of the Year 2024style="text-align: center;" -[5]
MOJO75 Best Albums of 202434[6]
Rough Trade UKAlbums of the Year 20247[7]

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 17
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 12

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strauss . Matthew . 2024-08-21 . Amyl and the Sniffers Announce Album, Share New "Chewing Gum" Video: Watch . 2024-08-21 . . en.
  2. Web site: Skinner . Tom . 2024-10-22 . Watch Amyl & The Sniffers' NSFW X-rated video for cathartic single Jerkin' . 2024-10-22 . . en.
  3. Web site: Varvaris . Mary . 1 November 2024 . Amyl And The Sniffers, Speed, Emily Wurramara Lead 2024 J Award Nominees . 1 November 2024 . . en.
  4. Web site: SoundMerch Australian Music Prize Unveils 2024 Shortlist . The Music. 14 November 2024. 14 November 2024.
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 6 Music . Albums of the Year 2024 . 2024-11-27 . BBC.com.
  6. Web site: November 11, 2024 . MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2024 . November 13, 2024 . albumoftheyear.org.
  7. Web site: November 19, 2024 . Albums of the Year 2024 . November 20, 2024 . roughtrade.com.
  8. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 November 2024. 1 November 2024.
  9. Web site: Official Top 40 Albums. Recorded Music NZ. 1 November 2024. 1 November 2024.
  10. Web site: Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 44. Sverigetopplistan. 1 November 2024.

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