Permanent Vacation (Lime Cordiale album) explained

Permanent Vacation is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock duo Lime Cordiale, released on 13 October 2017 through Chugg Music Entertainment.

In an interview with Aus Music Scene, lead vocalist Oliver Leimbach stated "We want people to find their own stories in this music. I hope you and your lover listen to [album track] "Can I Be Your Lover", break up and then that song makes you suffer. We're trying to get inside your head."^[1]

Recording and composition

Permanent Vacation is primarily a pop and rock record. The album was recorded throughout 2017 with producer Dave Hammer. The album discusses themes such as the Australian landscape, conservation and sustainability.^[1]

Critical reception

In a review of the album, Tanja Brooks Toubro of Tone Deaf said: "The strength of Permanent Vacation doesn't lie in its ability to present as a perfectly cohesive album – because it doesn't – but in the quality of the individual songs" and described the album as a "very varied record".^[2]

Commercial performance

Permanent Vacation debuted and peaked at number 79 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the chart dated 23 October 2017, before falling out of the Top 100 the following week.^[3]

Personnel

Adapted from the band's official website.^[4]

Musicians

Lime Cordiale

• Oliver Leimbach – writing, vocals, guitar
• Louis Leimbach – vocals, bass guitar, trumpet

Technical

• Dave Hammer – production
• Brian Lucey – mastering

Artwork

• Louis Leimbach – cover design

Charts

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Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	79

Release history

Release history and formats for Permanent Vacation! Region! Date! Format! Label! Catalogue!

Various	13 October 2017		Chugg Music		[6] [7]
Australia		CD		CHG017	[8]
		LP		CHG017V	[9]
	22 December 2017				[10]
	13 November 2020	2×LP	Chugg Music	CHG025	[11]
New Zealand	11 December 2020	CD	MGM	CHG017	[12]
		LP		CHG017V	[13]
	8 January 2021	2×LP		CHG025	[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lime Cordiale release debut album "Permanent Vacation" . Aus Music Scene . 13 October 2017 . 18 July 2020.
2. Web site: Lime Cordiale's 'Permanent Vacation' is the debut album we were hoping for . Tone Deaf . 13 October 2017 . 18 July 2020 . Brooks Toubro, Tanja.
3. Web site: Australian Albums: Pink has sold over 100,000 albums in two weeks . Noise11 . 30 October 2017 . 10 September 2020 . Ryan, Gavin.
4. Web site: Permanent Vacation CD . . 18 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210318221625/https://www.limecordiale.com/lime-co-shop/permanent-vacation-cd/ . 18 March 2021 . live.
5. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #443 . auspOp . 21 October 2017 . 18 July 2020 . 21 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021164542/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/10/aria-chart-watch-443/ . dead .
6. Web site: Permanent Vacation by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music . . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200126050215/https://music.apple.com/au/album/permanent-vacation/1276056043/ . 26 January 2020 . live.
7. Web site: Permanent Vacation – Album by Lime Cordiale on Spotify . . 13 October 2017 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171013124519/https://open.spotify.com/album/5YlzKbkGoIIFnBOnYwU3kl/ . 13 October 2017 . live.
8. Web site: Permanent Vacation . . 13 October 2017 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200126050156/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-lime-cordiale-permanent-vacation-cd/ . 26 January 2020 . live.
9. Web site: Permanent Vacation . . 13 October 2017 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516084552/https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2351898/Permanent-Vacation/ . 16 May 2021 . live.
10. Web site: Permanent Vacation (Vinyl) . . 22 December 2017 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200718093248/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-lime-cordiale-permanent-vacation-vinyl-lp/ . 18 July 2020 . live.
11. Web site: Relapse Box Set (Vinyl Box Set) . . 13 November 2020 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510105902/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-lime-cordiale-relapse-box-set-vinyl-box-set-2lp/ . 10 May 2021 . live.
12. Web site: Permanent Vacation . . 11 December 2020 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516085917/https://www.jbhifi.co.nz/alternative/permanent-vacation/390017/ . 16 May 2021 . live.
13. Web site: Permanent Vacation (Vinyl) . . 11 December 2020 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516090016/https://www.jbhifi.co.nz/alternative/permanent-vacation-vinyl/390013/ . 16 May 2021 . live.
14. Web site: Relapse Box Set (Vinyl Box Set) . . 8 January 2021 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510105922/https://www.jbhifi.co.nz/alternative/relapse-box-set-vinyl-box-set/389926/ . 10 May 2021 . live.