Album · Grinspoon
Thrills, Kills + Sunday Pills by Grinspoon
Thrills, Kills + Sunday Pills is an album by Grinspoon, released in 2004. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hard Act to Follow”, on 1 list with a best position of #16.
Thrills, Kills + Sunday Pills, Grinspoon's fourth album, came out through Universal on 20 September 2004, and it's the Lismore four-piece swinging for the big leagues. The four who founded the band back in 1995 are all here: singer and guitarist Phil Jamieson, guitarist Pat Davern, bassist Joe Hansen and drummer Kristian Hopes. Two years after New Detention steered them toward mainstream rock, they handed the controls to producer Howard Benson, and the result is post-grunge built for arenas, all chunky riffs and choruses with the edges sanded smooth.
Four singles came off it, starting with "Hard Act to Follow" that August and "Better Off Alone" in November, then "Hold on Me" and "Bleed You Dry" through the first half of 2005. It reached No. 4 on the ARIA albums chart, went platinum, and took Best Rock Album at the 2005 ARIA Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Thrills, Kills + Sunday Pills on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hard Act to Follow | 1 | #16 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | Better Off Alone | 1 | #26 | – | 2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.