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Decadence by Head Automatica
Decadence is an album by Head Automatica, released in 2004. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Beating Heart Baby”, on 6 lists and voted number one once.
Decadence, Head Automatica's debut, came out on Warner Bros. Records on August 17, 2004, and it's Glassjaw vocalist Daryl Palumbo doing something nobody saw coming: shaking his hips. Palumbo started writing for a new project in early 2003, then built the band with drummer Larry Gorman and producer Dan "the Automator" Nakamura, and the sessions went down at The Glue Factory in San Francisco that September and October. Nakamura produced most of it, with Howard Benson taking two tracks.
The result is dance-rock with garage grit and electronic sparkle, nervy hooks that owe debts to Joe Jackson, Nick Lowe and Primal Scream. "Beating Heart Baby" led the charge as the single in January 2005. Reviews were split between fans of the songwriting and critics who felt fewer than half the songs held up, and Palumbo's battle with Crohn's disease scuttled their touring from late 2004 into mid-2005.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Decadence on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beating Heart Baby | 6 | #1 | 1 | 2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.