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Tough Love by Magic Dirt
Tough Love is an album by Magic Dirt, released in 2003. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Plastic Loveless Letter”, on 1 list with a best position of #35.
Tough Love, the fourth album from Geelong's Magic Dirt, came out on East West in August 2003 and climbed to number 15 on the ARIA chart, the best showing of any of their albums. Adalita Srsen sings and plays guitar, with Raúl Sánchez on guitar, Dean Turner on bass and Adam Robertson on drums, and the record has the tight, teeth-gritted sound of a band holding itself to a plan.
That's no accident. The sessions were strict and goal-driven, every detail talked through, with tuning trouble and Srsen struggling with her vocals; Turner said afterwards it was a miserable way to make music and they would not make an album like it again. It earned ARIA nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Cover Art, plus an Engineer of the Year nod for Lindsay Gravina, and the band toured it hard, opening for Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Tough Love on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plastic Loveless Letter | 1 | #35 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Watch Out Boys | 1 | #60 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.