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Eight Step Rail by The Superjesus
Eight Step Rail is an EP by The Superjesus, released in 1996. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Shut My Eyes”, on 1 list with a best position of #81.
Eight Step Rail, the Superjesus' debut EP, came out in May 1996, and it hits like an Adelaide heatwave. The band, formed in the city in late 1994 with singer Sarah McLeod and bassist Stuart Rudd as its mainstays, crank out thick, sticky post-grunge with McLeod's voice cutting straight through the fuzz.
That guitar tone has a story. Engineer Mick Wordley of Adelaide's Mixmasters Studios spent a whole day chasing a huge sound out of Marshall stacks, then gave up and went with what the band had already found: a Tech 21 Sansamp plugged straight into their Fostex recorder. The EP paid off fast. At the 1997 ARIA Music Awards it won Best New Talent, and "Shut My Eyes" took Breakthrough Artist – Single. Both "I'm Stained" and "Shut My Eyes" were later re-recorded for the debut album Sumo, the latter tucked away as a hidden track.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Eight Step Rail on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shut My Eyes | 1 | #81 | – | 1996 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.