Songs for the Exhausted

Songs for the Exhausted is the fourth full-length studio album by Austrian indie-band Naked Lunch. It was received with critical praise in Germany and Austria and sold surprisingly well. It was the band's first album after a five year-hiatus, following the flopping of Love Junkies, which caused them being dropped by their record label. Recorded in the wake of this backslashing event, most of the songs are dominated by a sad, bleak tone. Also, one of the songs, "King George" was written about the death of the group ex-bass player, Georg Timber-Trattnig.

The album was followed by several tours and an EP (Stay), in 2005.

Track listing (CD)

1. God – 4:52
2. First Man on the Sun – 3:51
3. King George – 3:37
4. Stay – 4:38
5. Lost it all – 3:04
6. In your Room – 4:37
7. The Deal – 3:54
8. Man without Past – 4:05
9. Solitude – 4:15
10. The Retainer – 3:51

Credits

All songs/lyrics by Oliver Welter, all music by Oliver Welter, Herwig Zamernik, Stefan Deisenberger and Olaf Opal.

Played by Naked Lunch: Oliver Welter (vocals and guitar), Herwig Zamernik (bass guitar), Stefan Deisenberger (keyboards), Thorsten Thonhauser (drums) and Olaf Opal (electronics).

with guests:

• Mario Kofler - drums on 1/5/9
• Ingo Weber - drums on 2/7
• Michi Malicka - bass on 1/5
• Ritchi Klammer - horns on 2/8
• Sebastian Schumacher - cello on 10
• Klaus Lippitsch - percussions

Miscellanea

• Videos were made for"God" and "Stay", by befriended film-maker Thomas Woschitz. They later accused the German metal band Rammstein of copying their "God" video for one of their own videos, "Ohne dich".
• "Stay" was released as the sole single/EP, in 2005.

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