Notes from a Ceiling

2005 studio album by The Mess Hall

Notes From A Ceiling

Studio album by

The Mess Hall

Released

20 June 2005 (2005-06-20)

Recorded

Byron Bay

Genre

Indie rock

Length

43:36

Label

Shock

Producer

Matt Lovell
Chris Joannou

The Mess Hall chronology

Feeling Sideways
(2003)

Notes From A Ceiling
(2005)

Devils Elbow
(2007)

Notes from a Ceiling is the second album from the Australian two-piece rock band The Mess Hall, which was issued on 20 June 2005. It peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.^[1] It won an ARIA Music Award for Engineer of the Year for Matt Lovell, and a nomination for Producer of the Year for Chris Joannou and the group.^[2] It was short-listed for the inaugural Australian Music Prize^[3] and was included in both Triple J and Rolling Stone's Top 50^[4] of 2005.

According to Jed Kurzel (vocalist/guitarist), the only recollection he has of recording the album is that Cec Condon (drummer/vocals) nearly set fire to the studio whilst barbecuing, and that while suffering vertigo, the attending doctor was more interested in whether the band were touring on the next Big Day Out than attending to his illness.^[5] In early 2004, Kurzel lived somewhat of a nomadic lifestyle. Having moved house once, he kept moving from friend's place to friend's place. His main memory of that year is "staring up at different ceilings, wondering what the hell I was doing" ^[6] which is how the album title came about.

Track listing

"Diddley" – 5:23
"Pills" – 4:00
"Call It Black" – 4:12
"Disco 1" – 3:59
"Skyline" – 6:01
"Shaky Ground" – 3:28
"Metal And Hair" – 2:35
"Disco 2" – 4:38
"Holes" – 2:41
"Red Eyes And Sunshine" – 6:34

References

^ Thomas, Tara (4 July 2005). "Week Commencing ~ 4th July 2005 ~ Issue #801" (PDF). The ARIA Report (801). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2005: 19th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "The Mess Hall". melbourne citysearch. 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2006.
^ "SONGWRITERS: Mess Hall, The". Mushroom Music. 2005. Archived from the original on 4 April 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2006.
^ "Notes From A Ceiling". Australian Music Online. 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2006.
^ "The Mess Hall". Dbmagazing. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2006.