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April Uprising is the upcoming fifth studio album by Australian Roots band The John Butler Trio. The album was recorded from late 2009-early 2010 in Fremantle, Australia. The first single from the album was "One Way Road", which was accompanied by a music video, and was released on 4 December, 2009. The album's name comes from Butler's appearance on a television documentary series, Who Do You Think You Are, where he journeyed to find information about his ancestors. ^[1]

History

The album was recorded in Fremantle, Australia, with the band's new line-up, consisting of drummer and Butler's brother-in-law Nicky Bomba and bassist Byron Luiters. Bomba has been in the band's line-up before, and was the band's drummer for the album Sunrise Over Sea.

The band recorded 22 tracks at Fremantle, then cut them down to 15 as the tracklist for the album. ^[2] The first single, "One Way Road", was released on 4 December, 2009, accompanied by a music video which received a fair amount of airplay. The single also featured two b-sides, a track called "I'm Ready" and a demo of a song called "Johnny's Gone", which is featured on the album. The digital pre-order for the album was put up on the iTunes Store, revealing the full tracklisting.

Track listing

1. "Revolution"
2. "One Way Road" - 3:06
3. "C'mon Now"
4. "I'd Do Anything"
5. "Ragged Mile"
6. "Johnny's Gone"
7. "Close To You"
8. "Don't Wanna See Your Face"
9. "Take Me"
10. "Fool For You"
11. "To Look Like You"
12. "Steal It"
13. "Mystery Man"
14. "Gonna Be A Long Time"
15. "A Star Is Born"

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