The True Story of Bananagun

The True Story of Bananagun is the debut studio album by Australian band Bananagun.[5] It was released on 26 June 2020 and debuted at number 40 on the ARIA Charts.

The True Story of Bananagun
Studio album by
Bananagun
Released26 June 2020 (2020-06-26)
Length40:33
LabelAntiFade, Full Time Hobby
Singles from The True Story of Bananagun
  1. "Out of Reach"
    Released: 5 December 2019[1]
  2. "People Talk to Much"
    Released: 22 April 2020[2]
  3. "The Master"
    Released: 3 June 2020[3][4]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year81/100[6]
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[7]
Metacritic83/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Beats Per Minute81%[10]
Clash8/10[11]
Exclaim!8/10[12]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[13]
Loud and Quiet9/10[14]
Mojo[15]
NME[16]
Uncut9/10[17]

The True Story of Bananagun was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 9 reviews.[8] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 81 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 10 reviews.[6]

Track listing
The True Story of Bananagun track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Bang Go The Bongos"3:25
2."The Master"4:21
3."People Talk Too Much"6:42
4."Freak Machine"3:40
5."Bird Up!"1:30
6."Out of Reach"5:17
7."She Now"3:23
8."Perfect Stranger }length8=3:02" 
9."Mushroom Bomb"3:44
10."Modern Day Problems"2:54
11."Taking the Present for Granted"2:35

Charts
Chart performance for The True Story of Bananagun
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 40

Release history
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 26 June 2020
AntiFade records ANT-070
UK & Europe Full Time Hobby FTH378LP
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References
  1. ""Out of Reach" - single by Bananagun on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ""People Talk to Much" - single by Bananagun on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ""The Master" - single by Bananagun on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Bananagun Let Frustration Loose in their Psych-Jam "The Master"". Beats Per Minute. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. Martin, Josh (22 April 2020). "Bananagun announce debut album, The True Story of Bananagun". NME. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  6. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  9. Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. Leorne, Ana (30 June 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  11. Murray, Robin (24 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  12. Owczarz, Matt (24 June 2020). "Bananagun's 'The True Story of Bananagun' Is a Worldly Collection of Psych and Funk". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  13. Horton, Ross (26 June 2020). "Bananagun joyously go hell bent for leather". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  14. Doherty, Jack (22 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  15. Wilson, Lois. "Mojo – August 2020". Mojo (321): 87. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  16. Buchanan, Rhys (24 June 2020). "Bananagun – 'The True Story Of Bananagun' review: psych-minded Aussies bring the party on Afrobeat-inspired debut album". NME. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  17. Lewis, John. "Uncut – August 2020". Uncut (279): 27. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  18. "Australiancharts.com – Bananagun – The True Story of Bananagun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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