Waco (album)

Waco is the fourth studio album by Australian alternative rock band Violent Soho.^[4] It was released on I Oh You Records in March 2016. The album came first in the annual Triple J Top 10 albums of the year poll.

Waco
Studio album by Violent Soho
Released	18 March 2016
Studio	Brisbane, Queensland Australia
Genre	Grunge, alternative rock
Length	44:48
Label	I Oh You (AUS) SideOneDummy (US)
Producer	Bryce Moorhead
Violent Soho chronology
Hungry Ghost (2013) Waco (2016) Everything Is A-OK (2020)
Singles from Waco
"Like Soda" Released: 9 October 2015 "Viceroy" Released: 4 February 2016 "So Sentimental" Released: 2 May 2016 "Blanket" Released: 11 July 2016 "No Shade" Released: 30 September 2016 "How To Taste" Released: 17 March 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The AU Review	[1]
Music	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

At the J Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.^[5]

Title

According to frontman Luke Boerdam, WACO is like Hungry Ghost’s “older sister: Hungry Ghost dealt with the spiritual skeleton we’ve become from this spoon-fed reality. WACO is more about control and illusion: what the skeleton is being fed”.^[6]

Reception

The album fared well with critics and came first in Triple Js annual album of the year poll.^[7] All six of the album's singles placed within Triple J's Hottest 100 with Like Soda reaching 15 in 2015 and How To Taste, No Shade, So Sentimental, Blanket and Viceroy reaching 92, 73, 69, 53 and 14 respectively in 2016 making Violent Soho the number one act of the year with five songs charting.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"How to Taste"	4:17
2.	"Blanket"	3:49
3.	"Viceroy"	3:14
4.	"So Sentimental"	4:08
5.	"Like Soda"	4:02
6.	"No Shade"	4:11
7.	"Slow Wave"	4:20
8.	"Evergreen"	3:54
9.	"Holy Cave"	2:59
10.	"Waco"	4:01
11.	"Low"	5:47
Total length:		44:48

All music is composed by Violent Soho (Luke Boerdam, James Tidswell, Luke Henery and Michael Richards)

Personnel

Violent Soho

• Luke Boerdam – lead vocals, rhythm guitars
• James Tidswell – lead guitars
• Luke Henery – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Michael Richards – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Gold	35,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Waco	ARIA Award for Best Group[12]	Won
		Best Independent Release	Nominated
		Best Rock Album	Won
	"Like Soda"	Best Video	Nominated
	The Waco Tour	Best Australian Live Act	Nominated

References

1. "Album Review: Violent Soho - WACO (2016 LP)". Music.theaureview.com. 18 April 2016.
2. "Album Review: Violent Soho - WACO". Themusic.com.au.
3. Clements, Jaymz. "Violent Soho WACO I Oh You". Rollingstoneaus.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
4. "WACO by Violent Soho". iTunes. 18 March 2016.
5. "The J Award 2016". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
6. "So, What Does Violent Soho's New Album Title Mean Exactly?". Tone Deaf. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
7. "2016 - Albums of the Year". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 July 2017.
8. "1-100 | Hottest 100 2016 | triple J". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 November 2016.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Violent Soho – Waco". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
10. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
12. "ARIA Award nominations have a hairy surprise among the Flumes and Avalanches". 5 October 2016.