MTV Unplugged (The Rubens album)

MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Australian alternative rock group, The Rubens. The album was released on 10 May 2019.

MTV Unplugged
Live album by The Rubens
Released	10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)
Recorded	28 February 2019
Studio	Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne
Length	60:53
Label	Ivy League
The Rubens chronology
Lo La Ru (2018) MTV Unplugged (2019) 0202 (2021)

Background

On 30 January 2019, the MTV Unplugged Melbourne concert series announced The Rubens as the first act of 2019. The performance took place on Thursday 28 February at the Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda before a live audience and screened on 14 March 2019.^[1][2] On 15 March 2019, the album was announced with a date set in May.^[3]

Reception

MTV said "The album feels like a timeline of the band's progressions as both artists and songwriters, as they seamlessly perform a tightrope walk between the raw and the refined." adding "The band have completely transported the listener to a magical evening that happened months ago, yet it still feels fresh, exciting and like they're right there in front of you."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Go On"		3:40
2.	"My Gun"	David Kahne The Rubens	3:21
3.	"Casper"		3:16
4.	"Elvis"		3:55
5.	"The Best We Got"		5:02
6.	"Mary"		3:26
7.	"Freakout"		5:00
8.	"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" (featuring Lauren Azar)	Mark Ronson Miley Cyrus Ilsey Juber Clement Picard Maxime Picard Conor Szymanski Thomas Brenneck	6:14
9.	"Teeth"		5:27
10.	"Lay It Down"		4:13
11.	"Never Ever" (featuring Lauren Azar)		4:01
12.	"Hoops"		4:22
13.	"Million Man"		4:26
14.	"God Forgot"		4:30

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	10 May 2019[5]	digital download streaming	Standard	Ivy League
		CD+DVD	Deluxe[6]		IVY478

References

1. "MTV Unplugged Melbourne returns in 2019 with The Rubens". The Music Network. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
2. "mtv unplugged melbourne: the rubens". MTV. March 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
3. "The Rubens Announce the Release of Their MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne) Performance – Out Friday 10 May + 'Million Man' Goes Gold!". Mushroom Promotions. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
4. "review: the rubens' live mtv unplugged melbourne album is a complete triumph". MTV. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
5. "MTV Unplugged by The Rubens (iTunes)". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
6. "The Rubens: MTV Unplugged – Live In Melbourne (Deluxe Edition)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 4 April 2019.