Bliss Release

Bliss Release is the debut album by Australian band Cloud Control. The album was released in May 2010 and peaked at number 20 on the ARIA Charts.

Bliss Release
Studio album by Cloud Control
Released	14 May 2010 (2010-05-14)
Genre	Folk, Indie, Psychedelic
Length	46:46
Label	Ivy League Records
Cloud Control chronology
Cloud Control (2007) Bliss Release (2010) Dream Cave (2013)
Singles from Bliss Release
"Death Cloud" Released: November 2008[1] "Gold Canary" Released: 6 October 2009[2] "This is what I Said" Released: April 2010[3] "There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight" Released: July 2010[4] "Meditation Song No. 2 (Why Oh Why)" Released: November 2010[5][6] "My Fear #1" Released: February 2011[7]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010, the album was nominated for Breakthrough Artist - Release and Best Rock Album.^[8] At the J Awards of 2010, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.^[9] At the AIR Awards of 2010, the album won Best Independent Album and Breakthrough Independent Artist.^[10] In 2011, the album won the Australian Music Prize.^[11]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
J Mag	[12]
The Australian	[13]
Clash	[14]
The Age	[15]
The Sydney Morning Herald	[16]

The Age said "The buzz around Cloud Control is entirely warranted – expect big things from this four-piece"^[15]

The Sydney Morning Herald said "Let's be frank, a bloody impressive album".^[16]

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Meditation Song #2 (Why, Oh Why)"	4:13
2.	"There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight"	3:59
3.	"Ghost Story"	4:17
4.	"Gold Canary"	3:55
5.	"This Is What I Said"	3:39
6.	"Just for Now"	3:58
7.	"The Rolling Stones"	4:14
8.	"Hollow Drums"	3:00
9.	"My Fear #2"	3:45
10.	"Beast of Love"	3:45
11.	"Death Cloud" (bonus track)	4:16
12.	"My Fear #1" (demo)	3:39
Total length:		46:46

All tracks are written by Cloud Control.

UK edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Meditation Song #2 (Why, Oh Why)"	4:13
2.	"There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight"	3:59
3.	"Death Cloud" (UK album version)	3:56
4.	"Ghost Story"	4:17
5.	"Gold Canary"	3:53
6.	"This Is What I Said"	3:39
7.	"Just For Now"	3:58
8.	"The Rolling Stones"	4:10
9.	"Hollow Drums"	3:00
10.	"My Fear #1" (UK album version)	3:31
Total length:		38:49

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17]	20

Personnel

• Alister Wright – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Heidi Lenffer – vocals, keyboards
• Ulrich Lenffer – drums, percussion
• Jeremy Kelshaw – vocals, bass guitar