Expired Candy
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| Released | 2 June 2023 | |||
| Studio | Stranded (Bellambi, New South Wales)[1] | |||
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| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Poison City | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Boulet | |||
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| Singles from Expired Candy | ||||
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Expired Candy is the second studio album by Australian rock band Body Type. It was produced by Jonathan Boulet and released through Poison City Records on 2 June 2023. The album was largely written while band members were in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Singles and release
[edit]The first single, "Miss the World", was released on 22 February 2023, less than a year after their debut album Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising; alongside this was the announcement for Expired Candy, containing details of the release date, cover art, and track listing.[5] On 23 March, the band released a second single, "Holding On", with a video directed by Nick Mckk and filmed on Wurundjeri land.[6] The third and final single, entitled "Weekend", was released on 4 May, accompanied by a music video directed by Throat Pasta.[7]
Expired Candy was released on 2 June 2023 on Poison City Records,[8] subsequently entering the Australian Independent Albums Chart at no. 11.[9]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 7/10[11] |
| DIY |   [2] |
| Gigwise | 7/10[12] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+(***)[13] |
| Uncut | 7/10[14] |
| Under the Radar | 8.5/10[8] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Expired Candy received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 from five critic scores.[10] Under the Radar's Andy Von Pip said that the songs "pulsate with edgy, fiery energy while exuding an underlying sense of profound joy and liberation".[8] Vicky Greer for Clash described Expired Candy as a "solid summer rock album" that builds upon "an already appealing sound," arguing that it shows promise for the band's future endeavours.[11]
Contrasting the album to the group's debut Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen said that in The Guardian that in light of the band's "shift towards pop, ... there's a stronger focus on melody and a bolshie, boisterous irreverence that's incredibly charming."[3] In a five star review for NME, despite concerns whether or not the group could produce a worthy follow-up, Doug Wallen thought that Body Type retained their identity, "speaking their own shared language of sidewinding melodies, spontaneous vocal pile-ups and thorny propulsion".[4]
Towards the end of 2023, Expired Candy was ranked 68 out of 100 on God Is in the TV's year-end best albums list.[15] In 2026, music critic Robert Christgau ranked Expired Candy the fourth best album out of sixty-one for the 2025 edition of the "Dean's List", an annual album roundup published on his Substack blog And It Don't Stop.[16]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Body Type.[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Holding On" | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Summer Forever" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Weekend" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Tread Overhead" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Sha La La" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Creation of Man" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Miss the World" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Anti-Romancer" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Beat You Up" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Albion Park" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Expired Candy" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Dream Girls" | 2:25 |
| 13. | "Shake Yer Memory" | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 41:30 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the vinyl liner notes[1] and Apple Music.[17]
Body Type
[edit]- Annabel Blackman – electric guitar, lead vocals
- Cecil Coleman – drums, percussion, "oohs", "aahs"
- Sophie McComish – electric guitar, lead vocals
- Georgia Wilkinson-Derums – bass, background vocals
Technical and design
[edit]- Jonathan Boulet – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Bowen Shakallis – engineering assistance
- Annabel Blackman – cover art
- Ashley Brockman, Clare Read – makeup
- Toni Wilkinson – photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Independent Albums (AIR)[9] | 11 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Body Type (2023). Expired Candy (Vinyl liner notes). Poison City Records. PCR192LP.
- 1 2 Martin, Bella (31 May 2023). "Body Type – Expired Candy". DIY. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 Nguyen, Giselle Au-Nhien (1 June 2023). "Body Type: Expired Candy review – razor-sharp second album is furious and fun". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 Wallen, Doug (2 June 2023). "Body Type – 'Expired Candy' review: Sydney quartet continue their winning streak". NME. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ Robinson, Ellie (22 February 2023). "Body Type announce second album with new single 'Miss The World': 'We've worked through a lot of shit to make it here'". NME. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ Kenneally, Cerys (23 March 2023). "Body Type unveil new single 'Holding On'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ Kelly, Tyler Damara (4 May 2023). "Body Type share new single 'Weekend'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 Von Pip, Andy (2 June 2023). "Body Type: Expired Candy (Poison City)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Charts: Independent Label Albums – 13 June 2023". AIR. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Expired Candy by Body Type". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 Greer, Vicky (5 June 2023). "Body Type – Expired Candy". Clash. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ Grimwade, Charlotte (1 June 2023). "Album Review: Body Type – Expired Candy". Gigwise. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Body Type". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Sharp, Johnny (May 2023). "New Albums: Body Type – Expired Candy". Uncut. No. 314 (July 2023). Crawley, West Sussex, England: NME Networks Media Limited. p. 23. ISSN 1368-0722.
- ↑ "GIITTV: Albums of the Year for 2023, 100 – 51". God Is in the TV. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (7 May 2026). "Dean's List: 2025". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Expired Candy – Album by Body Type". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Expired Candy at Discogs (list of releases)
