''iTunes Session'' is an

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(EP) by Australian electronic musician

Chet Faker Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), known professionally as Chet Faker, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, as Chet Faker, he issued an extended play, ''Thinking in Textures'', and signed to Downtown Records in the United S ...

. It was released on 28 November 2014 exclusively on the

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through

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. The six-track EP was recorded at

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in Sydney and features live versions of tracks originally for his debut album ''

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'' with the exception of "I'm Into You" which appeared on his 2012 debut EP, ''

Thinking in Textures ''Thinking in Textures'' is the debut extended play (EP) by Australian musician Chet Faker. It was released on 23 March 2012 by Opulent and Remote Control Records. The album won Best Independent Single/EP at the Australian Independent Records A ...

''. The EP debuted and peaked at number 18 on the

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Background

During 2014, Faker won five awards at the

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, had a number 1 album in Australia and was given the

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for Australian Album of the Year after recording and releasing his own iTunes Sessions album. "

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" was given a solo piano rendition, while " Talk Is Cheap" features a

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Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

2014 live albums 2014 EPs Live EPs ITunes Session Chet Faker albums Indie pop EPs {{2010s-indie-pop-album-stub