Feeling Sideways is a six-track extended play by Australian

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duo, the Mess Hall, released in May 2003. It was co-produced by band members, Anthony Johnsen and

Jed Kurzel Jed Danyel Kurzel (born 1976) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and film composer. He is a founding member of The Mess Hall (from 2001), a blues rock duo. His older brother Justin Kurzel is a film director and screenwriter. Life a ...

with

Chris Joannou Christopher John Joannou (born 10 November 1979) is a Macedonian-Australian musician best known as the bassist for the Newcastle-based alternative rock band Silverchair. He is a twin to sister Louise Kipa. He was the first of the three band me ...

(of Silverchair) and

Matt Lovell Matt Lovell is an Australian audio engineer, record producer and mixer. He has won three ARIA Music Awards for Engineer of the Year: in 2005 for his work on The Mess Hall's' '' Notes from a Ceiling'', in 2006 for '' Black Fingernails, Red Win ...

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. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2003 The 17th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards) were held on 21 October 2003 at the Sydney Superdome. The ceremony aired on Network Ten. Awards ''Winners highlighted in bold, with no ...

it was nominated for Best Independent Release. They followed with an Australian tour schedule, "both in support and headlining position."

Track listing

Personnel

;The Mess Hall * Anthony Johnsen – vocals, drums *

– vocals, guitar, harmonica ;Additional musicians * John Gauci – keyboards (track 3) ;Recording details * Producer – Anthony Johnsen, Jed Kurzel,

at Milk Bar Studios, Sydney * Audio engineering – Matt Lovell * Mastering engineer – Steve Smart at 301 Studios, Sydney * Cover art – Love Police Action

References

External links

The Mess Hall
{{Authority control The Mess Hall albums 2003 EPs Shock Records EPs