''Drag'' or ''Gas Food Lodging'' is the debut extended play by Australian rock band,
Drag, which was released in June 2002 via
Dew Process
Dew Process is an Australian independent record label, based in Brisbane, Queensland, founded and owned by Australian music industry figure Paul Piticco.
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Universal Music Australia
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The track, "Take Me with You", received airplay on
Triple J
Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...
radio after the EP was released.
The EP reached No. 19 on the
ARIA Alternative Albums Chart and No. 6 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.
The group's founding guitarist and lead vocalist,
Darren Middleton
Darren Middleton (born 4 October 1971) is an Australian musician, best known as lead guitarist and songwriter for alternative rock band Powderfinger. He was also lead singer/songwriter for Drag; his current solo tour is 'Splinters', a follow- ...
, later explained how the group's work was "universally themed and full of obscure metaphors that don't really mean anything, which is what I really did with Drag. There wasn't really any focus in that project."
Track listing
# "Nowhere but Here" – 4:55
# "Secret Design" – 3:26
# "H" – 0:07
# "Take Me with You" – 4:07
# "The Less You Know" – 3:43
# "Thanks for Your Time" – 2:52
# "On Top of It" – 3:05
Personnel
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Darren Middleton
Darren Middleton (born 4 October 1971) is an Australian musician, best known as lead guitarist and songwriter for alternative rock band Powderfinger. He was also lead singer/songwriter for Drag; his current solo tour is 'Splinters', a follow- ...
– guitars, vocals
*Mark McElligott – drums, backing vocals
*Sean Hartman – bass guitar
*Matt Murphy – Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ
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Wayne Connolly
Wayne Paul Connolly is an Australian music producer, audio engineer and musician. From 1991 to 1997 Connolly played lead guitar and sang in guitar group The Welcome Mat and released two studio albums. Since 1994, he has played in Knievel with ...
– backing vocals
*Calib James – strings (on "Secret Design")
References
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2002 debut EPs
Drag (band) albums
Dew Process albums