''Respect All Lifeforms'' is the eighth studio album by Australian alternative rock band

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, released on 22 May 2020 by

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. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Funky Again", which was accompanied by a video directed by longtime collaborator Andrew Lancaster.

Background

The album's basic tracking was conducted at Poonshead Studio in

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in one day. The studio was recommended to the band by

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band Turnstyle, who were playing a festival with

on the same weekend. Drummer Glenn Thompson mixed the album at Horses of Australia Studio Marrickville. The album cover features the studio's

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synthesizer played by Cowboy John, a drifter who frequented the studio. He can also be heard on recordings by the band

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Tracklist

Charts

References

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