{{Use Australian English|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Only One Mode | type = studio | artist = Speed | cover = Only One Mode.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{Start date|2024|07|12|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = Chameleon Studios, Sydney<!-- Per liner notes --> | genre = Hardcore punk | length = 23:51 | label = * Last Ride * Flatspot | producer = Elliott Gallart | prev_title = Gang Called Speed | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Only One Mode | type = studio | single1 = Real Life Love | single1date = 3 May 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-australian-hardcore-crew-speeds-new-ripper-real-life-love|title=Hear Australian Hardcore Crew Speed's new Ripper Real Life Love |website=Revolver Mag|date=1 May 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> | single2 = The First Test | single2date = 31 May 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2265744/speed-the-first-test/music/|title=Speed "The First Test" |website=Stereogum|date=30 May 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> | single3 = Don't Need | single3date = 21 June 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/speed-dont-need-video-watch/|title=See SPEED rage in their pummeling new video for "DON'T NEED"|website=Alt Press|date=19 June 2024|access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref> }} }}
'''''Only One Mode''''' is the debut studio album by Australian hardcore punk band Speed, announced in April 2024 and released on 12 July 2024.<ref name="Only One Mode announce">{{cite magazine|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/speed-announce-long-awaited-debut-album-only-one-mode/NRWLKSgrKi0/25-04-24#|title=Speed Announce Long Awaited Debut Album ''Only One Mode'' |magazine=The Music|date=25 April 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
The album was supported by a tour across the US, UK, Europe and Australia between June and August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lifewithoutandy.com/news/music/speed-announce-one-mode-aus-headline-shows/|title=Speed will be hooning and tooning around Aus in August and September. |website=Life Without Andy|date=3 June 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
At the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album and was nominated for Best Group.<ref name="ARIA2024noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-26/aria-awards-2024-nominations-royel-otis-kylie-minogue-dom-dolla/104398174|title= ARIA Awards 2024 nominations — everything you need to know|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=26 September 2024|access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref>
At the 2024 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varvaris |first=Mary |date=1 November 2024 |title=Amyl And The Sniffers, Speed, Emily Wurramara Lead 2024 J Award Nominees |url=https://themusic.com.au/industry/amyl-and-the-sniffers-speed-emily-wurramara-lead-2024-j-award-nominees/OAmGKi0sLy4/01-11-24 |access-date=1 November 2024 |website=The Music |language=en}}</ref>
The album won the inaugural NSW Music Prize in 2025.<ref name="NSWMP 2025 wins">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/sydney-hardcore-punk-band-takes-out-australia-s-most-lucrative-music-award-20251124-p5nhx1.html|title=Sydney hardcore punk band takes out Australia’s ‘most lucrative music award’|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=24 November 2025|access-date=24 November 2025}}</ref>
==Singles== The album's lead single "Real Life Love" was released on 3 May 2024, with Aastik Bairagi from saying "[it] has tough vocals and an amazing soundscape that makes the song one of a kind."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/speed-announce-debut-album-only-one-mode/|title=Speed Announce Debut Album 'Only One Mode'|website=Music Feeds|date=3 May 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> The album's second single "The First Test" was released on 31 May 2024. The song features band member Jem Siow playing a flute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/speed-share-punchy-new-single-the-first-test-featuring-a-flute-in-its-breakdown-3761593|title= Speed share punchy new single 'The First Test' – featuring a flute in its breakdown|website=NME|date=1 June 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> The song's lyrics are about marginalised people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-speeds-new-flute-fueled-hardcore-rager-first-test|title= Hear Speed's New Flute-Fueled Hardcore Racer The First Test|website=Revolver Mag|date=29 May 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
==Critical reception== Alex Callen from ''Forte Magazine'' said "The group delivers one of the most original and refreshing takes on hardcore since its origins in the 80s and 90s". Callen continued saying "If they've got something to say, they don't shy away from it."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortemag.com.au/andrea-robertson-celebrates-ten-years-of-debut-its-about-time/|title= Hardcore stalwarts Speed select all or nothing on new album Only One Mode |website=Forte Magazine|date=12 July 2024|access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>
Conor Lochrie from ''Brag Media'' said the album "...finds the Sydney band at their most vulnerable yet, with the lyrics exploring what's special about the five-piece's beloved hardcore scene."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/speed-share-debut-album-only-one-mode/|title=Speed's Debut Album Is Finally Here| website=Brag Media|date=12 July 2024|access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>
Al Newstead said "Speed is the real deal, and ''Only One Mode'' is a crowning achievement in what will be remembered as a defining era of hardcore, honouring its roots while pushing the scene forward."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/eminems-new-album-the-death-of-slim-shady-is-a-tiresome-riposte-against-cancel-culture/ar-BB1q6fhy|title=Eminem's new album The Death of Slim Shady is a tiresome riposte against cancel culture |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=16 July 2024|access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Only One Mode'' track listing | all_writing = Jem Siow.
| title1 = Real Life Love | length1 = 3:02
| title2 = Don't Need | length2 = 2:43
| title3 = No Love But for Our Own | length3 = 2:53
| title4 = Only Foes... | length4 = 1:09
| title5 = The First Test | length5 = 2:14
| title6 = Kill Cap | length6 = 3:01
| title7 = Send Them 2 Sydney | length7 = 1:20
| title8 = Shut It Down | length8 = 2:00
| title9 = I Mean It | length9 = 2:03
| title10 = Caught in a Craze | length10 = 3:26
| total_length = 23:51 }}
(''Track names stylized in all caps'')
==Personnel== <!-- Per liner notes --> '''Speed''' * Aaron Siow – bass guitar * Jem Siow – vocals * Josh Clayton – guitar * Dennis Vichidvongsa – guitar * Kane Vardon – drums
'''Additional contributors''' * Elliot Gallart – production, mixing, recording * Brad Boatright – mastering * James Hartley – photography * Thomas Sweetman – layout, design
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Only One Mode'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2024-07-22|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=22 July 2024|access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref> | 10 |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|32|date=20240719|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2024}} |- {{album chart|UKRock|12|date=20240719|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2024}} |}
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