{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox album | name = Postcards from the Shell House | type = studio | artist = Busby Marou | cover = Postcards_from_the_Shell_House_by_Busby_Marou.png | border = yes | alt = | released = {{start date|2017|02|17|df=yes}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = {{duration|m=36|s=21}} | label = Warner Music Australia | producer = Jon Hume | prev_title = Farewell Fitzroy | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = The Great Divide | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{Singles | name = Postcards from the Shell House | type = studio | single1 = Getaway Car | single1date = October 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rhythms.com.au/busby-marou-announce-getaway-car-tour/|title=BUSBY MAROU ANNOUNCE GETAWAY CAR TOUR |publisher=Rhythms|date=15 October 2016|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> | single2 = Best Part of Me | single2date = March 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2Faussie-duo-busby-marou-busy-balancing-young-families-and-topping-aria-charts%2Fnews-story%2F00c74c5454058b382388704b6443d413&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=a0ca4adffc17b98a625695b2b3520b7e-1563083689|title= Australian duo Busby Marou hit No. 1 on ARIA charts |publisher= Daily Telegraph|date=8 March 2017|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> | single3 = Paint This Land | single3date = April 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amnplify.com.au/busby-marou-unveil-a-moving-poignant-video-for-paint-this-land/|title= UNVEIL A MOVING & POIGNANT VIDEO FOR PAINT THIS LAND|publisher=Amnplify|date=24 April 2017|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> | single4 = Got Your Back | single4date = February 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.triplem.com.au/story/busby-marou-have-just-released-their-epic-new-music-video-for-got-your-back-79570|title=Busby Marou Have Just Released Their EPIC New Music Video For 'Got Your Back' |publisher=Triple M|date=2 February 2018|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> | single5 = Full Moon | single5date = November 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti4-zYjOQXQ|title=Busby Marou - Full Moon (Official Video) |publisher=YouTube|date=November 2018|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> }} }} '''''Postcards from the Shell House''''' is the third studio album by Australian blues and roots band Busby Marou. The album was released on 17 February 2017 and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA albums chart becoming the band's first number-one album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/australian-charts-busby-marou-have-a-no-1-album-20170227|title=Australian Charts: Busby Marou Have A No 1 Album|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=27 February 2017|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref>
Just prior to the album's release Busby Marou said "With this album for us, it's kind of make or break; we've spent so much time and money [on it], we've thrown everything into this one. We needed it to be successful; as much as we love it, it's also our livelihood."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.theaureview.com/interviews/talking-busby-marous-postcards-from-the-shell-house-and-more-with-jeremy-marou/|title=Talking Busby Marou’s Postcards From the Shell House and more with Jeremy Marou |publisher=The AU review|date=1 March 2017 |accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref>
==Reception== Hamish Geale from The Examiner called the album "some of their best work to date, on what is a consistent if not systematic collection of songs." adding "The pair have cemented their own sound; showcasing elegant vocal harmonies atop upbeat acoustic guitar work."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.examiner.com.au/story/4454641/rockhampton-duo-keep-on-delivering/|title=Busby Marou at their best on Postcards From The Shell House |publisher=The Examiner |date= 8 February 2017|accessdate=17 July 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length =
| title1 = Best Part of Me | writer1 = {{flat list| *Thomas Busby *Jeremy Marou *Jon Hume}} | extra1 = Jon Hume | length1 = 3:05
| title2 = Got Your Back | writer2 = {{flat list| *Busby *Marou *Hume}} | extra2 = Hume | length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Getaway Car | writer3 = {{flat list| *Busby *Marou *David Ryan Harris}} | extra3 = Hume | length3 = 3:05
| title4 = Drink the World Dry | writer4 = {{flat list| *Busby *Alex Hope}} | extra4 = Hume | length4 = 3:00
| title5 = Paint This Land | writer5 = {{flat list| *Busby *Lindsay Rimes *Phil Barton}} | extra5 = Hume | length5 = 4:34
| title6 = Full Moon | writer6 = {{flat list| *Busby *Marou *Hope}} | extra6 = Hume | length6 = 3:01
| title7 = Every Day in Between | writer7 = {{flat list| *Busby *Marou *Kav Temperley *Michael Fatkin *Christopher Panousakis}} | extra7 = Hume | length7 = 3:11
| title8 = Living in a Town | writer8 = Busby | extra8 = Hume | length8 = 3:14
| title9 = Those Were the Days | writer9 = {{flat list| *Busby *Marou *Hume}} | extra9 = Hume | length9 = 4:18
| title10 = Sleep On It | note10 = featuring Nat Dunn | writer10 = {{flat list| *Busby *Natalie Dunn *Keelan Kenneth}} | extra10 = Hume | length10 = 3:40
| title11 = The Story | writer11 = {{flat list| *Busby *Steve Ruchleman}} | extra11 = Hume | length11 = 3:17 }}
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Busby Marou|album=Postcards from the Shell House|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 July 2019}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2017/australian-artist-albums-chart|title=2017 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> | 41 |- |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Catalogue |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Australia | 17 February 2017<ref name="iTunes Album Release">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/postcards-from-the-shell-house/1180057886|title=Postcards from the Shell House - DD|website=Apple Music|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="CD Album Release">{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/roots/postcards-from-the-shell-house/329030/|title=Postcards From The Shell House – CD|publisher=JB HiFi|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> | {{flat list| *CD *digital download *streaming }} | rowspan="2"| Warner Music Australia | 9760100786 |- | 21 April 2017<ref name="LP Album release">{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/Whats-Hot/roots/postcards-from-the-shell-house-vinyl/329034/|title=Postcards From The Shell House – LP|publisher=JB HiFi|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> | LP |9760100792 |}
==See also== * List of number-one albums of 2017 (Australia)
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Busby Marou}}
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