# Untitled 23

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***Untitled #23*** is the 23rd album by the Australian [alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock) band [The Church](/source/The_Church_(band)), released in March 2009. It was their 23rd Australian album-length collection of original studio recordings, counting the four outtakes albums (*A Quick Smoke at Spot's*, *Parallel Universe*, *[Beside Yourself](/source/Beside_Yourself)* & *[Back with Two Beasts](/source/Back_with_Two_Beasts)*), the covers album *[A Box of Birds](/source/A_Box_of_Birds)* and the acoustic albums *[El Momento Descuidado](/source/El_Momento_Descuidado)* & *[El Momento Siguiente](/source/El_Momento_Siguiente)*.

The album was released on the band's own label, [Unorthodox Records](/source/MGM_Distribution), in Australia and on [Second Motion Records](/source/Second_Motion_Records) in North America. Praised for its moody yet strong songwriting, it has yielded some of The Church's best reviews of their career, including a 5 star review from Australia's Rolling Stone.

## Singles

In March, 2009, the band released a teaser EP entitled "Pangaea", featuring the title track and three outtakes: "LLC", "Insanity" and "So Love May Find Us", which featured lead vocal contributions from Koppes and Willson-Piper.

*Untitled #23* was released almost simultaneously with the "Pangaea" EP on 6 March 2009.

The "Operetta" EP followed on 27 November and included the title track plus three jams/outtakes from the *Untitled #23* recording sessions: "Silhouette in Meltdown", "Moon Hangs in Black" and "Particles Matter".

In April 2010 the band embarked on their 30th Anniversary tour, playing an all-acoustic set chronicling one song from each album played in reverse order. At each show, a full color retrospective program was distributed to each audience member, along with the third EP from *Untitled #23*, "Deadman's Hand", which contained the title track plus four outtakes: "Stardust", "The Kicker", "Dakota" and "The Garden".

## Live performances

In June 2009 the band launched the "So Love May Find Us Tour 2009", a month-long tour of the United States and Canada in support of Untitled #23. The tour's name derived from the 17-minute track of the same name from the "Pangaea" EP.

In 2011 the album, along with *[Priest=Aura](/source/Priest%3DAura)* and *[Starfish](/source/Starfish_(album))*, was played in its entirety on the band's 30th Anniversary "Future, Past, Perfect" tour.

## Track listing

All songs written by Kilbey/Koppes/Powles/Willson-Piper

1. "Cobalt Blue" – 4:16
1. "Deadman's Hand" –4:28
1. "Pangaea" – 4:05
1. "Happenstance" – 4:25
1. "Space Saviour" – 5:34
1. "On Angel Street" – 6:19
1. "Sunken Sun" – 5:48
1. "Anchorage" – 6:28
1. "Lunar" – 3:25
1. "Operetta" – 5:46

### Vinyl edition

The vinyl edition of the album contains three bonus tracks, all from the *Pangaea* EP: "So Love May Find Us", "LLC" (sung by Peter Koppes), and "Insanity" (sung by Marty Willson-Piper). The limited edition double vinyl LP was released through Second Motion and the band's own Unorthodox Records.

## Personnel

- [Steve Kilbey](/source/Steve_Kilbey) – lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
- [Peter Koppes](/source/Peter_Koppes) – guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
- [Tim Powles](/source/Tim_Powles) – drums, backing vocals, guitar
- [Marty Willson-Piper](/source/Marty_Willson-Piper) – guitars, bass guitar, drums, backing vocals

with:

- Jordan Brebach – orchestral guitar on 7, backing vocals and percussion on "LLC" (vinyl-only bonus track)
- Michael Bridge – violins on "So Love May Find Us" (vinyl-only bonus track)
- Sophie Glasson – cello on 3, 8 and "So Love May Find Us" (vinyl-only bonus track)
- Jane Grigg – backing vocals on "LLC" (vinyl-only bonus track)
- Russell Grigg – backing vocals on "LLC" (vinyl-only bonus track)
- Shelley Harland – chorus vocals on 8
- Patti Hood – harp on 3 and "So Love May Find Us" (vinyl-only bonus track)
- [Frank Kearns](/source/Cactus_World_News) – 12-string guitar on 2, bass on 6, ambient electric guitar on 10
- David Trump – [Electone](/source/Electone) organ on 3, acoustic guitar on 10

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