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Only One Mode

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Only One Mode
Studio album by
Released12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)
LabelLast Ride, Flatspot Records
Speed chronology
Gang Called Speed
(2022)
Only One Mode
(2024)
Singles from Only One Mode
  1. "Real Life Love"
    Released: 3 May 2024[1]
  2. "The First Test"
    Released: 31 May 2024[2]

Only One Mode is the debut studio album by Australian hardcore punk band Speed, announced in April 2024 and scheduled for release on 12 July 2024.[3]

The album will be supported by a tour across the US, UK, Europe and Australia between June and August 2024.[4]

Singles[edit]

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."[5] The album's second single "The First Test" was released on 31 May 2024. The song features band member Jem Siow playing a flute.[6] The song's lyrics are about is about marginalised people.[7]

Track listing[edit]

Only One Mode track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Real Life Love"3:02
2."Don't Need" 
3."No Love But for Our Own" 
4."Only Foes..." 
5."The First Test"2:14
6."Kill Cap" 
7."Send Them 2 Sydney" 
8."Shut It Down" 
9."I Mean It" 
10."Caught in a Craze" 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hear Australian Hardcore Crew Speed's new Ripper Real Life Love". Revolver Mag. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Speed "The First Test"". Stereogum. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Speed Announce Long Awaited Debut Album Only One Mode". The Music. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Speed will be hooning and tooning around Aus in August and September". Life Without Andy. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Speed Announce Debut Album 'Only One Mode'". Music Feeds. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Speed share punchy new single 'The First Test' – featuring a flute in its breakdown". NME. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Hear Speed's New Flute-Fueled Hardcore Racer The First Test". Revolver Mag. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.