Expired Candy
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| Released | 2 June 2023 | |||
| Studio | Stranded (Bellambi, New South Wales) | |||
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| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Poison City | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Boulet | |||
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Expired Candy is the second studio album by Australian rock band Body Type. It was produced by Jonathan Boulet and released through Poison City Records on 2 June 2023. The album was largely written while band members were in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Singles and release
The first single, "Miss the World", was released on 22 February 2023, less than a year after their debut album Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising; alongside this was the announcement for Expired Candy, containing details of the release date, cover art, and track listing. On 23 March, the band released a second single, "Holding On", with a video directed by Nick Mckk and filmed on Wurundjeri land. The third and final single, entitled "Weekend", was released on 4 May, accompanied by a music video directed by Throat Pasta.
Expired Candy was released on 2 June 2023 on Poison City Records, subsequently entering the Australian Independent Albums Chart at no. 11.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| DIY |   |
| Gigwise | 7/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+(***) |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
| Under the Radar | 8.5/10 |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Expired Candy received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 from five critic scores. Under the Radar's Andy Von Pip said that the songs "pulsate with edgy, fiery energy while exuding an underlying sense of profound joy and liberation". Vicky Greer for Clash described Expired Candy as a "solid summer rock album" that builds upon "an already appealing sound," arguing that it shows promise for the band's future endeavours.
Contrasting the album to the group's debut Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen said that in The Guardian that in light of the band's "shift towards pop, ... there's a stronger focus on melody and a bolshie, boisterous irreverence that's incredibly charming." In a five star review for NME, despite concerns whether or not the group could produce a worthy follow-up, Doug Wallen thought that Body Type retained their identity, "speaking their own shared language of sidewinding melodies, spontaneous vocal pile-ups and thorny propulsion".
Towards the end of 2023, Expired Candy was ranked 68 out of 100 on God Is in the TV's year-end best albums list. In 2026, music critic Robert Christgau ranked Expired Candy the fourth best album out of sixty-one for the 2025 edition of the "Dean's List", an annual album roundup published on his Substack blog And It Don't Stop.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Body Type.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Holding On" | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Summer Forever" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Weekend" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Tread Overhead" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Sha La La" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Creation of Man" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Miss the World" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Anti-Romancer" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Beat You Up" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Albion Park" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Expired Candy" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Dream Girls" | 2:25 |
| 13. | "Shake Yer Memory" | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 41:30 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the vinyl liner notes and Apple Music.
Body Type
- Annabel Blackman – electric guitar, lead vocals
- Cecil Coleman – drums, percussion, "oohs", "aahs"
- Sophie McComish – electric guitar, lead vocals
- Georgia Wilkinson-Derums – bass, background vocals
Technical and design
- Jonathan Boulet – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Bowen Shakallis – engineering assistance
- Annabel Blackman – cover art
- Ashley Brockman, Clare Read – makeup
- Toni Wilkinson – photography
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Independent Albums (AIR) | 11 |
References
- 1 2 3 Body Type (2023). Expired Candy (Vinyl liner notes). Poison City Records. PCR192LP.
- 1 2 Martin, Bella (31 May 2023). "Body Type – Expired Candy". DIY. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 Nguyen, Giselle Au-Nhien (1 June 2023). "Body Type: Expired Candy review – razor-sharp second album is furious and fun". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 Wallen, Doug (2 June 2023). "Body Type – 'Expired Candy' review: Sydney quartet continue their winning streak". NME. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ Robinson, Ellie (22 February 2023). "Body Type announce second album with new single 'Miss The World': 'We've worked through a lot of shit to make it here'". NME. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ Kenneally, Cerys (23 March 2023). "Body Type unveil new single 'Holding On'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ Kelly, Tyler Damara (4 May 2023). "Body Type share new single 'Weekend'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 Von Pip, Andy (2 June 2023). "Body Type: Expired Candy (Poison City)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Charts: Independent Label Albums – 13 June 2023". AIR. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Expired Candy by Body Type". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 Greer, Vicky (5 June 2023). "Body Type – Expired Candy". Clash. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ Grimwade, Charlotte (1 June 2023). "Album Review: Body Type – Expired Candy". Gigwise. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Body Type". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Sharp, Johnny (May 2023). "New Albums: Body Type – Expired Candy". Uncut. No. 314 (July 2023). Crawley, West Sussex, England: NME Networks Media Limited. p. 23. ISSN 1368-0722.
- ↑ "GIITTV: Albums of the Year for 2023, 100 – 51". God Is in the TV. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (7 May 2026). "Dean's List: 2025". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Expired Candy – Album by Body Type". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
External links
- Expired Candy at Discogs (list of releases)
