Head of the Hawk is the second studio album

Studio album

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 by the Australian rock

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 band Bluejuice

Bluejuice

Bluejuice is a rock band based in Sydney, Australia. The group consists of Jake Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib and James Hauptmann.They have released three studio albums; Problems, Head of the Hawk and Company....

, released through Dew Process

Dew Process

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 on 18 September 2009. The album was recorded with producer Chris Shaw in Sydney's Big Jesus Burger studios in 2009.

Rolling Stone Australia

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 gave the album three and a half stars out of five. Time Out Sydney rated the album four out of five stars.

The album's first single "Broken Leg

Broken Leg

Broken Leg is an indie rock song written and recorded by Australian indie rock band Bluejuice. The song was voted no. 5 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100. The accompanying music video was voted in at no. 1 on Rage's RAGE FIFTY countdown that was voted for by viewers and shown on the last weekend of...

" peaked at number 27 on the Australian Singles Chart

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, and was nominated for two ARIA Music Awards

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. Their second single "(Ain't) Telling the Truth" was released to airplay on Triple J

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Track listing

1. "Head of the Hawk" — 2:44
2. "Miss Johnston" — 3:16
3. "Broken Leg
   Broken Leg
   Broken Leg is an indie rock song written and recorded by Australian indie rock band Bluejuice. The song was voted no. 5 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100. The accompanying music video was voted in at no. 1 on Rage's RAGE FIFTY countdown that was voted for by viewers and shown on the last weekend of...
   
   " — 3:12
4. "Little Emperor" — 3:08
5. "(Ain't) Telling the Truth" — 2:43
6. "Facelift" — 2:08
7. "Medication" — 2:48
8. "Knife Fight" — 2:25
9. "Work" — 2:47
10. "The Devil" — 2:04
11. "We Can Get Around It" — 2:50