V is the debut studio album by Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n electropop group Van She

Van She

Van She is an electropop band formed in 2005 in Sydney, Australia, with Matt Van Schie on bass guitar/vocals, Tomek Archer on drums/sequencer, Michael Di Francesco on synth/guitar and Nicholas Routledge on vocals/guitar...

, released on 9 August 2008 by Modular Recordings

Modular Recordings

Modular Records is an Australian record label. It was established by Sydney-based music promoter Steve Pavlovic as a joint-venture with EMI, but is now distributed by Universal Music in Australia...

. After writing a bulk of the songs from a small farm house south of Sydney, in early 2007 the band packed for the UK, where they recorded the album with UK producer Jim Abbiss

Jim Abbiss

Jim Abbiss is a British music producer, best known for his work on records including Arctic Monkeys' Mercury Music Prize winning debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Ladytron's Witching Hour, Sneaker Pimps' debut Becoming X, Editors' debut The Back Room, Kasabian's...

, whose previous work includes production for Placebo

Placebo (band)

Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...

, Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...

 and Massive Attack

Massive Attack

Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...

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Track listing

1. "Memory Man" – 3:31
2. "Cat & the Eye" – 4:02
3. "Changes" – 3:30
4. "Strangers
   Strangers (Van She song)
   "Strangers" is the second single by Van She taken from the band's debut album V.-Charts:-Track listing:# "Strangers" - 3:36# "Strangers" - 4:37# "Strangers" - 6:00# "Strangers" - 3:49...
   
   " – 3:35
5. "It Could Be the Same" – 4:35
6. "The Sea" – 5:18
7. "Virgin Suicide" – 4:22
8. "Temps Mort" – 1:16
9. "Talkin'" – 3:33
10. "Kelly" – 4:54
11. "So High" – 4:40
12. "A Sharp Knife" – 4:16

Charts

Charts (2008)	Peak position
ARIA Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	10

Tours

• Cat & The Eye Tour (February 2008)
• Van She Party (July - August 2008)
• Club Mod Tour (August 2008)
• 'V' Album Launch Tour (September 2008)