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}} ''The Veronicas'' is the third studio album by Australian duo The Veronicas. It was issued on 21 November 2014 as their first release with Sony Music Australia following their departure from former label Warner Bros. Records. The album comes seven years after their second record ''Hook Me Up'' (2007). While they were with Warner Bros. Records, the album was to be issued under the title ''Life on Mars'' with a 2012 release date before it was pushed back and eventually shelved. ''The Veronicas'', which was produced from 2010-2014, features collaborations with Butch Vig, Nellee Hooper, Daniel Johns and long time collaborator Toby Gad. The music on the album slightly differs from their previous pop rock/electronic rock albums, featuring a "progressive pop" sound, drawing inspiration from numerous genres such as blues, trip hop, rock and roll, grunge and rap. ''The Veronicas'' debuted and peaked at number-two on the Australian Albums Chart, becoming their third consecutive number-two chart peak in Australia. The first single from the album, "You Ruin Me", debuted at number-one on the Australian Singles Chart where it stayed for three weeks and became their second number-one hit in the country, following "Hook Me Up" in 2007. To promote ''The Veronicas'', the duo made various television and radio appearances in Australia, and performed live at venues which included supporting 5 Seconds of Summer on the USA leg of their Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour. They will embark on the Sanctified Tour in Australia and the UK during February and March in 2015. They went onto promote throughout Europe and America. ==Background== Following the release of their second studio album ''Hook Me Up'' in 2007, The Veronicas gained success with their first Australian number-one hit "Hook Me Up" and their global breakthrough song "Untouched". To support the album, the duo embarked on two tours: the Australian ''Hook Me Up Tour'' and their global ''Revenge Is Sweeter Tour'' in 2007 and 2009, respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Frontier Touring )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Frontier Touring )〕 Once touring had ended in 2010 they had enough of promoting the album and were "ready to move on." Feeling a sense of loss of identity and a need to rediscover themselves Jessica and Lisa decided to part ways temporarily.〔 When they reconnected during 2010, Jessica and Lisa collaborated with Butch Vig, Nellee Hooper, Daniel Johns and long time collaborator Toby Gad to begin work on their third album.〔 Two years later, having not released any music, the duo announced, through a teaser video, that their new single "Lolita" would come out on 27 July 2012. They also announced that ''Life on Mars'' was the title of their third album.〔 "Lolita" was a moderate success in Australia, peaking at number 23 on the ARIA Singles Chart and attaining a gold certification.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles )〕 Initially ''Life on Mars'' was to be released by the end of 2012, however, Warner Music pushed the date back to 2013. Throughout 2013, Warner Music went through internal changes which caused further delays for the third album's release.〔 By October 2013, having still not released new music, ''Life on Mars'' was mysteriously shelved. Having been barred from releasing an album since 2007, the duo had had enough. When they were shortlisted for the Oz Artist of the Year Awards they chose to vent their frustrations on their official Facebook page with a message that said: "Despite our record label not allowing us to release music this year, we are still nominated in the top 50 for 'Oz artist of the year' awards!"〔 They concluded the post with, "HELP US shove it in their faces, and please VOTE at the link below!!" Lisa and Jessica eventually hired a lawyer in a bid to get out of their contractual obligations with the label and were successful, so by 2013 The Veronicas became an independent act. Releasing a statement which described the struggles experienced with Warner, they said, "After 5 years of being in a ‘Warner Brothers Records Lockdown’, we are officially able to move forward RELEASING and Recording music without our past label dictating our creative journey, or withholding our musical releases + touring." By April 2014, The Veronicas signed with Sony Music and continued working on their record which was re-named ''The Veronicas''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Veronicas (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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