07 Jun 2009 : ESKIMO JOE DEBUT AT #1!
We are ecstatic! "Inshalla" has debuted at #1 on the ARIA album chart and is already solidly a certified Gold record in Australia. In addition, the single, "Foreign Land", is still holding the #1 spot as the Most Played Australian Song on the National Airplay Charts.
The fantastic news meant instant celebration. Amid the revelry, Kav's words were: “We’re honoured to be in this position on the charts and owe it all to our great fans, some who have been with us through our entire career and others that have just discovered us recently.”
About the album itself, Rolling Stone has this to say: “Inshalla has everything: memorable, epic choruses, experimental sounds, wailing guitar heroics …No matter where you decide to lump Eskimo Joe, their musical output remains unchallenged. Inshalla is a solid rock album that stands well alongside any number of classic Aussie records. If Rob Thomas, Chris Martin and co, weren’t quaking in their boots after the Esky’s multi-platinum Black Fingernails, Red Wine, they should be now.” (Rolling Stone – July 2009)
