Hills End (album)

Hills End
Studio album by DMA's
Released	26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	Britpop Revival
Length	46:02
Label	I OH YOU, Mom + Pop Music, Infectious
Producer	Dylan Adams, DMA's
DMA's chronology
DMA's (2014) Hills End (2016) For Now (2018)
Singles from Hills End
"Lay Down" Released: 29 September 2015[1] "Too Soon" Released: 13 January 2016[2] "In the Moment" Released: 18 February 2016[3] "Timeless" Released: 24 June 2016[4] "Step Up the Morphine" Released: September 2016[5]

Hills End is the debut album by Australian indie rock band DMA's, released on 26 February 2016. It peaked at number eight for one week in March 2016 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album also charted in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The album has received BRIT Certified Breakthrough status.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by DMA's (Johnny Took, Matthew Mason and Thomas O'Dell), except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Timeless"	Took Mason O'Dell Thomas Crandles	4:42
2.	"Lay Down"	Took Mason O'Dell Patrick Harrowsmith	3:14
3.	"Delete"		4:27
4.	"Too Soon"	Took Mason O'Dell Crandles	3:23
5.	"In the Moment"	Took Mason O'Dell Harrowsmith	3:52
6.	"Step Up the Morphine"	Took Mason O'Dell Crandles	2:52
7.	"So We Know"		3:26
8.	"Melbourne"	Took Mason O'Dell Crandles	3:35
9.	"Straight Dimensions"		4:05
10.	"Blown Away"		4:44
11.	"The Switch"		4:21
12.	"Play It Out"	Took Mason O'Dell Crandles	3:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

DMA's

• Thomas O'Dell – vocals, drums on "Blown Away" and "Play It Out"
• Matthew Mason – guitars, vocals, keys
• Johnny Took – guitars, bass on "Blown Away"

Additional musicians

• Paddy Harrowsmith – guitars
• Liam Hoskins – drums
• Thomas Crandles – bass (except "Delete" and "Lay Down")
• Paddy Cornwall – bass on "Delete" and "Lay Down"

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	75
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	36

Certifications

Certifications for Hills End

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Lay Down - single". Apple Music. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
2. "Too Song - single". Apple Music. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
3. "DMA's share sweeping new song "In the Moment" listen". Consequence of Sound. February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
4. "Timeless - single". Apple Music. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
5. "DMA's Share Heartbreaking Music Video for "Step Up the Morphine"". ToneDeaf. September 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
6. "DMAs Awarded Aussie Gold and British Breakthrough Status". The Music Network. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
7. "Australiancharts.com – DMA's – Hills End". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – DMA's – Hills End" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
9. "DMA's | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
10. "British album certifications – Dma's – Hills End". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 November 2022.