Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five

Odyssey Number Five is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Powderfinger, originally released in September 2000 via Polydor Records.

Powderfinger were an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. Their line-up from 1992 until their break up in 2010 was Bernard Fanning (vocals), Darren Middleton (guitars), Ian Haug (guitars), John Collins (bass) and Jon Coghill (drums).

Odyssey Number Five was released on 4 September 2000 and was produced by renowned American producer Nick DiDia.

The album produced four singles “My Kind Of Scene”, “My Happiness”, “Like A Dog”, and the double A sided single “The Metre” and “Waiting For The Sun”. The most successful single was "My Happiness", which reached #4 on the Australian ARIA singles chart, won the 2001 ARIA Music Award for "Single of the Year", and topped triple j's Hottest 100 in 2000. The album also featured "These Days", which topped triple j's Hottest 100 in 1999. The album was also ranked at number 1 in triple j's Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time poll in 2011.

Many critics lauded the album as Powderfinger's best work; one stated that the album was "the Finger's Crowning Glory", however, others were critical of the "imitation" contained in the album.

Overall, the album won five ARIA Music Awards in 2001 and was certified platinum seven times, and earned an eighth in 2004.

Odyssey Number Five was Powderfinger's first album to chart in the United States, and the band toured extensively around North America to promote its release.

Now, exactly 20 years to the day the album was originally released, Powderfinger are celebrating this anniversary with a release on vinyl for the very first time. The album has been remastered for vinyl by Don Bartley from Benchmark Mastering.

This 20^th Anniversary release is on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with a printed inner sleeve and remastered audio, pressed in Europe via Universal Music.