Andrew Murfett of '' The Age '' felt it was " an assured release full of crunchy riffs and emotive lyrics . " '' FasterLouder '' s Josie9 felt that older tracks " like ' Doctor Doctor ' , ' Driving for the Storm ' and newie ' Confidence in Confidentiality ' are excellent indicators of the bands live sound , with contrasting heavy/soft guitars thanks to guitarist Zoran Trivic , trade off vocals/screams courtesy of singer/guitarist Dan Sanders and Brad Campbell ( Bass/vox ) and thumping drums from Rob Nassif " . In support of its release Gyroscope commenced their first headlining tour of Australia . Sanders described difficulties while touring and trying to maintain relationships , but noted an advantage : " I could be away for seven weeks and write some of my better lyrics because I 'm missing a girl or mates . " In May 2005 , Gyroscope recorded their second album , '' Are You Involved ? '' , in Los Angeles with Mark Trombino ( Jimmy Eat World , Drive Like Jehu , Finch , The Living End , Blink-182 ) as producer and engineer . During the sessions , they filmed a music video for one side of the album 's first single , " Fast Girl " ( March 2006 ) , in Death Valley . Trivic described their sound " I hope people get chills when they listen to it ! ... It has the same core elements as on the last record , yet this record pushes our musical boundaries a lil further . " Sanders felt one should not " focus on lyrics or the ins and outs of our songwriting but just enjoy . " '' Are You Involved ? '' was released on 25 September 2005 , which peaked at No . 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart . Initial copies had a bonus DVD featuring ' making of ' documentaries for both the album and the " Fast Girl " video . '' FasterLouder '' s Kellanator opined that their " lyrics cut you when you least expect it . Their whirling sounds take you on a journey . This is n't just music ... the band have grown and shifted a little since their last release ... they have the knack of writing a good meaningful song with delicious pop hooks . Best combination ever . " Bemused on ''Punknews.org '' website noted that Trombino had " helped achieve a fuller , more realized sound than on previous recordings " and the album " has the ability to gradually work its way into your mindset with a lyric or vocal delivery here and a guitar line there . " During 2005 it was nominated for the inaugural J Award – Triple J 's Australian Album of the Year . Two tracks , " Fast Girl " and " Beware Wolf " , were listed , at No . 29 and No . 62 respectively , on that year 's Hottest 100 . " Fast Girl " was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 for Breakthrough Artist – Single ; and the band also received two WAMi Awards in 2006 for " Best Rock Act " and " Best Punk Act " . " Beware Wolf " has been used on the Australian soap opera , '' Home and Away ''
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
Gyroscope (band)