Drop It in Their Laps is The Cops' second studio album, released in April 2007, and marked a radical change of direction from the band's earlier work. Described by the band as an expansive pop/rock opus that showcases the best of the 80 in the Shade EP and new tracks recorded during the year prior to release, the album was co-produced by singer/songwriter Simon Carter and highly regarded Australian producer Paul McKercher (You Am I, Augie March), with minor production credits to Magoo (Midnight Oil, Regurgitator) and Kim Moyes (The Presets).
The album was recorded at Electric Avenue Studios and mixed at Studios 301 in Sydney then mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, New York.
Drop It in Their Laps is the first full-length release from the Cops on their new label, Inertia Recordings. It spent two weeks on the ARIA Albums Chart in May 2007, peaking at number 59.
Contents
Track listing
"Out of the Fridge / Into the Fire" – 4:21
"Cop Pop" – 2:48
"Call Me Anytime" – 3:49
"The Message" – 4:13
"Respectagon" – 3:01
"I Yell Trouble" – 3:25
"Hot Weapon" – 3:10
"Turn Up the Radio" – 3:29
"Static Forever" – 3:04
"Le Chic" – 3:53
"Starve on My Love" – 4:02
"La Musica Del Diablo" – 2:48
"Get This Girl (Into My Life)" – 2:45
Personnel
The Cops
Simon Carter – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Rebecca Darwon – bass guitar, vocals, piano, keyboards
Jarrod Murphy – guitar, vocals
Todd Smith – keyboards, vocals
Nicholai Danko – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Angus McKay – horns
Todd Hardy – trumpet, flugelhorn
Brad Child – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Dan Barnett – trombone
Matt Bruce, Belinda Jezek, Kerry Martin, Alexandra Mitchell & Stephanine Zarka – violin
Heather Lloyd & Nick Wales – cello
Nick Kennedy – drums