Expired Candy is the second studio album by Australian rock band Body Type. It was produced by Jonathan Boulet and released through Poison City Records on 2 June 2023. The album was largely written while band members were in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Singles and release The first single, "Miss the World", was released on 22 February 2023, less than a year after their debut album Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising; alongside this was the announcement for Expired Candy, containing details of the release date, cover art, and track listing. On 23 March, the band released a second single, "Holding On", with a video directed by Nick Mckk and filmed on Wurundjeri land. The third and final single, entitled "Weekend", was released on 4 May, accompanied by a music video directed by Throat Pasta.
Expired Candy was released on 2 June 2023 on Poison City Records, subsequently entering the Australian Independent Albums Chart at no. 11.
Critical reception
Under the Radar Andy Von Pip said that the songs "pulsate with edgy, fiery energy while exuding an underlying sense of profound joy and liberation". Vicky Greer for Clash described Expired Candy as a "solid summer rock album" that builds upon "an already appealing sound," arguing that it shows promise for the band's future endeavours.
Contrasting the album to the group's debut Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen said that in The Guardian that in light of the band's "shift towards pop,... there's a stronger focus on melody and a bolshie, boisterous irreverence that's incredibly charming." In a five star review for NME, despite concerns whether or not the group could produce a worthy follow-up, Doug Wallen thought that Body Type retained their identity, "speaking their own shared language of sidewinding melodies, spontaneous vocal pile-ups and thorny propulsion".
Towards the end of 2023, Expired Candy was ranked 68 out of 100 on God Is in the TV year-end best albums list. In 2026, music critic Robert Christgau ranked Expired Candy the fourth best album out of sixty-one for the 2025 edition of the "Dean's List", an annual album roundup published on his Substack blog And It Don't Stop.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the vinyl liner notes and Apple Music.
Body Type Annabel Blackman – electric guitar, lead vocals Cecil Coleman – drums, percussion, "oohs", "aahs" Sophie McComish – electric guitar, lead vocals Georgia Wilkinson-Derums – bass, background vocals
Technical and design Jonathan Boulet – production, engineering, mixing, mastering Bowen Shakallis – engineering assistance Annabel Blackman – cover art Ashley Brockman, Clare Read – makeup Toni Wilkinson – photography
Charts + Chart performance for Expired Candy Chart (2023) Peakposition Australian Independent Albums (AIR) 11
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