Lime Cordiale
2017–2019: ''Permanent Vacation'' and ''14 Steps to a Better You''
### 2017–2019: *Permanent Vacation* and *14 Steps to a Better You*

In August 2017 Lime Cordiale released "[Temper Temper](/wiki/Temper_Temper_%28Lime_Cordiale_song%29 "Temper Temper (Lime Cordiale song)")", the lead single from their debut studio album *[Permanent Vacation](/wiki/Permanent_Vacation_%28Lime_Cordiale_album%29 "Permanent Vacation (Lime Cordiale album)")*, which followed in October. It was produced by Dave Hammer (Thundamentals, Nicole Millar, Washington) with the same five\-piece line\-up as on *Road to Paradise*. Nathan Marino of *Music Insight* rated it at 8\.5 and praised their "danceable numbers" and "thought\-provoking ballads".*The Brag*s Tanja Brinks Toubro gave it four\-out\-of\-five stars and highlighted the "playfulness" and "quality of the individual songs".

*Permanent Vacation* peaked at No. 79 on the [ARIA albums chart](/wiki/ARIA_Charts "ARIA Charts"); while on related component album charts it reached No. 42 on Top 100 physical, No. 15 on Australian artists and No. 3 on hitseekers. To promote the album they undertook at 16\-date national tour from October to December with an expanded band line\-up. The album provided two more singles, "Risky Love" (September) and "Naturally" (December).

During 2018 the group started working on their second studio album, *[14 Steps to a Better You](/wiki/14_Steps_to_a_Better_You "14 Steps to a Better You")*, which eventually appeared in July 2020\. In January 2019 its second single "Dirt Cheap" (November 2018\) was placed 86th on the [Triple J Hottest 100, 2018](/wiki/Triple_J_Hottest_100%2C_2018 "Triple J Hottest 100, 2018"). They released its third single "[Money](/wiki/Money_%28Lime_Cordiale_song%29 "Money (Lime Cordiale song)")" in February 2019\. In May of that year its fourth single "[Inappropriate Behaviour](/wiki/Inappropriate_Behaviour "Inappropriate Behaviour")" premiered on Triple J. The album's fifth single "[Robbery](/wiki/Robbery_%28Lime_Cordiale_song%29 "Robbery (Lime Cordiale song)")" (September), a song about "chasing after a girl who has stolen your heart", reached the ARIA singles chart top 100\. They undertook a national tour in support of its release. In January 2020 they had four tracks in the [Triple J Hottest 100, 2019](/wiki/Triple_J_Hottest_100%2C_2019 "Triple J Hottest 100, 2019"), with "Robbery" highest placed at number 7\.

After its release *14 Steps to a Better You* peaked at number 1 on the ARIA albums chart and number 32 on [Official New Zealand Music Chart](/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart "Official New Zealand Music Chart"). Ali Shutler of *NME Australia* compared it to their debut album, "it's more refined, more considered but still inspires excitement at every starry\-eyed turn."


How did Nathan Marino rate 'Temper Temper'?