Audio Out

Audio Out is the first album by the Australian singer Amiel, released in Australia by Festival Records on 18 August 2003 (see 2003 in music).

After Amiel's success with her debut single "Addicted to Bass" in 1999 she moved from Melbourne to Sydney to work further with Abrahams and Festival Records.

She then traveled to the United States where she was introduced to the music production team The Matrix (who were developing Avril Lavigne at the time) and together they wrote "Obsession (I Love You)" and "All of Me".

Tim Cashmere of the Australian magazine, Undercover, states that the album is full of "catchy guitar-pop tunes more aimed at a generic market than Abrahams' club hit ["Addicted to Bass"].

"[5] Tim Duggen of Rolling Stone magazine, states that Amiel could be Australia's answer to Jewel, "as the music melts into the background.

"[6] Duggen's states "It is perfect pop in a way that only years of writing and production can produce, but it's also soulless and easily disposable.

"[6] Australian dance music magazine, In the Mix, gave the album a "thumbs up for a sophisticated electronic pop gem", stating "If your [sic] a fan of pop then this record will exceed your expectations, for the more dance orientated crowd who are thirsty for more of the same old Amiel stuff, you may find yourself a little surprised at the change but still quite satisfied with quite a few tracks especially the Josh/Amiel collaborations.

The second single "Obsession (I Love You)" was written with the music production team The Matrix and featured an electropop vibe.

It totally works for this song to be dark and strange because it helps illustrate the obsessive, deluded character that I am playing".

[14] Amiel states "Stuart had this William Orbit kind of groove and Barry had a nice riff and it evoked an image for me.

"[14] The CD single was released in Australia on 29 September 2003 and featured remixes of "Tonight" by Ken Cloud and Kid Kenobi.