In January 1999, they appeared at the Big Day Out, again, and then took a few months off. Chris Tennent left the Superjesus permanently in mid-1999 when they were due to resume. The group relocated to Melbourne in November where they recruited Tim Henwood (ex-Jen Anderson Band, Supermann, Plasticine, Barker ) on guitar. Henwood and McLeod became the principal songwriters. The band released their second album, Jet Age , in October 2000, which was produced by Ed Buller (Psychedelic Furs, Suede, Ben Lee) and peaked at No. 5. Louise Buckingham of femail.com.au noticed that the group’s “rock engine is winding up and are fuelled to commence take-off down the runway of Australian rock music. With the recent release of blazing new album Jet Age and with the hit-single ” Gravity ” now a friend to the radio waves, The Superjesus have proved they are keen to move into a new musical era.” Amazon.com ‘s editorial reviewer declared that it was an “intelligent, mature, sophisticated” release. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 , Jet Age was nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Cover Art (Darren Glindemann).
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