Summerland is the fourth studio album by Australian hip hop band The Herd and was released on 24 May 2008.[1] The Herd announced its new album in March 2008, in early May of that year the first single from the album, "The King is Dead", received radio airplay, it makes reference to Australia's change in government with John Howard being replaced after 11 years as prime minister by Kevin Rudd.[2]
The album debuted at #7 on the ARIA Album charts and reached #2 on the Top 40 Urban Album charts.[3] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, it was also nominated for Best Urban Release.[4][5]