Suburban Lawns (album)
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| Suburban Lawns | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 28:29 |
| Label | I.R.S. |
Suburban Lawns is the sole studio album by American band Suburban Lawns, released in 1981 by I.R.S. Records.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[2] |
AllMusic called it "an off-kilter triumph",[1] with the album also receiving favorable reviews from The Big Takeover[3] and Louder Than War.[4] Conversely, Trouser Press called it "highly ordinary" and "a sub-Devo mesh of hiccupping vocals, angular tunes with tiresome stop-start rhythms and a high, weedy guitar/organ sound".[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flying Saucer Safari" |
| 2:12 |
| 2. | "Pioneers" |
| 2:05 |
| 3. | "Not Allowed" |
| 2:16 |
| 4. | "Gossip" | McLane | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Intellectual Rock" | McBurney | 2:05 |
| 6. | "Protection" | Ranson | 1:54 |
| 7. | "Anything" | McLane | 1:38 |
| 8. | "Janitor" |
| 2:30 |
| 9. | "Computer Date" |
| 1:06 |
| 10. | "Mom and Dad and God" |
| 1:56 |
| 11. | "Unable" |
| 1:31 |
| 12. | "When in the World" | Ranson | 2:48 |
| 13. | "Green Eyes" | McLane | 2:53 |
| 14. | "Jam the Controls" | Whitney | 1:06 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Kemp, Sophie (February 20, 2022). "Suburban Lawns: Suburban Lawns Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ Foster, Chuck (September 22, 2015). "The Big Takeover: Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns (Futurismo)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Canty, Ian (November 12, 2015). "Suburban Lawns: Suburban Lawns – Album Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Fricke, David; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Suburban Lawns". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Suburban Lawns at Discogs (list of releases)
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