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1981 studio album by Suburban Lawns
Suburban Lawns
Studio album by Suburban Lawns
Released1981 (1981)
Genre
Length28:29
LabelI.R.S.

Suburban Lawns is the sole studio album by American band Suburban Lawns, released in 1981 by I.R.S. Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Pitchfork8.5/10

AllMusic called it "an off-kilter triumph", with the album also receiving favorable reviews from The Big Takeover and Louder Than War. 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".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flying Saucer Safari"
  • Richard Whitney
  • William Ranson
  • John McBurney
2:12
2."Pioneers"
  • Whitney
  • Sue McLane
  • McBurney
2:05
3."Not Allowed"
  • McLane
  • Ranson
2:16
4."Gossip"McLane2:29
5."Intellectual Rock"McBurney2:05
6."Protection"Ranson1:54
7."Anything"McLane1:38
8."Janitor"
  • Whitney
  • McLane
  • Ranson
  • McBurney
2:30
9."Computer Date"
  • Whitney
  • Ranson
1:06
10."Mom and Dad and God"
  • Whitney
  • Charles Rodriguez
1:56
11."Unable"
  • McLane
  • Ranson
1:31
12."When in the World"Ranson2:48
13."Green Eyes"McLane2:53
14."Jam the Controls"Whitney1:06

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. Kemp, Sophie (February 20, 2022). "Suburban Lawns: Suburban Lawns Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. Foster, Chuck (September 22, 2015). "The Big Takeover: Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns (Futurismo)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. Canty, Ian (November 12, 2015). "Suburban Lawns: Suburban Lawns – Album Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  5. Fricke, David; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Suburban Lawns". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

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