Kill Twee Pop! is the first studio album by Sarandon, following the retrospective The Completists Library. It was released in 2008 on Slumberland Records, and featured the latest line-up of the band, with singer/guitarist Crayola joined by Tom Greenhalgh on drums and former Big Flame member Alan Brown on bass.
Kill Twee Pop! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Recorded | InFX, London/OneCat | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Label | Slumberland | |||
Producer | Anthony Chapman/Jon Clayton | |||
Sarandon chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Absolutepunk | (favourable)[1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
Americana UK | [3] |
Playback:stl | (favourable)[4] |
PopMatters | [5] |
Soundsxp | (favourable)[6] |
Tim Sendra, writing for Allmusic, described the album as "the sound of angry, political musicians who aren't afraid to be fractured, jarring, and off-putting".[7]
Track list
edit- "Kill Twee Pop!" (1:40)
- "Welcome" (2:01)
- "Lippy" (1:31)
- "Remember Mavis?" (3:11)
- "The Completist's Library" (2:28)
- "Joe's Record" (1:50)
- "Very Flexible" (2:44)
- "Good Working Practice" (1:51)
- "Mike's Dollar" (2:58)
- "The Discotheque Is My Lover" (2:25)
- "Mark" (2:03)
- "Massive Haircut" (1:55)
Credits
edit- Crayola – vocals, guitar, lyrics
- Alan Brown – bass guitar
- Tom Greenhalgh – drums
- Stephen Gilchrist – drums ("Joe's Record")
with:
- Ian Masters – vocals on "Kill Twee Pop!"
- John Robb – vocals on "Kill Twee Pop!"
- Nick Hobbs – vocals on "Kill Twee Pop!"
- P6 – vocals on "Kill Twee Pop!"
- Joe Morris – clapping on "Joe's Records"
- Rhodri Marsden – clapping on "Joe's Record"
- Anthony Chapman – recording engineer
- Jon Clayton – recording engineer
References
edit- ^ Absolutepunk review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Americana UK review
- ^ Playback:stl review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Soundsxp review
- ^ Sendra, Tim "Kill Twee Pop! Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation