Suburban Lawns

* Sole album by legendary Southern California New Wave/Punk band * Originally released in 1981 on I.R.S. * Recommended for fans of Devo, Talking Heads and The B-52's * First time available domestically since its original release * Liner notes by Sam Lefebvre * No export outside of USA and Canada If your brain has a shortlist of bands that instantly evoke New Wave, Suburban Lawns deserve a slot right next to the likes of Devo, Talking Heads and the B-52's. After putting out two singles on their own Suburban Industrial imprint, the Lawns signed to I.R.S. Records and released their debut LP in 1981. While the band gained cult status thanks in part to a Jonathan Demme-produced music video which aired on Saturday Night Live, their self-titled album would sadly be the five-piece's only full-length statement. Suburban Lawns' asymmetrical aesthetic is personified by co-vocalist Su Tissue, whose mesmerizing stage persona was at once childlike and terrifying. Her unique style embodies the awkward/arty female singer of the Reagan era, while the group's male vocals-courtesy of Frankie Ennui, Vex Billingsgate and John McBurney-maintain the satirical themes of Southern California's postwar mirage of limitless sprawl. Suburban Lawns' catchiness can be attributed to their drum-tight performance and taut songwriting. Listen to the vocal trade-offs on 'Anything,' which could have easily come out on any purely Punk label from LA at the time, while Tissue's deadpan delivery on 'Janitor' glides

Tracks

1~1~Flying Saucer Safari
1~2~Pioneers
1~3~Not Allowed
1~4~Gossip
1~5~Intellectual Rock
1~6~Protection
1~7~Anything
1~8~Janitor
1~9~Computer Date
1~10~Mom And Dad And God
1~11~Unable
1~12~When In The World
1~13~Green Eyes
1~14~Jam The Controls

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Suburban Lawns
Release Date: 06 August 2021
Genre: Special Interest / Miscellaneous
Label: SUPERIOR VIADUCT
Distributor: Rocket Group