Leisure Noise
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Leisure Noise | ||||
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Studio album by Gay Dad | ||||
Released | June 7, 1999 | |||
Genre | Post-Britpop | |||
Length | 46:42 | |||
Label | London, Sire | |||
Producer | Chris Hughes Mark Firth (co-producer) |
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Gay Dad chronology | ||||
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Leisure Noise is the first album by London band Gay Dad, released via London Records and Sire Records on June 7, 1999. The album is a blending of glam rock, neo-psychedelia, krautrock, and gospel into indie pop. Lyrically it is often about and constructed of rock history. The track-listing was designed to mimic the traditional two-sided vinyl.
Critical response
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
NME | (8/10)[3] |
Q | [4] |
Robert Christgau | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
- Accolades
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Melody Maker | United Kingdom | Best Albums of the Year | 1999 | 13th |
Select Magazine | United Kingdom | Best Albums of the Year | 1999 | 22nd |
MOJO Magazine | United Kingdom | Best Albums of the Year | 1999 | 28th |
Track listing
- "Dimstar" – 5:14
- "Joy!" – 5:00
- "Oh Jim" – 2:46
- "My Son Mystic" – 3:25
- "Black Ghost" – 7:35
- "To Earth with Love" – 5:04
- "Dateline" – 4:43
- "Pathfinder" – 3:56
- "Different Kind of Blue" – 4:51
- "Jesus Christ" – 4:16
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ NME review
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- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review