Crawdaddy (album)
| Crawdaddy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Greenhouse Studios/The Justice Rooms/The Windings Great Linford Manor | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, pop, rock | |||
| Length | 42:13 | |||
| Label | Epic 4670122 | |||
| Producer | Stephen Street | |||
| The Darling Buds chronology | ||||
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Crawdaddy is an album by the British band the Darling Buds.[1][2] It was released on Epic Records in 1990 and contains the singles "Tiny Machine" and "Crystal Clear". The band supported the album by touring with Wire Train.[3]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Stephen Street.[4] Jimmy Hughes joined on drums.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
Trouser Press wrote: "Some now-tired Blondie-isms remain, but this fine sophomore effort is mostly a forward-looking, groove-heavy delight."[8] The Tampa Bay Times deemed Crawdaddy "full of swirly, danceable melodies and infectious drumbeats."[9] The Record labeled Crawdaddy "an enticing mix of melodic pop enhanced with a hint of hard-driving guitar rock."[10]
Spin called the album "guitar-driven girl pop at its very finest."[11] The Boston Globe considered it "a terse pop-punk manifesto that conveys love's conflicting impulses in an ingratiating, semi-complex, pop context."[12] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the Darling Buds "thicken the pop with dense, twisted textures, lending [the album] an off-center quality."[13]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Harley Farr and Andrea Lewis
- "It Makes No Difference" (3:55)
- "Tiny Machine" (5:45)
- "Crystal Clear" (3:48)
- "Do You Have To Break My Heart" (3:18)
- "You Won't Make Me Die" (3:45)
- "Fall" (3:56)
- "A Little Bit Of Heaven" (3:46)
- "Honeysuckle" (2:39)
- "So Close" (5:29)
- "The End of the Beginning" (3:33)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1990/91) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 166 |
References
[edit]- ^ True, Everett (May 26, 1990). "The Darling Buds: Petal Machine Music". Melody Maker. 66 (21): 36.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (December 12, 1990). "Reviews/Music; Got 3 Minutes? Here's a Song". The New York Times.
- ^ Peterson, Karla (November 25, 1990). "Maybe the bands are better in person". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E4.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (December 7, 1990). "Buds, 9 Ways Use Latest Hip Trends". The Washington Post. p. N20.
- ^ Smith, Andy (November 30, 1990). "A taste of the Buds at Babyhead". The Providence Journal. p. C14.
- ^ "Crawdaddy - the Darling Buds | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Crawdaddy". EW.com.
- ^ "Darling Buds". Trouser Press.
- ^ "SOUND BITES". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ Jaeger, Barbara (November 29, 1990). "The Darling Buds, 'Crawdaddy'". The Record. p. D25.
- ^ "Heavy Rotation". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. November 23, 1990 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (November 1, 1990). "Record Review". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 9.
- ^ Cromelin, Richard (November 30, 1990). "Bud's Pure Girl-Pop". Los Angeles Times. p. F14.
- ^ "The Darling Buds ARIA Chart history complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
