Songs from Suburbia
| Songs From Suburbia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 21, 1998[1] | |||
| Recorded | The Hit Factory in New York City | |||
| Genre | Third-wave Ska | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | Ignition Records (A subsidiary of Tommy Boy Records)[1] | |||
| Producer | Mr. Colson | |||
| Spring Heeled Jack USA chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Houston Press |  [3] |
Songs From Suburbia is the second album by Spring Heeled Jack.[4][5] The album was recorded at The Hit Factory recording studio in New York City.
The band released a music video for the song "Jolene".[6] "Time" originally appeared on the band's demo cassette, Connecticut Ska. "Makisupa Policeman" is a cover of the Phish song.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]The Houston Press called the band "an insufferably sunny septet from Connecticut's bedroom-community wasteland," writing that "all of it goes down as easily as room-temperature Bud Light inhaled through an Olympic-sized beer bong."[3] The Omaha World-Herald deemed the album "good ska tunes—many with a rock edge."[8]
AllMusic wrote that "while Spring Heeled Jack earned themselves a niche in the East Coast ska scene with their debut album Static World View, the follow-up Songs From Suburbia is far superior."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Spring Heeled Jack USA except "Pop Song (Green)" by Engle, Green and "Makisupa Policeman" by Trey Anastasio.
- "Mass Appeal Madness" – 3:06
- "Jolene" – 3:09
- "Beggin'" – 4:03
- "Pop Song" (Green) – 2:06
- "Waiting, Watching" – 2:40
- "Tied Up" – 3:41
- "MCMLIX" (1959) – 3:31
- "Where I Belong" – 3:33
- "Makisupa Policeman" – 3:27
- "Time" – 2:53
- "Morning Sun" – 3:35
- "Man of Tomorrow" – 3:40
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. August 5, 1998 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Songs from Suburbia - Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Patterson, Rob (July 23, 1998). "Rotation". Houston Press. Music.
- ^ "Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "A Connecticut Band Returns The Favor". www.newtownbee.com.
- ^ "Spring Heeled Jack Reunites For Toad's Place Show This Weekend". Hartford Courant. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Alex. "Ska-burbia". Orlando Weekly.
- ^ Minge, Jim (July 19, 1998). "Short Shots". Omaha World-Herald. Entertainment. p. 3.
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