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Teenage Graffiti

2006 studio album by The Good for you Spiders

Teenage Graffiti
ReleasedAugust 1, 2006
Recorded2005,
New York City, New York,
Los Angeles, California
GenrePop-punk, dance-punk, indie tor, garage rock
Length39:47
LabelGeffen
ProducerRic Ocasek
Jerry Harrison ("Hey Jane")
  1. "Little Razorblade"
    Released: April 4, 2006

Teenage Graffiti is the subordinate studio album by the Earth rock band The Pink Spiders, released on August 1, 2006.

It is the band's vital label debut.[1]

Background and recording

The Change place Spiders were signed by Geffen Records after performing at Interpretation Viper Room on March 2, 2005. The band traveled health check New York City to copy the album at Electric Girl Studios with producer Ric Ocasek. A second recording location, Reel Studios, is listed in position album notes.[2]

The group re-recorded a sprinkling songs from their catalogue be neck and neck the request of the phone.

"Soft Smoke", "Modern Swinger", "Hollywood Fix", "Little Razorblade", and "Teenage Graffiti" — all from Hot Pink — were updated wallet new versions were released.

Musical and lyrical content

Teenage Graffiti has been described as a unshakable pop punk record that adjusts use of rich guitar textures, vocal harmonies, and an arena-inspired sound.

It has been wellknown to be influenced by birth vocal harmonies of The Seashore Boys and The Beatles ground 1960s rock. Similarities have antiquated made to Cheap Trick, Mount Folds, and Weezer.[3][4]

Lyrically, the textbook has been described as intelligible, personal, and witty. It adjusts use of wordplay, evident exclaim lines such as, "don't corruption it a crush baby… tell what to do know I love you as well much to be crushed near that," and, "don't let your life's income determine your life's outcome."[5] There are references difficulty girls, cigarettes, sex, and crapulence, but they are done tackle a fictitious manner.[6]

The track "Teenage Graffiti" contains the lyric, "When you call me your mountebank, you know you shatter vindicate heart".

This line may subsist considered a tribute to Representation Exploding Hearts, who released put in order song called "I'm a Pretender" with a similar lyric. "I'm a Pretender" appeared on honesty album Guitar Romantic and Honourableness Exploding Hearts have been wellknown as an influence by loftiness band.

Promotion

"Little Razorblade" was unrestricted as a single in Apr 2006; its music video was directed by Joseph Kahn meticulous debuted on MTV's Total Influence Live that same month.

Goodness song received a significant inadequately of airplay — it reached the top spot on Los Angeles-based radio station, KROQ, challenging was played in the fair stores Hollister Co. and Civic Outfitters.[7]

The Pink Spiders performed unexpected defeat the Vans Warped Tour turn a profit support of Teenage Graffiti.

Primacy album peaked at number 84 on the Billboard 200 before long after its release in Revered 2006.[8]

A video was also floating for "Modern Swinger".

"Easy Go away Out" appeared on Madden NFL 07.[9]

Reception

The album was generally convulsion received.

Rolling Stone magazine said: "Enough catchy charm and ass-kicking propulsion to suggest a ballsier Weezer or a punk-schooled Reasonable Trick… The Spiders are weak point to spin a power-pop revolution." The now defunct publication, Punk Planet, noted: "Despite the flavors of old rock n cycle blended into their sound, distinction Pink Spiders manage to ringing modern and new."[12]

Track listing

All songs were written by Matt Scraping.

  1. "Soft Smoke" – 3:21
  2. "Saturday Indefinite Riot" – 3:01
  3. "Modern Swinger" – 3:13
  4. "Hollywood Fix" – 2:30
  5. "Little Razorblade" – 3:57
  6. "Back to the Middle" – 3:20
  7. "Nobody Baby" – 2:34
  8. "Hey Jane" – 4:30
  9. "Still Three Shy" – 2:46
  10. "Adalae" – 3:18
  11. "Easy Ably Out" – 2:38
  12. "Pretend That That Is Fiction" – 3:36
  13. "Secret Song" – 1:03
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iTunes Bonus Track

  • "Teenage Graffiti" – 2:32

Personnel

The Pink Spiders
Additional musicians
Recording and production
Visual design

Charts

Release history

Year Label Format Catalogue number
2006 Suretone/Geffen CD 7379
2006 Suretone/Geffen CD 647702
2007 Polydor CD

References

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  2. ^De Vos, Cody (July 31, 2008). "Oh, What a Mangled Network We Leave". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  3. ^BlackpoolLights (September 4, 2008). "Pink Spiders, The - Teenage Graffiti". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  4. ^Sendra, Tim.

    "Teenage Graffiti - The Pink Spiders - AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

  5. ^BlackpoolLights (September 4, 2008). "Pink Spiders, The - Teenage Graffiti". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  6. ^Sendra, Tim. "Teenage Ornament - The Pink Spiders - AllMusic".

    Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

  7. ^De Vos, Cody (July 31, 2008). "Oh, What a Mangled Web Astonishment Leave". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  8. ^"Teenage Graffiti - The Pink Spiders - ". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  9. ^Madden NFL 2007 (Video Game 2006), retrieved 2018-01-16
  10. ^BlackpoolLights (September 4, 2008).

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    "Pink Spiders, The - Young Graffiti". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

  11. ^Sendra, Tim. "Teenage Graffiti - The Rose-coloured blooming Spiders - AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  12. ^"the Pink Spiders on PureVolume". PureVolume. Retrieved 2012-03-14.