New World Record

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New World Record
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1999
Recorded1998, Studio Tedium, Champaign, Illinois
GenreAlternative rock
Length44:47
LabelspinART[1]
ProducerJonathan Pines, Poster Children
Poster Children chronology
RTFM
(1997)
New World Record
(1999)
DDD
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[4]
PopMatters6.8/10[5]

New World Record is the sixth album by American alternative rock band Poster Children, released in 1999.[6] It was the first album recorded in their own studio, Tedium.[3] It was among the first albums made available for purchase in the MP3 format.[7]

Critical reception[edit]

Tucson Weekly called New World Record "an album that gets closest to the ferocious energy the band generates on stage" and "the best thing they've put out since 1993's Tool."[6] The Chicago Reader called the album "a striking left turn from a band that's produced more than its share of mediocre alternapop."[8] CMJ New Music Report called it "melodic, punchy post-punk [that] works in the darker intensity of the band's famed live shows."[9]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Accident Waiting to Happen" – 3:56
  2. "6x6" – 3:35
  3. "Time to Kill" – 2:24
  4. "Ankh" – 3:54
  5. "Mr. Goodnight" – 3:17
  6. "Chemicals" – 4:42
  7. "Straightline" – 3:34
  8. "Planet Earth" – 2:56
  9. "Good Cop Bad Cop" – 3:57
  10. "Secret Handshake" – 4:50
  11. "Wait and See" – 4:00
  12. "Deadman" – 3:53

Personnel[edit]

  • Rick Valentin – Vocals, Guitar
  • Rose Marshack – Bass, vocals
  • Jim Valentin – Guitar
  • Howie Kantoff – Drums

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Poster Children". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "New World Record - Poster Children | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 609.
  4. ^ "Poster Children: New World Record". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Poster Children, New World Record - PopMatters Music Review". September 3, 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-09-03.
  6. ^ a b "Tucson Weekly: Soundbites (May 20 - May 26, 1999)". www.tucsonweekly.com.
  7. ^ Jones, Christopher. "Making It Big with MP3". Wired – via www.wired.com.
  8. ^ Jones, J. R. (29 July 1999). "Poster Children". Chicago Reader.
  9. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. February 15, 1999 – via Google Books.