The New Transistor Heroes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 April 1997 | |||
Studio | Apollo (Glasgow) | |||
Genre | Pop punk[1] | |||
Length | 53:52 | |||
Label | Wiiija | |||
Producer | Rik Flick | |||
Bis chronology | ||||
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The New Transistor Heroes is the debut studio album by the Scottish band Bis.[2] It was released on 7 April 1997.
The intro to the opening song "Tell It to the Kids" was recorded by friend of the band Mark Percival, credited in the album notes as Marky P.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
NME | 7/10[4] |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Select | 1/5[7] |
The Village Voice | A−[8] |
Wall of Sound | 71/100[9] |
The Independent wrote: "The group Bis most resemble, in style and sound, is X-Ray Spex, but it's a resemblance bereft of any acknowledgement of what it means to mimic those attitudes in the late Nineties. Not only is the music a shrill imitation of late-Seventies punk ... but the targets are punk targets, too."[1]
All tracks are written by Bis
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tell It to the Kids" | 3:06 |
2. | "Sweet Shop Avengerz" | 2:41 |
3. | "Starbright Boy" | 3:39 |
4. | "Popstar Kill" | 2:33 |
5. | "Mr. Important" | 3:01 |
6. | "Antiseptic Poetry" | 3:05 |
7. | "Popyura" | 1:57 |
8. | "Skinny Tie SenSurround" | 3:50 |
9. | "Poster Parent" | 2:07 |
10. | "Monstarr" | 3:10 |
11. | "Everybody Thinks That They're Going to Get Theirs" | 2:29 |
12. | "Rebel Soul" | 5:02 |
13. | "Photoshop" | 3:09 |
14. | "X-Defect" | 3:09 |
15. | "Lie Detector Test" | 3:44 |
16. | "Dinosaur Germs" | 1:49 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 19 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 50 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 55 |