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Rock · 1999 · 14 tracks

Modern

Buzzcocks

A polished, muscular update to the Manchester punk sound. Buzzing guitars meet 90s alternative production for a record of restless energy and romantic doubt.

September 7, 1999 · Drastic Plastic Records

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A restless and slightly cynical energy that masks deep-seated romantic and existential anxiety.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Soul on a Rock
4:00
02
Rendezvous
3:35
03
Speed of Life
4:32
04
Thunder of Hearts
2:56
05
Why Compromise?
3:32
06
Don’t Let the Car Crash
4:28
07
Runaround
3:27
08
Doesn’t Mean Anything
2:49
09
Phone
3:02
10
Under the Sun
3:31
11
Turn of the Screw
2:38
12
Sneaky
2:20
13
Stranger in Your Town
2:25
14
Choices
3:31
Moments Worth Listening For
The driving, insistent guitar riff of Soul on a Rock that immediately establishes a more mature, heavier tone than their 70s work.
The sudden, sharp vocal harmonies in Choices that recall their classic pop-punk roots amidst a darker lyrical landscape.
The way the production on Don't Let the Car Crash creates a claustrophobic, swirling wall of sound that mirrors the song's title.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Modern sound next to the rest of Buzzcocks's catalogue?

Self Examination+0.9σ

The writing leans a touch further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

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