''In Combo'' is the debut album released by the American
New wave band
The Suburbs, released in 1980.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
, music critic Stewart Mason called the album "one of the pioneering releases of the American post-punk indie scene, and proof that the Minneapolis scene of the early '80s wasn't just
Replacements and
Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü () was an American punk rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bassist/vocalist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. They first gained notabili ...
-style guitar aggression... Later albums were arguably more complex, but ''In Combo'' remains probably the Suburbs' greatest vinyl moment."
Track listing
All songs composed by The Suburbs.
#"Hobnobbin With the Executives" – 2:02
#"Tiny People" – 2:36
#"DD 69" – 1:45
#"Goggles On" – 3:20
#"Black Leather Stick" – 2:49
#"Eyesight" – 2:58
#"Big Steer Blues" – 2:26
#"Baby Heartbeat" – 2:42
#"Cows" – 1:38
#"Underwater Lovers" – 2:34
#"Cig Machine" – 1:25
#"Drinking" – 4:14
#"Chemistry Set" – 1:11
Personnel
*
Chan Poling
Chandler Hall "Chan" Poling (born October 3, 1957) is an American musician and composer.
Early life and education
Chandler Hall Poling was born in 1957 in Evanston, Illinois. He moved to Minnesota with his family in 1961. He studied composition a ...
– keyboards, vocals
* Beej Chaney – Beejtar, vocals
* Hugo Klaers – drums
* Bruce C. Allen – guitar, vocals
* Michael Halliday – bass
Production notes
*Paul Stark – producer, engineer
*
Doug Sax
Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charles ...
– digital remastering
*Robert Hadley – digital remastering
References
External links
The album page on the Twin/Tone website.
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1980 albums
The Suburbs albums
Twin/Tone Records albums