Handcream for a Generation

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Handcream for a Generation
Handcream for a Generation cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Cornershop
Released1 April 2002
GenreIndie rock
Length60:52
LabelWiiija
ProducerTjinder Singh
Cornershop chronology
When I Was Born for the 7th Time
(1997) 		Handcream for a Generation
(2002) 		Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast
(2009)

Handcream for a Generation is the fourth studio album by the British indie rock band Cornershop, released on 1 April 2002 by Wiiija. The album received positive reviews from music critics.

Music and lyrics[]

Handcream for a Generation features contributions from two Oasis members. Noel Gallagher contributed guitar to "Spectral Mornings" and former Oasis bassist Guigsy played bass on "Lessons Learned from Rocky I to Rocky III".[1] The track "People Power" has the same lyric as the first track on the album Disco and the Halfway to Discontent by former Cornershop side project Clinton, set to different music.[2]

Reception and release[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian4/5 stars[5]
Los Angeles Times3.5/4 stars[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork7.6/10[8]
Q4/5 stars[9]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[10]
Spin6/10[11]
The Village VoiceA[12]

Handcream for a Generation received positive reviews from music critics.[3] David Fricke of Rolling Stone opined that the album "is a festive crash of cultures, a Babel of loops and ethnic body language."[10] Robert Christgau, in awarding the album an A, praised Tjinder Singh as someone who "comes to the idea of world music naturally" and described the album's mood as "How to be conscious and happy at the same time".[13]

The album peaked at number 30 in the UK charts. Two singles were released from the album, "Lessons Learned From Rocky I To Rocky III" and "Staging the Plaguing of the Raised Platform", which peaked at 37 and 80 in the UK singles chart respectively.[14]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Tjinder Singh.

  1. "Heavy Soup" - 3:21
  2. "Staging the Plaguing of the Raised Platform" - 4:35
  3. "Music Plus 1" - 4:46
  4. "Lessons Learned from Rocky I to Rocky III" - 4:24
  5. "Wogs Will Walk" - 4:54
  6. "Motion the 11" - 5:46
  7. "People Power" - 3:54
  8. "Sounds Super Recordings" - 1:30
  9. "The London Radar" - 4:07
  10. "Spectral Mornings" - 14:24
  11. "Slip the Drummer One" - 3:42
  12. "Heavy Soup (Outro)" - 2:13
  13. "Straight Aces" (bonus track) - 3:16

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Handcream for a Generation – Cornershop". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  2. ^ Cibula, Matt (2002-06-14). "Motioning the 11 With Tjinder; Or, The Beauty of the Transitional Album". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Handcream For A Generation by Cornershop". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  4. ^ Burr, Ty (2002-05-03). "Handcream for a Generation; In Our Gun; Transmission; Bloodsport". Entertainment Weekly: 88. Archived from the original on 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  5. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2002-03-29). "CD of the week: Cornershop, Handcream for a Generation". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  6. ^ Nichols, Natalie (2002-04-07). "Cornershop 'Handcream for a Generation' Beggars Group". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  7. ^ Kessler, Ted (2002-03-26). "Cornershop : Handcream For A Generation". NME. Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  8. ^ Mitchum, Rob (2002-05-21). "Cornershop: Handcream for a Generation". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  9. ^ "Cornershop: Handcream for a Generation". Q (189): 109. April 2002.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Fricke, David (2002-03-27). "Cornershop: Handcream For A Generation". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  11. ^ Kun, Josh (May 2002). "Cornershop: Handcream for a Generation". Spin. 18 (5): 122–23. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert (2002-04-16). "Music". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Cornershop". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  14. ^ Zywietz, Tobias (May 7, 2011). "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2021-08-25.

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