Kill Tunes
Kill Tunes | ||||
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Studio album by Leaving Trains | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Label | SST Records[1] | |||
Leaving Trains chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
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Kill Tunes is the second album by the American indie rock band Leaving Trains.[5][6] It was released in 1986 via SST Records.
Production[]
"Private Affair" is a cover of the Saints' song.[2] Kill Tunes is the last album on which the Hofer brothers played.[5]
Critical reception[]
Trouser Press wrote that frontman Falling James Moreland "displays his boozehound-next-door humor for the first time on “A Drunker Version of You,” and it provides a welcome respite from the vitriol sprayed elsewhere."[7] The Los Angeles Times thought that "it's one narrow line between convoluted and eclectic, and Leaving Trains walks it, bends it and ties it into knots."[8] Robert Palmer, in The New York Times, declared: "The album title is apt; Mr. Moreland writes the songs, then the band assaults them with well-placed jabs, hard riffing, chaotically celebratory vocals and sheer energy"; Palmer later listed Kill Tunes as the third best album of 1986.[9][10] The Providence Journal opined that "Kill Tunes does smack of revival, but not of stale rehash."[11]
AllMusic wrote that "the album mixes soft ballads, high-octane rave-ups, and furious rock played with endearing jangle, roaring bar chords, and catchy pop hooks."[2] Spin listed the album as one of the 80 "excellent" underground rock albums of the 1980s.[12]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Light Rain" | 2:26 |
2. | "She's Looking at You" | 2:32 |
3. | "Private Affair" | 2:04 |
4. | "Cigarette Motel" | 1:22 |
5. | "10 Generations" | 3:39 |
6. | "Kinette" | 3:29 |
7. | "A Drunker Version of You" | 2:29 |
8. | "Black" | 1:54 |
9. | "Falling" | 2:11 |
10. | "Vicki" | 2:02 |
11. | "Terminal Island" | 2:22 |
12. | "Warning Track" | 2:26 |
References[]
- ^ Thompson, Dave (August 29, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Kill Tunes - The Leaving Trains | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Leaving Trains". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (20 July 1986). "LEAVING TRAINS Kill Tunes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H7.
- ^ a b "The Leaving Trains | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 110.
- ^ "Leaving Trains". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ de la Vina, Mark (31 Aug 1986). "TRAINS ROLL". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 63.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (15 Aug 1986). "POP AND JAZZ GUIDE". The New York Times. p. C19.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (7 Jan 1987). "THE POP LIFE; PETER CASE HEADS A LIST OF THE TOP ALBUMS OF 1986". The New York Times. p. C20.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (January 25, 1987). "MUSIC Rock: Has every stone been turned?". The Providence Journal. p. H3.
- ^ "Underground". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. January 29, 1990 – via Google Books.
- 1986 albums
- SST Records albums