Crawdaddy
Studio album by
The Darling Buds
Released1990
RecordedGreenhouse Studios/The Justice Rooms/The Windings Great Linford Manor
GenrePop punk, pop, rock
Length42:13
LabelEpic 4670122
ProducerStephen Street
The Darling Buds chronology
Shame On You (The Native Years)
(1990)		 Crawdaddy
(1990)		 Erotica
(1992)

Crawdaddy is an album by the British band the Darling Buds.[1][2] It was released on Epic Records in 1990 and contains the singles "Tiny Machine" and "Crystal Clear". The band supported the album by touring with Wire Train.[3]

Production

The album was produced by Stephen Street.[4] Jimmy Hughes joined on drums.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[7]

Trouser Press wrote: "Some now-tired Blondie-isms remain, but this fine sophomore effort is mostly a forward-looking, groove-heavy delight."[8] The Tampa Bay Times deemed Crawdaddy "full of swirly, danceable melodies and infectious drumbeats."[9] The Record labeled Crawdaddy "an enticing mix of melodic pop enhanced with a hint of hard-driving guitar rock."[10]

Spin called the album "guitar-driven girl pop at its very finest."[11] The Boston Globe considered it "a terse pop-punk manifesto that conveys love's conflicting impulses in an ingratiating, semi-complex, pop context."[12] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the Darling Buds "thicken the pop with dense, twisted textures, lending [the album] an off-center quality."[13]

Track listing

All songs written by Harley Farr and Andrea Lewis

  1. "It Makes No Difference" (3:55)
  2. "Tiny Machine" (5:45)
  3. "Crystal Clear" (3:48)
  4. "Do You Have To Break My Heart" (3:18)
  5. "You Won't Make Me Die" (3:45)
  6. "Fall" (3:56)
  7. "A Little Bit Of Heaven" (3:46)
  8. "Honeysuckle" (2:39)
  9. "So Close" (5:29)
  10. "The End of the Beginning" (3:33)

Singles

  1. "Tiny Machine" (1990)
  2. "Crystal Clear" (1990)

Members

  • Andrea Lewis – vocals
  • Geriant "Harley" Farr – guitar
  • Chris McDonogh – bass
  • Jimmy Hughes – drums

References

  1. ↑ True, Everett (May 26, 1990). "The Darling Buds: Petal Machine Music". Melody Maker. 66 (21): 36.
  2. ↑ Pareles, Jon (December 12, 1990). "Reviews/Music; Got 3 Minutes? Here's a Song". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Peterson, Karla (November 25, 1990). "Maybe the bands are better in person". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E4.
  4. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (December 7, 1990). "Buds, 9 Ways Use Latest Hip Trends". The Washington Post. p. N20.
  5. ↑ Smith, Andy (November 30, 1990). "A taste of the Buds at Babyhead". The Providence Journal. p. C14.
  6. ↑ "Crawdaddy - the Darling Buds | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "Crawdaddy". EW.com.
  8. ↑ "Darling Buds". Trouser Press.
  9. ↑ "SOUND BITES". Tampa Bay Times.
  10. ↑ Jaeger, Barbara (November 29, 1990). "The Darling Buds, 'Crawdaddy'". The Record. p. D25.
  11. ↑ "Heavy Rotation". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. November 23, 1990 – via Google Books.
  12. ↑ Sullivan, Jim (November 1, 1990). "Record Review". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 9.
  13. ↑ Cromelin, Richard (November 30, 1990). "Bud's Pure Girl-Pop". Los Angeles Times. p. F14.
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