Getaway (The Clean album)

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Getaway
Clean Getaway Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 August 2001
Length51:23
Label Merge Records, Matador [1]
The Clean chronology
Unknown Country
(1996)
Getaway
(2001)
Anthology
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Ox-Fanzine (favourable) [3]
Pitchfork Media 7.6/10 [4]
PopMatters (favourable) [5]

Getaway is the fourth studio album by New Zealand group The Clean, released in 2001. [6] The songs "Alpine Madness" and "Circle Canyon" feature contributions from Yo La Tengo members Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Stars"5:22
2."Jala"5:18
3."Crazy"2:43
4."Golden Crown"1:39
5."Cell Block No. 5"1:26
6."E Motel"2:34
7."Twilight Agency"2:51
8."Poor Boy"2:42
9."Silence or Something Else"2:47
10."Alpine Madness"1:39
11."Circle Canyon"4:45
12."AHO"6:14
13."Holdin' On"2:42
14."Reprise 1, 2, 3, & 4"6:41
15."Complications"1:59

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References

  1. "Matador Records - The Clean". matadorrecords.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. "Getaway - The Clean | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. Kerpen, Thomas (September–November 2001). "Reviews: The Clean / Getaway CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "The Clean: Getaway". Pitchfork.
  5. "The Clean: Getaway". PopMatters. 20 August 2001.
  6. Guides (Firm), Rough (7 April 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781858284576 via Google Books.

Getaway at MusicBrainz (list of releases)