In Combo

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In Combo
Suburbsincombo.jpg
Studio album by
The Suburbs
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1980
Genre New wave
Length31:40
Label Twin/Tone Records
Producer Paul Stark
The Suburbs chronology
The Suburbs EP
(1978)		In Combo
(1980)		 Credit in Heaven
(1981)

In Combo is the debut album released by the American New wave band The Suburbs, released in 1980.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Writing for Allmusic, 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-style guitar aggression... Later albums were arguably more complex, but In Combo remains probably the Suburbs' greatest vinyl moment." [1]

In his retrospective review of the Suburbs' early albums, Ira Robbins of Trouser Press said that In Combo "displayed signs of incipient musical greatness", praising the band's enthusiasm and unpredictability. [2]

Track listing

All songs composed by The Suburbs.

  1. "Hobnobbin With the Executives" – 2:02
  2. "Tiny People" – 2:36
  3. "DD 69" – 1:45
  4. "Goggles On" – 3:20
  5. "Black Leather Stick" – 2:49
  6. "Eyesight" – 2:58
  7. "Big Steer Blues" – 2:26
  8. "Baby Heartbeat" – 2:42
  9. "Cows" – 1:38
  10. "Underwater Lovers" – 2:34
  11. "Cig Machine" – 1:25
  12. "Drinking" – 4:14
  13. "Chemistry Set" – 1:11

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. 1 2 Mason, Stewart. "In Combo > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Robbins, Ira. "Suburbs". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
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