Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast

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Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast
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Studio album by
Released27 July 2009
Genre Indie pop, indie rock, raga rock
Length57:02
Label Ample Play
Producer Tjinder Singh
Cornershop chronology
Handcream for a Generation
(2002)
Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast
(2009)
Cornershop and the Double 'O' Groove Of
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Daily Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A− [6]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [8]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut 4/5 [11]

Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast is a 2009 studio album by British band Cornershop. It was their first album in seven years following 2002's Handcream for a Generation . The band were dropped by Beggars Banquet Records after disagreements about the promotion of their previous album, [12] and Tjinder Singh explained the reasons for the seven-year gap before this album: "We needed to take a break from doing music. I didn't stop working but the climate didn't seem very fertile for what we were doing. It was really a case of waiting for a time when it was more receptive." [13] The band also made a film in that time, which has yet to be released, and set up their own Ample Play record label. [12] The band released the album independently through their website and in local shops. [14]

Contents

The album has received generally positive reviews and has been particularly praised for its diverse sound. Like previous Cornershop albums, Judy draws on soul, funk and rock music and features various Indian instruments; its music has drawn comparisons to the Rolling Stones and T. Rex. [5] [4] The Daily Mirror gave the album four stars out of five, with reviewer Gavin Martin stating "Their surefire smashes, wired energy and saucy singalongs are as strong as ever on this album." [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Tjinder Singh except where noted.

  1. "Who Fingered Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:48
  2. "Soul School" - 3:32
  3. "Half Brick" - 0:52
  4. "Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast" - 5:16
  5. "Shut Southall Down" - 1:13
  6. "Free Love" - 5:38
  7. "The Roll Off Characteristics (Of History in the Making)" - 4:39
  8. "Operation Push" - 4:18
  9. "The Mighty Quinn" (Dylan) - 3:32
  10. "The Constant Springs" - 4:09
  11. "Chamchu" - 3:25
  12. "The Turned on Truth (The Truth Is Turned On)" - 16:45

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