Luxury Problem

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Luxury Problem
Luxury Problem.jpg
Studio album by
Lunachicks
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
RecordedDecember 1998–January 1999, Excello Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre Punk rock
Length41:51
Label Go-Kart Records
Producer Phil Hernandez, Chris Maxwell
Lunachicks chronology
Drop Dead Live
(1998)		Luxury Problem
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Luxury Problem is a studio album by the American punk rock band Lunachicks. [4] [5] It was released by Go-Kart Records on June 8, 1999. It is the band's most recent album. [6]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded after the departure of guitarist Sindi Benezra, making the band a quartet. [3]

Critical reception

Ox-Fanzine called Luxury Problems "a noisy, in no way overproduced punk rock album with a certain 'indie rock' touch ... a solid, satisfying proposition." [7] CMJ New Music Report wrote that the band retains "its fatal chops and sharp lyrical teeth." [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Theo Kogan except as noted; all music is composed by Lunachicks

No.TitleLength
1."Less Teeth, More Tits"3:07
2."Luxury Problem"2:53
3."I'll Be the One"1:39
4."Crash"4:08
5."Terror Firmer"2:16
6."Say What You Mean"2:14
7."Nowhere Fast"3:36
8."Bad Ass Bitch"4:08
9."Shut You Out"3:34
10."Cuming Into My Own"1:57
11."Hope to Die"4:03
12."Knuckle Sandwich"1:11
13."The Return of Brickface & Stucco"2:02
14."Subway"3:33
15."Down at the Pub"1:30
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Heart Of Glass (Blondie Cover)" (Japanese Release bonus track) 

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References

  1. ↑ "Luxury Problem - Lunachicks | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: lunachicks". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 370.
  4. ↑ "Lunachicks | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "Pretty Ugly by Lunachicks | MTV". Vh1.com. 1997-02-18. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  6. ↑ Bloom, Madison (18 November 2019). "Lunachicks Announce First Concert in 15 Years". Pitchfork.
  7. ↑ "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.
  8. ↑ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. July 12, 1999 – via Google Books.
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