Modern Rock (album)

Modern Rock
Studio album by the Clean
Released	1994
Recorded	6–15 April 1994
Studio	Hoopers Inlet Hall, Otakou Peninsula, Dunedin
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock
Length	46:54
Label	Flying Nun, Summershine
Producer	The Clean, Stephen Kilroy, and Tex Houston.
The Clean chronology
Vehicle (1990) Modern Rock (1994) Unknown Country (1996)

Modern Rock is the second studio album by New Zealand group the Clean, released in 1994. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Trouser Press called the album "a more grown-up affair that floats off-kilter melodies and tiny tensile guitar in a slower, softer swirl of cloudy organ lines and spacey electric piano textures, with liberal use of strings and folk instruments." ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Starting Point"	2:26
2.	"Outside the Cage"	5:05
3.	"Linger Longer"	2:25
4.	"Wake Up in the Morning"	3:55
5.	"2 Reasons"	3:40
6.	"Safe in the Rain"	2:59
7.	"Secret Place"	3:35
8.	"Something I Need"	3:41
9.	"Different World"	3:45
10.	"Stomp the Guru"	2:18
11.	"Too Much Violence"	3:48
12.	"Phluke"	2:23
13.	"Do Your Thing"	4:13
14.	"Ginger Ale"	2:46

Personnel

The Clean

• David Kilgour  – sang and played guitars, keyboards, percussion, and hammer dulcimer.
• Robert Scott  – sang and played bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion, and hammer dulcimer.
• Hamish Kilgour  – sang and played drums, percussion, and guitar.

Additional musicians

• Alan Starrett – played hammer dulcimer, cello, viola, mandolin, and accordion.
• Lisa Siegel – played percussion on "Do Your Thing."
• Brydie Scott – sang "Ginger Ale."
• Stephen Kilroy – foot stomped on "Something I Need."

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [5]	41

References

1. Thompson, Dave (12 June 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
2. Buckley, Peter (12 June 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.
3. Modern Rock at AllMusic
4. "Clean".
5. "Charts.nz – The Clean – Modern Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

External links

• Modern Rock at MusicBrainz