The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel

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The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel
Studio album by Biff Bang Pow!
Released 1987
Genre Indie, Indie pop
Label Creation Records
Producer Joseph Foster, Biff Bang Pow!
Biff Bang Pow! chronology
Pass The Paintbrush, Honey....
(1985)
The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel
(1987)
Oblivion
(1987)

The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel is the second album by London indie pop band Biff Bang Pow! released in 1987. [1]

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Indie pop is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of indie pop has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop.

Biff Bang Pow! were an indie pop band from London, England, active between 1983 and 1991, centering on Creation Records boss Alan McGee.

Track listing

Side A

  1. Someone Stole My Wheels - (02:45)
  2. Love's Gone Out Of Fashion - (03:16)
  3. She Never Understood - (03:13)
  4. He Don't Need That Girl - (02:06)
  5. She Shivers Inside - (03:21

Side B

  1. The Beat Hotel - (02:17)
  2. The Happiest Girl In The World - (03:23)
  3. If I Die - (02:35)
  4. Five Minutes In The Life Of Greenwood Goulding - (04:23)
  5. The Whole World Is Turning Brouchard! - (01:29)

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