The Tight Connection

The Tight Connection
Studio album by I Am the World Trade Center
Released	July 9, 2002
Genre	Indietronica, synthpop
Length	36:21
Label	Kindercore
I Am the World Trade Center chronology
Out of the Loop (2001) The Tight Connection (2002) The Cover Up (2004)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Pitchfork	5.0/10 [4]
The Village Voice	C [5]

The Tight Connection is the second album from I Am the World Trade Center, the New York City-based synthpop band. The album was released in 2002, and it contains covers of the Stone Roses' "Shoot You Down" and Blondie's "Call Me."

Track listing

1. "The Postcard" – 2:48
2. "Big Star" – 2:58
3. "Believe in Me" – 3:26
4. "Shoot You Down" – 4:35
5. "Pretty Baby" – 2:55
6. "Hold On to My Lines" – 2:34
7. "Call Me" – 3:55
8. "Can't Take the Heat" – 2:56
9. "California Dreaming Again" – 3:18
10. "Dancing Alone" – 3:05
11. "Soiree" – 3:51

References

1. "Reviews for The Tight Connection by I Am The World Trade Center". Metacritic . Retrieved November 30, 2025.
2. Silva, Joe. "Tight Connection - I Am the World Trade Center : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
3. If helium-filled kitsch 'n' synth tunes float your boat, this CD will satisfy. [Sep 2002, p.87]
4. Mitchum, Rob (July 29, 2002). "The Tight Connection - I Am the World Trade Center". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 30, 2025.
5. Christgau, Robert (April 22, 2003). "Not Hop, Stomp". The Village Voice . New York. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.