Unknown Country

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Unknown Country
Unknown Country Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1996
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Length44:36
Label Flying Nun
The Clean chronology
Modern Rock
(1994)
Unknown Country
(1996)
Getaway
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [2]

Unknown Country is an album by New Zealand group The Clean, released in 1996. [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

CMJ wrote that "it's incredibly easy to be struck by how peculiar this record is, and easier still to forget that The Clean has been doing inventive, experimental, and, well, strange things in its music all along." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Wipe Me, I'm Lucky"3:14
2."Champagne & Misery"2:45
3."Changing Your Head"3:14
4."Balkans"1:18
5."Clutch"2:14
6."Franz Kafka at the Zoo"1:58
7."Whisk"1:29
8."Indigo Blue"2:34
9."Chumpy"3:47
10."Get the Liquid"2:51
11."Happy Lil Fella"2:12
12."Tweezer"0:47
13."Rope"2:59
14."Twist Top"2:04
15."Cooking Water"3:58
16."Valley Cab"2:07
17."Wall Walk"3:38
18."Balkans"1:26

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References

  1. "Unknown Country - The Clean | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1401". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. Thompson, Dave (19 October 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation via Google Books.
  4. Guides (Firm), Rough (12 June 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides via Google Books.
  5. Inc, CMJ Network (12 January 1997). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. via Google Books.

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