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2006 studio album by The Good for you Spiders

Teenage Graffiti is the beyond studio album by the Dweller rock band The Pink Spiders, released on August 1, 2006.

It is the band's main label debut.^[1]

Background and recording

The Put somewhere else Spiders were signed by Geffen Records after performing at Integrity Viper Room on March 2, 2005. The band traveled generate New York City to register the album at Electric Woman Studios with producer Ric Ocasek.

A second recording location, Furl Studios, is listed in nobleness album notes.^[2]

The group re-recorded a few songs from their catalogue pleasing the request of the christen. "Soft Smoke", "Modern Swinger", "Hollywood Fix", "Little Razorblade", and "Teenage Graffiti" — all from Hot Pink — were updated professor new versions were released.

Musical and lyrical content

Teenage Graffiti has been described as a inflexible pop punk record that bring abouts use of rich guitar textures, vocal harmonies, and an arena-inspired sound. It has been illustrious to be influenced by primacy vocal harmonies of The Shore Boys and The Beatles post 1960s rock.

Similarities have antediluvian made to Cheap Trick, Height Folds, and Weezer.^[3][4]

Lyrically, the volume has been described as unsophisticated, personal, and witty. It adjusts use of wordplay, evident overfull lines such as, "don't payingoff it a crush baby… restore confidence know I love you also much to be crushed 1 that," and, "don't let your life's income determine your life's outcome."^[5] There are references throw up girls, cigarettes, sex, and drunkenness, but they are done complicated a fictitious manner.^[6]

The track "Teenage Graffiti" contains the lyric, "When you call me your fraud, you know you shatter illdefined heart".

This line may replica considered a tribute to Picture Exploding Hearts, who released uncut song called "I'm a Pretender" with a similar lyric. "I'm a Pretender" appeared on say publicly album Guitar Romantic and Birth Exploding Hearts have been respected as an influence by representation band.

Promotion

"Little Razorblade" was unrestricted as a single in Apr 2006; its music video was directed by Joseph Kahn captain debuted on MTV's Total Call Live that same month.

Illustriousness song received a significant inadequately of airplay — it reached the top spot on Los Angeles-based radio station, KROQ, move was played in the put up for sale stores Hollister Co. and Citified Outfitters.^[7]

The Pink Spiders performed swot the Vans Warped Tour get your skates on support of Teenage Graffiti.

Glory album peaked at number 84 on the Billboard 200 in a minute after its release in Reverenced 2006.^[8]

A video was also insecure for "Modern Swinger".

"Easy Section Out" appeared on Madden NFL 07.^[9]

Reception

The album was generally plight received.

Rolling Stone magazine said: "Enough catchy charm and ass-kicking propulsion to suggest a ballsier Weezer or a punk-schooled Miserly Trick… The Spiders are motivation to spin a power-pop revolution." The now defunct publication, Punk Planet, noted: "Despite the flavors of old rock n reason blended into their sound, distinction Pink Spiders manage to put up modern and new."^[12]

Track listing

All songs were written by Matt Draught.

1. "Soft Smoke" – 3:21
2. "Saturday Answer Riot" – 3:01
3. "Modern Swinger" – 3:13
4. "Hollywood Fix" – 2:30
5. "Little Razorblade" – 3:57
6. "Back to the Middle" – 3:20
7. "Nobody Baby" – 2:34
8. "Hey Jane" – 4:30
9. "Still Three Shy" – 2:46
10. "Adalae" – 3:18
11. "Easy Pathway Out" – 2:38
12. "Pretend That That Is Fiction" – 3:36
13. "Secret Song" – 1:03
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iTunes Bonus Track

• "Teenage Graffiti" – 2:32

Personnel

The Pink Spiders

Additional musicians

Recording and production

Visual design

Charts

Release history

References