''Chomp'' is the second studio album by

Athens, Georgia Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. The University of Georgia, the sta ...

band Pylon, released in 1983. It was re-released in 2009 via

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Critical reception

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'' called the album "more ambitious in scope" than the debut, writing that it "incorporates a psychedelic drone in spots" and that the band "sometimes sounds less anxious and strident than before." '' The Stranger'' deemed ''Chomp'' an "essential ecordof angsty new wave and piquant post-punk."

Track listing

Chomp More (2009 reissue – DFA – DFA2220CD)

Track 16 is the B-side of "Beep"/"Altitude" single.

Personnel

Michael Lachowski Michael Scott Lachowski was the bass guitar player for Pylon, a band from Athens, Georgia. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia and attended the University of Georgia art school. He and his roommate Randy Bewley formed Pylon, recruiting Curtis Cro ...

– bass *

Curtis Crowe Curtis Hudgins Crowe is the drummer for the Athens, Georgia rock band Pylon. He is a native of Marietta, Georgia, and is the middle child of five children. Crowe moved to Athens to attend the University of Georgia art school. His sister Rhett C ...

– drums * Randall Bewley – guitar *

Vanessa Briscoe Hay Vanessa Briscoe Hay (born October 18, 1955) is an American singer for the Athens, Georgia bands Pylon, Supercluster and Pylon Reenactment Society. Biography Born to a textile worker and a housewife in Atlanta, Georgia, Hay attended elementar ...

– vocals

References

{{Authority control 1983 albums Pylon (band) albums