''Hello Cruel World'' is an album by
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
band
Tall Dwarfs
Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, who helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo were former members of Toy Love.
The band lacked a drummer, but would use household objects and han ...
, released in 1987. In 2005, the album was rereleased as an 18-track CD.
The songs on the album were compiled from the band's first four
EPs; ''
Three Songs'', ''
Louis Likes His Daily Dip
''Louis Like His Daily Dip'' is an EP by the New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs
Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, who helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo were former members of ...
'', ''
Canned Music
''Canned Music'' is an EP by New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs
Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, who helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo were former members of Toy Love.
The ...
'' and ''
Slugbucket Hairybreath Monster
''Slugbucket Hairybreath Monster'' is an EP by the New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs
Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, who helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo were former memb ...
''.
Track listing
*Original release
#"Nothing's Going To Happen"
#"Luck Or Loveliness"
#"All My Hollowness To You"
#"Louis The First"
#"Maybe"
#"Pictures On The Floor"
#"Paul's Place"
#"Clover"
#"Song Of The Silents"
#"Louis The Second"
#"Canopener"
#"Beauty"
#"This Room Is Wrong"
#"Walking Home"
#"Turning Brown + Torn In Two"
#"Woman"
#"Shade For Today"
#"Brain That Wouldn't Die"
#"I've Left Memories Behind"
#"Phil's Disease (Day 1)"
#"Phil's Disease (Day 4)"
#"Crush"
*2005 release
#"Nothing's Going To Happen"
#"Luck Of Loveliness"
#"All My Hollowness To You"
#"Louis The First"
#"Paul's Place"
#"Clover"
#"Song Of The Silents"
#"Louis The Second"
#"Canopener"
#"Beauty"
#"This Room Is Wrong"
#"Walking Home"
#"Shade For Today"
#"Brain That Wouldn't Die"
#"I've Left Memories Behind"
#"Phil's Disease (Day 1)"
#"Phil's Disease (Day 4)"
#"Crush"
References
Tall Dwarfs albums
1988 compilation albums
Flying Nun Records compilation albums
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