''New World Record'' is the sixth album by American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
Poster Children, released in 1999.
It was the first album recorded in their own studio, Tedium.
[ It was among the first albums made available for purchase in the MP3 format.
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Critical reception
''Tucson Weekly
The ''Tucson Weekly'' is an alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the Tucson, Arizona, metropolitan area of about 1,000,000 residents.
The paper is a member of the Association of Altern ...
'' called ''New World Record'' "an album that gets closest to the ferocious energy the band generates on stage" and "the best thing they've put out since 1993's ''Tool''."Chicago Reader
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'' called the album "a striking left turn from a band that's produced more than its share of mediocre alternapop." ''CMJ New Music Report
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'' called it "melodic, punchy post-punk hatworks in the darker intensity of the band's famed live shows."
Track listing
# "Accident Waiting to Happen" – 3:56
# "6x6" – 3:35
# "Time to Kill" – 2:24
# "Ankh" – 3:54
# "Mr. Goodnight" – 3:17
# "Chemicals" – 4:42
# "Straightline" – 3:34
# "Planet Earth" – 2:56
# "Good Cop Bad Cop" – 3:57
# "Secret Handshake" – 4:50
# "Wait and See" – 4:00
# "Deadman" – 3:53
Personnel
*Rick Valentin – Vocals, Guitar
*Rose Marshack – Bass, vocals
*Jim Valentin – Guitar
*Howie Kantoff – Drums
References
Poster Children albums
1999 albums
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