''Secaucus'' is the second album by the American rock band

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, released in 1996. ''Secaucus'' is named for the city in which it was recorded,

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for the album; Grass dropped the band after they refused to be forced into a new contract. The Wrens' follow-up to ''Secaucus'', '' The Meadowlands'', was released seven years later, in 2003.

Critical reception

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'' deemed ''Secaucus'' a "Pixies-lovin’ garage-pop grab-bag." ''

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'' wrote: "The album displays the Wrens’ newly impressive range, from the racing shamble of the opening 'Yellow Number Three' and the glammy, vamping 'Built in Girls' to 'I’ll Mind You', which is an ambient, spacey instrumental."

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, in ''

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'', wrote that "the sonic turf is far broader than most indie bands ever dare, and there's a relationship sequence in the middle that lays on the hurt--'I've Made Enough Friends', killer." ''

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'' wrote that the album "combines artful '60s pop and razor-sharp, late-'70s new wave."

Track listing

References

External links

Lyrics at the Wrens Official Site
1996 albums The Wrens albums Secaucus, New Jersey {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub