''The Beasts of Suburban'' is an

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(EP) by Australian

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band, TISM. It was produced by Tony Cohen and released in July 1992 via

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. Its title is a pun on the name of fellow Australian band, Beasts of Bourbon (also produced by Cohen). At the

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, the album was nominated for Best Independent Release while Cohen was nominated for

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for his work on the Cruel Sea's album ''

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'' and TISM's track, "Get Thee to a Nunnery". Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'.

Reception

Tyler Jenke of ''Beat'' reviewed ''The Beasts of Suburban'' in his overview of TISM's career in June 2022, stating that the band had "returned to their pub-rock roots" with the seven-track EP. He noticed that they were "far more comfortable with the music they were making." Australian feminist groups criticised TISM's sexism in their use of Sophie Lee in "Get Thee to a Nunnery". The song allegedly protests the use of sex to sell a product via Lee's appointment as the host of the TV series ''

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'' in 1992, contrasted with her presenting the

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's cartoon show, ''

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'' in 1990. Karen Fletcher of ''Green Left Weekly'' described the latter appointment, "middle-aged men... rush home from work in time to watch Sophie throw to Bugs Bunny cartoons." Lee described TISM's song as "a boring song by a boring bunch of bourgeois boys." In 2015 ''ToneDeaf''s Corey Tonkin listed "Morningtown Ride" as one of the 10 Greatest Songs About Melbourne.

Track listings

On the cassette version, the same program is repeated on both sides of the tape. * Note: "Morningtown Ride" has a length of 3:48 followed by a short interview and 5:00 of silence.

Reissues

Expanded version.

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beasts of Suburban TISM albums 1992 EPs Albums produced by Tony Cohen