Released March 26, 1996 Label Touch and Go Records | Length 34:35 Release date 26 March 1996 | |
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Noise rock albums Bonsai Superstar, Liar, Songs About Fucking, Odelay, Fuckfest | ||
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture is the third album from the band Brainiac, released on March 26, 1996. It's the group's second release through Touch & Go Records, following the Internationale extended play that released the year prior. The album incorporates more electronics than previous Brainiac releases, and hints towards the more synth-based electropunk style that the band would later focus on for their next extended play, and final release before Tim Taylor's death in 1997, Electro-Shock for President.
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Background and recording
According to an interview with Seconds Magazine, Tim Taylor stated that the band was very interested in writing a "futuristic pop" album of sorts: "the idea was to make pop music that sounded futuristic so it wouldn’t sound dated." The band also incorporated a "70's fashion band" aesthetic around the time the album was in production, wearing gaudy outfits for their live performances.
The album was predominately recorded at Water Music, Hoboken New Jersey with production and engineering duties done by Eli Janney, who also helped the band with their previous album Bonsai Superstar. "Nothing Ever Changes" is an exception, that track was produced and recorded by Steve Albini in his basement. The entire album was mixed at Oz Recording, Baltimore, Maryland. A music video for the track "Vincent Come on Down" was produce to promote the album.
Reception
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture received much acclaim from critics and fans and is considered as one of the band's best recordings alongside with Bonsai Superstar. In Magnet Magazine's article of the album, it is referred to as a "lost classic". Derek Gullet of The Dirty Socialites considers the album as one of his favorites of all time.
Pitchfork Media ranked this album #73 in their feature "Top 100 albums of the 1990s". It was also included in their list of the 25 greatest albums released through Touch & Go Records. NME included the album in a list composed of 5 albums with production by Steve Albini that they considered to be "essential", stating that they were "one of the most brain-bustingly unique [bands] the rock underground has ever seen".
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