Crawdaddy (album)
1990 studio album by the Darling Buds
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Crawdaddy is the second studio album by Welsh band the Darling Buds.[2][3] It was released on Epic Records in 1990 and contains the singles "Tiny Machine" and "Crystal Clear". The band supported the album by touring with Wire Train.[4]
- Justice Room
- Great Linford Manor
- Maison Rouge
- Surrey Sound, Leatherhead[1]
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| Released | 1990 | |||
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| Genres | Pop punk, pop, rock | |||
| Length | 42:13 | |||
| Label | Epic 4670122 | |||
| Producer | Stephen Street | |||
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Production
The album was produced by Stephen Street.[5] According to the liner notes for the 2023 box set Killing for Love, Jimmy Hughes replaced Richard Gray on drums; recording began at Justice Room, continued at Great Linford Manor and Maison Rouge, and was completed at Surrey Sound.[1] Lewis later said that Street encouraged the band to experiment and helped distinguish the album from its debut.[6]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[8] |
Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post considered Crawdaddy less successful than the band's debut, but described its dance-rock and neo-psychedelic production as listenable and singled out "Crystal Clear".[5] Trouser Press wrote: "Some now-tired Blondie-isms remain, but this fine sophomore effort is mostly a forward-looking, groove-heavy delight."[9] The Tampa Bay Times deemed Crawdaddy "full of swirly, danceable melodies and infectious drumbeats."[10] The Record labeled Crawdaddy "an enticing mix of melodic pop enhanced with a hint of hard-driving guitar rock."[11]
Spin called the album "guitar-driven girl pop at its very finest."[12] The Boston Globe considered it "a terse pop-punk manifesto that conveys love's conflicting impulses in an ingratiating, semi-complex, pop context."[13] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the Darling Buds "thicken the pop with dense, twisted textures, lending [the album] an off-center quality."[14]
Track listing
All songs written by Harley Farr and Andrea Lewis
- "It Makes No Difference" (3:55)
- "Tiny Machine" (5:45)
- "Crystal Clear" (3:48)
- "Do You Have to Break My Heart" (3:18)
- "You Won't Make Me Die" (3:45)
- "Fall" (3:56)
- "A Little Bit of Heaven" (3:46)
- "Honeysuckle" (2:39)
- "So Close" (5:29)
- "The End of the Beginning" (3:33)