This Is Our Art
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| This Is Our Art | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Picnic, West Peckham, Kent; The Chocolate Factory, London; Power Plant, Willesden, London | |||
| Genre | Rock,[1] pop | |||
| Label | Sire[2] | |||
| Producer | Julian Standen, Pete Brown | |||
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This Is Our Art is the debut studio album by the Scottish band the Soup Dragons, released in 1988.[3][4]
The album peaked at No. 60 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Trouser Press wrote that the album demonstrates "an amazing range, yet there’s something insincere about these songs, which seemingly don’t know when to end."[10] The Washington Post stated that it displays "a deft, if overreaching, eclecticism."[11]
The Toronto Star deemed This Is Our Art "spikey guitar pop."[12] The Omaha World-Herald called it "catchier and more melodic" than the band's debut.[13]
AllMusic noted that "the Soup Dragons are far more effective when they're gorging themselves on bubblegum like the sweet jangle pop of 'Soft As Your Face' and 'Turning Stone'."[6] The Rolling Stone Album Guide panned the "astonishingly pointless stylistic range."[9]
