Modern Rock (album)

Modern Rock is the second studio album by New Zealand group The Clean, released in 1994.^[2][3]

Modern Rock
Studio album by The Clean
Released	1994
Recorded	6–15 April 1994
Studio	Hoopers Inlet Hall, Otakou Peninsula, Dunedin
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock
Length	46:54
Label	Flying Nun, Summershine
Producer	The Clean, Stephen Kilroy, and Tex Houston.
The Clean chronology
Vehicle (1990) Modern Rock (1994) Unknown Country (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a more grown-up affair that floats off-kilter melodies and tiny tensile guitar in a slower, softer swirl of cloudy organ lines and spacey electric piano textures, with liberal use of strings and folk instruments."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Starting Point"	2:26
2.	"Outside the Cage"	5:05
3.	"Linger Longer"	2:25
4.	"Wake Up in the Morning"	3:55
5.	"2 Reasons"	3:40
6.	"Safe in the Rain"	2:59
7.	"Secret Place"	3:35
8.	"Something I Need"	3:41
9.	"Different World"	3:45
10.	"Stomp the Guru"	2:18
11.	"Too Much Violence"	3:48
12.	"Phluke"	2:23
13.	"Do Your Thing"	4:13
14.	"Ginger Ale"	2:46

Personnel

The Clean

• David Kilgour – sang and played guitars, keyboards, percussion, and hammer dulcimer.
• Robert Scott – sang and played bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion, and hammer dulcimer.
• Hamish Kilgour – sang and played drums, percussion, and guitar.

Additional musicians

• Alan Starrett – played hammer dulcimer, cello, viola, mandolin, and accordion.
• Lisa Siegel – played percussion on "Do Your Thing."
• Brydie Scott – sang "Ginger Ale."
• Stephen Kilroy – foot stomped on "Something I Need."

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	41

References

1. Modern Rock at AllMusic
2. Thompson, Dave (12 June 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
3. Buckley, Peter (12 June 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
4. "Clean".
5. "Charts.nz – The Clean – Modern Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

External links

• Modern Rock at MusicBrainz