New World Record

For the album by Electric Light Orchestra, see A New World Record.

New World Record is the sixth album by American alternative rock band Poster Children, released in 1999.^[6] It was the first album recorded in their own studio, Tedium.^[3] It was among the first albums made available for purchase in the MP3 format.^[7]

New World Record
Studio album by Poster Children
Released	February 23, 1999
Recorded	1998, Studio Tedium, Champaign, Illinois
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:47
Label	spinART[1]
Producer	Jonathan Pines, Poster Children
Poster Children chronology
RTFM (1997) New World Record (1999) DDD (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[4]
PopMatters	6.8/10[5]

Critical reception

Tucson Weekly called New World Record "an album that gets closest to the ferocious energy the band generates on stage" and "the best thing they've put out since 1993's Tool."^[6] The Chicago Reader called the album "a striking left turn from a band that's produced more than its share of mediocre alternapop."^[8] CMJ New Music Report called it "melodic, punchy post-punk [that] works in the darker intensity of the band's famed live shows."^[9]

Track listing

1. "Accident Waiting to Happen" – 3:56
2. "6x6" – 3:35
3. "Time to Kill" – 2:24
4. "Ankh" – 3:54
5. "Mr. Goodnight" – 3:17
6. "Chemicals" – 4:42
7. "Straightline" – 3:34
8. "Planet Earth" – 2:56
9. "Good Cop Bad Cop" – 3:57
10. "Secret Handshake" – 4:50
11. "Wait and See" – 4:00
12. "Deadman" – 3:53

Personnel

• Rick Valentin – Vocals, Guitar
• Rose Marshack – Bass, vocals
• Jim Valentin – Guitar
• Howie Kantoff – Drums