Modern Rock (album) explained

Modern Rock
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Clean
Cover:	Modern_Rock_Cover.jpg
Border:	yes
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.
Prev Title:	Vehicle
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Unknown Country
Next Year:	1996

Modern Rock is the second studio album by New Zealand group The Clean, released in 1994.^{[1] [2]}

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."^[3]

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."

Notes and References

1. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. 12 June 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
2. Book: Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. 12 June 2003. Rough Guides. 9781843531050. Google Books.
3. Web site: Clean.