Chomp is the second studio album by Athens, Georgia band Pylon, released in 1983.[8][9][10] It was re-released in 2009 via DFA Records.[11]

Chomp
Studio album by
Released1983
Genre
LabelDB Records
Producer
Pylon chronology
Gyrate
(1980)
Chomp
(1983)
Chain
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Pitchfork7.7/10[5]
PopMatters8/10[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press called the album "more ambitious in scope" than the debut, writing that it "incorporates a psychedelic drone in spots" and that the band "sometimes sounds less anxious and strident than before."[1] The Stranger deemed Chomp an "essential [record] of angsty new wave and piquant post-punk."[11]

Track listing

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Side One
No.TitleLength
1."K"4:33
2."Yo-Yo"4:14
3."Beep"3:24
4."Italian Movie Theme"2:00
5."Crazy"3:13
6."M-Train"3:46
Side Two
No.TitleLength
7."Buzz"2:59
8."No Clocks"2:58
9."Reptiles"3:56
10."Spider"3:54
11."Gyrate"4:06
12."Altitude"3:19

Chomp More (2009 reissue – DFA – DFA2220CD)

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No.TitleLength
13."Crazy" (Original)"3:12
14."Yo-Yo" (Pylon Mix)"5:53
15."Gyrate" (Pylon Mix)"4:57
16."Four Minutes"6:04

Track 16 is the B-side of "Beep"/"Altitude" single.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Pylon". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Pylon". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 700.
  5. ^ "Pylon: Chomp More". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ "Pylon: Chomp More". PopMatters. February 1, 2010.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 568.
  8. ^ Brown, Rodger Lyle (July 28, 2016). Party Out of Bounds: The B-52's, R.E.M., and the Kids who Rocked Athens, Georgia. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820350400 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Review: Pylon, 'Live'". Spin. July 20, 2016.
  10. ^ Geurts, Jimmy. "Vanessa Briscoe Hay on Pylon history, R.E.M. and B-52's before playing Sarasota Film Festival". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  11. ^ a b "Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Moodily Melodic "Messenger" by New-Wave Luminaries Pylon Reenactment Society". The Stranger.