New York in the '70s

New York in the '70s
Studio album by
Luke Haines
Released26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
GenreAlternative rock, folk, psychedelic rock, Electronic
Length33:11
LabelCherry Red Records
ProducerLuke Haines
Luke Haines chronology
Rock and Roll Animals
(2013) 		New York in the '70s
(2014) 		Raving (Vols 1-75)
(2015)

New York in the '70s is a concept album by British alternative rock artist Luke Haines.[1] The music style is influenced by new wave and protopunk bands from the New York scene mostly by Suicide (band).[2]

Into his song "Cerne Abbas Man", he refers Rock and Roll Animals in the sentence The birds were in my last LP.

Concept

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar[1]
NME7/10[3]
PopMatters7/10[4]
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar[5]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[6]

The concept is less of a narrative story and more of a descriptive album. As the title tells, Haines describes some scenes from New York City in 1970s art world. Talking about social context, drug use, sexual liberty.[6]

Similarly to his two previous albums, Haines namedropped several people such as Lou Reed, Jim Carroll, Bill Cunningham, Jimi Hendrix, all the members of The New York Dolls and few others. The band Suicide seems to have a huge influence on the album from its style, but also as Alan Vega is referred to in the first and last track. The song City Drone sounds a lot like the band's style as well as UK Punk that sounds specifically like Suicide's Rocket U.S.A. The link can also make by the comparaison of "UK" vs "U.S.A." diminutives.[4]

He also refers to iconic places such as Chelsea Hotel, CBGB, The Mercer Arts Center, etc.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Luke Haines except for track 9 by John Moore.

  1. "Alan Vegas Says" – 3:17
  2. "Drone City" – 2:55
  3. "NY in the 70s" – 2:39
  4. "Jim Carroll" – 1:48
  5. "Tricks n Kicks n Drugs" – 2:10
  6. "Bill's Bunker" – 3:28
  7. "Dolls Forever" – 2:32
  8. "New York City Breakdown" – 1:38
  9. "Lou Reed Lou Reed" – 2:06
  10. "UK Punk" – 3:13
  11. "Cemes Abbas Man" – 4:11
  12. "NY Stars" – 3:22

Credits

Music
  • Luke Haines – guitar, keyboards, drums, vocals, songwriting
Production
  • Luke Haines – producer
  • Ed Woods – mastering
Visual
  • Siân Pattenden – photography
  • Luke Haines – painting
  • Louise Mason – Sleeve, Layout

References

  1. ^ a b Kennedy, Jake (14 May 2014). "New York In The 70s - Record Collector Magazine". Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Luke Haines: New York in the '70s review". Digital Spy. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  3. ^ Huggett, Stuart. "Luke Haines - 'New York In The '70s'". NME.COM. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b Schurr, Maria (3 June 2014). "Luke Haines: New York in the '70s » PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  5. ^ Baber, Andy (19 May 2014). "Luke Haines - New York In The '70s | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b Hall, Michael James (14 May 2014). "Luke Haines - New York in the 70s". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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