Under Wartime Conditions is the seventh album by English musician Martin Newell, under the alias The Cleaners from Venus, released in 1984 by record labels Acid Tapes, Calypso Now and Man at the Off Licence.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[2] |
Trouser Press called it "rudimentary and casual, but musically substantial and indicative of anything-goes pop talent".[3] Pitchfork wrote: "If anything, [Under Wartime Conditions] proved his most enjoyably rollicking record yet".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Martin Newell
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Summer in a Small Town" | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Johnny the Moondog is Dead" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Hand of Stone" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Drowning Butterflies" | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Radio Seven" | 1:06 |
| 6. | "Fracas on West Street" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Lukewarm Love Song" | 4:17 |
| 8. | "A Blue Wave" | 2:43 |
| 9. | "A Song for Syd Barrett" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "The Winter Palace" | 3:58 |
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Under Wartime Conditions – Cleaners from Venus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned (June 5, 2013). "Cleaners from Venus: In the Golden Autumn / Under Wartime Conditions / Songs for a Fallow Land Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^ Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Martin Newell". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
External links
- Under Wartime Conditions at Discogs (list of releases)
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