Commercial Suicide

Commercial Suicide is the fourth studio album by English musician Colin Newman, released in 1986 by record label Crammed.

Commercial Suicide
Studio album by Colin Newman
Released	1986
Genre	Chamber pop, art pop, minimal wave
Length	41:54
Label	Crammed Discs
Producer	Colin Newman
Colin Newman chronology
A–Z (1980) Commercial Suicide (1986)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Fact called it "an unmitigated delight: a complex, consoling, literate pop classic"[2] going on to rank it the 69th best album of the 1980s.[3] Wilson Neate of AllMusic wrote that the album "approaches listeners in a more subtle, measured fashion, its sound often deliberate and spacious, at times recalling the abstract textures of Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish (1981). That's not to say this album lacks a pop sensibility." He went on to write that it "prefigure[s] [...] the deconstructed symphonic pop done so well by Blur."[4]

Track listing

1. "Their Terrain" - 5:01
2. "2-Sixes" - 5:17
3. "Metarkest" - 5:12
4. "But I..." - 4:53
5. "Commercial Suicide" - 4:02
6. "I'm Still Here" - 3:47
7. "Feigned Hearing" - 4:02
8. "Can I Explain The Delay?" - 4:55
9. "I Can Hear Your..." - 4:46

References

1. Neate, Wilson. "Commercial Suicide – Colin Newman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
2. Sande, Kiran (February 3, 2013). "Lost and Found: Colin Newman's Commercial Suicide – Fact Magazine: Music News, New Music". Fact. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
4. Neate, Wilson. "Commercial Suicide – Colin Newman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2016.

External links

• Commercial Suicide at Discogs (list of releases)