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Teenager of the Year
Rock · 1994 · 22 tracks

Teenager of the Year

Frank Black

A sprawling 22-track odyssey of hyper-literate alternative rock. Jagged guitars, warm synthesizers, and surreal tales of UFOs and old technology.

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It's like a 22-track road trip through a sci-fi version of the California desert.

A restless, hyper-intelligent energy that blends sci-fi wonder with sun-drenched nostalgia.

Teenager of the Year · vs · Frank Black
Road Trip+1.4σ

Road Trip saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks
01
Whatever Happened to Pong?
1:35
02
Thalassocracy
1:33
03
(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain
2:18
04
Calistan
3:23
05
The Vanishing Spies
3:38
06
Speedy Marie
3:34
07
Headache
2:53
08
Sir Rockaby
2:55
09
Freedom Rock
4:17
10
Two Reelers
3:02
11
Fiddle Riddle
3:31
12
Olé Mulholland
4:42
13
Fazer Eyes
3:37
14
I Could Stay Here Forever
2:28
15
The Hostess With the Mostest
1:57
16
Superabound
3:11
17
Big Red
2:42
18
Space Is Gonna Do Me Good
2:23
19
White Noise Maker
2:43
20
Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band
2:20
21
Bad, Wicked World
1:58
22
Pie in the Sky
2:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
the frantic 90-second blast of Whatever Happened to Pong? that sets a breathless pace
the lush, melodic transition into the chorus of Headache that feels like a classic radio hit
the sprawling, keyboard-driven groove of Olé Mulholland that captures a surreal California vibe
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