Under Wartime Conditions

Under Wartime Conditions
Studio album by
The Cleaners from Venus
Released1984 (1984)
RecordedJanuary–May 1984
GenreIndie pop
Length36:55
Label
  • Acid Tapes
  • Calypso Now
  • Man at the Off Licence
The Cleaners from Venus chronology
In Golden Autumn
(1983) 		Under Wartime Conditions
(1984) 		Songs for a Fallow Land
(1985)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.1/10[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.TitleLength
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

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Under Wartime Conditions – Cleaners from Venus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Martin Newell". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
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