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- Summary: Drag City releases a compilation of the no-wave post-punk band's recordings from three 7-inch records.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, Post-Punk, New York Punk, No Wave
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Nov 14, 2011Social Climbers is a valuable document of its time, place, and a reminder of the greatness that might get away.
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Nov 14, 2011Even amidst dissonant notes or loopy time signatures, a catchy hook or two usually surfaced.
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MagnetFeb 2, 2012The album holds up better than most dustbin acquisitions reissue labels make, but it's not without its limitations - namely, in the way it mixes and matches aesthetics. [No. 81, p. 59]
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UncutNov 15, 2011This, their sole album, is a curious beast, reminiscent of The Lounge Lizards or Devo, but defiantly its own thing. [Nov 2011, p.98]
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The WireDec 5, 2011Rather than the sound of people battering against existing structures, Social Climbers exude comfort. [Sep 2011, p.58]
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Nov 14, 2011The words lack that confidence the music conveys, so instead of luring you in with a convincing musical world, it more often ends up throwing a fit for attention.
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Nov 14, 2011The reissue shows how prickly and difficult Social Climber's aesthetic could be, its arrangements as sparse as Young Marble Giants, though less even less concerned with hook and melody.