Crawdaddy (album)

Crawdaddy
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Studio album by The Darling Buds
Released	1990
Recorded	Greenhouse Studios/The Justice Rooms/The Windings Great Linford Manor
Genre	Indie twee pop
Length	42:13
Label	Epic 4670122
Producer	Stephen Street, Pat Collier
The Darling Buds chronology
Shame On You (The Native Years) (1990) Crawdaddy (1990) Erotica (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+

Crawdaddy is an album by The Darling Buds. It was released on Epic Records in 1990 and contains the singles "Tiny Machine" and "Crystal Clear".

The album's sound was more accomplished than on the band's debut album Pop Said.... The arrangements were lush, and with tracks like "Tiny Machine" clocking in at just under six minutes, the song lengths were relatively epic compared to the two-minute average on Pop Said....

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Some now-tired Blondie-isms remain, but this fine sophomore effort is mostly a forward-looking, groove-heavy delight." The Tampa Bay Times called it "full of swirly, danceable melodies and infectious drumbeats." Spin deemed it "guitar-driven girl pop at its very finest."

Track listing

All songs written by Harley Farr and Andrea Lewis

1. "It Makes No Difference" (3:55)
2. "Tiny Machine" (5:45)
3. "Crystal Clear" (3:48)
4. "Do You Have To Break My Heart" (3:18)
5. "You Won't Make Me Die" (3:45)
6. "Fall" (3:56)
7. "A Little Bit Of Heaven" (3:46)
8. "Honeysuckle" (2:39)
9. "So Close" (5:29)
10. "The End of the Beginning" (3:33)

Singles

1. "Tiny Machine" (1990)
2. "Crystal Clear" (1990)

Members

• Andrea Lewis – Vocalist
• Geriant "Harley" Farr – Guitarist
• Chris McDonogh – Bassist
• Jimmy Hughes – Drummer