The New Transistor Heroes

The New Transistor Heroes
Studio album by
Bis
Released7 April 1997 (1997-04-07)
StudioApollo (Glasgow)
GenrePop punk[1]
Length53:52
LabelWiiija
ProducerRik Flick
Bis chronology
This Is Teen-C Power!
(1996) 		The New Transistor Heroes
(1997) 		Intendo
(1998)

The New Transistor Heroes is the debut studio album by the Scottish band Bis.[2] It was released on 7 April 1997.

The intro to the opening song "Tell It to the Kids" was recorded by a friend of the band, Mark Percival, credited in the album notes as Marky P.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
NME7/10[4]
Pitchfork8.6/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Select1/5[7]
The Village VoiceA−[8]
Wall of Sound71/100[9]

The Independent wrote: "The group Bis most resemble, in style and sound, is X-Ray Spex, but it's a resemblance bereft of any acknowledgement of what it means to mimic those attitudes in the late Nineties. Not only is the music a shrill imitation of late-Seventies punk ... but the targets are punk targets, too."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bis.

No.TitleLength
1."Tell It to the Kids"3:06
2."Sweet Shop Avengerz"2:41
3."Starbright Boy"3:39
4."Popstar Kill"2:33
5."Mr. Important"3:01
6."Antiseptic Poetry"3:05
7."Popyura"1:57
8."Skinny Tie SenSurround"3:50
9."Poster Parent"2:07
10."Monstarr"3:10
11."Everybody Thinks That They're Going to Get Theirs"2:29
12."Rebel Soul"5:02
13."Photoshop"3:09
14."X-Defect"3:09
15."Lie Detector Test"3:44
16."Dinosaur Germs"1:49

Notes

  • This is the UK CD release; it matches the UK and US LP releases.
  • The US LP came with a bonus 7-inch with the songs "Kkeerroolleeeenn", "Team Theme" and "Rollerblade Zero".
  • The US and Australian CD releases add the songs "Team Theme", "Rollerblade Zero" and "Kkeerroolleeeenn" to the end. "Kkeerroolleeeenn" is an unlisted "hidden" track.
  • The Thai CD release adds the song "Kandy Pop" to the end.
  • The Japanese CD release adds the songs "Kandy Pop", "This is Fake D.I.Y" and "School Disco" to the end.
  • The Japanese MiniDisc release features only the songs found on the UK CD.
  • The Australian 2CD release includes all tracks from the UK CD, plus "Kkeerroolleeeenn" on disc 1, and a repackaged version of the Sweet Shop Avengerz EP as disc 2 (five tracks only).

Personnel

Bis
Technical
  • Rik Flick – producer, engineer
  • Manda Rin – artwork

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 19
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 55

References

  1. ^ a b Gill, Andy (4 April 1997). "Bis The New Transistor Heroes". Pop. The Independent. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "The New Transistor Heroes – bis". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ Flaherty, Mike (9 May 1997). "The New Transistor Heroes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. ^ Sutherland, Mark (5 April 1997). "Bis – The New Transistor Heroes". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ^ Stomberg, Jeremy. "Bis: The New Transistor Heroes". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (29 May 1997). "Bis: The New Transistor Heroes / Kenickie: At the Club". Rolling Stone. No. 761. p. 48.
  7. ^ Perry, Andrew (May 1997). "Bis: The New Transistor Heroes". Select. No. 83. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (27 May 1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. ^ Patel, Joseph Monish. "Review: Social Dancing". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 11 February 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. ^ "ｂｉｓ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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