Vehicle (The Clean album)

Vehicle is the first full-length studio album by New Zealand group The Clean. It was released in 1990 by Flying Nun and Rough Trade Records.[1] Much of the material was written for the band's reunion tour in the late 1980s. Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis offered to record The Clean after seeing them play in London, after which Vehicle was produced during a three-day session. The album was engineered by Ken Kennedy and notable producer Alan Moulder, who was suggested by Travis.[2]

Vehicle
Studio album by
The Clean
Released1990
Recorded18–21 July 1989,
Blackwing Studios, London.
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
Length28:30
LabelFlying Nun
Rough Trade
ProducerThe Clean
The Clean chronology
Compilation
(1986)		 Vehicle
(1990)		 Modern Rock
(1994)

The front cover artwork is a painting by band member David Kilgour.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10[5]

The New York Times wrote that "the guitar chords still tumble out with the grace of falling bricks, and the songs have an endearing buoyancy that results from the band's conscious rejection of precision."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by David Kilgour, Hamish Kilgour, and Robert Scott.

No.TitleLength
1."Draw(in)g to a (W)hole"2:03
2."I Wait Around"2:42
3."Bye Bye"2:15
4."The Blue"1:45
5."Dunes"3:01
6."Some One"1:51
7."Home"2:01
8."Diamond Shine"3:13
9."Getting to You"1:46
10."Big Soft Punch"2:32
11."Big Cat"1:41
12."I Can See"2:33
13."Gem"1:07

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 35

References
  1. "TrouserPress.com :: Clean".
  2. "Acetone Magazine:::6:::The Clean:::Page 1".
  3. AllMusic review
  4. Robert Christgau review
  5. Pitchfork review
  6. Schoemer, Karen (13 May 1990). "Rock From New Zealand Inhabits Its Own Hemisphere". The New York Times. p. A29.
  7. "Charts.nz – The Clean – Vehicle". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

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