New Traditionalists

Album by DEVO

New Traditionalists is the fourth studio album by DEVO, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. in the US and Virgin in the UK, advancing their synthesiser-led new wave and post-punk sound with programmed rhythms and taut electronic textures. It develops their de-evolution concept through themes of conformity, consumer culture and media saturation.
First released: August 1981

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Through Being Cool
    3:15
  2. 2.
    Jerkin’ Back ’n’ Forth
    3:05
  3. 3.
    Pity You
    2:48
  4. 4.
    Soft Things
    3:28
  5. 5.
    Going Under
    3:31
  6. 6.
    Race of Doom
    3:44
  7. 7.
    Love Without Anger
    2:37
  8. 8.
    The Super Thing
    4:21
  9. 9.
    Beautiful World
    3:35
  10. 10.
    Enough Said
    3:34
  11. 11.
    Working in the Coal Mine
    2:53
  12. 12.
    Mecha‐Mania Boy
    2:48
  13. 13.
    Nu‐tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man)
    1:39

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