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Luxury Problem

Luxury Problem is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Lunachicks, released on June 1, 1999, through Go-Kart Records. Following the departure of guitarist Sindi Benezra in 1997, it is the only album with the band as a quartet. It is also their most recent album, having been on hiatus since 2001.

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Luxury Problem
Studio album by
Lunachicks
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
RecordedDecember 1998–January 1999
StudiosExcello (Brooklyn, New York)
GenrePunk rock
Length41:51
LabelGo-Kart
ProducersPhil Hernandez, Chris Maxwell
Lunachicks chronology
Drop Dead Live
(1998) 		Luxury Problem
(1999)

Luxury Problem is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Lunachicks,12 released on June 1, 1999, through Go-Kart Records. Following the departure of guitarist Sindi Benezra in 1997, it is the only album with the band as a quartet. It is also their most recent album, having been on hiatus since 2001.3

Production

The album was recorded after the departure of guitarist Sindi Benezra, making the band a quartet.4

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar5
Robert Christgau(choice cut)6
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar4

Ox-Fanzine called Luxury Problems "a noisy, in no way overproduced punk rock album with a certain 'indie rock' touch ... a solid, satisfying proposition."7 CMJ New Music Report wrote that the band retains "its fatal chops and sharp lyrical teeth."8

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Theo Kogan except as noted; all music is composed by Lunachicks.

No.TitleLength
1."Less Teeth, More Tits"3:07
2."Luxury Problem"2:53
3."I'll Be the One"1:39
4."Crash"4:08
5."Terror Firmer"2:16
6."Say What You Mean"2:14
7."Nowhere Fast"3:36
8."Bad Ass Bitch"4:08
9."Shut You Out"3:34
10."Cuming Into My Own"1:57
11."Hope to Die"4:03
12."Knuckle Sandwich"1:11
13."The Return of Brickface & Stucco"2:02
14."Subway"3:33
15."Down at the Pub"1:30
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Heart of Glass (Blondie Cover)" (Japanese Release bonus track) 
References

References

  1. "Lunachicks Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. "Pretty Ugly by Lunachicks". Vh1. 1997-02-18. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  3. Bloom, Madison (18 November 2019). "Lunachicks Announce First Concert in 15 Years". Pitchfork.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 370.
  5. "Luxury Problem Lunachicks". AllMusic.
  6. "Lunachicks". Robert Christgau.
  7. "Review". Ox-Fanzine.
  8. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. July 12, 1999.
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