Downtown Boys / Cost Of Living
| Album: | Cost Of Living | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Downtown Boys | Added: | Aug 2017 | |
| Label: | Sub Pop Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-11-19 | Pull Date: | 2018-01-21 |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 21 | Jan 7 | Dec 31 | Dec 17 | Dec 10 | Dec 3 | Nov 26 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 13, 2024: | down in the basement
Lips That Bite [Radio Edit] |
4. | Feb 07, 2018: | The Library
Promissory Note [Radio Edit] |
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| 2. | Aug 26, 2021: | The Library (rebroadcast from Nov 22, 2017)
Lips That Bite [Radio Edit] |
5. | Feb 02, 2018: | Hard and Heavy on the AM
Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas), I'm Enough (I Want More), A Wall |
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| 3. | Aug 11, 2021: | Hard and Heavy on the AM (rebroadcast from Feb 2, 2018)
Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas), I'm Enough (I Want More), A Wall |
6. | Jan 27, 2018: | Music Casserole
Because You |
Album Review
Telepathic Juan
Reviewed 2017-11-21
Reviewed 2017-11-21
Cost Of Living is the third long play recording by Providence, Rhode Island’s Downtown Boys. They are known for their fierce and energetic sound, a combination of late 1970s punk, no wave, and riot grrrl as well as heavily politically minded lyrics. Cost Of Living showcases a band at their sonic prime, full of confidence and unafraid to sing about such current social issues as immigration, authority abuse, and female empowerment, and always on their own artistic terms without being preachy. Visceral, confrontational, and unapologetic.
RIYL: X-Ray Spex, Bikini Kill, Pink Section, Priests and French Vanilla.
FCC WARNING: 1, 4, 10
[CLEAN VERSIONS AVAILABLE FOR THESE TRACKS ON THIS CD]
Recommended Tracks: 1 [FCC], 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15
1. (4:03) ***A Wall – FCC (Fuck it). Upbeat punker. Killer piece.
2. (3:03) **I'm Enough (I Want More) – Another killer punker. Solid.
3. (3:23) **Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas) – Yeah! Pit time!
4. (3:40) Promissory Note – FCC (Shit). Upbeat dancer – sharp noises.
5. (3:27) *Because You – Slow intro, it takes off at 1:20. Non-stop after that.
6. (3:16) Violent Complicity – More upbeat tempos with punk sax and guitars.
7. (2:00) **It Can't Wait – CBGBs forever. Upbeat.
8. (1:54) *Tonta – Punker en castellano. Sax solo included.
9. (0:51) Heroes (Interlude) – Spoken word piece with some soft guitar noises as background.
10. (4:06) **Lips That Bite – FCC (Fuck?). One more upbeat punker with great vibe. Play the clean version.
11. (3:35) Clara Rancia – Medium-up tempo recording. Desperate and loud.
12. (1:08) Bulletproof (Outro) – Another spoken word piece with some soft guitar noises as background.
13. (4:02) *A Wall [Radio Edit - Extreme] – Without the “fuck it!” chorus, the song’s message loses steam. Great dynamics nevertheless.
14. (3:40) Promissory Note [Radio Edit] – Upbeat dancer – sharp noises.
15. (3:57) Lips That Bite [Radio Edit] – One more upbeat punker with great vibe. Play it!
RIYL: X-Ray Spex, Bikini Kill, Pink Section, Priests and French Vanilla.
FCC WARNING: 1, 4, 10
[CLEAN VERSIONS AVAILABLE FOR THESE TRACKS ON THIS CD]
Recommended Tracks: 1 [FCC], 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15
1. (4:03) ***A Wall – FCC (Fuck it). Upbeat punker. Killer piece.
2. (3:03) **I'm Enough (I Want More) – Another killer punker. Solid.
3. (3:23) **Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas) – Yeah! Pit time!
4. (3:40) Promissory Note – FCC (Shit). Upbeat dancer – sharp noises.
5. (3:27) *Because You – Slow intro, it takes off at 1:20. Non-stop after that.
6. (3:16) Violent Complicity – More upbeat tempos with punk sax and guitars.
7. (2:00) **It Can't Wait – CBGBs forever. Upbeat.
8. (1:54) *Tonta – Punker en castellano. Sax solo included.
9. (0:51) Heroes (Interlude) – Spoken word piece with some soft guitar noises as background.
10. (4:06) **Lips That Bite – FCC (Fuck?). One more upbeat punker with great vibe. Play the clean version.
11. (3:35) Clara Rancia – Medium-up tempo recording. Desperate and loud.
12. (1:08) Bulletproof (Outro) – Another spoken word piece with some soft guitar noises as background.
13. (4:02) *A Wall [Radio Edit - Extreme] – Without the “fuck it!” chorus, the song’s message loses steam. Great dynamics nevertheless.
14. (3:40) Promissory Note [Radio Edit] – Upbeat dancer – sharp noises.
15. (3:57) Lips That Bite [Radio Edit] – One more upbeat punker with great vibe. Play it!
Track Listing