Attack of the Grey Lantern [UK] (1997)

About this title: Opening with the swirling, cinematic strings of "The Chad Who Loved Me," Mansun's debut album Attack of the Grey Lantern is anything but a conventional Brit-pop record. Few debut records are this assured, especially when a group is developing such an idiosyncratic, individual style. Mansun recalls many artists -- Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Tears for Fears, David Bowie, ABC, Blur, Prince -- without sounding exactly like any of them. Attack of the Grey Lantern is a grandiose, darkly seductive blend of new wave and '90s indie rock, filled with phased guitars, drum machines, and subversive, ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Chad Who Loved Me [Draper]
2. Mansun's Only Love Song [Draper]
3. Taxloss [Draper]
4. You, Who Do You Hate? [Draper]
5. Wide Open Space [Draper]
6. Stripper Vicar [Draper]
7. Disgusting [Draper]
8. She Makes My Nose Bleed [Draper]
9. Naked Twister [Draper]
10. Egg Shaped Fred [Draper]
11. Dark Mavis [Draper]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.