hypersongs

Grand Prix

The fifth album, and the band's first UK top ten.
Teenage Fanclub, 1995

David Bianco produced with the band and mixed it at Larrabee North in Los Angeles; Paul Quinn played drums, and the cover car was supplied by the defunct Formula One team Simtek. It reached 7 in the UK. The Guardian, Mojo and Q gave it five stars, NME 9 out of 10, Pitchfork 8.5 and AllMusic 4.5 stars, while Spin gave it 4 out of 10. The Independent's Angela Lewis called it breathtakingly superb. Singles were "Mellow Doubt" (March 27, 1995), "Sparky's Dream" (May 22), "Neil Jung" and "About You". Blake told Magnet in 2021 that it and Songs from Northern Britain are a definitive release for many fans.

Track listing

  1. About You2:41
  2. Sparky's Dream3:17
  3. Mellow Doubt2:42
  4. Don't Look Back3:43
  5. Verisimilitude3:31
  6. Neil Jung4:48
  7. Tears2:43
  8. Discolite3:07
  9. Say No3:12
  10. Going Places4:28
  11. I'll Make It Clear2:33
  12. I Gotta Know3:27
  13. Hardcore/Ballad1:48

More from Teenage Fanclub

A Catholic Education (1990), Bandwagonesque (1991), The King (1991), Thirteen (1993), Songs From Northern Britain (1997), Howdy! (2000), Man-Made (2005), Shadows (2010), Here (2016), Endless Arcade (2021), Nothing Lasts Forever (2023), Do Not Dare To Dream (2026)

Sources

  1. Grand Prix (album), Wikipedia
  2. A conversation with Norman Blake, Magnet (2021-04-29)