# Commercial Suicide

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1986 studio album by Colin Newman

Commercial Suicide Studio album by Colin Newman Released 1986 (1986) Genre Chamber pop, art pop, minimal wave Length 41:54 Label Crammed Discs Producer Colin Newman Colin Newman chronology Not To (1982) Commercial Suicide (1986) It Seems (1988)

***Commercial Suicide*** is the fourth studio album by English musician [Colin Newman](/source/Colin_Newman), released in 1986 by record label [Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs).

A massive change in style for Newman, *Commercial Suicide* is reflective and highly orchestrated. His next LP, *[It Seems](/source/It_Seems)*, followed a similar path, albeit with far more use of [sequencers](/source/Music_sequencer) – something Newman would continue to work with for a number of years. Both *Commercial Suicide* and *It Seems* featured [Malka Spigel](/source/Malka_Spigel), who married Newman in 1986, and who has been included in all subsequent solo and collaborative work.[1]

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2]

The album received positive reviews. *[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))* called it "an unmitigated delight: a complex, consoling, literate pop classic",[3] going on to rank it the 69th best album of the 1980s.[4] Wilson Neate of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) wrote that the album "approaches listeners in a more subtle, measured fashion, its sound often deliberate and spacious, at times recalling the abstract textures of *[Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish](/source/Provisionally_Entitled_The_Singing_Fish)* (1981). That's not to say this album lacks a pop sensibility." He went on to write that it "prefigure[s] [...] the deconstructed symphonic pop done so well by [Blur](/source/Blur_(band))."[2] [Jim Derogatis](/source/Jim_Derogatis) and Wilson Neate, writing in *[Trouser Press](/source/Trouser_Press)*, said that *Commercial Suicide* combined Newman's "ambient and pop interests by bringing a more spacious, minimalist approach to vocal-driven tunes."[5]

## Track listing

1. "Their Terrain" - 5:01

1. "2-Sixes" - 5:17

1. "Metarkest" - 5:12

1. "But I..." - 4:53

1. "Commercial Suicide" - 4:02

1. "I'm Still Here" - 3:47

1. "Feigned Hearing" - 4:02

1. "Can I Explain The Delay?" - 4:55

1. "I Can Hear Your..." - 4:46

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AllMusic_bio_1-0)** Neate, Wilson. [Colin Newman](https://www.allmusic.com//colin-newman-mn0000113424) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved 2021-05-31.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_ComSuiReview_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_ComSuiReview_2-1) Neate, Wilson. [Commercial Suicide – Colin Newman](https://www.allmusic.com//commercial-suicide-mw0000650559) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved 2021-05-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Sande, Kiran (3 February 2013). ["Lost and Found: Colin Newman's *Commercial Suicide* – Fact Magazine: Music News, New Music"](http://www.factmag.com/2012/02/03/lost-and-found-colin-newmans-commercial-suicide-1986/). *[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))*. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s: 69: Colin Newman, *Commercial Suicide*"](http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/24/the-100-best-albums-of-the-1980s-100-81/33/). *[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))*. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Trouser_5-0)** DeRogatis, Jim; Neate, Wilson. ["TrouserPress.com :: Wire"](https://trouserpress.com/reviews/wire/). *[TrouserPress.com](/source/Trouser_Press)*. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

## External links

- *[Commercial Suicide](https://www.discogs.com/master/59026)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

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