# Distemper (album)

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1989 studio album by The New Christs

Distemper Studio album by The New Christs Released August 1989 Recorded Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, Australia January 1989 Studio Garage rock punk rock post-punk garage punk Length 44:03 (LP) 50:13 (CD) Label Blue Mosque/Citadel Producer Rob Younger

***Distemper*** is the first non-compilation album by [The New Christs](/source/The_New_Christs). It reached #1 on the Australian Alternative Charts.[1]

## Reception

According to *[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)*, the album received critical acclaim upon its release.[2] *[Trouser Press](/source/Trouser_Press)* noted the "dark, brooding" and "apocalyptic tone" of the album, writing that it is "nothing short of a 40-minute call to emotional jihad."[3]

### Legacy

[Louder than War](/source/Louder_than_War) described the album as "rabid [and] incredibly feral", calling it "a classic case of an album being so definitive that it was hard to see how it could be bettered, despite the consistently high quality of subsequent New Christs’ albums."[4] [Mark Lanegan](/source/Mark_Lanegan) of [The Screaming Trees](/source/The_Screaming_Trees) named the album as an influence on his music, calling the album "catchy in a really weird way and [Rob Younger's] singing is so out there and unique. He works around the music and he’s really aggressive."[5] The US website *Fast 'n' Bulbous* ranked it 83rd best album of the 1980s.[6]

## Track listing

1. "No Way on Earth" ([Rob Younger](/source/Rob_Younger)) 4:42

1. "There's no time" (Younger) 3:32

1. "Another Sin" (Jim Dickson, Nick Fischer, [Charlie Owen](/source/Charlie_Owen_(musician)), Younger) 3:33

1. "The March" (Owen, Younger) 5:28

1. "The Burning of Rome" (Younger) 5:14

1. "Afterburn" (Owen, Younger) 4:47

1. "Circus of Sour" (Owen, Younger) 3:56

1. "Coming Apart" (Younger) 2:55

1. "Bed of Nails" (Dickson, Younger) 6:26

1. "Love's Underground" (Dickson, Fischer, Owen, Younger) 3:14

1. "Disconnected" (Dickson, Younger) 6:26

1. "Headin' South" (Younger) 4:09

Tracks 11 and 12 only appear on the CD.

## Personnel

**The New Christs**

- [Rob Younger](/source/Rob_Younger) – Lead Vocals

- [Charlie Owen](/source/Charlie_Owen_(musician)) – Guitar, Piano, Organ

- Jim Dickson – Bass, Vocals

- Nick Fischer – Drums

with

- [Louis Tillett](/source/Louis_Tillett) – Piano, Organ (1,5,10)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mcfarlane_1-0)** [McFarlane, Ian](/source/Ian_McFarlane) (1999). *[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Australian_Rock_and_Pop)*. [Allen & Unwin](/source/Allen_%26_Unwin). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-86448-768-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86448-768-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Emery, Patrick (7 August 2014). ["The New Christs' Rob Younger embraced irony after Radio Birdman"](https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/the-new-christs-rob-younger-embraced-irony-after-radio-birdman-20140807-100lgr.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Robbins, Ira A. (24 March 1991). ["The Trouser Press record guide"](http://archive.org/details/trouserpressreco002269mbp). Collier Books – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The New Christs: Incantations - album review"](https://louderthanwar.com/the-new-christs-incantations-album-review/). 25 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Quietus - Features - Baker's Dozen -"](https://thequietus.com/articles/07817-mark-lanegan-bakers-dozen?page=13). *The Quietus*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["List Archive"](http://fastnbulbous.com/list.php).

## External links

- [Distemper](http://www.citadelmailorder.com/mailorder/discs/new_christs_distemper.jsp?source=new_christs_distemper) on Citadel Records

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