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Chain is the third studio album by American rock band Pylon, released in 1990.[6][7] It was released after a seven-year hiatus.[8]

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Chain
Studio album by Pylon
Released	1990
Recorded	Tracks 1–3 and 5–13 recorded July 1990; "Sugarpop" recorded February 1990
Studio	Reflection Sound Studios and John Keane Studios
Genre	New wave post-punk jangle pop alternative rock
Label	Sky Records[1] 7-2020-1
Producer	Gary Smith, Scott Litt
Pylon chronology
Chomp (1983) Chain (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	A−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Critical reception

Robert Christgau thought that Pylon's "low registers, deliberate silences, and inexorably unmechanical beat all feed a muscular musical solidity with no real parallels--10 years after, the only band that sounds remotely similar is the Gang of Four."[3] Trouser Press wrote: "While retaining the band’s traditional bite, Chain gets more melody and texture from [Vanessa] Briscoe-Hay's singing and Randy Bewley's sharp guitar jabs."[6]

Track listing

• All songs written and arranged by Pylon.

1. "Look Alive" – 4:19
2. "Catch" – 3:37
3. "B-Complex" – 2:25
4. "Sugarpop" – 3:25
5. "There It Is" – 3:32
6. "Springtime" – 3:38
7. "This / That" – 3:02
8. "Go" – 3:57
9. "Crunch" – 3:39
10. "Very Right" – 3:49
11. "Metal" – 2:50
12. "Outside" – 2:47
13. "Sloganistic" – 2:36

Personnel

• Vanessa Ellison – vocals
• Randy Bewley – guitars
• Michael Lachowski – bass
• Curtis Crowe – drums

References

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