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''[[Trouser Press]]'' writes that the album "[revives] the grind-and-caterwaul of [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks|Teenage Jesus]] as filtered through ''[[Metal Box]]''-era [[Public Image Ltd|PiL]], all deviant guitar and rolling rhythms".<ref name="Trouser Press">{{cite web |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=lydia_lunch |title=TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch |last1=Payes |first1=Robert |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |last3=Grant |first3=Steven |last4=Robbins |first4=Ira |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]] |accessdate=July 21, 2016}}</ref> UK magazine ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' wrote that "sonically it comes over like a more droning, dissolute Stateside cousin of [[Siouxsie and the Banshees|Siouxsie & the Banshees]]' ''[[Juju (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Juju]]''".<ref name="Fact">{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2011/01/27/lydia-lunchs-1313-reissued/ |title=Lydia Lunch's ''13.13'' Reissued – Fact Music: Music News, New Music. |date=January 27, 2011 |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> The musicians who played on and co-wrote the album had been members of first wave [[Los Angeles]] [[punk]] band [[the Weirdos]]. |
''[[Trouser Press]]'' writes that the album "[revives] the grind-and-caterwaul of [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks|Teenage Jesus]] as filtered through ''[[Metal Box]]''-era [[Public Image Ltd|PiL]], all deviant guitar and rolling rhythms".<ref name="Trouser Press">{{cite web |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=lydia_lunch |title=TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch |last1=Payes |first1=Robert |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |last3=Grant |first3=Steven |last4=Robbins |first4=Ira |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]] |accessdate=July 21, 2016}}</ref> UK magazine ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' wrote that "sonically it comes over like a more droning, dissolute Stateside cousin of [[Siouxsie and the Banshees|Siouxsie & the Banshees]]' ''[[Juju (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Juju]]''".<ref name="Fact">{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2011/01/27/lydia-lunchs-1313-reissued/ |title=Lydia Lunch's ''13.13'' Reissued – Fact Music: Music News, New Music. |date=January 27, 2011 |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> The musicians who played on and co-wrote the album had been members of first wave [[Los Angeles]] [[punk rock|punk]] band [[the Weirdos]]. |
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| Released | June 1982 | |||
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| Length | 39:58 | |||
| Label | Ruby | |||
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13.13 is the second album by American artist Lydia Lunch, released in June 1982 by record label Ruby.
Content
Trouser Press writes that the album "[revives] the grind-and-caterwaul of Teenage Jesus as filtered through Metal Box-era PiL, all deviant guitar and rolling rhythms".[1] UK magazine Fact wrote that "sonically it comes over like a more droning, dissolute Stateside cousin of Siouxsie & the Banshees' Juju".[2] The musicians who played on and co-wrote the album had been members of first wave Los Angeles punk band the Weirdos.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Trouser Press | mixed[1] |
13.13 has divided critics. Trouser Press wrote that "Like her previous stuff, it manages to be simultaneously fascinating and annoying."[1] In its retrospective review, Fact magazine qualified it as a "masterpiece".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by 13.13 (Dix Denney, Lydia Lunch, Cliff Martinez and Gregg Williams), except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stares to Nowhere" | 4:15 | |
| 2. | "3x3" | 6:05 | |
| 3. | "This Side of Nowhere" | Lydia Lunch | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Snakepit Breakdown" | Lydia Lunch | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dance of the Dead Children" | Lydia Lunch | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Suicide Ocean" | 5:56 | |
| 3. | "Lock Your Door" | 5:27 | |
| 4. | "Afraid of Your Company" | 7:04 |
Personnel
- 13.13
- Dix Denney – guitar
- Lydia Lunch – vocals, piano, production
- Cliff Martinez – drums, percussion
- Greg Williams – bass guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- 13.13 – production
- David Arnoff – photography
- Bob Blank – engineering
- Steven McDonald – engineering
- James Partie – photography
- Jeff Price – design
- Thom Wilson – engineering
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart | 19[4] |
References
- ^ a b c Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "Lydia Lunch's 13.13 Reissued – Fact Music: Music News, New Music". Fact. January 27, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ "13 13 – Lydia Lunch | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
External links
- 13.13 at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lydia Lunch official website
