Gyrate (album)

Gyrate
Studio album by
Pylon
Released1980
Genre
LabelDB
Producer
  • Bruce Baxter
  • Kevin Dunn
  • Pylon
Pylon chronology
Gyrate
(1980) 		Chomp
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork8.8/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]

Gyrate is the debut studio album by American rock band Pylon, released in 1980 by record label DB.

In a 1981 Trouser Press Review of Gyrate, Jon Young noted the album had "forceful rhythms and a kooky aura...jagged broken-glass textures and earnestly overbearing lyrics." He said the band has a "nervous, paranoid vibe," similar to the early Talking Heads. Young concludes, "Pylon prods and prods and prods."[6]

  1. ^ "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste. 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Gyrate – Pylon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Bowers, William (November 28, 2007). "Pylon: Gyrate Plus Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 13, 2007). "Debut from Eighties Dance-Rock Band Who Taught R.E.M. a Thing or Two". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pylon – Pylon | Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Young, Jon (April 1981). "Hit and Run". Trouser Press. Vol. 8, no. 2. New York. p. 51. Retrieved December 27, 2021.