- indie rock, rock
- 47 min
- 13 tracks
- Island Records Ltd.
The Black Swan is the fifth and final studio album by The Triffids, released in April 1989 and peaking at No. 59 on the Australian Album Charts. The album was originally conceived as a double album.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and cool.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- 1Too Hot to Move4:12
- 2American Sailors0:40
- 3Falling Over You3:42
- 4Goodbye Little Boy3:27
- 5Bottle of Love2:52
- 6The Spinning Top Song3:34
- 7Butterflies Into Worms3:20
- 8The Clown Prince4:37
- 9Good Fortune Rose3:32
- 10New Year's Greetings5:43
- 11One Mechanic Town3:10
- 12Blackeyed Susan4:01
- 13Fairytale Love3:52
13 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Triffids
- Label
- Island Records Ltd.
- Released
- 1989
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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