- new wave
- 40 min
- 13 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Duty Now for the Future is the second studio album by American new wave band Devo, released on June 1, 1979, by Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Ken Scott, the album was recorded between September 1978 and early 1979 at Chateau Recorders in Hollywood.
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Cool, contemporary, character-led and classical in form.
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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Tracks
- 1-1Devo Corporate Anthem1:18
- 1-2Clockout2:49
- 1-3Blockhead3:01
- 1-4Wiggly World2:46
- 2-1The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize2:43
- 2-2Strange Pursuit2:45
- 2-3S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)4:27
- 3-1Secret Agent Man3:44
- 3-2Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA6:07
- 4-1Triumph of the Will2:26
- 4-2Timing X1:10
- 4-3Pink Pussycat3:17
- 4-4Red Eye3:01
13 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- DEVO
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 8-Track Cartridge
- Country
- US
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