- new wave, electronic, art pop
- 38 min
- 8 tracks
- Virgin
Tin Drum is the fifth and final studio album by the English new wave band Japan, released on 13 November 1981 by Virgin Records. It peaked at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart, and featured the top 5 single "Ghosts". It has received acclaim as the band's best and most original work.
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Grave, character-led, contemporary and cool.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- 1The Art of Parties4:11
- 2Talking Drum3:37
- 3Ghosts4:35
- 4Canton5:28
- 5Still Life in Mobile Homes5:35
- 6Visions of China3:39
- 7Sons of Pioneers7:09
- 8Cantonese Boy3:50
8 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Japan
- Label
- Virgin
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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