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| Released | 24 June 2014 | |||
| Genres | Post-punk, new wave, indie rock, garage rock | |||
| Length | 40:28 | |||
| Label | Iron Lung | |||
| Producer | Mikey Young | |||
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Typical System is the second full-length album by Australian post-punk band Total Control. Produced by band member Mikey Young, the album was released on 24 June 2014 by Iron Lung Records.[1] It peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums chart.[2]
At the Music Victoria Awards of 2014, the album was nominated for Best Album.[3][4]
Reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B−[7] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10[10] |
| The Music |  [11] |
| NME | 8/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[13] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[14] |
| Under the Radar | 8/10[15] |
Typical System received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 11 reviews.[16]
Accolades
[edit]| Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noisey | US | Noisey's Top 25 Albums of 2014 | 11[17] |
| Rough Trade | UK | Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of The 2014 | 11[18] |
| Flavorwire | US | Flavorwire's 30 Best Albums of 2014 | 19[19] |
| Paste | US | Paste's 50 Best Albums of 2014 | 43[20] |
| Under the Radar | US | Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2014 | 58[21] |
Track listing
[edit]CD (TCON102), vinyl (LUNGS053)
All tracks are written by Michael Young, James Vinciguerra, Daniel Stewart, Zephyr Pavey, Al Montfort,[22] except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Glass" (Young, Vinciguerra, Stewart) | 6:07 |
| 2. | "Expensive Dog" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Flesh War" | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Systematic Fuck" | 2:11 |
| 5. | "Liberal Party" (Young, Vinciguerra, Stewart, Pavey) | 3:35 |
| 6. | "2 Less Jacks" | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Black Springs" | 7:24 |
| 8. | "The Ferryman" (Young, Vinciguerra) | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Hunter" (Young, Stewart, Pavey, David West) | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Safety Net" (Young, Vinciguerra, Stewart, West, Pavey) | 3:35 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Typical System". 18 June 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ Wallace, Ian (14 July 2014). "Week Commencing ~ 14th July 2014 ~ Issue #1272" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1272). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Reviews for Typical System by Total Control". Metacritic.
- ↑ "Typical System". Alternative Press.
- ↑ "Total Control- Typical System". Consequence of Sound. 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Total Control - Typical System". Exclaim!.
- ↑ Hughes, Tom (3 July 2014). "Total Control: Typical System review – exceptional leftfield synth-punk". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ Todd, Chris (18 July 2014). "Total Control - "Typical System"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ Telford, Brendan (18 June 2014). "Album Review: Total Control - Typical System". The Music. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "NME Reviews - Total Control - 'Typical System'". NME. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014.
- ↑ "Total Control: TYpical System - Album Reviews". Pitchfork.
- ↑ "Total Control: Typical System". PopMatters. 26 January 2021.
- ↑ Hayden, Mack (3 September 2014). "Total Control - Typical System". Under the Radar. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ Typical System Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More. Metacritic.
- ↑ "Noisey's Top 25 Albums of 2014: 25 to 11".
- ↑ "Independent purveyors of great music, since 1976". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ↑ "The 30 Best Albums of 2014". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Under the Radar's Top 140 Albums of 2014 | Under the Radar Magazine".
- ↑ "'Expensive' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
