New York Fever (album)

New York Fever is an album by the American band the Toasters, released in 1992.[3][4][5] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[6]

New York Fever
Studio album by
The Toasters
Released1992
GenreSka[1]
Length45:10
LabelMoon[2]
The Toasters chronology
This Gun for Hire
(1990)		 New York Fever
(1992)		 Dub 56
(1994)

Production

The album was mixed by Joe Jackson, under the alias "Stanley Turpentine".[7][1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "gets off to a tremendous start with the tight, energetic title track and the swaggering groove and social commentary of 'Ploughshares into Guns' ... After that one-two punch, though, tight musicianship takes the place of solid songwriting."[9] The Kitchener-Waterloo Record opined that "the production on this album is superb, with the bass runs punctuating rather than rolling."[10] The Arizona Daily Star called the album "funny, fun and insightful," writing that it "incorporates elements of funk, township jive, calypso and dance-hall music."[11]

AllMusic noted that "the songwriting could be a bit more polished and melodic in places instead of relying on the group's admittedly fine instrumental work."[8]

Track listing
  1. "New York Fever" - 2:08
  2. "Ploughshares into Guns" - 3:29
  3. "History Book Version" - 2:57
  4. "Too Hip to Be Cool" - 3:35
  5. "Night Train" - 4:30
  6. "Social Security" - 2:55
  7. "Shebeen" - 4:05
  8. "Johnny, Forsake Her" - 3:58
  9. "Too Much Happening" - 2:54
  10. "Pool Shark (Reprise)" - 3:15
  11. "B27" - 3:47
  12. "Ploughshares Version" - 3:30
  13. "Pablo's Shebeen" - 4:15

References
  1. McLennan, Scott (20 May 1993). "The Toasters, a premier ska band...". Telegram & Gazette. p. C5.
  2. Partridge, Kenneth (September 14, 2021). "Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska and Swing". Penn State Press – via Google Books.
  3. "The Toasters Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. Thompson, Dave (January 5, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  5. Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). "New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB". Macmillan – via Google Books.
  6. "Toast to the Toasters". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 17 May 1993. p. 1D.
  7. Heim, Chris (2 Oct 1992). "Pop and rock". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. S.
  8. "The Toasters - New York Fever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  9. "Toasters". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  10. Randall, Neil (15 July 1993). "Everyone should hear the Toasters". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. D8.
  11. "Starlist". Arizona Daily Star. January 8, 1993.
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