Songs About Fucking

by Big Black

Songs About Fucking cover art

As the final studio album from the influential Chicago band, 'Songs About Fucking' is an unrelenting and abrasive statement of post-hardcore and noise rock. The album's sound is defined by the sharp, metallic tones of Steve Albini's and Santiago Durango's guitars, the mechanical precision of a Roland TR-606 drum machine, and Albini's confrontational, sardonic lyrics. It explores dark and controversial themes of violence, perversion, and cruelty with a distinct sense of black humor, solidifying its landmark status in 1980s independent music.

Genres

  • Post-Hardcore
  • Noise Rock

Tracklist

  1. The Power Of Independent Trucking
  2. The Model
  3. Bad Penny
  4. L Dopa
  5. Precious Thing
  6. Colombian Necktie
  7. Kitty Empire
  8. Ergot
  9. Kasimir S. Pulaski Day
  10. Fish Fry
  11. Pavement Saw
  12. Tiny, King Of the Jews
  13. Bombastic Intro