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| Released | 7 June 1999 | |||
| Genre | Post-Britpop,neo-psychedelia,space rock | |||
| Length | 46:50 | |||
| Label | London | |||
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Leisure Noise is the firstalbum byLondon bandGay Dad, released viaLondon Records andSire Records on 7 June 1999. The album is a blending ofglam rock,neo-psychedelia,krautrock andgospel intoindie pop. Lyrically it is often about and constructed of rock history. The track listing was designed to mimic the traditional two-sided vinyl and the album was made available on vinyl.
Chris Hughes produced the album, except for "To Earth with Love", which was produced byTony Visconti and Mark Frith.Gary Langan handled recording and mixing;Howie Weinberg mastered the album at Masterdisc in New York City.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 0.9/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| Wall of Sound | 85/100[9] |
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Melody Maker | United Kingdom | Best Albums of the Year | 1999 | 13th |
| Mojo | United Kingdom | Best Albums of the Year | 1999 | 28th |
| Select | United Kingdom | Best Albums of the Year | 1999 | 22nd |
In 2014,NME included the album in its list of "30 Glorious Britpop Albums That Deserve a Reissue Pronto," saying "A music journalist turned rock star? It’ll never catch on… Hmmm, back in a sec… Anyway,Face scribeCliff Jones might've cut a faintly ridiculous figure but he had the looks and – in "Joy!" and "To Earth with Love" – songs that could light up any Cool Britannic indie dancefloor. Just imagine those brash cuts freshly remastered."[10]
All tracks written by Nicholas Crowe, Cliff Jones, Nigel Hoyle and James Riseboro, except where noted.[1]
Personnel per booklet.[1]
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