LimeWire Music Blog

Athens, GA was a Mecca for fresh young bands in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. While local heroes the B-52’s and R.E.M. took the lion’s share of attention, there was an unfortunate disconnect between Pylon’s quirky brand of angular pop and commercial success. Despite their greatness, Pylon imploded only a few years into their career and called it quits in 1991 after three albums. Though the band played a few local reunion shows beginning in 2005, founding guitarist Randy Bewley died of a heart attack in Athens back in February. Thankfully, DFA Records has stepped in to reissue a remastered version of the band’s second album, Chomp. (DFA similarly re-released 1980’s Gyrate as Gyrate+ in 2007.) Chomp More includes remastered versions and new versions of the LP’s 12 original tracks. Have a listen to “Beep” and study this wonderful historical nugget.

Pylon – “Beep”

Tracklist for Pylon’s Chomp More

1. “K”
2. “Yo-Yo”
3. “Beep”
4. “Italian Movie Theme”
5. “Crazy”
6. “M-Train”
7. “Buzz”
8. “No Clocks”
9. “Reptiles”
10. “Spider”
11. “Gyrate”
12. “Altitude”
13. “Crazy” (Single Version)*
14. “Yo-Yo” (Male Version)*
15. “Gyrate” (Pylon Mix)*
16. “Four Minutes”*

*Bonus tracks