The Tight Connection

The Tight Connection
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 9, 2002
GenreIndietronica, synthpop
Length36:21
LabelKindercore
I Am the World Trade Center chronology
Out of the Loop
(2001)
The Tight Connection
(2002)
The Cover Up
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Alternative Press[3]
Pitchfork5.0/10[4]
The Village VoiceC[5]

The Tight Connection is the second album from I Am the World Trade Center, the New York City-based synthpop band. The album was released in 2002, and it contains covers of the Stone Roses' "Shoot You Down" and Blondie's "Call Me."

Track listing

  1. "The Postcard" – 2:48
  2. "Big Star" – 2:58
  3. "Believe in Me" – 3:26
  4. "Shoot You Down" – 4:35
  5. "Pretty Baby" – 2:55
  6. "Hold On to My Lines" – 2:34
  7. "Call Me" – 3:55
  8. "Can't Take the Heat" – 2:56
  9. "California Dreaming Again" – 3:18
  10. "Dancing Alone" – 3:05
  11. "Soiree" – 3:51

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for The Tight Connection by I Am The World Trade Center". Metacritic. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Silva, Joe. "Tight Connection - I Am the World Trade Center : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  3. ^ If helium-filled kitsch 'n' synth tunes float your boat, this CD will satisfy. [Sep 2002, p.87]
  4. ^ Mitchum, Rob (July 29, 2002). "The Tight Connection - I Am the World Trade Center". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 22, 2003). "Not Hop, Stomp". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.