Suicide - Rocket USA (Official Audio)

“The band that will always sound like the future.” – Dangerous Minds

SUICIDE’s groundbreaking debut album will be given the Art of the Album treatment and reissued on red vinyl, CD and digitally on 12 July 2019 via Mute / BMG.

The vinyl edition comes with an exclusive art print, while the CD edition is packaged in hard back book format. A limited edition badge is included with early pre-orders:

The Art of the Album series aims to give listeners the authoritative release of classic albums. With no extra tracks to distract or bulk up the reissue, the album itself is given the spotlight and for this release, Alan Vega and Martin Rev’s eponymous debut has been remastered and is presented with exclusive photographs and extensive sleeve notes by The Quietus’ John Doran detailing the album’s context, craft and legacy with interviews with many of the players.

Suicide formed in the early 70s, reemerging in 1976 at the heart of the New York punk scene. The band continued releasing and performing until 2015’s acclaimed Punk Mass at the Barbican, London and Alan Vega’s death in July 2016.

Originally released in 1977 on the Red Star label, Suicide were given barely any credit at the time but still it was unleashed into the world, its influence has been incalculable - numerous magazines have included it in their Greatest Albums lists, including MOJO, Uncut, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and NME, and the volume bands they went on to inspire throughout the decades is huge, with New Order, Depeche Mode, Bruce Springsteen, Moby, Soft Cell, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Primal Scream and Nick Cave just a few who have acknowledged their debt to the duo.

#Mute #AlanVega #MartinRev

[holy_wars]

I almost screamed in the theater when this started playing during Civil War. I remember listening to this song all the time in college while driving, always thinking it was the ultimate “stare out the window pretend you’re in a music video” song. So to see it used showing the characters driving through Americana in ruins felt like the director deliberately snatching that scene from my mind. Just an incredible scene!

[GravityKills_II]

Awesome to see many people are discovering this song from Civil War

[cthomer]

This went hard as hell when it popped up in Civil War.

[walterwallace]

Just got back from a screening of Civil War. I was transported to my life on the Lower East Side in 1977 and started dancing in my seat when this tune came up. Heading over to pull my vinyl and play it nice and loud.

[almishti]

I've always loved how he uses the vocal echo like it's an instrument.

[MrsStoj]

I discovered this album in 1990. Couldn’t believe it was made in the 70s. Still superb in 2021.

[LONEEAGLE_space_rock]

'We had Suicide with us in New York. Vega was one of the bravest men I've ever seen on stage. No one in England had ever heard anything like Suicide, and a lot of people weren't having it. I seen a bottle miss his head, and then he bent down and picked it up and smashed it off his own head.'

Joe Strummer

[j.c]

“It’s doomsday, doomsday” beyond genius, this was so seminal and galvanising. Definitely one of the 10 greatest albums of all time.

[Jetbluefan]

WE ARE MAKIN IT OUT OF NYC WITH THIS ONE! 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[jetabyss]

me when I'm driving thru the wasteland that was once the greatest country on Earth

[devinthierault]

Probably going to get a lot of views like ghost rider did. Civil war

[Komnens]

"Gonna crash,
Gonna die,
*and I don't care."*

[omarmickelson]

Heard this song and Dream Baby Dream in CIVIL WAR tonight. The freeway scrapyard and the fallen White House scenes were brilliant, and it was movie magic to hear these Suicide tracks playing during those moments in the film. Alan Vega was a genius and truly ahead of his time. I'm glad these songs are making such a splash and a comeback in 2024!

[danielcocuzzo]

Sound was way way too far in the future.
Incredible album.
Genius

[kurtralske]

The sonics on this recording kill me -- jesus what an intense paranoid hallucinatory vibe

[candlerredden]

This is the electro Velvet Underground and Nico

[Goatchild]

One of the most important albums ever released

[Koshirozation]

magnificent album! what a song! few bands managed to sound like this! i think it was jesus and mary chain with psychocandy and velvet underground! totally chill, yet so punk rock and new wave

[spoonyfork]

The soundtracks of Alex Garland films are always on point

[thegroupsensationofficialmusic]

Here there is nothing anticipation but sometimes that's all you need, sounds very psychedelic and Punk Rockish. thanks for sharing.