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The New Transistor Heroes by Bis
The New Transistor Heroes is an album by Bis, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Sweet Shop Avengerz”, on 1 list with a best position of #22.
The New Transistor Heroes, released on Wiiija on 7 April 1997, was the first full-length album from Bis, the Scottish trio of Sci-Fi Steven, John Disco and Manda Rin, and it plays like a sugar rush fired out of a toy ray gun. Three years after forming, they stretch their fizzy pop-punk across a whole album without once pausing for breath: shouty, bright and far more interested in fun than in cool.
Even the details are homemade. A pal named Mark Percival cut the intro to the opener, "Tell It to the Kids", and got his sleeve-note credit as Marky P. Their very name is an acronym built from a line in The The's "Twilight of a Champion", which tells you how much this crew loved pop's small print.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The New Transistor Heroes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Shop Avengerz | 1 | #22 | – | 1997 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.