Typical System

Typical System is the second full-length album by Australian post-punk band Total Control. Produced by band member Mikey Young, the album was released on 24 June 2014 by Iron Lung Records.^[1] It peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums chart.^[2]

Typical System
Studio album by Total Control
Released	24 June 2014
Genre	Post-punk, new wave, indie rock, garage rock
Length	40:28
Label	Iron Lung
Producer	Mikey Young
Total Control chronology
Henge Beat (2011) Typical System (2014)

At the Music Victoria Awards of 2014, the album was nominated for Best Album.^[3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	[6]
Alternative Press	[7]
Consequence of Sound	B−[8]
The Quietus	[9]
NME	(8/10)[10]
Pitchfork	(8/10)[11]
PopMatters	[12]

Typical System received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 11 reviews.^[13]

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
Noisey	US	Noisey's Top 25 Albums of 2014	11[14]
Rough Trade	UK	Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of The 2014	11[15]
Flavorwire	US	Flavorwire's 30 Best Albums of 2014	19[16]
Paste	US	Paste's 50 Best Albums of 2014	43[17]
Under the Radar	US	Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2014	58[18]

Track listing

CD (TCON102), vinyl (LUNGS053)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Glass" (Young, Vinciguerra, Stewart)	6:07
2.	"Expensive Dog"	3:52
3.	"Flesh War"	4:40
4.	"Systematic Fuck"	2:11
5.	"Liberal Party" (Young, Vinciguerra, Stewart, Pavey)	3:35
6.	"2 Less Jacks"	2:44
7.	"Black Springs"	7:24
8.	"The Ferryman" (Young, Vinciguerra)	2:45
9.	"Hunter" (Young, Stewart, Pavey, David West)	3:37
10.	"Safety Net" (Young, Vinciguerra, Stewart, West, Pavey)	3:35

All tracks are written by Michael Young, James Vinciguerra, Daniel Stewart, Zephyr Pavey, Al Montfort,^[19] except where noted