Suburban Lawns

A playfully subversive new wave pop band with a sharp, arty edge, Suburban Lawns enjoyed an impressive burst of popularity for their catchy yet angular melodies and the sometimes deadpan, sometimes antic vocals of vocalist Su Tissue, who sang of various aspects of contemporary culture ranging from computer dating and UFOs to the Supreme Being. Suburban Lawns was formed in Long Beach, California in 1978 by two students at the California Institute of the Arts: Sue McLane, who took the stage name Su Tissue and handled lead vocals and keyboards, and William Ranson, also known as V...