A Catholic Education is the debut album by British alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in 1990.
The album received positive reviews from English music journalists and critics.[2]
In contrast to the group's later work, the album has a very dark, abrasive, and cynical tone and incorporated a grunge and heavy metal influenced sound. As well, the album's two title tracks are direct attacks on the Catholic Church, which are unique for an otherwise apolitical band. The opening track, "Everything Flows", is a mellow powerpop-influenced song (unlike the rest of the album) that provides a sort of blueprint for their later work.[3]
"Everything Flows" was later included in the compilation albums Deep Fried Fanclub and Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Six Seconds ΓÇô A Short Cut to Teenage Fanclub. Those were released in 1995 and 2003, respectively.