Their sole album, Suburban Lawns , produced and engineered by EJ Emmons and Troy Mathisen, was released in 1981 on I.R.S. Records , featuring new wave radio favorite “Janitor” (previously released as a single in 1980).
After forming in 1978, Suburban Lawns released their debut single, “Gidget Goes to Hell”, in 1979 on their own Suburban Industrial label. The song gained the band notoriety when its Jonathan Demme -directed music video was shown on Saturday Night Live .