| New Wave Hot Dogs | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Waterhouse Studio | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 34:35 | |||
| Label | Coyote | |||
| Producer | Yo La Tengo | |||
| Yo La Tengo chronology | ||||
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New Wave Hot Dogs is the second studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1987 by record label Coyote. [1]
New Wave Hot Dogs was re-released by Coyote, along with President Yo La Tengo and the "Asparagus Song" single, on CD in 1989. It has also been re-released by City Slang and Matador.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| New Musical Express | 10/10 [3] |
| Underground | (21⁄2/3) [4] |
The album was described by Dave Henderson in a 1988 review in Underground magazine as "a fine album, a loveable set of tunes – all put together with the greatest of ease." [4] AllMusic called it "a quantum leap over the sound of their debut". [2]
All songs written by Ira Kaplan except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Clunk" | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "Did I Tell You" | 3:30 | |
| 3. | "House Fall Down" | 2:45 | |
| 4. | "Lewis" | 2:31 | |
| 5. | "Lost in Bessemer" | Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley | 1:22 |
| 6. | "It's Alright (The Way That You Live)" | Lou Reed, John Cale [5] | 4:10 |
| 7. | "3 Blocks from Groove Street" | 2:24 | |
| 8. | "Let's Compromise" | Chris Nelson | 1:51 |
| 9. | "Serpentine" | Kaplan, Phil Milstein | 1:57 |
| 10. | "A Shy Dog" | 3:36 | |
| 11. | "No Water" | Kaplan, Phil Milstein | 3:18 |
| 12. | "The Story of Jazz" | 3:34 |
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