New West Motel

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New West Motel
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Studio album by
Released1993
Genre Alternative rock, alternative country
Length62:41
Label Sub Pop
Producer Ed Brooks, The Walkabouts
The Walkabouts chronology
Scavenger
(1991)
New West Motel
(1993)
Satisfied Mind
(1993)

New West Motel is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band The Walkabouts. It was released in 1993 on Sub Pop Records. [1] It is a double album, where all songs are credited to Chris Eckman or/and The Walkabouts except for a cover of Texan cult musician Townes Van Zandt's "Snake Mountain Blues". [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Jason Ankeny writing in a positive review for AllMusic said that it features "edgy juxtaposition of blistering guitar workouts and plaintive acoustic cuts." [2]

Track listing

All songs written by The Walkabouts, except where noted. All lyrics written by Chris Eckman, except where noted. [2]

  1. "Jack Candy" – 4:41
  2. "Sundowner" – 3:38
  3. "Grand Theft Auto" – 5:41
  4. "Break It Down Gently" – 3:36
  5. "Your Hope Shines" – 4:14
  6. "Murdering Stone" – 3:18
  7. "Sweet Revenge" – 5:44
  8. "Glad Nation's Death Song" – 4:21
  9. "Long Time Here" – 4:19
  10. "Wondertown (Part One)" – 1:23
  11. "Drag This River" – 4:02
  12. "Snake Mountain Blues" (Townes Van Zandt) – 5:47
  13. "Findlay's Motel" (string arrangement by Mark Nichols) – 6:36
  14. "Unholy Dreams" – 5:21

The album was produced during November and December 1992. It was engineered at Clearwater Productions, Gig Harbor, Washington and Bad Animals Seattle, Washington.

Personnel

The Walkabouts

Bravura String Quartet strings on "Findlay's Motel"

King Jesus Disciples

vocals on "Your Hopes Shines"

Additional musicians

Technical

Design

Release history

Source [1]
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Germany1993 Sub Pop Records 2xLP SP 81/252
CDSPCD 81/252, RS-CMD028 [3]
February 19, 1993 Glitterhouse Records GRCD 252 [4]
United States1993 Creativeman Disc CMD-028
Greece 1999 ΠΟΠ + POK (Magazine)GRCD 252

References

  1. 1 2 The Walkabouts at Discogs
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jason Ankeny (1993). "New West Motel, The Walkabouts > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  3. "Sub Pop, The Walkabouts, New West Motel". Sub Pop Records . Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  4. "Glitterhouse, The Walkabouts, New West Motel". Glitterhouse Records . Retrieved November 13, 2012.