West (song)

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"West"
Song by The Alice Rose
from the album Phonographic Memory
Released2006 (2006)
RecordedFebruary–April 2006
Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas
Genre Rock
Length3:05
Label Emerald Wood Records
Songwriter(s) JoDee Purkeypile
The Alice Rose live in June 2006. TARLIVE2006.jpg
The Alice Rose live in June 2006.

"West" is a rock song by the indie rock band The Alice Rose, composed by JoDee Purkeypile, and released on the 2006 album Phonographic Memory . It was named NPR's "Song of the Day" on November 27, 2006. David Brown, host of KUT FM's "Texas Music Matters", called the song "oddly warm and instantly memorable". [1] In 2008, the song was featured in the award-winning indie horror film Splinter by director Toby Wilkins. [2]

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  1. Brown, David (2006-11-27). "'West': Oddly Warm and Instantly Memorable". NPR. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  2. "20ft High: Blog of Director Toby Wilkins | Indie Band "Alice Rose" From Splinter Soundtrack". Splinter.tumblr.com. 2009-03-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-09.