In the West explained
| In the West |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Silkworm |
| Cover: | In the West.jpg |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Length: | 43:54 |
| Label: | C/Z Records[1]
Comedy Minus One |
| Producer: | Steve Albini[2] |
| Prev Title: | L'ajre! |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Libertine |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
In the West is the second full-length album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1994.[3] It was the band's first full-length album to be produced by their long-time friend Steve Albini; the first official recording that the band recorded with him was the His Absence Is A Blessing EP.
In March 2019, Comedy Minus One announced they would be pressing In The West on vinyl for the first time to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary.[4] The reissue was released in January 2020.[5]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "the exquisitely spacious album's deep rhythmic caverns invite and demand casual lingering."[6]
Track listing
- "Garden City Blues" - 4:13
- "Dust My Broom" - 2:40
- "Into the Woods" - 3:28
- "Punch Drunk Five" - 2:48
- "Raised by Tigers" - 5:15
- "Enough Is Enough" - 8:13
- "Parsons" - 3:45
- "Incanduce" - 3:26
- "Dremate" - 5:48
- "Pilot" - 4:18
Personnel
- Andy Cohen – guitar, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 2, 3, 7
- Joel RL Phelps – guitar, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 5, 9, 10
- Tim Midyett – bass, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8
- Michael Dahlquist – drums, vocals
- Steve Albini – engineer
Notes and References
- Web site: Silkworm. Chicago Reader. 20 April 1995 .
- Book: Earles, Andrew. Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. September 15, 2014. Voyageur Press. 9781627883795. Google Books.
- Web site: Silkworm | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: Details on & preorders for the Silkworm 2x12" + CD "In The West" reissue.. March 11, 2019. Comedy Minus One.
- Web site: Do Look Back: A Brief History Of Silkworm, One Of '90s Indie Rock's Most Underrated Bands—Essential Playlist Included. September 15, 2020.
- Web site: Silkworm . Trouser Press . 9 January 2021.
