New West Motel Explained

New West Motel
Type:studio
Artist:The Walkabouts
Cover:New West Motel.jpg
Released:1993
Genre:Alternative rock, alternative country
Label:Sub Pop
Producer:Ed Brooks, The Walkabouts
Prev Title:Scavenger
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Satisfied Mind
Next Year: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".

Critical reception

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

Track listing

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

  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 Quartetstrings on "Findlay's Motel"

King Jesus Disciples

vocals on "Your Hopes Shines"

Additional musicians

Technical

Design

Release history

Source! Region! Date! Label! Format! Catalog
Germany1993Sub Pop Records2xLPSP 81/252
CDSPCD 81/252, RS-CMD028[2]
February 19, 1993Glitterhouse RecordsGRCD 252[3]
United States1993Creativeman DiscCMD-028
Greece1999ΠΟΠ + POK (Magazine)GRCD 252

Notes and References

  1. The Walkabouts at Discogs
  2. Web site: Sub Pop, The Walkabouts, New West Motel . 2012-11-13. Sub Pop Records.
  3. Web site: Glitterhouse, The Walkabouts, New West Motel. 2012-11-13. Glitterhouse Records.