| Star Maps | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Possum Dixon |
| Cover: | Star Maps.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | January 9, 1996[1] |
| Recorded: | Spring 1995, Los Angeles |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 42:25 |
| Label: | Interscope |
| Producer: | Tim O'Heir |
| Prev Title: | Possum Dixon |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | New Sheets |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Star Maps is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Possum Dixon.[2] It was released in 1996 on Interscope Records.[1]
Robert Levine of Trouser Press called the album a "more mature effort [that] lacks some of its predecessor’s raw energy," writing that "though the stylistic expansion is admirable, Possum Dixon can’t disguise the fact that its basic strength remains stripped-down art-punk."[3] Hobart Rowland of the Houston Press wrote that the album "tears down the Southern California myth with a finality reminiscent of L.A.-bashing works such as X's Los Angeles and the Eagles' Hotel California -- though in a context and style more akin to the tense intellect of the Velvet Underground and early Talking Heads."[4] Rick Reger of the Chicago Tribune wrote that the band "garnishes its unassuming rockers with vibes, electric piano and mellotron to generate some unfashionably fun, tuneful bashing."[5] Allison Stewart of CMJ New Music Monthly felt the album was "more of a good time than revisited new wave usually allows for", noting its "so-dark-they're-funny songs" and concluding that it was "an airless and dark, almost eerily self-contained piece that consistently undersells itself."[1]
Spin included the album on its list of "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in '96," its annual review of relatively below-the-radar releases.[6]
All lyrics by Rob Zabrecky; all music by Zabrecky, except where noted.[7]
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[7]
Possum Dixon
Additional musicians
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