New West Motel


New West Motel is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band The Walkabouts. It was released in 1993 on Sub Pop Records. 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 " – 1:23
  11. "Drag This River" – 4:02
  12. "Snake Mountain Blues" – 5:47
  13. "Findlay's Motel" – 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
Additional musicians
Technical
Design
  • Ben Thompson – cover design, cover painting
  • Tony Kroegs – cover painting, band photo
  • Kevin Gibson – band photo, shot at the Five-O Tavern.