Western Cum


Western Cum is the third studio album by American psychedelic rock musician Cory Hanson, released by Drag City on June 23, 2023. It has received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Fred Thomas writing that "the overpowering guitars and relentlessly complex song structures that make up the majority of the album feel more like the sounds Hanson makes with Wand than something unique to his solo iteration, but he shares some new windows into his wonderfully mystifying psyche all the same". Writing for Paste, Matt Mitchell gave this album an 8.5 out of 10, characterizing it as "a merciless, gravitational, witty and absurd benchmark of technicolor rock ‘n’ roll... with a bluesy, unsaturated voice sanded down into an airy breeze that perfectly compliments the delicious solos and uptempo progressions".
Paste included this among the 30 best rock albums of 2023. Uncut editor Michael Bonner included this album on his list of the best of the year. Editors at AllMusic included this among their favorite singer-songwriter music albums of 2023.

Track listing

All songs written by Cory Hanson.
  1. "Wings" – 4:57
  2. "Housefly" – 3:19
  3. "Persuasion Architecture" – 4:09
  4. "Horsebait Sabotage" – 3:57
  5. "Ghost Ship" – 4:11
  6. "Twins" – 3:04
  7. "Driving Through Heaven" – 10:29
  8. "Motion Sickness" – 5:07

Personnel