The Lonesome Crowded West
| The Lonesome Crowded West |
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| Studio album by Modest Mouse |
| Released |
November 18, 1997 |
| Recorded |
Moon Music, Olympia, Washington, except tracks 1,6,7 at Avast Studios, Seattle, Washington
Winter/Spring 1997 |
| Genre |
Indie rock[1] |
| Length |
73:58 |
| Label |
Up UP027 |
| Producer |
Calvin Johnson, Isaac Brock, Scott Swayze |
| Modest Mouse chronology |
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The Lonesome Crowded West is the second full-length album recorded by indie rock[1] band Modest Mouse.
The album was released on Up Records on November 18, 1997, on both compact disc and vinyl LP.
Many consider the album to be one of the best indie rock albums of the 90s: Pitchfork Media ranked it #29 in their list 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s,[2] and the song "Trailer Trash" number 63 in their list of the 200 Greatest Songs of the decade.[3] Spin ranked it #59 in their list the 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005,[4] and Entertainment Weekly included the album in their list The Indie Rock 25.[5] The A.V. Club has described the album as the band's breakthrough recording.[6]
The two towers that adorn the album's cover are The Westin Seattle.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Modest Mouse.
| 1. |
"Teeth Like God's Shoeshine" |
6:53 |
| 2. |
"Heart Cooks Brain" |
4:03 |
| 3. |
"Convenient Parking" |
4:08 |
| 4. |
"Lounge (Closing Time)" |
7:03 |
| 5. |
"Jesus Christ Was an Only Child" |
2:36 |
| 6. |
"Doin' the Cockroach" |
4:18 |
| 7. |
"Cowboy Dan" |
6:14 |
| 8. |
"Trailer Trash" |
5:49 |
| 9. |
"Out of Gas" |
2:31 |
| 10. |
"Long Distance Drunk" |
3:42 |
| 11. |
"Shit Luck" |
2:22 |
| 12. |
"Truckers Atlas" |
10:57 |
| 13. |
"Polar Opposites" |
3:29 |
| 14. |
"Bankrupt on Selling" |
2:53 |
| 15. |
"Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright" |
6:53 |
Vinyl edition
The double-vinyl edition released on Up Records includes an extra track, "Baby Blue Sedan", and a slightly re-ordered track listing. Rather than having a gatefold cover to house both records, or putting both records in a single cover, the double-vinyl release was shipped in two different covers. "Baby Blue Sedan" was later included on Building Nothing Out of Something, a 1999 compilation of non-album tracks originally released from 1996-1998.
| 1. |
"Teeth Like God's Shoeshine" |
6:53 |
| 2. |
"Heart Cooks Brain" |
4:03 |
| 3. |
"Convenient Parking" |
4:08 |
| 4. |
"Baby Blue Sedan" |
4:04 |
| 1. |
"Doin' the Cockroach" |
4:18 |
| 2. |
"Cowboy Dan" |
6:14 |
| 3. |
"Trailer Trash" |
5:49 |
| 4. |
"Jesus Christ Was an Only Child" |
2:36 |
| 1. |
"Out of Gas" |
2:31 |
| 2. |
"Long Distance Drunk" |
3:42 |
| 3. |
"Shit Luck" |
2:22 |
| 4. |
"Truckers Atlas" |
10:57 |
| 1. |
"Polar Opposites" |
3:29 |
| 2. |
"Bankrupt on Selling" |
2:53 |
| 3. |
"Lounge (Closing Time)" |
7:03 |
| 4. |
"Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright" |
6:53 |
Personnel
Modest Mouse
Additional musicians
- DJ K.O. – turntable scratching on "Heart Cooks Brain"
- Nicole Johnson – vocals on "Lounge (Closing Time)" and "Long Distance Drunk"
- Scott Swayze – guitar on "Convenient Parking" and "Lounge (Closing Time)"
- Tyler Reilly – violin on "Jesus Christ was an Only Child"
- Chris Setton – vocals
Additional personnel
- Brian Weber – bartender
- Produced by Calvin Johnson with Isaac Brock and Scott Swayze
- Engineered by Scott Swayze
- Photography by Pat Graham and Isaac Brock
- Design by Pat Castaldo
Dedications
References