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New West Motel
New West Motel
Studio album by The Walkabouts
Released	1993
Genre	Alternative rock, alternative country
Length	62:41
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Ed Brooks, The Walkabouts
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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".^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Jason Ankeny writing in a positive review for AllMusic said that it features "edgy juxtaposition of blistering guitar workouts and plaintive acoustic cuts."^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by The Walkabouts, except where noted. All lyrics written by Chris Eckman, except where noted.^[2]

"Jack Candy" – 4:41
"Sundowner" – 3:38
"Grand Theft Auto" – 5:41
"Break It Down Gently" – 3:36
"Your Hope Shines" – 4:14
"Murdering Stone" – 3:18
"Sweet Revenge" – 5:44
"Glad Nation's Death Song" – 4:21
"Long Time Here" – 4:19
"Wondertown (Part One)" – 1:23
"Drag This River" – 4:02
"Snake Mountain Blues" (Townes Van Zandt) – 5:47
"Findlay's Motel" (string arrangement by Mark Nichols) – 6:36
"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

Terri Moeller – drums, percussions, backup vocals
Bruce Wirth – violin, lap steel guitar, mandolin, vibes
Glenn Slater – piano, organ, noises, accordion
Michael Wells – bass, harmonica
Carla Torgerson – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, percussion
Chris Eckman – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars

Bravura String Quartet strings on "Findlay's Motel"

Steven Toda – violin
Dave Beck – cello
Gregg Rice – violin
Sam Williams – viola

King Jesus Disciples

vocals on "Your Hopes Shines"

Roosevelt Franklin
Johnny Gray
James Young

Additional musicians

Mark Nichols – conducting of the string arrangement on "Findlay's Motel"

Technical

The Walkabouts – production
Ed Brooks – production, engineering
Kevin Suggs – assistant engineering
Joe York – assistant engineering
Jim Haviland – chief technical advisor
Tony Kroes – pre-production for Second Nature Productions
Gary Smith – pre-production for Fort Apache
Paul Kolderie – pre-production for Fort Apache
John Saba – guitar technician for Stephens Stringed Instruments
Michael Taponga – drum technician

Design

Ben Thompson – cover design, cover painting (digital)
Tony Kroegs – cover painting (analog), band photo
Kevin Gibson – band photo, shot at the Five-O Tavern.

Release history

Source^[1]
Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Germany	1993	Sub Pop Records	2xLP	SP 81/252
	1993	Sub Pop Records	CD	SPCD 81/252, RS-CMD028^[3]
	February 19, 1993	Glitterhouse Records		GRCD 252^[4]
United States	1993	Creativeman Disc		CMD-028
Greece	1999	ΠΟΠ + POK (Magazine)		GRCD 252

References

^ ^a ^b The Walkabouts at Discogs
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jason Ankeny (1993). "New West Motel, The Walkabouts > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
^ "Sub Pop, The Walkabouts, New West Motel". Sub Pop Records. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
^ "Glitterhouse, The Walkabouts, New West Motel". Glitterhouse Records. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

[discog-1] The Walkabouts at Discogs

[allmusic-2] Jason Ankeny (1993). "New West Motel, The Walkabouts > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2012.

[subpop-3] "Sub Pop, The Walkabouts, New West Motel". Sub Pop Records. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

[glitterhouse-4] "Glitterhouse, The Walkabouts, New West Motel". Glitterhouse Records. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

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-* [[Terri Moeller]] – [[drums]], [[percussions]], [[backup vocals]]
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-* [[Bruce Wirth]] – [[violin]], [[lap steel guitar]], [[mandolin]], [[vibes (percussion)|vibes]]
+* [[Bruce Wirth]] – violin, [[lap steel guitar]], [[mandolin]], [[vibes (percussion)|vibes]]
-* [[Glenn Slater (musician)|Glenn Slater]] – [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]], noises, [[accordion]]
+* [[Glenn Slater (musician)|Glenn Slater]] – piano, organ, noises, [[accordion]]
-* [[Michael Wells (musician)|Michael Wells]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], [[harmonica]]
+* [[Michael Wells (musician)|Michael Wells]] – bass, harmonica
-* [[Carla Torgerson]] – [[vocals]], [[acoustic guitars]], [[electric guitars]], percussion
+* [[Carla Torgerson]] – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, percussion
 * [[Chris Eckman]] – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
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 * [[Dave Beck (musician)|Dave Beck]] – cello
 * [[Gregg Rice]] – violin
-* Sam Williams – [[viola]]
+* Sam Williams – viola
 '''King Jesus Disciples'''
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 '''Additional musicians'''
-* [[Mark Nichols (composer)|Mark Nichols]] – [[conducting]] of the string arrangement on "Findlay's Motel" <!-- Glitterhouse CD liner notes -->
+* [[Mark Nichols (composer)|Mark Nichols]] – conducting of the string arrangement on "Findlay's Motel" <!-- Glitterhouse CD liner notes -->
 '''Technical'''
-* The Walkabouts – [[Record producer|production]]
+* The Walkabouts – production
 * Ed Brooks – production, [[audio engineering|engineering]]
 * [[Kevin Suggs]] – assistant engineering
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 * [[Gary Smith (record producer)|Gary Smith]] – pre-production for [[Fort Apache Studio|Fort Apache]]
 * [[Paul Kolderie]] – pre-production for Fort Apache
-* [[John Saba]] – [[guitar technician]] for [[Stephens Stringed Instruments]]
+* John Saba – [[guitar technician]] for [[Stephens Stringed Instruments]]
 * [[Michael Taponga]] – drum technician
 '''Design'''
-* Ben Thompson – cover design, cover [[painting]] (digital)
+* Ben Thompson – cover design, cover painting (digital)
 * Tony Kroegs – cover painting (analog), band photo
 * [[Kevin Gibson]] – band photo, shot at the [[Five-O Tavern]].
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-| [[United States]]
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 | 1993
 | [[Creativeman Disc]]
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 {{Reflist}}
 {{The Walkabouts}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1993 albums]]

v t e The Walkabouts
Chris Eckman Carla Torgerson Michael Wells Glenn Slater Terri Moeller Paul Austin Fred Chalenor John Baker Saunders Brian Young
Studio albums	See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens (1988) Cataract (1989) Scavenger (1991) New West Motel (1993) Satisfied Mind (1993) Setting the Woods on Fire (1994) Devil's Road (1996) Trail of Stars (1999) Acetylene (2005)
EPs	Rag & Bone (1990)
Related	The Transmissionary Six