New Wave Hot Dogs

New Wave Hot Dogs
Studio album by
Released1987
StudioWaterhouse Studio
GenreIndie rock
Length34:35
LabelCoyote
ProducerYo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo chronology
Ride the Tiger
(1986)
New Wave Hot Dogs
(1987)
President Yo La Tengo
(1989)

New Wave Hot Dogs is the second studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1987 by record label Coyote.[1]

Re-releases

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The CD version (released by Coyote/Twin Tone Records) included the band's following album President Yo La Tengo and the A-side of the 1987 single "The Asparagus Song". It was re-released by Matador Records, in 1996.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
New Musical Express10/10[3]
Underground(212/3)[4]

The album was described by Dave Henderson in a 1988 review in Underground magazine as "a fine album, a loveable set of tunes – all put together with the greatest of ease."[4] AllMusic called it "a quantum leap over the sound of their debut".[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Ira Kaplan except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Clunk" 3:32
2."Did I Tell You" 3:30
3."House Fall Down" 2:45
4."Lewis" 2:31
5."Lost in Bessemer"Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley1:22
6."It's Alright (The Way That You Live)"Lou Reed, John Cale[5]4:10
7."3 Blocks from Groove Street" 2:24
8."Let's Compromise"Chris Nelson1:51
9."Serpentine"Kaplan, Phil Milstein1:57
10."A Shy Dog" 3:36
11."No Water"Kaplan, Phil Milstein3:18
12."The Story of Jazz" 3:34

Personnel

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Additional Personnel
  • Chris Stamey — guitar (tracks 4, 11)
  • Dave Rick — guitar (track 8)

References

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  1. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Yo La Tengo". www.trouserpress.com.
  2. ^ a b "New Wave Hot Dogs Review", AllMusic, retrieved 2010-05-29
  3. ^ Kirsch, Michele (5 December 1987). "Yo La Tengo: New Wave Hot Dogs". New Musical Express. p. 34.
  4. ^ a b Henderson, Dave (1988) "Yo La Tengo New Wave Hot Dogs", Underground, January 1988 (Issue 10), p. 15
  5. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (October 11, 2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306533 – via Google Books.
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