The Lonesome Crowded West

Rock · 1997 · 16 tracks

The Lonesome Crowded West

A sprawling, jagged masterpiece of 90s indie rock. Anxious guitars and manic vocals capture the existential dread of the American highway and suburban decay.

The ultimate soundtrack for driving through a strip-mall wasteland while having an existential crisis.

A frantic, wide-eyed exploration of isolation and suburban decay set against a backdrop of jagged guitars.

The Lonesome Crowded West · vs · Modest Mouse

Dynamic Range+2.5σ

The production is built around dynamic range than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks

01

Teeth Like God’s Shoeshine

6:53

02

Heart Cooks Brain

4:02

03

Convenient Parking

4:08

04

Baby Blue Sedan

4:04

05

Jesus Christ Was an Only Child

2:36

06

Doin’ the Cockroach

4:18

07

Cowboy Dan

6:14

08

Trailer Trash

5:49

09

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

Lounge (Closing Time)

7:03

16

Styrofoam Boots / It’s All Nice on Ice, Alright

6:53

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden shift from a frantic, jagged riff to a slow, melodic breakdown in the middle of Teeth Like God’s Shoeshine.

The relentless, hypnotic drum groove of Truckers Atlas that carries on for over ten minutes of highway hypnosis.

The moment the acoustic guitar enters on Bankrupt on Selling, stripping away the noise for a vulnerable confession.

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