Star Maps (album)

Star Maps is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Possum Dixon.[4] It was released in 1996 on Interscope Records.[5]

For other uses, see Star map (disambiguation).
Star Maps
Studio album by
Possum Dixon
Released1996
RecordedSpring 1995 at Los Angeles
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:25
LabelInterscope
ProducerTim O'Heir[1]
Possum Dixon chronology
Possum Dixon
(1993)		 Star Maps
(1996)		 New Sheets
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album a "more mature effort [that] lacks some of its predecessor’s raw energy," writing that "though the stylistic expansion is admirable, Possum Dixon can’t disguise the fact that its basic strength remains stripped-down art-punk."[6] The Houston Press wrote that the album "tears down the Southern California myth with a finality reminiscent of L.A.-bashing works such as X's Los Angeles and the Eagles' Hotel California -- though in a context and style more akin to the tense intellect of the Velvet Underground and early Talking Heads."[7] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the band "garnishes its unassuming rockers with vibes, electric piano and mellotron to generate some unfashionably fun, tuneful bashing."[8]

Spin included the album on its list of "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in '96," its annual review of relatively below-the-radar releases.[9]

Track listing
  1. "Go West" (Zabrecky) - 3:04
  2. "In Her Disco" (Zabrecky) - 2:43
  3. "Radio Comets" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan, Chavez) - 4:19
  4. "Party Tonight" (Zabrecky) - 3:52
  5. "Emergency's About to End" (Zabrecky) - 2:36
  6. "General Electric" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan) - 2:39
  7. "Crashing Your Planet" (Zabrecky) - 3:01
  8. "Personals" (Zabrecky) - 4:40
  9. "Reds" (Zabrecky) - 2:07
  10. "Skid Marks" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan) - 2:18
  11. "Artificial Sunlight" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan, Chavez) - 3:15
  12. "Apartment Song" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan, Chavez) - 7:51

Personnel
Possum Dixon

with:

  • Byron Reynolds - drums
  • Rich Treuel - drums
  • Josh Freese - drums
  • "Sneaky" Peter Tomlinson - additional percussion

References
  1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 888.
  2. "Star Maps - Possum Dixon | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 608.
  4. "JULIE & SHELLEY BENEFIT". www.austinchronicle.com.
  5. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. March 22, 1996 – via Google Books.
  6. "Possum Dixon". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. Rowland, Hobart (February 15, 1996). "Static". Houston Press.
  8. Reger, Rick (2 August 1996). "JAWBOX-ING". chicagotribune.com.
  9. "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in '96". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. January 22, 1997 – via Google Books.
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