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]

Star Maps
Studio album by
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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