In the West

In the West
Studio album by
Silkworm
Released1994 (1994)
GenreIndie rock
Length43:54
LabelsC/Z Records
Comedy Minus One
ProducerSteve Albini
Silkworm chronology
L'ajre!
(1992)		 In the West
(1994)		 Libertine
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
Pitchfork8.1/10
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))

In the West is the second full-length album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1994. It was the band's first full-length album to be produced by their long-time friend Steve Albini; the first official recording that the band recorded with him was the His Absence Is A Blessing EP.

In March 2019, Comedy Minus One announced they would be pressing In The West on vinyl for the first time to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary. The reissue was released in January 2020.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote "the exquisitely spacious album's deep rhythmic caverns invite and demand casual lingering."

Track listing

  1. "Garden City Blues" - 4:13
  2. "Dust My Broom" - 2:40
  3. "Into the Woods" - 3:28
  4. "Punch Drunk Five" - 2:48
  5. "Raised by Tigers" - 5:15
  6. "Enough Is Enough" - 8:13
  7. "Parsons" - 3:45
  8. "Incanduce" - 3:26
  9. "Dremate" - 5:48
  10. "Pilot" - 4:18

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Silkworm". Chicago Reader. April 20, 1995.
  2. ↑ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9781627883795 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "In the West - Silkworm | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 452.
  5. ↑ "Silkworm: In the West". Pitchfork.
  6. ↑ Hull, Tom (January 26, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Silkworm | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "Details on & preorders for the Silkworm 2x12" + CD "In The West" reissue". Comedy Minus One. March 11, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Do Look Back: A Brief History Of Silkworm, One Of '90s Indie Rock's Most Underrated Bands—Essential Playlist Included". September 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Silkworm". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 9, 2021.