New Sheets
| New Sheets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:27 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Ric Ocasek[1] | |||
| Possum Dixon chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Spin | 6/10[3] |
New Sheets is the third and final studio album by the American alternative rock band Possum Dixon.[4][5] It was released in 1998 on Interscope Records.[6][7]
Production
Many of the songs were cowritten by outside musicians: Jane Weidlin, Fred Schneider, Dave Stewart, and producer Ric Ocasek.[8]
Critical reception
The A.V. Club wrote that "Ric Ocasek's production stamp is all over New Sheets—it sounds as much like The Cars as any outside project he's produced—which only adds to its glossy appeal."[9] The Washington Post called the album "typical of song-doctored mainstream-rock albums: reliably crafted and uniformly melodic, but a little anonymous."[8] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote: "Rich in '80s-era sheen, New Sheets is mostly crisp and studied in the detached-cool manner Ocasek made popular in his heyday."[10]
Track listing
- "Song from a Box" (Rob Zabrecky/Ric Ocasek) - 0:48
- "Holding (Lenny's Song)" (Zabrecky/Celso Chavez/Byron Reynolds/Matt Devine) - 3:09
- "Only in the Summertime" (Zabrecky/Chavez/Reynolds/Devine) - 3:12
- "Firecracker" (Zabrecky/Schneider) - 3:02
- "New Sheets" (Zabrecky/Chavez/Reynolds/Devine) - 4:43
- "Always Engines" (Zabrecky/Hudson/Bruce) - 3:05
- "Stop Breaking Me" (Zabrecky/Chavez/Reynolds/Devine) - 3:43
- "Now What?" (Zabrecky/Chavez) - 3:46
- "Plan B" (Zabrecky) - 3:04
- "Heavenly" (Zabrecky) - 4:03
- "Faultlines" (Weidlin/MacDonald/Zabrecky) - 4:06
- "What You Mean" (Zabrecky/Chavez/Reynolds/Devine) - 2:29
- "End's Beginning" (Zabrecky/Stewart) - 4:17
Personnel
- Possum Dixon
- Rob Zabrecky - vocals, bass, keyboard
- Celso Chavez - guitar, vocals
- Byron Reynolds - drums and such
- Additional musicians
- Matt Devine - guitar
- Jane Weidlin - vocals
- Brian Sperber - keyboard
- Ric Ocasek - keyboard
References
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 888.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Quick Cuts". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. October 23, 1998 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Possum Dixon | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Celso Chavez, Possum Dixon Guitarist and Key L.A. Player, Dead at 44". May 14, 2012.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 23, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "Interscope's Possum Dixon Gather Acclaim". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 18, 1998 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Mark (October 2, 1998). "BETTER THAN EZRA" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Possum Dixon: New Sheets". Music.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. September 23, 1998 – via Google Books.
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