New Sheets
| New Sheets | ||||
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| Released | 1998 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:27 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Ric Ocasek[1] | |||
| Possum Dixon chronology | ||||
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| 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] Many of the songs were co-written by outside musicians, including Jane Wiedlin, Fred Schneider, Dave Stewart, and producer Ric Ocasek.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]Stephen Thompson of 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] Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post called the album "typical of song-doctored mainstream-rock albums: reliably crafted and uniformly melodic, but a little anonymous."[8] Mark Woodlief of 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
[edit]All lyrics by Rob Zabrecky except 4, by Zabrecky, Fred Schneider, and 11, by Zabrecky, Jane Wiedlin, Pat MacDonald.
- "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, Fred Schneider) – 3:02
- "New Sheets" (Zabrecky, Chavez, Reynolds, Devine) – 4:43
- "Always Engines" (Zabrecky, Mark Hudson, Trey 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" (Jane Wiedlin, Pat MacDonald, Zabrecky) – 4:06
- "What You Mean" (Zabrecky, Chavez, Reynolds, Devine) – 2:29
- "End's Beginning" (Zabrecky, Dave Stewart) – 4:17
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[11]
Possum Dixon
- Rob Zabrecky – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
- Celso Chavez – guitar, vocals
- Byron Reynolds – "drums and such"
Additional musicians
- Matt Devine – guitars
- Jane Wiedlin – vocals
- Brian Sperber – keyboards
- Ric Ocasek – keyboards
Technical
- Ric Ocasek – producer, mixing
- Brian Sperber – engineer, mixing
- Mike "Bobo" Tocci – second engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Rachel Gutek – design, layout
- Rob Zabrecky – design, layout
- Storm Hale – band photos
- Carol Sheridan – additional photography
References
[edit]- ^ Graff, Gary; Durcholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 888.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Possum Dixon - New Sheets Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ Himmelsbach, Erik (October 23, 1998). "Quick Cuts". Spin – via Google Books.
- ^ Bush, John. "Possum Dixon | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Grow, Kory (May 14, 2012). "Celso Chavez, Possum Dixon Guitarist and Key L.A. Player, Dead at 44". Spin.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 23, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Reece, Doug (July 18, 1998). "Interscope's Possum Dixon Gather Acclaim". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Mark (October 2, 1998). "BETTER THAN EZRA". The Washington Post.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (March 29, 2002). "Possum Dixon: New Sheets". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Woodlief, Mark (September 23, 1998). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly – via Google Books.
- ^ Possum Dixon (1998). New Sheets (CD liner notes). Interscope Records. INTDE-90221.
