''In the West'' is the second full-length album by

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band

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, released in 1994. It was the band's first full-length album to be produced by their long-time friend

Steve Albini Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal en ...

; the first official recording that the band recorded with him was the ''His Absence Is A Blessing'' EP. In March 2019,

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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

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

*Andy Cohen – guitar, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 2, 3, 7 *

Joel RL Phelps Joel RL Phelps (born 1966) is an American musician and songwriter originally from Montana, known for his work with the indie rock bands Silkworm and The Downer Trio. Phelps has played with Pacific Northwest bands such as Ein Heit, which he joine ...

– guitar, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 5, 9, 10 *Tim Midyett – bass, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8 *

Michael Dahlquist Michael Dahlquist (December 22, 1965 – July 14, 2005) was an American musician, film editor, and computer programmer best known for being the drummer of the Seattle-based Indie rock band Silkworm. Early years Dahlquist was born in Seatt ...

– drums, vocals *

– engineer

References

1994 albums Silkworm (band) albums C/Z Records albums Albums produced by Steve Albini {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub