| Sky Motel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 20, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | December 1998-April 1999 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk | |||
| Length | 45:57 | |||
| Label | 4AD[1] | |||
| Producer | Trina Shoemaker | |||
| Kristin Hersh chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[5] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Spin | 8/10[7] |
Sky Motel is the fourth studio album by the American musician Kristin Hersh, released in 1999.[8][9]
Production
Recorded at New Orleans' Kingsway Studio, the album was produced by Trina Shoemaker.[10]
Critical reception
Salon called the album Hersh's "most technically complex, aglow with feedback cascades, pulsing drum loops and sampled nature sounds that suggest a vast, empty night."[11] The Salt Lake Tribune thought that "'A Cleaner Light', 'Echo' and 'Caffeine' are destined to be classics in the Hersh catalog, offering wrenching lyrics that make Jewel or Alanis Morissette's so-called poetry sound like processed, angst-by-numbers in comparison."[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Echo" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "White Trash Moon" | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Fog" | 1:36 |
| 4. | "Costa Rica" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "A Cleaner Light" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "San Francisco" | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Cathedral Heat" | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Husk" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Caffeine" | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Spring" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Clay Feet" | 5:13 |
| 12. | "Faith" | 2:27 |
Credits
Vocals and most of the music are performed by Kristin Hersh. Drums on tracks 1, 5 & 7 are played by Carlo Nuccio who also provides a drum loop for track 8. Drum loops for tracks 3 & 11 are provided by David Narcizo.
References
- ↑ "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. July 5, 1999 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (July 23, 1999). "Kristin Hersh Sky Motel > Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 495. p. 68. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ "NME Review". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ↑ Cooper, Paul (July 20, 1999). "Kristin Hersh Sky Motel > Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (September 21, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Reviews". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. August 21, 1999 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "CNN - Kristin Hersh checks into her 'Sky Motel' - August 19, 1999". www.cnn.com.
- ↑ "Kristin Hersh Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Kristin Hersh Goes It Alone For Sky Motel". MTV News.
- ↑ "Sharps & flats". Salon. July 16, 1999.
- ↑ Nailen, Dan (3 Sep 1999). "CD Review". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. F11.