In the West

For the posthumous Jimi Hendrix live album, see Hendrix in the West.

In the West
Studio album by Silkworm
Released	1994 (1994)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	43:54
Label	C/Z Records[1] Comedy Minus One
Producer	Steve Albini[2]
Silkworm chronology
L'ajre! (1992) In the West (1994) Libertine (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[5]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ()[6]

In the West is the second full-length album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1994.^[7] 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.^[8] The reissue was released in January 2020.^[9]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the exquisitely spacious album's deep rhythmic caverns invite and demand casual lingering."^[10]

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

• Andy Cohen – guitar, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 2, 3, 7
• Joel RL Phelps – guitar, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 5, 9, 10
• Tim Midyett – bass, vocals; lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8
• Michael Dahlquist – drums, vocals
• Steve Albini – engineer

References

1. "Silkworm". Chicago Reader. 20 April 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 9 January 2021.