New Wave Hot Dogs

1987 studio album by Yo La Tengo

New Wave Hot Dogs

Studio album by

Yo La Tengo

Released

1987

Studio

Waterhouse Studio

Genre

Indie rock

Length

34:35

Label

Coyote

Producer

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo chronology

Ride the Tiger
(1986)

New Wave Hot Dogs
(1987)

President Yo La Tengo
(1989)

New Wave Hot Dogs is the second studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1987 by record label Coyote.^[1]

Re-releases

The CD version (released by Coyote/Twin Tone Records) included the band's following album President Yo La Tengo and the A-side of the 1987 single "The Asparagus Song". It was re-released by Matador Records, in 1996.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
New Musical Express	10/10^[3]
Underground	(21⁄2/3)^[4]

The album was described by Dave Henderson in a 1988 review in Underground magazine as "a fine album, a loveable set of tunes – all put together with the greatest of ease."^[4] AllMusic called it "a quantum leap over the sound of their debut".^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ira Kaplan except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Clunk"		3:32
2.	"Did I Tell You"		3:30
3.	"House Fall Down"		2:45
4.	"Lewis"		2:31
5.	"Lost in Bessemer"	Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley	1:22
6.	"It's Alright (The Way That You Live)"	Lou Reed, John Cale^[5]	4:10
7.	"3 Blocks from Groove Street"		2:24
8.	"Let's Compromise"	Chris Nelson	1:51
9.	"Serpentine"	Kaplan, Phil Milstein	1:57
10.	"A Shy Dog"		3:36
11.	"No Water"	Kaplan, Phil Milstein	3:18
12.	"The Story of Jazz"		3:34

Personnel

Ira Kaplan — guitars, vocals
Stephan Wichnewski — bass
Georgia Hubley — drums

Additional Personnel

Chris Stamey — guitar (tracks 4, 11)
Dave Rick — guitar (track 8)

References

^ "TrouserPress.com :: Yo La Tengo". www.trouserpress.com.
^ ^a ^b "New Wave Hot Dogs Review", AllMusic, retrieved 2010-05-29
^ Kirsch, Michele (5 December 1987). "Yo La Tengo: New Wave Hot Dogs". New Musical Express. p. 34.
^ ^a ^b Henderson, Dave (1988) "Yo La Tengo New Wave Hot Dogs", Underground, January 1988 (Issue 10), p. 15
^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (October 11, 2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306533 – via Google Books.