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Hotel Last Resort 
Summary
Hotel Last Resort is the tenth studio album by American rock band Violent Femmes. The album was released on July 26, 2019, by Add It Up Productions and PIAS Recordings.[1][2] The cover art is a picture of the Eastlink hotel sculpture in Australia.
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| Released | July 26, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label | Add It Up Productions, PIAS Recordings | |||
| Producer | Ted Hutt | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| American Songwriter | [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | C−[6] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
Hotel Last Resort received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 68, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 12 reviews.[3]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another Chorus" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "I Get What I Want" | 2:30 |
| 3. | "I'm Nothing" (featuring Stefan Janoski) | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Adam Was a Man" | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Not OK" | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Hotel Last Resort" (featuring Tom Verlaine) | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Everlasting You" | 2:13 |
| 8. | "It's All or Nothing" | 2:25 |
| 9. | "I'm Not Gonna Cry" | 2:56 |
| 10. | "This Free Ride" | 2:14 |
| 11. | "Paris to Sleep" | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Sleepin' at the Meetin'" | 1:38 |
| 13. | "God Bless America" | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 38:03 | |
Personnel edit
- Gordon Gano – lead vocals, guitars
- Brian Ritchie – acoustic bass guitar, baritone guitar, percussion, vocals
- John Sparrow – drums, percussion, vocals
- Blaise Garza – contrabass, baritone and sopranino saxophones; piano, harmonium, theremin, vocals
- Tom Verlaine – guitar (track 6)
- Stefan Janoski – vocals (track 3)
- Aixa Vilar, Go Betty Go, Michelle Rangel, Nicolette Vilar, Todd Piotrowski – vocals (track 1)
Charts edit
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 29 |
References edit
- ^ "Hotel Last Resort by Violent Femmes on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Ryan Reed (2019-04-30). "Hear Violent Femmes' New Song With Tom Verlaine, 'Hotel Last Resort'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b "Hotel Last Resort by Violent Femmes Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Fred Thomas. "Hotel Last Resort - Violent Femmes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Violent Femmes: Hotel Last Resort". Americansongwriter.com. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Coney, Brian (2019-08-01). "Violent Femmes - Hotel Last Resort". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Brzozowski, Sophie (2019-07-26). "Violent Femmes Hotel Last Resort". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Michael Hann (2019-07-26). "Violent Femmes: Hotel Last Resort review – vigorously middling". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Kory Grow (2019-07-29). "Review: Violent Femmes' 'Hotel Last Resort'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Bethany Davison (2019-07-24). "Violent Femmes album review: Hotel Last Resort". The Skinny. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Violent Femmes Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2019.