Hotel Last Resort

2019 studio album by Violent Femmes

Hotel Last Resort

Studio album by

Violent Femmes

Released| July 26, 2019
Recorded| 2019
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 38:03
Label| Add It Up Productions, PIAS Recordings
Producer| Ted Hutt
Violent Femmes chronology
| 2 Mics & the Truth
(2017)  | Hotel Last Resort
(2019)  |

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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.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

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

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No.| Title| Length

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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

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* 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

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Chart (2019)  | Peak
position

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US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 29

## References

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1. ^ "Hotel Last Resort by Violent Femmes on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
2. ^ Ryan Reed (April 30, 2019). "Hear Violent Femmes' New Song With Tom Verlaine, 'Hotel Last Resort'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
3. ^ a b "Hotel Last Resort by Violent Femmes Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
4. ^ Fred Thomas. "Hotel Last Resort - Violent Femmes". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
5. ^ "Violent Femmes: Hotel Last Resort". Americansongwriter.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
6. ^ Coney, Brian (August 1, 2019). "Violent Femmes - Hotel Last Resort". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
7. ^ Brzozowski, Sophie (July 26, 2019). "Violent Femmes Hotel Last Resort". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
8. ^ Michael Hann (July 26, 2019). "Violent Femmes: Hotel Last Resort review – vigorously middling". The Guardian. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
9. ^ Kory Grow (July 29, 2019). "Review: Violent Femmes' 'Hotel Last Resort'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
10. ^ Bethany Davison (July 24, 2019). "Violent Femmes album review: Hotel Last Resort". The Skinny. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
11. ^ "Violent Femmes Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

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Violent Femmes

* Gordon Gano
* Brian Ritchie
* John Sparrow

* Victor DeLorenzo
* Guy Hoffman
* Brian Viglione

Studio albums|

* Violent Femmes
* Hallowed Ground
* The Blind Leading the Naked
* 3
* Why Do Birds Sing?
* New Times
* Rock!!!!!
* Freak Magnet
* We Can Do Anything
* Hotel Last Resort

Live albums|

* Viva Wisconsin
* BBC Live
* Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland
* Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101
* 2 Mics & the Truth

Compilations|

* Debacle: The First Decade
* Add It Up (1981–1993)
* Something's Wrong
* Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes

Extended plays|

* Happy New Year

Video albums|

* Permanent Record: Live & Otherwise

Singles|

* "Gone Daddy Gone"
* "Children of the Revolution"
* "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
* "Crazy"

Promotional singles|

* "Blister in the Sun"

Other songs|

* "Add It Up"

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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