Star Maps is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Possum Dixon.[4] It was released in 1996 on Interscope Records.[5]

Star Maps
Studio album by Possum Dixon
Released	1996
Recorded	Spring 1995 at Los Angeles
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:25
Label	Interscope
Producer	Tim O'Heir[1]
Possum Dixon chronology
Possum Dixon (1993) Star Maps (1996) New Sheets (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[1]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album a "more mature effort [that] lacks some of its predecessor’s raw energy," writing that "though the stylistic expansion is admirable, Possum Dixon can’t disguise the fact that its basic strength remains stripped-down art-punk."[6] The Houston Press wrote that the album "tears down the Southern California myth with a finality reminiscent of L.A.-bashing works such as X's Los Angeles and the Eagles' Hotel California -- though in a context and style more akin to the tense intellect of the Velvet Underground and early Talking Heads."[7] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the band "garnishes its unassuming rockers with vibes, electric piano and mellotron to generate some unfashionably fun, tuneful bashing."[8]

Spin included the album on its list of "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in '96," its annual review of relatively below-the-radar releases.[9]

Track listing

1. "Go West" (Zabrecky) - 3:04
2. "In Her Disco" (Zabrecky) - 2:43
3. "Radio Comets" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan, Chavez) - 4:19
4. "Party Tonight" (Zabrecky) - 3:52
5. "Emergency's About to End" (Zabrecky) - 2:36
6. "General Electric" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan) - 2:39
7. "Crashing Your Planet" (Zabrecky) - 3:01
8. "Personals" (Zabrecky) - 4:40
9. "Reds" (Zabrecky) - 2:07
10. "Skid Marks" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan) - 2:18
11. "Artificial Sunlight" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan, Chavez) - 3:15
12. "Apartment Song" (Zabrecky, O'Sullivan, Chavez) - 7:51

Personnel

Possum Dixon

• Rob Zabrecky
• Robert O'Sullivan
• Celso Chavez

with:

• Byron Reynolds - drums
• Rich Treuel - drums
• Josh Freese - drums
• "Sneaky" Peter Tomlinson - additional percussion

References