New Wave Hot Dogs

Release

New Wave Hot Dogs was re-released, along with President Yo La Tengo and the "Asparagus Song" single, by Coyote on one CD in 1989 and reissued by City Slang and Matador.

Reception

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." AllMusic called it "a quantum leap over the sound of their debut".

Track listing

All songs written by Ira Kaplan except were noted.

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" – 1:22
6. "It's Alright (The Way That You Live)" (Lou Reed, John Cale) – 4:10
7. "3 Blocks from Groove Street" – 2:24
8. "Let's Compromise" (Chris Nelson) – 1:51
9. "Serpentine" (Ira Kaplan, Phil Milstein) – 1:57
10. "A Shy Dog" – 3:36
11. "No Water" (Ira Kaplan, Phil Milstein) – 3:18
12. "The Story of Jazz" – 3:34