True West
True West
Top Songs
| 1 | Backroad Bridge Song (What Could I Say) [2021 Remaster] | ||
| 2 | Hold On [2021 Remaster] | ||
| 3 | Shot You Down [2021 Remaster] | ||
| 4 | Speak Easy [2021 Remaster] | ||
| 5 | Suspicious Minds (Live) |
Albums
Jan 2021 • 10 songs
Sep 2020 • 13 songs
Aug 2020 • 11 songs
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Biography
Out of the same mold as L.A.'s Paisley Underground bands, True West didn't fit because they were from Davis, CA (operating out of the nearby nexus for guitar bands, San Francisco) and a little darker and less dreamy than the others. They debuted with True West, an EP in 1983 on Bring Out Your Dead Records. It was produced by the band's Russ Tolman and the Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn. Hollywood Holiday, released by France's then-very hip New Rose label that same year, contained the debut EP as well as some new tracks. By 1984, the band signed a deal with U.S. indie label PVC f...