The Last Pale Light in the West is the first solo album by Ben Nichols of Lucero with Rick Steff (Lucero, Cat Power) and Todd Beene (Glossary) released on Lucero's label Liberty & Lament and The Rebel Group in 2009. It is a seven-song concept album inspired by Cormac McCarthy's book Blood Meridian with each song based on characters and situations drawn from the novel.[2][3][4] The album was recorded with Rick Steff on piano and accordion and Todd Beane on pedal steel.[5]
| The Last Pale Light in the West | |
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| Studio album by Ben Nichols | |
| Released | January 20, 2009 |
| Genre | Alt. Country |
| Label | Liberty & Lament |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Slant Magazine |    [1] |
On November 17, 2013, the title song from the album was featured in the episode "Live Bait" of the AMC series The Walking Dead.
Track listing
edit- "The Last Pale Light in the West" - 2:48
- "The Kid" - 5:32
- "Davy Brown" - 3:21
- "Chambers" - 4:45
- "Tobin" - 3:06
- "Toadvine" - 4:31
- "The Judge" - 2:57
References
edit- ^ Rivera, David (2009-01-13). "Album Review: Ben Nichols - 'The Last Pale Light In the West'". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Ben Nichols - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ "Lucero's Ben Nichols Plays 'Blood Meridian'". NPR. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ "Track By Track: Ben Nichols of Lucero". Alternative Press. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ "The Last Pale Light In The West: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.