New Wave Hot Dogs

New Wave Hot Dogs is the second studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1987 by record label Coyote.^[1]

New Wave Hot Dogs
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	1987
Studio	Waterhouse Studio
Genre	Indie rock
Length	34:35
Label	Coyote
Producer	Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo chronology
Ride the Tiger (1986) New Wave Hot Dogs (1987) President Yo La Tengo (1989)

Re-releases

The CD version (released by Coyote/Twin Tone Records) included the band's following album President Yo La Tengo and the A-side of the 1987 single "The Asparagus Song". It was re-released by Matador Records, in 1996.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
New Musical Express	10/10[3]
Underground	(21⁄2/3)[4]

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."^[4] AllMusic called it "a quantum leap over the sound of their debut".^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ira Kaplan except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley	1:22
6.	"It's Alright (The Way That You Live)"	Lou Reed, John Cale[5]	4:10
7.	"3 Blocks from Groove Street"		2:24
8.	"Let's Compromise"	Chris Nelson	1:51
9.	"Serpentine"	Kaplan, Phil Milstein	1:57
10.	"A Shy Dog"		3:36
11.	"No Water"	Kaplan, Phil Milstein	3:18
12.	"The Story of Jazz"		3:34

Personnel

• Ira Kaplan — guitars, vocals
• Stephan Wichnewski — bass
• Georgia Hubley — drums

Additional Personnel

• Chris Stamey — guitar (tracks 4, 11)
• Dave Rick — guitar (track 8)