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Lost Horizons (Gin Blossoms song)

New Miserable Experience
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Studio album by Gin Blossoms
Released August 4, 1992
Recorded February - March 1992
Studio Ardent Studios,
Memphis, TN
Genre Power pop, jangle pop,alternative rock
Length 45:02
Label A&M
Producer Gin Blossoms,
John Hampton,
Gin Blossoms chronology
Up and Crumbling (EP)
(1991)String Module Error: Match not found1991
New Miserable Experience
(1992)
Shut Up And Smoke (EP)
(1994)String Module Error: Match not found1994
Alternate cover
Re-release cover
Re-release cover
Singles from New Miserable Experience
  1. "Lost Horizons"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Mrs. Rita"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Hey Jealousy"
    Released: June 1993
  4. "Until I Fall Away"
    Released: August 1993
  5. "Found Out About You"
    Released: November 1993
  6. "Allison Road"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
Chicago Tribune 2/4 stars
Rolling Stone (favorable)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars
The Village Voice C+

New Miserable Experience is the breakthrough album by rock band Gin Blossoms, released on August 4, 1992. The album was released to little fanfare and relatively lackluster reviews. However, nearly a year after its release the lead single, "Hey Jealousy", entered the top 40, with "Found Out About You" following a few months later. The album eventually reached multi-platinum status.

The band's guitarist, Doug Hopkins, was fired near the conclusion of the recording sessions for the album, ostensibly for his persistent alcohol problems. His replacement, Scott Johnson, is listed as a member of the band in the liner notes, but did not play on the album. Just as the album was becoming a success at the end of 1993, Hopkins committed suicide.

New Miserable Experience's initial release had completely different packaging. The album's original cover artwork depicted the Arizona desert. Songs on the album, such as "Mrs. Rita", a song about a local psychic from the Gin Blossoms' hometown of Tempe, Arizona, were also written with references to the area, people and events surrounding the band at the time. The majority of the songs rely on a melody-driven pop style while the final track, "Cheatin'", leans into country music. The album was re-released in late summer 1993, in conjunction with A&M's newfound support of the album. To celebrate the album's tenth anniversary, a deluxe edition containing an extra disc of demos, outtakes and live performances was released by the label in 2002.

Track listing for the bonus disc included with the 2002 deluxe edition:

Rolling Stone praised the album, saying it "sounds both fresh and highly personal."AllMusic called the album "a tight and lean collection of brilliant, edgy pop music."

Album - Billboard (North America)


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