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Wednesday: Rat Saw God

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On April 7, 2023, “Dead Oceans” label released “Rat Saw God”, the fifth Wednesday studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Drop of Sun” in Asheville, North Caroline, and was produced by Alex Farrar.

Personnel:

  • Karly Hartzman – vocals, guitar
  • MJ Lenderman – guitar, backing vocals
  • Xandy Chelmis – lap steel
  • Margo Schultz – bass
  • Alan Miller – drums
  • Alex Farrar – engineer, mixing
  • Huntley Miller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Karly Hartzman, Margo Schultz, Mark Jacob Lenderman, Richard Miller and Alexander Reuben.

  1. Hot Rotten Grass Smell
  2. Bull Believer
  3. Got Shocked
  4. Formula One
  5. Chosen to Deserve
  6. Bath County
  7. Quarry
  8. Turkey Vultures
  9. What’s So Funny
  10. TV in the Gas Pump

Manchester Orchestra: The Valley Of Vision

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On March 10, 2023, “Loma Vista” label released “The Valley of Vision”, the eighth Manchester Orchestra extended play. It was recorded in 2020, at “Concord Studios” in New York City, “Echo Mountain” in Asheville, North Carolina, “Favorite Gentlemen” in Atlanta, Georgia, “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ethan Gruska, Andy Hull, Catherine Marks, Jamie Martens, Robert McDowell and Kyle Metcalfe.

Personnel:

  • Andy Hull – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Robert McDowell – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, programming
  • Andy Prince – bass guitar
  • Tim Very – drums, percussion
  • Ethan Gruska – piano
  • Caroline Swon – backing vocals
  • Dan Hannon – engineer
  • Jamie Martens – engineer
  • Catherine Marks – engineer, mixing
  • Dowell Gandy – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Christopher Leckie – design
  • Mike Dempsey – photography

Track listing:

  1. Capital Karma – Andy Hull, Danny Parker
  2. The Way – Andy Hull
  3. Quietly – Andy Hull
  4. Letting Go – Andy Hull, Jamie Martens, Robert McDowell
  5. Lose You Again – Andy Hull, Dan Wilson
  6. Rear View – Andy Hull

Manchester Orchestra: The Million Masks of God

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On April 30, 2021, “Loma Vista” label released “The Million Masks of God”, the sixth Manchester Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Echo Mountain” in Asheville, North Caroliina, “Favorite Gentlemen” in Atlanta, Georgia, “Sound City” in Los Angeles, “Concord Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Andy Hull, Robert McDowell, Catherine Marks and Ethan Gruska.

Personnel:

  • Andy Hull – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Robert McDowell – guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Ethan Gruska – keyboards, guitar, percussion, programming
  • Andy Prince – bass guitar
  • Tim Very – drums, percussion
  • Caroline Swon – additional vocals
  • Catherine Marks – engineer, mixing
  • Dowell Gandy – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Martens – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Hull, Robert McDowell, Ethan Gruska, Andy Prince and Tim Very.

  1. Inaudible
  2. Angel of Death
  3. Keel Timing
  4. Bed Head
  5. Annie
  6. Telepath
  7. Let it Storm
  8. Dinosaur
  9. Obstacle
  10. Way Back
  11. The Internet

Animal Collective: Time Skiffs

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On February 4, 2022, “Domino” label released “Time Skiffs”, the eleventh Animal Collective studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Namouche Studios” in Lisbon, and “Drop of Sun” in Asheville, North Carolina.

Personnel:

  • Avey Tare – vocals, electric and pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, autoharp, Elektron synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, percussion, wooden xylophone, Waldorf Pulse synthesizer, melodica, samples, fretless banjo, recording, collages
  • Deakin – vocals, Nord synthesizer, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, bass guitar, recording
  • Geologist – Eurorack synthesizer, Iris synthesizer, samples, Nord synthesizer, lap steel guitar, Moog synthesizer, hurdy-gurdy, gong, taishōgoto, field recordings
  • Panda Bear – vocals, drums, samples, recording
  • Joaquim Monte – drum recording
  • Bernardo Centeno – assistant drum recording
  • Marta Salogni – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Rob Carmichael (SEEN) – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Avey Tare, Deakin, Geologist and Panda Bear, except where noted.

  1. Dragon Slayer
  2. Car Keys
  3. Prester John
  4. Strung with Everything
  5. Walker
  6. Cherokee – Avey Tare, Deakin, Geologist, Panda Bear, Harry Owens
  7. Passer-By
  8. We Go Back
  9. Royal and Desire

White Denim: Stiff

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On March 25, 2016, “Downtown” label released “Stiff” the seventh White Denim studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Echo Mountain” in Asheville, North Carolina, and was produced by Ethan Johns.

Personnel:

  • James Petralli – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Terebecki – bass, synthesizer, group vocals
  • Jonathon Horne – guitar, group vocals
  • Jeff Olson – drums, percussion, synthesizer, group vocals

Track listing:

  1. Had 2 Know (Personal)
  2. Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)
  3. Holda You (I’m Psycho)
  4. There’s a Brain in My head
  5. Take It Easy (Ever After Lasting Love)
  6. (I’m the One) Big Big Fun
  7. Real Deal Momma
  8. Mirrored in Reverse
  9. Thank You

The Avett Brothers: Magpie and the Dandelion

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On October 15, 2013, “American” label released “Magpie and the Dandelion”, the eighth Avett Brothers studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Echo Mountain Recording” in Asheville, NC, “Shangri-La Studios” in Malibu, CA, “Lock Stock Studio” in Venice, CA and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Scott Yancey Avett- lead and backing vocals, banjo, piano, acoustic guitar
  • Timothy Seth Avett– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, Piano, organ, celeste
  • Bob Crawford – lead and backing vocals, upright and electric bass
  • Joseph Kwon – cello
  • Jacob Edwards – drums
  • Chad Smith- drums
  • Steven Nistor- drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Benmont Tench- organ
  • Love– harmonica
  • Tania Elizabeth- fiddle
  • The Haas Family, Jim Avett, Sarah Avett, Susan Kay Avett, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Aaron “Woody” Wood, Mary Ellen Bush, Jacob Edwards, Stephanie Mirabelli, Charlotte Webb, Hattie Webb – final vocals for Morning Song
  • Ryan Hewitt- engineer, mixing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Justin Glanville – engineer
  • Jordan Silva, Jon Ashley, Julian Dreyer, Evan Bradford, Evan Hill – recording assistant
  • Darren Heelis, Buckley Miller, Craig Welsh, Tucker Martine – additional engineering

Track listing:

  1. Open-Ended Life
  2. Morning Song
  3. Never Been Alive
  4. Another is Waiting
  5. Bring Your Love To Me
  6. Good to You
  7. Part from Me
  8. Skin and Bones
  9. Souls Like the Wheels (live)
  10. Vanity
  11. The Clearness Is Gone

Band of Horses: Cease to Begin

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On October 9, 2007, “Sub Pop” label released “Cease to Begin”,  the second Band of Horses studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Echo Mountain Studios” in Asheville, North Carolina, and was produced by Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Ben Bridwell – lead vocals, guitar
  • Rob Hampton – guitar, bass guitar
  • Ryan Monroe – keyboards
  • Creighton Barrett – drums
  • Jon Ashley – engineer assistant
  • Julian Dreyer – engineer assistant
  • Cameron Nicklaus – engineer assistant
  • Phil Ek– mixing
  • Dusty Summers – design
  • Christopher Wilson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Bridwell, Rob Hampton and Creighton Barrett, except where noted.

  1. Is There a Ghost
  2. Ode to LRC
  3. No One’s Gonna Love You
  4. Detlef Schrempf
  5. The General Specific – Ben Bridwell, Rob Hampton, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe
  6. Lamb on the Lam (In the City)
  7. Islands on the Coast
  8. Marry Song
  9. Cigarettes, Wedding Bands
  10. Window Blues

Manchester Orchestra: A Black Mile to the Surface

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On July 21, 2017, “Favorite Gentlemen” label released “A Black Mile to the Surface”, the fifth Manchester Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Favorite Gentlemen” in Atlanta, “Echo Mountain” in Asheville,  and  “Elmwood West” in Dallas, and was produced by  Andy Hull, Robert McDowell and Catherine Marks.

Personnel:

  • Andy Hull– vocals, guitar
  • Robert McDowell– vocals, guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Andy Prince – bass
  • Tim Very – drums
  • Catherine Marks– engineer, mixing
  • Jim Georgeson, Clay Miller – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • The Daniels, Mike Dempsey – package design, photography
  • Brian Manley  – layout, package design
  • John Congleton, Dan Hannon, Jonathan Wilson – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Hull.

  1. The Maze
  2. The Gold
  3. The Moth
  4. Lead, SD
  5. The Alien
  6. The Sunshine
  7. The Grocery
  8. The Wolf
  9. The Mistake
  10. The Parts
  11. The Silence

Iron and Wine & Ben Bridwell: Sing Into My Mouth

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On July 17, 2015, “Brown Records” label released “Sing into My Mouth” a covers album by Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell. It was recorded in 2015, at “Echo Mountain Recording”, in Asheville, North Carolina, and was produced by Sam Beam.

Personnel:

  1. Ben Bridwell – vocals
  2. Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, percussion, harmonica, bass, art direction, design
  3. Jim Becker – acoustic and electric guitars, violin, harmonica
  4. Rod Burger – piano, organ, mellotron, accordion
  5. Joe Adamik – bass clarinet, drums, percussion
  6. Matt Lux – bass
  7. Paul Niehaus – pedal steel guitar
  8. Todd Bienvenu – cover painting
  9. Dusty Summers – art direction, design
  10. Charles Peterson – back cover photography

Track listing:

  1. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) – Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymoth
  2. Done This One Before – Ronnie lane
  3. Any Day Woman – Paul Siebel
  4. You Know More Than I Know – John Cale
  5. Bullet Proof Soul – Andrew Hale, Helen Adu, Stuart Matthewman
  6. No Way Out of Here – Kenneth Baker
  7. God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get) – Sarah Assbring
  8. The Straight and Narrow – Jason Pierce
  9. Magnolia – JJ Cale
  10. Am I a Good Man – Willie Clarke
  11. Ab’s Song – Toy Caldwell
  12. Coyote, My Little Brother – Peter La Farge

War On Drugs: Lost In The Dream

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Lost in the dream

On March 18, 2014, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Lost in the Dream”, the third War on Drugs studio album. It was recorded August 2012–November 2013, at “Uniform Recording” in Philadelphia,”Echo Mountain” in Asheville,  “Fidelitorium”’ in Kernersville, “Rare Book Room” in Brooklyn, “Miner Street” in Philadelphia, “Water Music” inHoboken, “Public Hi-Fi” in Austin, “University of the Arts”, “Adam Granduciel’s House” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Adam Granduciel.

Personnel:

  • Adam Granduciel– vocals, ARP Omni, ARP String Ensemble,  dubs, electronics, Fender Rhodes, guitars, harmonica, Linn Drum, mixing, Oberheim synthesizer, organ, drums, percussion, piano, slide guitar, synthesizer, Wurlitzer, arranger, engineer, art direction, photography, publishing
  • Robbie Bennett – ARP String Ensemble, organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
  • Anthony LaMarca – guitar
  • Dave Hartley– bass, fretless bass, percussion, synthesizer
  • Charlie Hall – drums
  • Jon Ashley – drums, engineer assistant
  • Pat Berkery – drums, percussion
  • Mike Sneeringer – drums
  • Michael Johnson –ARP 2600, Eventide, engineer
  • Ricky Ray Jackson – pedal steel
  • Mike Sobel – lap steel guitar
  • Paul Sukeena – guitar
  • Carter Tanton – guitar
  • Nicolas Vernhes – tambourine, organ, engineer, mixing
  • Joseph Shabason – saxophone
  • David Fishkin – saxophone
  • Jon Natchez – baritone saxophone
  • Jeff Zeigler – additional production, drum programming, engineer, mixing, pitch adjustment, pre-mixing
  • Gabe Wax – assistant engineer, mixing assistant, tape effects
  • Jon Lowe – engineer
  • Brad Bell – engineer
  • John Congleton – engineer
  • Sean Kelly – engineer assistant
  • Ted Richardson – engineer assistant
  • Matt Schimelfenig – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
  • Daniel Murphy – design, layout
  • Dusdin Condren – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Adam Granduciel, except where noted.

  1. Under the Pressure
  2. Red Eyes
  3. Suffering
  4. An Ocean in Between the Waves
  5. Disappearing
  6. Eyes to the Wind
  7. The Haunting Idle
  8. Burning
  9. Lost in the Dream
  10. In Reverse