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J Tillman: Year In The Kingdom

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On September 28, 2009, “Western Vinyl” label released “Year in the Kingdom”, the seventh J. Tillman’s album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Kory Kruckenberg and Bill Patton.

Personnel:

  • J Tillman – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, harmonica, drums, percussion
  • Bill Patton – guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Casey Wescott – keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Jenna Conrad – cello
  • Zachary Tillman
  • Kory Kruckenberg – recording
  • Ed Brooks – mastering
  • Mario Hugo – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by J Tillman.

  1. Year in the Kingdom
  2. Crosswinds
  3. Earthly Bodies
  4. Howling Light
  5. Though I Have Wronged You
  6. Age of Man
  7. There Is No Good in Me
  8. Marked in the Valley
  9. Light of the Living

J. Tilman: Minor Works

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On November 6, 2006, “Fargo Records” label released “Minor Works”, the fourth J. Tillman album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Kory Kruckenberg and Troy Glessner.

Personnel:

  • J. Tillman – vocals, guitar, organ, harmonica, mandolin, drums, art direction
  • Zach Tillman – bass
  • Aaron Sprinkle  – piano
  • Eric Fisher – organ
  • Bill Patton – steel guitar, piano
  • Jenna Conrad –cello
  • Chris Staples – guitar
  • Finn Parnel – banjo
  • Anne Marie Ruljancich – viola
  • Jason Merculief – drums
  • Kory Kruckenberg – recording, mixing
  • Troy Glessner – mastering
  • Asterik Studio – design
  • Dacia Pierson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J. Tillman.

  1. Darling Night
  2. Jesse’s Not A Sleeper
  3. Crooked Roof
  4. With Wolves
  5. Minor Works
  6. For An Hour With You
  7. Take Care
  8. Restlessness
  9. Now You’re Among Strangers

Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues

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On May 3, 2011, “Sub Pop”, released “Helplessness Blues”, the second Fleet Foxes studio album. It was recorded 2009–2010, at “Reciprocal Recording”, “Dreamland Recording”, “Bear Creek Recording”, “Avast Recording”, and was produced by Phil Ek, Robin Pecknold, Skyler Skjelset, Casey Wescott, Josh Tillman, Christian Wargo  and Morgan Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Robin Pecknold– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, fiddle, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, harmonium, Moog, lever harp, Prophet
  • Skyler Skjelset – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, water harp
  • Bill Patton – pedal and lap steel
  • Casey Wescott – piano, pump organ, Marxophone, music box, Crumarbass, Moog, Tremoloa, tibetan singing bowls, harmonium, harpsichord, Mellotron, additional vocal harmony arrangements
  • Christian Wargo– vocals, electric bass
  • Morgan Henderson– double bass, woodwinds
  • Josh Tillman– vocals, drum kit, percussion
  • Alina To – violin
  • Hanna Benn – string arrangements
  • Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Pecknold.

  1. Montezuma
  2. Bedouin Dress
  3. Sim Sala Bim
  4. Battery Kinzie
  5. The Plains / Bitter Dancer
  6. Helplessness Blues
  7. The Cascades
  8. Lorelai
  9. Someone You’d Admire
  10. The Shrine / An Argument
  11. Blue Spotted Tail
  12. Grown Ocean