On February 21, 2012, “Merge” label released “Mr. M”, the eleventh Lambchop album. It was recorded 2009 – 2011, at “The Beach House” in Nashville Tennessee, “Admiralspalast” in Berlin, and was produced by Kurt Wagner and Mark Nevers.

Personnel:

• Kurt Wagner – vocals, guitar, harmonica, synthesizer, painting
• Matt Swanson – bass
• Scott Martin – drums, percussion, noises
• Ryan Norris – organ, guitar
• William Tyler – guitar
• Tony Crow – piano
• Billy Contreras – fiddle
• Roy Agee – horns, trombone
• Denis Solee – horns, woodwind
• A London String Ensemble – ensemble
• Tosca String Quartet – ensemble
• Jonathan Marx – noises
• Cortney Tidwell– backing vocals
• Mason Neely, Peter Stopshinski – string arrangements
• Mark Nevers – recording
• Jim DeMain – mastering
• New Formalists – design

 Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Wagner.

1. If Not I’ll Just Die
2. 2B2
3. Gone Tomorrow
4. Met
5. Gar
6. Nice Without Mercy
7. Buttons
8. The Good Life (is wasted)
9. Kind Of
10. Betty’s Overture
11. Never My Love