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Okkervil River: The Silver Gymnasium

On September 3, 2013, “ATO” label released “The Silver Gymnasium”, the seventh Okkervil River album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Church House Studios”, “Russell Street Studio”, “Crystal Sniffer”, “The Honey Jar”, “Cacophony Recorders”, and “Matt Hubbard Production”, and was produced by John Agnello.

Personnel:

  • Will Sheff – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, synthesizers, recording, artwork
  • Justin Sherburn – piano, electric piano, harpsichord, keyboards, glass harmonica, electric guitar, organ, synthesizers, harmonium 
  • Lauren Gurgiolo – electric and lap steel guitar
  • Clinton Newman – electric guitar
  • Michael St. Clair – electric guitar, organ, trombone, flugelhorn, trumpet, synthesizers, percussion
  • Brian Cassidy – electric guitar
  • Patrick Pestorius – bass
  • Jonathan Meiburg – banjo
  • Daniel Murphy – mandolin, artwork
  • Zachary Thomas – mandolin
  • Ben Kalb – cello
  • Josh Johnson – glass harmonica
  • Brian Donohoe – saxophone
  • Cully Symington – drums, percussion
  • Chris Mills, Clinton Newman, Jonathan Meiburg, Patrick Pestorius, Matt LeMay  – harmony vocals
  • David Boyle – handclaps, recording
  • John Agnello, John Congleton, Matt Hubbard, Phil Palazzolo – recording
  • John Agnello, John Congleton – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Vernon Hood – artwork
  • Fiske Boyd – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Sheff.

  1. It Was My Season
  2. On a Balcony
  3. Down Down the Deep River
  4. Pink-slips
  5. Lido Pier Suicide Car
  6. Where the Spirit Left Us
  7. While
  8. Stay Young
  9. Walking Without Frankie
  10. All the Time Every Day
  11. Black Nemo

Black Angels: Passover

On April 11, 2006, “Light in the Attic Records” label released “Passover” the debut Black Angels album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Cacophony Recorders”, “Wire Recording”, and “Shh! Recording Studios” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Erik Wofford, Ross Ingram, Christian Bland, Nate Ryan, Alex Maas and Stephanie Bailey.

Personnel:

  • Christian Bland – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Nate Ryan – bass, guitar
  • Alex Maas – vocals, bass
  • Stephanie Bailey – drums, percussion
  • Jennifer Raines – drone machine
  • Erik Wofford – recording, mixing
  • Ross Ingram – recording, mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Christian Bland – design
  • Brian Jones – design

Track listing:

  1. Young Men Dead
  2. The First Vietnamese War
  3. Sniper at the Gates of Heaven
  4. The Prodigal Sun
  5. Black Grease
  6. Manipulation
  7. Empire
  8. Better Off Alone
  9. Bloodhounds on My Trail
  10. Call to Arms

The track “Call to Arms” ends at minute 10:42. After 3 minutes and 30 seconds of silence (10:42 – 14:12), begins a hidden song, a cover of Jimmy Cliff’s track “Vietnam”.