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The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema

On August 23, 2005, “Mint” label released “Twin Cinema”, the third New Pornographers album. It was recorded November 2004 – April 2005, and was produced by John Collins, David Carswell, A.C. Newman and Kurt Dahle.

Personnel:

  • A.C. Newman– vocals, guitar, ebow, synthesizer, harmonica, pump organ, xylophone
  • Dan Bejar– vocals, guitar, synthesizer, melodeon
  • Neko Case– vocals
  • John Collins– vocal, bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow
  • Kurt Dahle – vocal, drums, percussion
  • Todd Fancey– guitar
  • David Carswell – vocals, slide guitar
  • Todd Macdonald– mandolin
  • Kathryn Calder– vocals, piano
  • Blaine Thurier– synthesizer
  • Nora O’Connor– vocals
  • Shaun Brodie– trumpet
  • Tyr Jami– cello
  • Howard Redekopp– engineer
  • Amy Tuyn– art work
  • Sarah Pedersen– photography

Track listing:

  1. Twin Cinema – A.C. Newman
  2. The Bones of an Idol – A.C. Newman
  3. Use It – A.C. Newman
  4. The Bleeding Heart Show – A.C. Newman
  5. Jackie, Dressed in Cobras – Dan Bejar
  6. The Jessica Numbers – A.C. Newman, John Collins
  7. These Are the Fables – A.C. Newman
  8. Sing Me Spanish Techno – A.C. Newman
  9. Falling Through Your Clothes -A.C. Newman
  10. Broken Breads – Dan Bejar
  11. Three or Four – A.C. Newman
  12. Star Bodies – A.C. Newman
  13. Streets of Fire – Dan Bejar
  14. Stacked Crooked – A.C. Newman

Destroyer: Poison Season

Destroyer_-_Poison_Season

On August 28, 2015, “Merge” label released “Poison Season”, the tenth Destroyer (Dan Bejar) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Dan Bejar and David Carswell.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Bejar– vocals, MIDI, mixing
  • Ted Bois – piano, Roland D50
  • Tyson Naylor – DX-7, piano
  • Nicolas Bragg – electric guitar
  • David Carswell– acoustic and electric guitars, MIDI, mixing
  • Dylan Palmer – contrabass
  • John Collins– bass
  • Josh Wells – bongos, congas, drums, percussion
  • JP Carter – effects, trumpet
  • Joseph Shabason – flute, saxophone
  • Jesse Zubot – violin, viola, arranger, editing, string mixing
  • Rebecca Whitling – violin
  • Henry Lee – viola
  • Peggy Leo – cello
  • Stefan Udell – string arrangements
  • Dave Graham – engineer
  • John Raham – editing, engineer, string mixing
  • Erik Nielsen – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering
  • Maggie Fost – design
  • Fabiola Carranza – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Bejar.

  1. Times Square, Poison Season I
  2. Dream Lover
  3. Forces From Above
  4. Hell
  5. The River
  6. Times Square
  7. Archer on the Beach
  8. Midnight Meet the Rain
  9. Solace’s Bride
  10. Bangkok
  11. Sun in the Sky
  12. Times Square, Poison Season II