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The Walkmen: Heaven

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On May 29, 2012, “Fat Possum” and “Bella Union” labels released “Heaven”, the sixth Walkmen (The) studio album. It was recorded November 2011 – March 2012, at “Avast! Recording Co”.in Seattle, “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, and was produced by Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Hamilton Leithauser – vocals
  • Paul Maroon – guitar, keyboards
  • Peter Bauer – organ, bass
  • Walter Martin – bass, organ
  • Matt Barrick – drums
  • Morgan Henderson – percussion
  • Morgan Henderson – additional percussion
  • Victoria Parker – strings
  • Jen Kozel – strings
  • Erika Pierson – strings
  • Jenn Glenn – strings
  • Victoria Parker – strings
  • Jen Kozel – strings
  • Robin Pecknold – backing vocals
  • Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
  • Cameron Nicklaus – engineer assistant
  • Jerry Streeter – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Elizabeth Spiridakis – design
  • Arno Frugier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Peter Bauer, Walter Martin and Matt Barrick.

  1. We Can’t Be Beat
  2. Love Is Luck
  3. Heartbreaker
  4. The Witch
  5. Southern Heart
  6. Line by Line
  7. Song for Leigh
  8. Nightingales
  9. Jerry Jr.’s Tune
  10. The Love You Love
  11. Heaven
  12. No One Ever Sleeps
  13. Dreamboat

Robert Belfour: What’s Wrong With You

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On May 23, 2000, “Fat Possum” label released “What’s Wrong with You”, the debut Robert Belfour album. It was recorded in 2000, at “The Money Shot” in Water Valley, Mississippi, and was produced by Matthew Johnson and Bruce Watson.

Personnel:

  • Robert Belfour – vocals, guitar
  • Bryan Barry – drums
  • Bruce Watson – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Belfour, except where noted.

  1. My Baby’s Gone – Junior Kimbrough
  2. Black Mattie
  3. What’s Wrong with You
  4. Done Got Old – Junior Kimbrough
  5. Treat Me Right
  6. Walkin’ the Floor
  7. Norene
  8. Holding My Pillow
  9. Bad Luck

Yuck: Same

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On February 15, 2011, “Fat Possum” label released the self-titled, debut Yuck studio album. It was recorded in 2010, in London, and was produced by Daniel Blumberg, Max Bloom, Mariko Doi and Jonny Rogoff.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Blumberg – vocals, guitar
  • Max Bloom – vocals, lead guitar
  • Mariko Doi – vocals, bass
  • Jonny Rogoff – drums
  • Ilana Blumberg – backing vocals
  • Marc Waterman – drum engineering
  • Matt Pence – mixing
  • Max Bloom – mixing
  • Nilesh Patel – mastering
  • Amir Amos – drum production
  • Jou Bergman – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Blumberg and Max Bloom, except where noted.

  1. Get Away
  2. The Wall
  3. Shook Down
  4. Holing Out
  5. Suicide Policeman
  6. Georgia
  7. Suck
  8. Stutter
  9. Operation – Mx Bloom
  10. Sunday
  11. Rose Gives a Lilly – Max Bloom
  12. Rubber

The Weather Station: Ignorance

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On February 5, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Ignorance”, the fifth Weather Station (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Canterbery” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Tamara Linderman and Marcus Paguin.

Personnel:

  • Tamara Lindeman – vocals, piano, guitar, Moog, Pianet, Wurlitzer, string arrangements, overdubbing
  • Christine Bougie – guitar
  • Johnny Spence – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, Moog, Juno
  • Ben Whiteley – bass, guitar
  • Kieran Adams – drums, percussion
  • Philippe Melanson – percussion
  • Ian Kehoe – percussion
  • Marcus Paquin – percussion
  • Brodie West – saxophone
  • Ryan Driver – flute
  • Drew Jurecka – violin, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Rebekah Wolkstein – violin
  • Shannon Knights – viola
  • Lydia Munchinsky – cello
  • Owen Pallett – string arrangements
  • Mike Smith – music notation
  • Felicity Williams – harmony vocals
  • Jeremy Darby – engineer
  • Julian Decorte – engineer
  • Marcus Paquin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Joao Carvalho – mastering
  • Hugo Bernier – design
  • Jeff Bierk – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tamara Lindeman.

  1. Robber
  2. Atlantic
  3. Tried To Tell You
  4. Parking Lot
  5. Loss
  6. Separated
  7. Wear
  8. Trust
  9. Heart
  10. Subdivisions

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast

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On January 20, 2009, “Fat Possum” label released “Noble Beast”, the fifth Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Andrew Bird.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, guitar, violin, whistling
  • Jeremy Ylvislaker – guitar, bass, organ, shortwave
  • Todd Sickafoose – double bass
  • Ben Martin – cardboard box drums
  • Martin Dosh – percussion, looping, keys
  • Mike Lewis – clarinet
  • Tony Crow – juno
  • Kelly Hogan – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird, except where noted.

  1. Oh No
  2. Masterswarm
  3. Fitz and the Dizzyspells
  4. Effigy
  5. Tenuousness
  6. Nomenclature
  7. Ouo
  8. Not a Robot, but a Ghost – Andrew Bird, Martin Dosh
  9. Unfolding Fans – Andrew Bird, Jeremy Ylvisaker
  10. Anonanimal
  11. Natural Disaster
  12. The Privateers
  13. Souverian
  14. On Ho

The Black Keys: Rubber Factory

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On September 7, 2004, “Fat Possum” label released “Rubber Factory”, the third Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – May 2004, at “Sentient Sound, in Akron, OH, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, fiddle, lap steel, hand claps, mixing
  • Patrick Carney – drums, percussion, hand claps, recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney,  except where noted.

  1. When the Lights Go Out
  2. 10 A.M. Automatic
  3. Just Couldn’t Tie Me Down
  4. All Hands Against His Own
  5. The Desperate Man
  6. The Girl Is on My Mind
  7. The Lengths
  8. Grown So Ugly – Robert Pete Williams
  9. Stack Shot Billy
  10. Act Nice and Gentle – Ray Davies
  11. Aeroplane Blues
  12. Keep Me
  13. Till I Get My Way

Don Bryant: You Make Me Feel

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On June 19, 2020, “Fat Possum” label released “You Make Me Feel”, the third Don Bryant studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Reliable Recorders” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Scott Bomar.

Personnel:

  •  Don Bryant – vocals
  • Scott Bomar – guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Joe Restivo – guitar
  • Al Gamble – keyboards
  • Charles Hodges – organ
  • Archie “Hubble” Turner – keyboards
  • Howard Grimes – drums, percussion
  • Adam Hill – percussion, engineer
  • Art Edmaiston – saxophone
  • Kirk Smothers – saxophone
  • Marc Franklin – trumpet, strings, arrangements
  • Jennifer Puckett, Jessie Munson, Jonathan Kirkscey, Jordan Musgrave, Wen-Yih Yu – strings
  • Alex Hall – backing vocals, recording
  • Casey McDonough, Chris Barnes, Corey ‘2E’ Williams II, Courtney Barnes, J. Vito, Katrina Anderson, Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, Reba Russell, Scott Ligon, The Flat Five, The Hamiltones, Tony Lelo – backing vocals
  • Matt Ross Spang – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Jeff Powell – lacquer cut
  • Kerri Mahoney – artwork
  • Lawrence Matthews III – front and back cover photography
  • Jacob Blickenstaff – inner photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Bryant.

  1. Your Love Is to Blame
  2. 99 Pounds
  3. Is It Over
  4. I Die a Little Every Day
  5. Don’t Turn Your Back on Me
  6. Your Love Is Too Late
  7. I’ll Go Crazy – James Cross, Johnnie Frierson, Mary Frierson
  8. Cracked Up Over You
  9. A Woman’s Touch
  10. Walk All Over God’s Heaven

Melody’s Echo Chamber: Bon Voyage

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On June 15, 2018, “Fat Possum” label released “Bon Voyage”, the second Melody’s Echo Chamber studio album. The album which is collaboration between Melody Prochet and members of the Swedish psychedelic rock band Dungen, was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swahn and Reine Fiske.

Personnel:

  • Melody Prochet – vocals, keyboards, electric guitar, violin, all instruments, drums, mixing
  • Fredrik Swahn – keyboards, bass guitar. engineer, mixing
  • Reine Fiske – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, violin, mixing
  • Gustav Ejstes – vocals, piano, organ, guitar, beatbox, scream, percussion
  • Johan Holmegard – drums
  • Nicholas Allbrook – spoken word
  • Maxime Leguil – mixing
  • Raphael Jonin – mastering
  • Silly Jane – artwork
  • Paul J. Street, Matthew Cooper – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Melody Prochet, except where noted,

  1. Cross My Heart – Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan, Reine Fiske
  2. Breathe In, Breathe Out – Melody Prochet
  3. Desert Horse – Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan, Reine Fiske
  4. Var har du vart? – Gustav Ejstes
  5. Quand les larmes d’un ange font danser la neige – Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan, Reine Fiske, Mattias Gustavsson, David Svedmyr, Johan Holmegard, Nicholas Allbrook
  6. Visions of Someone Special, on a Wall of Reflections – Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan, Reine Fiske
  7. Shirim – Melody Prochet

Wavves: Hideaway

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On July 16, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Hideaway”, the seventh Wavves album. It was recorded in 2021, at David Sitek’s home studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sitek.

Personnel:

  • Nathan Williams – vocals, guitar
  • Alex Gates – guitar
  • Stephen Pope – bass
  • Ross Traver – drums
  • David Sitek – engineer, mixing
  • Derek Coburn – engineer
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Mikey Burey – artwork
  • Max Taeuschel – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Nathan Williams, except where noted.

  1. Thru Hell
  2. Hideaway – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
  3. Help Is on the Way – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
  4. Sinking Feeling – Alex Gates
  5. Honeycomb – Stephen Pope
  6. The Blame – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
  7. Marine Life
  8. Planting a Garden
  9. Caviar

The Fiery Furnaces: Bitter Tea

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On April 18, 2006, “Fat Possum” label released “Bitter Tea”, the fifth Fiery Furnaces (The) album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Key Club Recording” in Benton, Harbor, US, and was produced by Matthew Friedberger.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Friedberger – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Eleanor Friedberg – vocals, drums
  • Andy Knowles – drums
  • Bill Skibbe – noises, recording, mixing
  • Michael Parker – human beatbox, engineer assistant
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Mike Reddy – design
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Eleanor Friedberg and Matthew Friedberg.

  1. In My Little Thatched Hut
  2. I’m in No Mood
  3. Black-Hearted Boy
  4. Bitter Tea
  5. Teach Me Sweetheart
  6. I’m Waiting to Know You
  7. The Vietnamese Telephone Ministry
  8. Oh Sweet Woods
  9. Borneo
  10. Police Sweater Blood Vow
  11. Nevers
  12. Benton Harbor Blues
  13. Whistle Rhapsody
  14. Nevers (Reprise) (unlisted)
  15. Benton Harbor Blues (Reprise) (unlisted)