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Kevin Morby: Singing Saw

On April 15, 2016, “Dead Oceans” label released “Singing Saw”, the third Kevin Morby studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Isokon Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Sam Cohen.

Personnel:

  •  Kevin Morby – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Sam Cohen – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums
  • Marco Benevento – piano, keyboards 
  • Justin Sullivan – drums, percussion
  • Nick Kinsey – drums, percussion 
  • John Andrews – singing saw 
  • Alec Spiegelman – saxophone, flute
  • Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet 
  • Eliza Bagg – strings
  • Oliver Hill – strings
  • Alecia Chakour – backing vocals 
  • Hannah Cohen – backing vocals 
  • Lauren Balthrop – backing vocals
  • D. James Goodwin – engineer, mixing
  • John Thayer – engineer assistant
  • Sam Cohen – additional engineering
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering assistant
  • Miles Johnson – design
  • Dusdin Condren – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Morby.

  1. Cut Me Down
  2. I Have Been to the Mountain
  3. Singing Saw
  4. Drunk and on a Star
  5. Dorothy
  6. Ferris Wheel
  7. Destroyer
  8. Black Flowers
  9. Water

Wet: Still Run

On July 13, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Still Run”, the second Wet studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij, Andrew Sarlo, John Hill, Joe Valle, Kelly Zutrau, Noah Beresin, Loren Humphrey and Robert Ackroyd.

Personnel:

  • Kelly Zutrau – vocals, synthesizer, strings
  • Joseph Valle – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programmer, strings, synthesizer, piano, bass, horn, organ, engineer
  • Bryndon Cook (as Starchild & The New Romantic) – backing vocals
  • Garo Yellin – cello
  • TJ Maiani – drums
  • Sam Geller – piano
  • Jesse Kotansky – strings, violin
  • Meg Duffy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Hamilton Berry – cello, strings
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Shane O’Connell – electric guitar, engineer
  • Buddy Ross – piano, synthesizer
  • Daniel Aged – steel guitar, bass
  • Joe Santa Maria – saxophone
  • Chris Smith – keyboard, piano, guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Meyer – saxophone
  • Gabriel Smith – piano, drums
  • Melody English – backing vocals
  • Aerial East – backing vocals
  • Sam Geller – backing vocals
  • Sean Tracy – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Amanda Lo – violin
  • Michael McTaggart – guitar
  • Lykke Li – background vocals
  • Oliver Hill – strings, viola, violin
  • James Richardson – slide guitar
  • Loren Humphrey – engineer, drums
  • Andrew Sarlo – engineer
  • Rostam Batmanglij – bass, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer, mandolin, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, engineer
  • Robert Ackroyd – electric guitar
  • John Hill – electric guitar, synthesizer, programming
  • Noah Beresin – piano
  • Logan Patrick – engineer
  • Nick Rowe – mandolin, engineer
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Quinn McCarthy – engineer
  • Rob Duffy – engineer
  • John Thayer – engineer
  • David Schwerkolt – engineer
  • Brandon Bost – engineer assistant
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Bráulio Amado – design
  • Brianna Capozzi – cover
  • Amber Byrne Mahoney – insert photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joseph Valle and Kelly Zutray, except where noted.

  1. Still Run – Kelly Zutrau
  2. There’s a Reason
  3. You’re Not Wrong – Kelly Zutray
  4. Lately
  5. Softens
  6. 11 Hours – Kelly Zutray
  7. This Woman Loves You – Kelly Zutrau
  8. Out of Tune – Kelly Zutray
  9. Visitor
  10. Love Is Not Enough – Kelly Zutrau