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She & Him: Volume 3

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On May 7, 2013, “Merge” label released “Volume 3”, the fourth She & Him studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by M. Ward.

Personnel:

  • Zooey Deschanel– lead and harmony vocals, percussion, keyboards, piano, tambourine, vibraphone, taropatch ukulele
  • M. Ward– guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals, piano, organ, percussion, horns arrangements
  • Joey Spampinato, Tyler Tornfelt, Mike Watt, Pierre de Reeder– bass
  • Scott McPherson– drums
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone
  • J. Camerieri – trumpet
  • Art Baron– trombone
  • Tom Hagerman– violin
  • Amanda Lawrence– viola
  • Tilly and the Wall– gang vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.

  1. I’ve Got Your Number, Son
  2. Never Wanted Your Love
  3. Baby – George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
  4. I Could’ve Been Your Girl
  5. Turn to White
  6. Somebody Sweet to Talk To
  7. Something’s Haunting You
  8. Together
  9. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me – Harry Noble
  10. Snow Queen
  11. Sunday Girl – Chris Stein
  12. London
  13. Shadow of Love
  14. Reprise (I Could’ve Been Your Girl)

Bright Eyes: Cassadaga

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On April 9, 2007, “Saddle Creek” label released “Cassadaga”, the seventh Bright Eyes studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Mike Mogis. In February 2008, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Recording Package”.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst– voice, guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Mike Mogis– voice, guitar, bass, pedal steel, lap steel, mandolin, dobro, percussion , vibraphone, baritone, ukulele, glockenspiel
  • Nate Walcott– organ, piano, electric piano, string, orchestral and woodwind arrangement
  • Ward– voice, guitar
  • Janet Weiss– drums
  • Clark Baechle– percussion
  • David Rawlings– guitar
  • Stacy DuPree– voice
  • Sherri DuPree– voice
  • Z Berg– voice
  • Rachael Yamagata– voice
  • Hassan Lemtouni – voice
  • Chris MacDonald- voice
  • Gillian Welch– voice
  • Ted Stevens– voice
  • Sean Foley – voice
  • Maria Taylor– voice
  • Andy LeMaster– voice
  • Jake Bellows– voice
  • Tim Luntzel– bass
  • Dan McCarthy– bass
  • Stefanie Drootin– bass
  • Shane Aspegren– drums, percussion
  • Jason Boesel– voice, drums
  • John McEntire– percussion , electronics
  • Michael Zerang – percussion
  • Jonathan Crawford – percussion
  • Dan Bitney – percussion
  • Dan Fliegel – percussion
  • David Moyer – bass clarinet
  • Brian Walsh – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Sarah Wass – flute
  • Myka Miller – oboe
  • Anton Patzner– violin
  • Bill Meyers – conductor
  • Suzie Katayama – conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Oberst, except where noted.

  1. Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)
  2. Four Winds
  3. If the Brakeman Turns My Way – Conor Oberst, Jason Boesel
  4. Hot Knives
  5. Make a Plan to Love Me
  6. Soul Singer in a Session Band
  7. Classic Cars
  8. Middleman
  9. Cleanse Song
  10. No One Would Riot for Less
  11. Coat Check Dream Song – Conor Oberst, Nate Walcott
  12. I Must Belong Somewhere
  13. Lime Tree

Monsters Of Folk: Same

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On September 22, 2009, “Shangri-La Music” label released the, self-titled, debut Monsters of Folk album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Mike Mogis.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst- vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Mike Mogis- guitar, keyboards, baritone guitar, percussion, mandolin, drums, bass guitar
  • Jim James- vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, programming
  • Ward- vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.)
  2. Say Please
  3. Whole Lotta Losin’
  4. Temazcal
  5. The Right Place
  6. Baby Boomer
  7. Man Named Truth
  8. Goodway
  9. Ahead of the Curve
  10. Slow Down Jo
  11. Losin Yo Head
  12. Magic Marker
  13. Map of the World
  14. The Sandman, the Brakeman and Me
  15. His Master’s Voice

Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

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On September 3, 2013, “Anti” label released “The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You”, the sixth Neko Case studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Neko Case – lead and backing vocals, guitar, tambourine, jingle bells
  • Tracyanne Campbell – vocals
  • Jon Rauhouse – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Paul Rigby – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
  • M. Ward – vocals, electric guitar
  • Carl Broemel – electric guitar solo
  • Marc Ribot– piano
  • Bo Koster – piano, organ, Mellotron, bass organ, synths, keyboards, Melodeon, Wurlitzer, clavinet, vibraphone
  • Tom V. Ray– bass
  • Kurt Dahle– drums
  • Steve Berlin – MIDI saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Jacob Venezuela – trumpets
  • Martin Wenk – trumpets
  • Jon Rauhouse – trombone
  • Tom Hagerman – violin, viola
  • Joey Burns – cello, baritone guitar, bass
  • Craig Schmaucher – chimes
  • Chris Schultz – sonar samples
  • Rachael Flotard – backing vocals
  • Jim James– backing vocals
  • Kelly Hogan– backing vocals
  • C. Newman– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neko Case, except where noted.

  1. Wild Creatures
  2. Night Still Comes
  3. Man – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  4. I’m from Nowhere – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  5. Bracing for Sunday
  6. Nearly Midnight, Honolulu
  7. Calling Cards – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  8. City Swans – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  9. Afraid – Nico
  10. Local Girl
  11. Where Did I Leave That Fire?
  12. Ragtime – Neko Case, Paul Rigby

M. Ward: A Wasteland Companion

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On April 6, 2012, “Merge” label released “A Wasteland Companion”, the seventh M. Ward studio album. It was recorded in 2012 and was produced by M.Ward,

Personnel:

  • M. Ward – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Zooey Deschanel– vocals
  • John Graboff – pedal steel
  • Howe Gelb– piano
  • Nathan Jr. Andersen – piano
  • Mike Mogis– organ, orchestra bells
  • Toby Leaman – bass
  • Tyler Tornfelt – bass
  • Mike Coykendall– percussion, bass, acoustic guitar
  • John Parish– percussion, marimba
  • Jordan Hudson – percussion
  • Steve Shelley– percussion
  • Scott McPherson – percussion
  • Tom Hagerman– strings
  • Amanda Lawrence – violin
  • Susan Sanchez – backing vocals
  • Rachel Cox – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by M. Ward (Matthew Stephen Ward).

  1. Clean Slate
  2. Primitive Girl
  3. Me and My Shadow
  4. Sweetheart
  5. I Get Ideas
  6. The First Time I Ran Away
  7. A Wasteland Companion
  8. Watch the Show
  9. There’s a Key
  10. Crawl After You
  11. Wild Goose
  12. Pure Joy

M. Ward: Transfiguration Of Vincent

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On March 18, 2003, “Merge Records” label released “Transfiguration of Vincent” the third M. Ward studio album. “Slant Magazine” ranked the album at number 88 on its list of best albums of the 2000s.

Personnel:

  • M. Ward – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Howe Gelb – piano
  • Esperanza Spalding – bass
  • Mike Coykendall – bass, percussion, recording
  • Jill Coykendall – bass
  • Adam Selzer – drums
  • The Old Joe Clarks – backing band
  • Kate Simer – voice
  • E. Cotton – backing vocals
  • H. Brooks – backing vocals
  • J. Lytle – field recording
  • Mike c. – field recording
  • John King – artwork, design
  • Tony Moreno – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by M. Ward, except where noted.

  1. Transfiguration #1
  2. Vincent O’Brien
  3. Sad, Sad Song
  4. Undertaker
  5. Duet for Guitars #3
  6. Outta My Head
  7. Involuntary
  8. Helicopter
  9. Poor Boy, Minor Key
  10. Fool Says
  11. Get to the Table on Time
  12. A Voice at the End of the Line
  13. Dead Man
  14. Let’s Dance – David Bowie
  15. Transfiguration #2

Beth Orton: Comfort Of Strangers

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Beth Orton

On February 7, 2006, “Astralwerks / EMI” label released “Comfort of Strangers”, the fourth Beth Orton studio album.  It was recorded in 2005, at “Sear Sound Studio” in New York, and was produced by Jim O’Rourke.

Personnel:

  • Beth Orton – guitar, piano, harmonica, illustrations
  • Jim O’Rourke – bass, piano, marimba
  • Tim Barnes – drums
  • T. J. Doherty – engineer
  • Chris Allen – engineer assistant
  • Ellen Nolan – photography
  • Micaela Rossato – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Beth Orton, except the title track by Beth Orton, Jim O’Rourke and M. Ward.

  1. Worms
  2. Countenance
  3. Heartland Truckstop
  4. Rectify
  5. Comfort of Strangers
  6. Shadow of a Doubt
  7. Conceived
  8. Absinthe
  9. A Place Aside
  10. Safe in Your Arms
  11. Shopping Trolley
  12. Feral Children
  13. Heart of Soul
  14. Pieces of Sky