Tag Archives: Merge

Superchunk: Majesty Shredding

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On September 14, 2010, “Merge” label released “Majesty Shredding”, the ninth Superchunk studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Overdub Lane” in Dunham, North Carolina, and was produced by Scott Solter, Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance , Jon Wurster and James Wilbur.

Personnel:

  • Mac McCaughan– vocals, guitar
  • James Wilbur – guitar
  • Laura Ballance– bass
  • Jon Wurster– drums
  • John Darnielle– additional vocals
  • Mark Daumen – tuba
  • Matt Kenney – trumpet
  • Seamus Kenney – trombone
  • Kristen Beard – viola
  • John Plymale– engineer
  • Scott Solter – engineer, mixing
  • K Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering assistant
  • Maggie Fost – cover art, design
  • Mac McCaughan – cover art
  • Jason Arthurs – band photography
  • PJ Sykes, Brian Vetter – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, Jon Wurster and Jim Wilbur.

  1. Digging for Something
  2. My Gap Feets Weird
  3. Rosemarie
  4. Crossed Wires
  5. Slow Drip
  6. Fractures in Plaster
  7. Learned to Surf
  8. Winter Games
  9. Rope Light
  10. Hot Tubes
  11. Everything at Once

Waxahatchee: Out In The Storm

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On July 14, 2017, “Merge” label released “Out in the Storm”, the fourth  Waxahatchee studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Miner Street Recordings” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by John Agnello and Katie Crutchfield.

Personnel:

  • Katie Crutchfield – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Katie Harkin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano
  • Allison Crutchfield– keyboards, percussion
  • Katherine Simonetti – bass
  • Ashley Arnwine – drums
  • Joey Doubek – percussion
  • John Agnello– engineer
  • Daniel Murphy – design
  • Daniel Shea – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Katie Crutchfield.

  1. Never Been Wrong
  2. 8 Ball
  3. Silver
  4. Recite Remorse
  5. Sparks Fly
  6. Brass Beam
  7. Hear You
  8. A Little More
  9. No Question
  10. Fade

Mountain Goats: Goths

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On May 19, 2017, “Merge” label released “Goths”, the sixteenth Mountain Goats studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Brandon Eggleston and Scott Solter.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle– vocals, piano, rhodes piano
  • Peter Hughes– bass, vocals
  • Jon Wurster– drums, percussion
  • Matt Douglas – vocals, woodwind, woodwind arrangement, additional keys
  • Robert Bailey, Dan Perry – vocal arrangement
  • Scott Solter – mixing
  • Rob Carmichael – design, typography
  • Leela Corman– cover illustration, additional illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by John Darnielle, except where noted.

  1. Rain in Soho
  2. Andrew EldritchIs Moving Back to Leeds
  3. The Grey King and the Silver Flame Attunement
  4. We Do It Different on the West Coast
  5. Unicorn Tolerance
  6. Stench of the Unburied
  7. Wear Black
  8. Paid in Cocaine
  9. Rage of Travers
  10. Shelved – John Darnielle, Peter Hughes
  11. For the Portuguese Goth Metal Bands
  12. Abandoned Flesh

 

Wye Oak: Shriek

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On April 29, 2014, “Merge” label released “Shriek”, the fourth Wye Oak studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack.

Personnel:

  • Jenn Wasner– vocals, bass, keyboards, programming
  • Andy Stack- drums, keyboard, keyboards, upright bass, programming

Track listing:

All track s by Jenn Wasner.

  1. Before
  2. Shriek
  3. The Tower
  4. Glory
  5. Sick Talk
  6. Schools of Eyes
  7. Despicable Animal
  8. Paradise
  9. I Know the Law
  10. Logic of Color

Bob Mould: Patch in the Sky

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On March 25, 2016, “Merge” label released “Patch the Sky”, the twelve Bob Mould album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Bob Mould.

Personnel:

  • Bob Mould – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Jason Narducy – bass, backing vocals
  • G:Jon Wurster- drums, percussion
  • Beau Sorenson – engineer
  • Maggie Fost – creative director, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould.

  1. Voices in My Head
  2. The End of Things
  3. Hold On
  4. You Say You
  5. Losing Sleep
  6. Pray for Rain
  7. Lucifer and God
  8. Daddy’s Favorite
  9. Hands Are Tied
  10. Black Confetti
  11. Losing Time
  12. Monument

Will Butler: Policy

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On March 10, 2015, “Merge” label released “Policy”, the debut Will Butler solo album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Electric Lady Studios” and was produced by Will Butler.

Personnel:

  • Will Butler– guitar, vocals, bass
  • Jeremy Gara– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Butler, except where noted.

  1. Take My Side
  2. Anna
  3. Finish What I Started
  4. Son of God
  5. Something’s Coming
  6. What I Want
  7. Sing to Me
  8. Witness

Spoon: Kill The Moonlight

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On August 20, 2002, “Merge” label released “Kill the Moonlight”, the fourth Spoon album. It was recorded January – March 2002, and was produced by Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and Mike McCarthy.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel– vocals, guitar
  • Eggo Johanson – keyboards, piano, tambourine
  • Joshua Zarbo – bass guitar
  • Jim Eno– drums
  • Mike McCarthy – 12 string guitar
  • Brad Shenfield – dabouke
  • Mike Clayton – bass guitar
  • Roman Kuebler – bass guitar
  • Matt Brown – saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel except where noted..

  1. Small Stakes
  2. The Way We Get By
  3. Something to Look Forward To – Britt Daniel, Miles Zuniga
  4. Stay Don’t Go
  5. Jonathon Fisk
  6. Paper Tiger
  7. Someone Something
  8. Don’t Let It Get You Down – Britt Daniel, Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino, Deke Richards
  9. All the Pretty Girls Go to the City
  10. You Gotta Feel It
  11. Back to the Life
  12. Vittorio E

Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up

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On August 10, 1999, “Merge” label released “Come Pick Me Up”, the seventh Superchunk album. It was recorded in March 1999, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago and was produced by Jim O’Rourke, Laura Balance, Mac McCaughan, Jim Wilbur and Jon Wurster.

Personnel:

  • Mac McCaughan – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Jim Wilbur – vocals, guitar
  • Laura Ballance – vocals, bass, cover painting
  • Jon Wurster – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Jim O’Rourke – vocals, guitar, recorder, mixing
  • Ken Vandermark – saxophone
  • Bob Weston – trumpet
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Suzanne Roberts – violin
  • Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
  • Chris Manfrin – handclapping
  • John O’Rourke – engineer, mixing
  • Rob Bochnik– engineer assistant
  • Claire Ashby – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Balance, Mac McCaughan, Jim Wilbur and Jon Wurster.

  1. So Convinced
  2. Hello Hawk
  3. Cursed Mirror
  4. 1000 Pounds
  5. Good Dreams
  6. Low Branches
  7. Pink Clouds
  8. Smarter Hearts
  9. Honey Bee
  10. June Showers
  11. Pulled Muscle
  12. Tiny Bombs
  13. You Can Always Count on Me (In the Worst Way)

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

Destroyer: Poison Season

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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