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Phoebe Bridgers: Stranger In The Alps

On September 22, 2017, “Dead Oceans” label released “Stranger in the Alps”, the debut Phoebe Bridgers studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Zeitgeist” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska.

Personnel:

  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Ethan Gruska – keyboards, piano, drums, percussion, drum programming, guitar, bass, baritone guitar, bandura, jet engine, “that incessant toe tapping”
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Tony Berg – guitar, keyboards, recording
  • Harrison Whitford – guitar
  • Daniel Rhine – upright bass
  • Marshall Vore – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Conor Oberst – vocals
  • John Doe – vocals
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • Gabe Witcher – violin
  • Gabe Noel – cello, bass
  • Rob Moose – string arrangements
  • Mike Mogis – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Angela Deane – artwork
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – layout
  • Elaine Gandola – photography
  • Frank W. Ockenfels III – photography
  • Bridgers’ mother – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phoebe Bridgers, except where noted.

  1. Smoke Signals – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  2. Motion Sickness – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  3. Funeral
  4. Demi Moore – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore, Harrison Whitford
  5. Scott Street – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  6. Killer
  7. Georgia
  8. Chelsea
  9. Would You Rather – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore, Tony Berg
  10. You Missed My Heart – Mark Kozalek, Jimmy LaValle
  11. Smoke Signals (reprise) – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore

Better Oblivion Community Center: Same

On January 24, 2019, “Dead Oceans” label released the self-titled, debut and only Better Oblivion Community Center album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Fivestar” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Phoebe Bridges, Conor Oberst and Andy LeMaster.

Personnel:

  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocals, guitar, electric piano, baritone guitar, photography
  • Conor Oberst – vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, piano, keyboards, , Whirly tube, photography
  • Christian Lee Hutson – guitar, EBow, tambourine, pocket piano
  • Nick Zinner – guitar
  • Nick White – keyboards
  • John Congleton – synthesizer, mixing
  • Nathaniel Walcott – synthesizer
  • Wylie Gelber – bass guitar
  • Anna Butterss – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Andy LeMaster – bass guitar, synthesizer, programming, pocket piano, mellotron, samples, engineer
  • Carla Azar – drums, percussion
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
  • Marshall Vore – percussion
  • Taylor Hollingsworth – sampled voice
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – design, layout
  • Nik Freitas – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phoebe Bridges and Conor Oberst, except where noted.

  1. Didn’t Know What I Was in For
  2. Sleepwalin’
  3. Dylan Thomas
  4. Service Road
  5. Exception to the Rule
  6. Chesapeake – Phoebe Bridges, Conor Oberst, Christian Lee Hutson
  7. My City
  8. Forest Lawn – Phoebe Bridges, Conor Oberst, Christian Lee Hutson
  9. Big Black Heart – Phoebe Bridges, Conor Oberst, Adam McIlweem Ben Walsh
  10. Dominos – Taylor Hollingsworth

Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee

On June 4, 2021, “Dead Oceans” label released “Jubilee”, the third Japanese Breakfast studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Michelle Zauner, Craig Hendrix, Jack Tatum,  Ryan Galloway and Alex Giannascoli.

Personnel:

  • Michelle Zauner – vocals, bass, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, synthesizers, string and horn arrangements
  • Craig Hendrix – vocals, drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, slide guitar, Rhodes, piano, synthesizers, percussion, string and horn arrangements, engineer
  • Jack Tatum – vocals, synthesizers, bass, programming, electric guitar, E-bow, engineer
  • Ryan Galloway – electric guitar, synthesizers
  • Alex Giannascoli – Rhodes, piano, synthesizers
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone
  • Aaron Rockers – trumpet
  • Adam Dotson – trombone
  • Molly Germer – violin
  • Veronica Jurkiewicz – viola
  • Carolina Diazgranados – cello
  • Alex Santilli – additional engineering
  • Eric Bogacz – additional engineering
  • Michelle Zauner – creative direction
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – layout, design
  • Peter Ash Lee – photography
  • Evaline Huang – production design
  • Peter Bradley – production assistant
  • Cecelia Liu – styling
  • Maiko Waki – hair and makeup

Track listing:

All lyrics were written by Michelle Zauner.

  1. Paprika
  2. Be Sweet – Michelle Zauner, Jack Tatum
  3. Kokomo, IN
  4. Slide Tackle
  5. Posing in Bondage
  6. Sit
  7. Savage Good Boy
  8. In Hell
  9. Tactics
  10. Posing for Cars

Gordi: Our Two Skins

On June 26, 2020, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Our Two Skins”, the second Gordi studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Sophie Payten, Zach Hanson, Chris Messina, 

  • Gordi (Sophie Payten) – vocals, various instruments, engineer, mixing 
  • Zach Hanson – various instruments, engineer, mixing
  • CJ Camereri – horn
  • Slow Moving Clouds – strings
  • Alex Lahey – engineer
  • Chris Messina – engineer, mixing
  • Catherine Marks – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – art direction, design
  • Jess Gleeson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sophie Payten:

  1. Goodwind’s (intro)
  2. Aeroplane Bathroom
  3. Unready
  4. Sandwiches
  5. Volcanic
  6. Radiator
  7. Extraordinary Life
  8. Hate the World
  9. Look Like You
  10. Limits
  11. Free Association
  12. Sandwiches (A02SK Mix)

Sharon Van Etten: Remind Me Tomorrow

On January 18, 2019, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Remind Me Tomorrow”, the fifth Sharon Van Etten studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Sargent Recorders”,  “Studio 64” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Sharon Van Etten– vocals, piano, organ
  • Heather Woods Broderick– backing vocals, synthesizer, electric piano
  • Zachary Dawes – bass, synthesizer
  • McKenzie Smith – drums, percussion
  • Luke Reynolds– lap steel guitar, guitar, tape loops, synthesizer, keyboards, celesta, bass
  • John Congleton– percussion, organ, theremin, synthesizer, drone, drum programming, tape loops, drum machine, loops, sequencer, engineering, mixing
  • Jamie Stewart– vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bells, percussion
  • Lars Horntveth– guitar, synthesizer, woodwinds, piano, celesta
  • Brian Reitzell– drums, organ, percussion, drone, cymbal
  • Joey Waronker– drums
  • Stella Mozgawa– drums
  • Sean Cook – additional engineering
  • Tyler Karmen – additional engineering
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • JN-H – lacquer cutting
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – design, layout
  • Katherine Dieckmann– front cover photography
  • Rob Houston – inner sleeve photography
  • Maya Judd – inner sleeve photography
  • Len Prince– inner sleeve, back cover, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sharon Van Etten, except where  noted.

  1. I Told You Everything
  2. No One’s Easy to Love
  3. Memorial Day
  4. Comeback Kid – Sharon Van Etten, Sam Cohen
  5. Jupiter 4
  6. Seventeen – Sharon Van Etten, Kate Davis
  7. Malibu
  8. You Shadow
  9. Hands
  10. Stay

Japanese Breakfast: Softs Sounds from Another Planet

On July 14, 2017, “Dead Oceans” label released “Soft Sounds from Another Planet”, the second Japanese Breakfast studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Craig Hendrix and Michelle Zauner.

Personnel:

  • Michelle Zauner– vocals, guitars
  • David Bartler – saxophone
  • Asher Brooks – trumpet
  • Jorge Elbrecht – mixing
  • David Hartley– engineer
  • Todd Schied – engineer
  • Craig Hendrix – engineer
  • Michael Johnson – engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Craig Scheihing – photography
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Michelle Zauner.

  1. Diving Woman
  2. Road Head
  3. Machinist
  4. Planetary Ambience
  5. Soft Sounds from Another Planet
  6. Boyish
  7. 12 Steps
  8. Jimmy Fallon Big!
  9. The Body Is a Blade
  10. Till Death
  11. This House
  12. Here Come the Tubular Bells

Besnard Lakes: A Coliseum Complex Museum

On January 22, 2016, “Jagjaguwar” label released “A Coliseum Complex Museum”, the fifth Besnard Lakes album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

Personnel:

  • Jace Lasek – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Olga Goreas – vocals, bass, synthesizer, engineer
  • Sheenah Ko – keyboards, vibraphone
  • Robbie MacArthur – guitar
  • Richard White – guitar
  • Kevin Lang – drums
  • Ryan Morey – mastering
  • Christopher Campbell Gardiner – cover art
  • Todd Stewart – sleeve art
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

  1. The Bray Road Beast
  2. Golden Lion
  3. Pressure of Our Plans
  4. Towers Sent Her to Sheets of Sound
  5. The Plain Moon
  6. Necronomicon
  7. Nightingale
  8. Tungsten 4 – The Refugee