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Joanna Newsom: Divers

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On October 23, 2015, “Drag City” label released “Divers”, the fourth Joanna Newsom studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Joanna Newsom and Noah Georgeson.

Personnel:

  • Joanna Newsom – vocals, harp, piano, Roland Juno-106, Minimoog, Schiedmayer celesta,  Marxophone, Mellotron(MK II and M400), Wurlitzer electric piano, Neupert clavichord, Fender Rhodes piano with bass,  Baldwin  electric  harpsichord, Baldwin Discoverer electronic organ, Estey pump organ, guitaret,harp, piano, keyboard and vocal arrangements
  • Dan Cantrell – Hammond organ, piano accordion, Andes recorder-keyboard, musical saw
  • Ryan Francesconi – electric guitar, electric bass, bouzouki, bağlama
  • Kevin Barker – electric guitar, banjo
  • Judith Linsenberg – alto, tenor and bass recorder
  • Logan Coale – double bass
  • Peter Newsom – drums, drum and percussion arrangements
  • Neal Morgan– drums
  • David Nelson – trombone
  • Andy Strain – trombone
  • Hideaki Adomori – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • James Smith – English horn
  • Ben Russell – violin
  • Rob Moose – violin
  • Matthew Slemela – violin
  • Naidia Sirota – viola
  • Nico Muhly– orchestral arrangements
  • David Longstreth– orchestral arrangements
  • Ryan Francesconi – arrangements, conductor
  • Dan Cantrell – additional arrangements
  • Noah Georgeson – additional arrangements
  • Kevin Barker – additional arrangements
  • Neal Morgan – drum and percussion arrangements
  • Steve Albini– engineer
  • Samur Khouja – engineer
  • Justin Rice – engineer
  • Sadaharu Yagi – engineer
  • Noah Georgeson– engineer, mixing
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Kim Keever – cover art
  • Dan Osborn – layout designer
  • Annabel Mehran – photography
  • Paul Thomas Anderson– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joanna Newsom, except where noted.

  1. Anecdotes
  2. Sapokanikan
  3. Leaving the City
  4. Goose Eggs
  5. Waltz of the 101st Lightborne
  6. The Things I Say
  7. Divers
  8. Same Old Man – traditional
  9. You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
  10. A Pin-Light Bent
  11. Time, As a Symptom

Alela Diane: About Farewell

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On July 30, 2013, “Rusted Blue Records” label released “About  Farewell”, the fourth Alela Diane studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Alela Diane and John Askew.

Personnel:

  • Alela Diane – vocals, guitar, photography
  • John Askew – electric guitar, bass, mellotron, engineer,mixing
  • Heather Woods Broderick – keyboards, flute, arranger
  • Tom Menig – guitar, bass
  • Dave Hartley – bass, drums
  • Neal Morgan – percussion
  • Kelly Christ – violin, viola
  • Steve Landsverk – viola
  • Galen Cohen – cello
  • Ben Landsverk – strings
  • Holcombe Waller – strings arrangements
  • Joe Bisirri – engineer
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Diane Chonette – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Alela Diane.

  1. Colorado Blue
  2. About Farewell
  3. The Way We Fall
  4. Nothing I Can Do
  5. Lost Land
  6. I Thought I Knew
  7. Before the Leaving
  8. Hazel Street
  9. Black Sheep
  10. Rose & Thorn

Fleet Foxes: Crack-Up

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On June 16, 2017, “Nonesuch” label released “Crack-Up”, the third Fleet Foxes album. It was recorded July 2016 – January 2017, at “Electric Lady”, “Sear Sound”,  “Rare Book Room”, “The Void” in New York, “The Unknown” in Anacortes, and “Avast Recording Company” in Seattle, and was produced by Robin Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset.

Personnel:

  • Robin Pecknold– vocals, classical guitar, dreadnought, electric guitar, string electric, Fender bass, piano, synthesizer, Baldwin electric harpsichord, prepared autoharp , marimba, Moog Minitaur, Hammond organ, mellotron, train loop, water loop, Korg drum machine, percussion, varispeed, footsteps, door, Memory Man Deluxe
  • Casey Wescott – piano, chromatic bells, qraqebs, kettledrum, programming, koto, harpsichord , Blue Noise synth, SuperColliderbirdsong
  • Morgan Henderson– cello, qraqebs, double bass, pitched bass clarinet, pitched flute, pitched clarinet , alto flute
  • Skyler Skjelset – vocals, electric guitar, Fender bass, piano, synthesizer, pencil on paper, cicada loop, glass harmonica, bowed cymbal, shamisen, percussion, programming, fole, Korg drum machine, amplifier noise, footsteps, Moog Minitaur, water harp
  • Christian Wargo– vocals, bass, drum kit
  • Hannah Epperson – violin
  • Matthew Barrick, Christopher Icasiano, Neal Morgan– drum kit, percussion
  • Brian McPherson – spoken word
  • The Westerlies – horns
  • Zubin Hensler, Riley Mulherkar – trumpet
  • Andy Clausen – arrangement, trombone
  • Willem de Koch – trombone
  • Russel Durham – first violin
  • Jeremy Kittel – second violin
  • Nicholas Cords – viola
  • Dave Eggar– cello
  • Chris Allen, Grant Valentine, Owen Mulholland, Gabe Wax, Casey Wescott, Adam Burd, Gosha Usov, Beatriz Artola – engineer
  • Gabriel Gall – arrangements
  • Phil Ek– mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Ben Tousley, Robin Pecknold – design, layout
  • Shawn Brackbill – band portrait
  • Sean Pecknold, Adi Goodrich – paintings
  • Hiroshi Hamaya– front and back cover, interior photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Pecknold, except where noted.

  1. I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar – Gabriel Gall
  2. Cassius
  3. – Naiads, Cassadies
  4. Kept Woman
  5. Third of May / Ōdaigahara
  6. If You Need to, Keep Time on Me
  7. Mearcstapa
  8. On Another Ocean (January / June)
  9. Fool’s Errand
  10. I Should See Memphis – Gabriel Gall
  11. Crack-Up

Joanna Newson: Have One on Me

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On February 23, 2010, “Drag City” label released “Have One On Me”, the third Joanna Newsom studio album It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Joanna Newsom.

Personnel:

  • Joanna Newsom – vocals, harp, piano, vocal arrangements
  • Ryan Francesconi – Bulgarian tambura, kaval, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, banjo, mandolin, soprano recorder
  • Dan Cantrell – piano, hammond organ, pump organ, harpsichord, accordion
  • Andrew Roitstein – double bass
  • Neal Morgan– drum and percussion arrangements, additional arrangements
  • Dan Koretzky – timpani
  • Shira Kammen– vielle, rebec
  • Judith Linsenberg – alto, tenor and bassrecorder
  • Alex Camphouse – horn
  • Andrew Strain – trombone
  • Patrick Cress – bass clarinet
  • Shawn Jones – bassoon
  • Shira Kammen– vielle, rebec
  • Dan Koretzky – timpani
  • Eric Oberthaler – trumpet, cornet
  • Phaedon Sinis – flute,tarhu, kemence
  • Laura Reynolds – oboe
  • Judith Linsenberg – alto, tenor and bassrecorder
  • Kane Mathis – kora
  • Katie Kresek – violin
  • Yeolim Nam – violin
  • Philip Payton – violin
  • Djeina Haruta – viola
  • Sascha Groschang – cello
  • Greg Moore – backing vocals
  • Thom Moore – backing vocals
  • Neal Morgan – drum set, percussion, timpani, backing vocals
  • David Morris – viola da Gamba
  • Lily Storm – backing vocals
  • Ryan Francesconi – arrangements, conductor
  • Greg Moore – additional arrangements
  • Thom Moore – additional arrangements
  • Lila Sklar – additional arrangements
  • Noah Georgeson– mixing
  • Jim O’Rourke– mixing
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Becca Mann – cover art
  • Dan Osborn – layout designer
  • Corinna Taylor – calligraphy
  • Annabel Mehran – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joanna Newsom.

  1. Easy
  2. Have One on Me
  3. 81
  4. Good Intentions Paving Company
  5. No Provenance
  6. Baby Birch
  7. On a Good Day
  8. You and Me, Bess
  9. In California
  10. Jackrabbits
  11. Go Long
  12. Occident
  13. Soft as Chalk
  14. Esme
  15. Autumn
  16. Ribbon Bows
  17. Kingfisher
  18. Does Not Suffice