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Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph

On May 13, 2022, “Dead Oceans” label released “This Is a Photograph”, the seventh Kevin Morby studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Slow Fawn” in Accord, New York, “Sam Phillips Recording Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Morby – vocals, guitar, piano, hand claps, melodica, samples, snaps
  • Sam Cohen – bass, guitar, piano, organ, drums, drum machine, snaps, lapsteel, tambourine, hand claps, engineer
  • Alecia Chakour – tambourine, vocals, backing vocals
  • Eric D. Johnson – banjo
  • Jared Samuel – organ, piano
  • Erin Rae
  • Nick Kinsey – drums, percussion, hand claps
  • Josh Jaeger – drums, percussion, snaps
  • Makaya McCraven – drums
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone, flute
  • Oliver Hill – violin
  • Meg Hill – violin
  • Charlotte Hill – viola
  • Sam Quiggins – cello
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Rachel Baiman – fiddle
  • Tufted titmouse – whistle
  • Cassandra Jenkins – vocals, backing vocals
  • Erin Rae – vocals
  • Leah Buckley – backing vocals
  • Brenae Johnson – backing vocals
  • Briana Johnson – backing vocals
  • Zalissa Stewart – backing vocals
  • Brittney Walker – backing vocals
  • Freddie Cohen – spoken word
  • Annie Beedy – spoken word
  • Jerry Phillips – spoken word
  • Tim Heidecker – laughs
  • Alia Shawkat – laughs
  • Wesley Graham – additional recording
  • Rashaan Carter – additional engineering
  • D. James Goodwin – mixing, mastering
  • Mike Krol – design
  • Johnny Eastlund – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Morby.

  1. Intro
  2. This Is a Photograph
  3. A Random Act of Kindness
  4. Bittersweet, TN
  5. Disappearing
  6. A Coat of Butterflies
  7. Rock Bottom
  8. Forever Inside a Picture
  9. Five Easy Pieces
  10. Stop Before I Cry
  11. It’s Over
  12. Goodbye to Good Times

Broken Bells: Into The Blue

On October 7, 2022, “AWAL” label released” Into the Blue”, the third Broken Bells studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Danger Mouse.

Personnel:

  • James Mercer – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) – organ, piano, synth, mellotron
  • Inflo (Dean Wynton Josiah Cover) – piano, backing vocals
  • Sam Cohen – drums, synth, bass, bells, guitar, backing vocals
  • David Christian – drums
  • Nate Walcott – horns
  • Oliver Hill – strings, violin
  • Kaitlin Wolfberg – strings, violin
  • Lauren Baba – strings, viola
  • Emily Elkin – strings, cello
  • Alba Ponce De Leon, Alecia Chakour – backing vocals
  • Oliver Hill – strings arrangements
  • Matt Koening – recording
  • Kennie Takahaski – recording
  • Todd Monfalcone – additional engineering
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Jacob Escobedo – artwork, illustration
  • Kelly Ford – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Burton and James Mercer except where noted.

  1. Into the Blue – Brian Burton, James Mercer, Sam Cohen
  2. We’re Not in Orbit Yet…
  3. Invisible Exit
  4. Love on the Run – Brian Burton, Dean Josiah Cover, James Mercer, Sam Cohen
  5. One Night
  6. Saturdays – Brian Burton, James Mercer, James Milne
  7. Forgotten Boy – Brian Burton, Emil Thielhelm, James Mercer, Michael Esposito, Ralph Scala, Ronald Gilbert
  8. The Chase
  9. Fade Away

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