Tag Archives: Polyvinyl

Xiu Xiu: 13 Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips

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On September 27, 2024, “Polyvinyl” label released “13 Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips”, the fourteenth Xiu Xiu studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Nurse” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Angela Seo.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Stewart – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesisers, percussion, bajo quinto, drum machine
  • Angela Seo – vocals, synthesisers, organ, sheet metal, percussion, piano, autoharp
  • David Kendrick – drums, percussion
  • Soo Cho – violin
  • David Kim – violin
  • Min Kim – viola
  • John Lee – cello
  • Daniel Park – cello
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Alan Douche – mastering
  • Janelle Abad – design

Track listing:

  1. Arp Omni
  2. Maestro One Chord
  3. Common Loon
  4. Pale Flower
  5. Veneficium
  6. Sleep Blvd.
  7. T.D.F.T.W.
  8. Bobby Bland
  9. Piña, Coconut & Cherry

Momma: Household Name

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On July 1, 2022, “Polyvinyl” and “Lucky Number” labels released “Household Name”, the third Momma studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Studio G” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Aron Kobayashi Ritch.

Personnel:

  • Allegra Weingarten – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Aron Kobayashi Ritch – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, sampler and ambience, string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Etta Friedman – lead and backing vocals, bass, electric guitar, baritone guitar, piano, artwork, design
  • Kevin Grimmet – bass
  • Sebastian Jones – double bass
  • Chris Muth – drums, electric guitar, string arrangements, lacquer cut
  • Dorothy Carlos – cello
  • Hayden Ticehurst – engineer assistant
  • Chris Allgood, Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Daria Kobayashi Ritch – photography

Track listing:

All music by Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman, Zach Capitti Fenton and Aron Kobayashi-Ritch.

  1. Rip Off – lyrics by Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  2. Speeding 72 – Etta Friedman, Allegra Weingarten, Aron Kobayashi Ritch
  3. Medicine – Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  4. Rockstar – Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  5. Motorbike – Allegra Weingarten
  6. Tall Home – Etta Friedman
  7. Lucky – Etta Friedman
  8. Brave – Allegra Weingarten
  9. Callin Me – Etta Friedman
  10. Spider – Aron Kobayashi Ritch
  11. No Stage – Allegra Weingarten
  12. No Bite – Etta Friedman

Japandroids: Celebration Rock

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On June 5, 2012, “Polyvinyl” label released “Celebration Rock”, the second Japandroids studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “The Hive Creative Labs” in Vancouver, and was produced by Brian King and David Prowse.

Personnel:

  • Brian King – lead vocals, guitar
  • David Prowse – drums, backing vocals
  • Jesse Gander – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Reiner Asscheman – photography
  • Brian Banks – photography
  • Annika Berglund – photography 
  • Christian Bobak – photography 
  • Simone Cecchetti – photography
  • Andy Collins – photography 
  • Sam Cowling – photography
  • Geoff Hargadon – photography 
  • Andy Mueller – photography 
  • Tom Øverlie – photography
  • Leonardo Solis Varela – photography
  • Maryanne Ventrice – photography 
  • Charlotte Zoller – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian King and David Prowse, except where noted.

  1. The Nights of Wine and Roses
  2. Fire’s Highway
  3. Evil’s Sway
  4. For the Love of Ivy – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Kid Congo Powers
  5. Adrenaline Nightshift
  6. Younger Us
  7. The House That Heaven Built
  8. Continuous Thunder

American Football: Same

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On March 22, 2019, “Polyvinyl” and “Big Scary Monsters” labels released the self-titled, third American Football album. It was recorded in 2018, at “ARC Studios” in Omaha, Nebraska, and was produced by Jason Cupp, Steve Holmes, Steve Lamos, Mike Kinsella and Nate Kinsella.

Personnel:

  • Mike Kinsella – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Holmes – guitar
  • Nate Kinsella – bass, glockenspiel
  • Steve Lamos – drums, trumpet
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals
  • Elizabeth Powell – vocals
  • Hayley Williams – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Silhouettes
  2. Every Wave to Ever Rise
  3. Uncomfortably Numb
  4. Heir Apparent
  5. Doom in Fool Bloom
  6. I Can’t Feel You
  7. Mine to Miss
  8. Life Support

Xiu Xiu: Ignore Grief

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On March 3, 2023, “Polyvinyl” label released “Ignore Grief”, the thirteenth Xiu Xiu studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Nurse” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Angela Seo.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Stewart – vocals, synthesizers, harmonium, percussion, electronic percussion, double reed flute, found objects, arrangements, recording
  • Angela Seo – vocals, piano, gongs, no-input mixer, percussion
  • David Kendrick – drums, percussion
  • Ben Chisholm – synthesizer, piano, electronic percussion 
  • Pavel Kučera – double bass
  • Patrick Shiroishi – saxophones
  • Jitka Kašparová – flutes
  • Marika Nováková – flutes
  • Dominika Charvátová – woodwinds
  • Sára Štěpánová – woodwinds
  • Pavlína Vlková – woodwinds
  • Chris Dostál – brass
  • Katrina Lišková – brass
  • David Zelenka – brass
  • Andrea Kopecká – violin
  • Radka Navrátilová – violin
  • Ezra Buchla – viola
  • Katrina Musilová – viola
  • Marie Vlčková – viola
  • Martina Čermáková – cello
  • Jiřina Hájková – cello
  • Charlie Looker – choral vocals
  • Ian Wellman – field recordings
  • Lawrence English – mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Janelle Abad – design

Track listing:

  1. The Real Chaos Cha Cha Cha
  2. 666 Photos of Nothing
  3. Esquerita, Little Richard
  4. Maybae Baeby
  5. Tarsier, Tarsier, Tarsier, Tarsier
  6. Pahrump
  7. Border Factory
  8. Dracula Parrot, Moon Moth
  9. Brothel Creeper
  10. For M.

Architecture in Helsinki: Places Like This

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On July 27, 2007, “Polyvinyl” label released “Places Like This”, the third Architecture in Helsinki studio album. It was recorded October 2006 – January 2007, at “Big Jesus Burger Studios” in Sydney, Dave Sitek’s studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and was produced by Cameron Bird, James Cecil, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry and Kellie Sutherland.

Personnel:

  • Cameron Bird – lead singer, guitars, percussion
  • Gus Franklin – organ, drums, bongos, engineer
  • Kellie Sutherland – melodica, harmony vocals
  • James Cecil – instrumentation, engineer
  • Jamie Mildren – instrumentation
  • Sam Perry – instrumentation
  • Patrick Davis – steel drums
  • Dale Packard – alto saxophone
  • Tim Stocker – baritone saxophone
  • Indra Adams – trumpet
  • Martin Pena – flute
  • Lee Sargent – sampler
  • Gary Olson – engineer
  • Chris Coady – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Rene Vaile – photography
  • Will Sweeney – illustration
  • Markus Karlsson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Cecil, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, Kellie Sutherland and Cameron Bird.

  1. Red Turned White
  2. Heart It Races
  3. Hold Music
  4. Feather In a Baseball Cap
  5. Underwater
  6. Like It or Not
  7. Debbie
  8. Lazy
  9. Nothing’s Wrong

Xiu Xiu: Girl with Basket of Fruit

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On February 8, 2019, “Polyvinyl” label released “Girl with Basket of Fruit”, the eleventh Xiu Xiu album. It was recorded in 2018, at Jamie Stewart’s home in Los Angeles, and was produced by Angela Seo and Greg Saunier.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Stewart – vocals, synthesizers, guitar, experimental percussion, viola, recording
  • Angela Seo – vocals, piano, electronic percussion, organ, harmonium
  • Greg Saunier – organ
  • Devin Hoff – double bass, bass violin, bass guitar
  • Emmanuel Obi – vocals, percussion, experimental percussion
  • Elliot Reed – vocals, percussion, experimental percussion
  • Ayo Okafor – percussion
  • Daniel Brevil – percussion
  • Ches Smith – percussion
  • Ace Stewart – vocals
  • River Stewart – vocals
  • Eugene Robinson – vocals
  • Tara Jane O’Neil – additional recording
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Lawrence English – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Girl with Basket of Fruit – Daniel Brevil, Gordon McChesney Smith, James Cyrus Stewart
  2. It Comes Out as a Joke – James Cyrus Stewart
  3. Amargi ve Moo – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart
  4. Ice Cream Truck – James Cyrus Stewart
  5. Pumpkin Attack on Mommy and Daddy – Carl Elliot Reed, James Cyrus Stewart, Angela Seo
  6. The Wrong Thing – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart
  7. Mary Turner Mary Turner – James Cyrus Stewart
  8. Scisssssssors – Daniel Brevil, Gordon McChesney Smith, James Stewart Cyrus
  9. Normal Love – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart

Jay Som: Anak Ko

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On August 23, 2019, “Polyvinyl” label released “Anak Ko”, the third Jay Som studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Melina Duterte.

Personnel:

  • Melina Duterte – vocals, instruments, recording, mixing
  • Oliver Pinell – vocals, guitar 
  • Taylor Vick – vocals 
  • Laetitia Tamko – vocals 
  • Dylan Allard – vocals
  • Annie Truscott – vocals, guitar, violin
  • Nicholas Merz – pedal steel
  • Zachary Elsasser – drums
  • Justus Proffit – vocals, drums
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • María Medem – artwork
  • Tim Reynolds – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Melina Duterte.

  1. If You Want It
  2. Superbike
  3. Peace Out
  4. Devotion
  5. Nighttime Drive
  6. Tenderness
  7. Anak Ko
  8. Crown
  9. Get Well

Of Montreal: Satanic Panic in the Attic

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On April 6, 2004, “Polyvinyl” label released “Satanic Panic in the Attic”, the sixth Of Montreal album. It was recorded in August 2003 – January 2004, at “H. Hare Studio”, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes – vocals, all instruments (except where noted), engineer, mixing
  • Sara Kirkpatrick – flute
  • Heather McIntosh – cello
  • James Huggins – arrangements
  • Glenn Shick – mastering
  • David Barnes – artwork
  • Nina Barnes – art inserts
  • Robbie Lowie – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Barnes, except where noted.

  1. Disconnect the Dots
  2. Lysergic Bliss
  3. Will You Come and Fetch Me
  4. My British Tour Diary
  5. Rapture Rapes the Muses
  6. Ero’s Entropic Tundra
  7. City Bird – lyrics by Dan Donahue, music by Kevin Barnes
  8. Erroneous Escape into Erik Eckles
  9. Chrissy Kiss the Corpse
  10. Your Magic is Working
  11. Climb the Ladder
  12. How Lester Lost His Wife
  13. Spike the Senses
  14. Vegan in Furs

Xiu Xiu: Oh No

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On March 26, 2021, “Polyvinyl” label released “Oh No”, the twelfth Xiu Xiu album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at Jamie Stewart’s home studio in Los Angeles “Nurse”, and was produced by Lawrence English, Greg Saunier and Angela Seo.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Stewart – vocals, autoharp, guitar, bajo quinto, banjo, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, organ, stylophone, synthesizer, viola, xylophone, drums, percussion, sampling. engineer, design
  • Angela Seo – vocals, harmonium, piano, synthesizer bass, gong, percussion, design
  • John Congleton – Optigan, synthesizer
  • Jonathan Meiburg – vocals, animal sounds
  • Greg Saunier – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, cymbals, sampling, synthesizer, engineer
  • Charlie Looker – bass guitar, guitar
  • Jherek Bischoff – double bass
  • Zachary Dawes – double bass, bass guitar
  • David Kendrick – drums, bongos, percussion
  • Alice Bag – vocals
  • Deb Demure – vocals
  • Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo – vocals
  • Gwendolyn Sanford – vocals
  • Liz Harris – vocals
  • Sharon Van Etten – vocals
  • Susanne Sachsse – vocals
  • Valerie Diaz – vocals
  • Twin Shadow – vocals, saxophone, engineer
  • Haley Fohr – vocals, engineer
  • Angus Andrew – vocals, engineer
  • Ben Chisholm – engineer
  • Brandon Jay – engineer
  • Dan Duszynski – engineer
  • Dirk Dresselhaus – engineer
  • Justin Higgins – engineer
  • Owen Pallett – engineer
  • Paul Beauchamp – engineer
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Danelle Abad – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Sad Mezcalita
  2. I Can Not Resist
  3. The Grifters
  4. Goodbye for Good
  5. Oh No
  6. Rumps Room
  7. Fuzz Gong Fight
  8. I Dream of Someone Else Entirely
  9. One Hundred Years
  10. A Classic Screw
  11. It Bothers Me All the Time
  12. Saint Dymphna
  13. Knock Out
  14. A Bottle of Rum
  15. Ants