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Songs: Ohia: The Magnolia Electric Co.

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On March 3, 2003, “Secretly Canadian” label released “The Magnolia Electric Co.”, the seventh and final Songs: Ohia album. It was in July 2002, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Jason Molina – voice, guitar
  • Jennie Benford – voice, mandolin
  • Mike Brenner – lap steel guitar
  • Dan Macadam – voice, guitar, violin
  • Dan Sullivan – guitar
  • “Three Nickel” Jim Grabowski – piano, organ, Wurlitzer
  • Rob Sullivan – bass
  • Jeff Panall – drums
  • Lawrence Peters – voice
  • Scout Niblett – voice
  • Steve Albini – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Molina.

  1. Farewell Transmission
  2. I’ve Been Riding with the Ghost
  3. Just Be Simple
  4. Almost Was Good Enough
  5. The Old Black Hen
  6. Peoria Lunch Box Blues
  7. John Henry Split My Heart
  8. Hold on Magnolia

Anohni and the Johnsons: My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross

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On July 7, 2023, “Secretly Canadian” label released “My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross”, the fifth Anohni and the Johnsons (formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Jimmy Hogarth and Anohni.

Personnel:

  • Anohni – vocals, piano
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar
  • Jimmy Hogarth – guitar, mixing
  • Samuel Dixon – bass guitar
  • Chris Vatalaro – drums
  • Martin Slattery – clarinet, piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • William Basinski – saxophone
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Anohni Hegarty.

  1. It Must Change
  2. Go Ahead
  3. Silver of Ice
  4. Can’t
  5. Scapegoat
  6. It’s My Fault
  7. Rest
  8. There Wasn’t Enough
  9. Why Am I Alive Now
  10. You Be Free

Faye Webster: I Know I’m Funyy Haha

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On June 25, 2021, “Secretly Canadian” label released “I Know I’m Funny Haha”, the fourth Faye Webster studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Drew Vandenberg and Faye Webster.

Personnel:

  • Faye Webster – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Stoessel – guitar
  • Nick Rosen – keyboards
  • Bryan Howard – bass
  • Harold Brown – drums
  • Jeremy Wheatley – drums
  • Mei Ehara – vocals 
  • Henry White – horn
  • Tressa Gold – violin
  • Jeanette Jang – violin
  • Annie Leeth – violin
  • Anna Bishop – violin 
  • Meredith Riley – violin
  • Stacy Matthews – violin
  • Adrian Pintea – violin 
  • Elizabeth O’Hara – viola
  • Derek Smith – viola 
  • Jocelyn Smith – viola 
  • Schuyler Slack – cello
  • Noah Johnson – cello 
  • Jordi Lara – cello 
  • Trey Pollard – conductor
  • Drew Vandenberg – recording, mixing
  • Alex Dejong – recording
  • Joe Lambert – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Faye Webster.

  1. Better Distractions
  2. Sometimes
  3. I Know I’m Funny Haha
  4. In a Good Way
  5. Kind Of
  6. Cheers
  7. Both All the Time
  8. A Stranger
  9. A Dream with a Baseball Player
  10. Overslept
  11. Half of Me

Porridge Radio: Every Bad

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On March 13, 2020, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Every Bad”, the second Porridge Radio studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Jenn Decilveo.

Personnel:

  • Dana Margolin – vocals, guitar, painting
  • Josh Harvey – guitar
  • Georgie Stott – vocals, guitar
  • Maddie Ryall – bass
  • Sam Yardley – bass, guitar, synth, drums, drum programing
  • Maria Marzaioli – violin
  • Matt Wiggins – mixing
  • Oliver Barton-Wood – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Dana Margolin.

  1. Born Confused
  2. Sweet
  3. Don’t Ask Me Twice
  4. Long
  5. Nephews
  6. Pop Song
  7. Give/Take
  8. Lilac
  9. Circling
  10. Something
  11. Homecoming Song

Yessayer: Odd Blood

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On February 8, 2010, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Odd Blood”, the second Yeasayer studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Jersville Studio” in Woodstock, New York, “Great City Productions” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Keating, Anand Wilder and Ira Wolf Tuton.

Personnel:

  • Chris Keating – vocals, keyboards, art direction
  • Anand Wilder – guitars, vocals, keyboards
  • Ira Wolf Tuton – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Trammell – drums
  • Ahmed Gallab – timbales, electronic percussion
  • Jerry Marotta – drums, Taos drums, percussion
  • Kevin Bewersdorf – piano, synthesizers
  • Stuart Bogie – horns, bass harmonica, jaw harp
  • Steven Stetson – horns
  • Steve Revitte – recording, engineer
  • Britt Myers – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Jake Aron – additional engineering
  • Todd Brozman – mixing assistant
  • Jay Culliton – mixing assistant
  • Geoff Vincent – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Benjamin Phelan – artwork, light sculptures
  • Daniel Murphy – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Keating, Anand Wilder and Ira Wolf Tuton.

  1. The Children
  2. Ambling Alp
  3. Madder Red
  4. I Remember
  5. O.N.E.
  6. Love Me Girl
  7. Rome
  8. Strange Reunions
  9. Mondegreen
  10. Grizelda

Cherry Glazerr: Apocalipstick

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On January 20, 2017, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Apocalipstick”, the second Cherry Glazerr studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sunset Sound”, “Music Friends” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and Carlos de la Garza.

Track listing:

  • Clementine Creevy – vocals, guitar
  • Sasami Ashworth – vocals, keyboards
  • Sean Redman – bass
  • Tabor Allen – drums, percussion
  • Malachi Ward – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Clementine Creevy and Sean Redman.

  1. Told You I’d Be with the Guys
  2. Trash People
  3. Moon Dust
  4. Humble Pro
  5. Nuclear Bomb
  6. Only Kid in the Block
  7. Lucid Dreams
  8. Sip O’ Poison
  9. Nurse Ratched
  10. Instagratification
  11. Apocalipstick

Yeasayer: Fragrant World

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On August 21, 2012, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Fragrant World”, the third Yeasayer studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Chris Keating, Anand Wilder and Ira Wolf Tuton.

Personnel:

  • Chris Keating – lead and backing vocals, Maschine synth, drum programming, synthesizer, Jupiter MKS-80
  • Anand Wilder – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, Nord, Juno 106,  Jupiter MKS-80, Korg MS-20, Farfisa, Boss Supershifter, organ, cello, drum programming, Electribe, synthesizer, trident piano, ARP Omni 2, talk box, celeste, 12-string guitar, Rhodes, mellotron
  • Ira Wolf Tuton – J bass, backing and melodyne vocals, Omnisphere, Harmonic Octave Generator, Roland SH-2, bass synthesizer, Roland SH-101, ARP 2600, tambourine, Moog Murf, piano
  • Jason Trammell – drums, percussion, MPC
  • Ahmed Gallab – percussion
  • Brian McOmber– drums, percussion
  • “Delicate” Steve Marion– guitar
  • Dan Carey– MPC
  • Al Carlson – melodyne, saxophone
  • Kishi Bashi– strings
  • Elliot Bergman– kalimba
  • Al Carlson – recording
  • Abe Seiferth – additional recording
  • Alexis Smith – engineer
  • Dan Carey – mixing
  • Other Means – design
  • Ana Maria Lucaciu – modeling
  • Jason Nocito – photography

Track listing:

  1. Fingers Never Bleed
  2. Longevity
  3. Blue Paper
  4. Henrietta
  5. Devil and the Deed
  6. No Bones
  7. Reagan’s Skeleton
  8. Demon Road
  9. Damaged Goods
  10. Folk Hero Shtick
  11. Glass of the Microscope

Gardens & Villa: Dunes

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On February 4, 2014, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Dunes”, the second  Gardens & Villa studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Tim Goldsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Chris Lynch – vocals, guitar, flute
  • Dustin Ineman – keyboards
  • Adam Rasmussen – synthesizer
  • Shane McKillop – bass guitar
  • Levi Hayden – drums

Track listing:

  1. Domino
  2. Colony Glen
  3. Bullet Train
  4. Chrysanthemums
  5. Echosassy
  6. Purple Mesas
  7. Avalanche
  8. Minnesota
  9. Thunder Glove
  10. Love Theme

War On Drugs: Slave Ambient

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Slave Ambient

On August 16, 2011, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Slave Ambient”, the second War on Drugs studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2011, and was produced by Jeff Zeigler and Adam Granduciel.

Personnel:

  • Adam Granduciel– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, animator guitars, harmonica,  OR400, samplers, organ , harmonizer, tapes,  cassettes, ARP Omni , bass guitar, keyboards, Tom Thumb piano, Farfisa, Korg, Mono/Poly, Eventide, Moogerfooger, Voyager, synthesizer,  percussion, drum machine, filters, dubs, drums, recording, photography
  • Dave Hartley– bass guitar, electric guitar, Nashville guitar, twelve-string guitar, Voyager, Roland Juno-60, drums, electric autoharp, additional engineering
  • Robbie Bennett – piano, acoustic guitar,ARP Omni II, percussion
  • Kurt Vile– electric guitar
  • Mike Zanghi – drums, percussion,Hayman, Mu-Tron Bi-Phase
  • Steven Urgo – drums
  • Jeff Zeigler – drum programming,harmonizers, patch bay, SPX90
  • Michael Johnson –Eventide, modular Moog treatments,  hamonizer settings, drums, additional engineering
  • Jeff Ryan – drums
  • Chad Stockslager– upright piano
  • Jesse Trbovich– saxophone
  • Kim Roney – piano
  • John Ashley – Voyager
  • Jeff Zeigler – recording
  • John Ashley – recording
  • John Congleton – additional engineering
  • Brian McTear – mixing
  • Daniel Murphy – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Adam Granduciel, except where noted.

  1. Best Night
  2. Brothers – Adam Granduciel, Dave Hartley, Mike Zanghi, Robbie Bennett
  3. I Was There
  4. Your Love Is Calling My Name
  5. The Animator
  6. Come to the City – Adam Granduciel, Dave Hartley
  7. Come for It
  8. It’s Your Destiny – Adam Granduciel, Robbie Bennett
  9. City Reprise #12
  10. Baby Missiles
  11. Original Slave
  12. Black Water Falls