Tag Archives: Sub Pop

Comets On Fire: Blue Cathedral

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On July 27, 2004, “Sub Pop” label released “Blue Cathedral”, the third Comets on Fire studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Tim Green.

Personnel:

  • Ben Chasney – vocals, guitar
  • Ben Flashman – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ethan Miller – vocals, guitar, organ
  • Utrillo Kushner – vocals, piano, drums, bells
  • Noel von Harmonson – vocals, guitar
  • Tim Daly – saxophone
  • Tim Green – engineer, mixing
  • John Golden – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Chasney, Ben Flashman, Utrillo Kushner, Ethan Miller and Noel von Harmonson.

  1. The Bee and the Cracking Egg
  2. Pussy Foot the Duke
  3. Whiskey River
  4. Organs
  5. The Antlers of the Midnight Sun
  6. Brotherhood of the Harvest
  7. Wild Whiskey
  8. Blue Tomb

Wolf Parade: Expo 86

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On June 29, 2010, “Sub Pop” label released “Expo 86”, the third Wolf Parade album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Hotel2Tango”  in Montreal, Quebec.

Personnel:

  • Dan Boeckner– vocals, guitar
  • Spencer Krug– vocals, keyboards
  • Dante DeCaro– guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Arlen Thompson – drums, engineer, mixing
  • Howard Bilerman- recording, mixing
  • Efrim Menuck- engineer
  • Gabrielle Butler – engineer
  • Harris Newman- mastering
  • Dusty Summers – design
  • Meqo Sam Cecil – photography
  • Nick DeCaro – back cover photography
  • Des Shearing – front cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Cloud Shadow on the Mountain – Spencer Krug
  2. Palm Road – Dan Boeckner
  3. What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way) – Spencer Krug
  4. Little Golden Age – Dan Boeckner
  5. In the Direction of the Moon – Spencer krug
  6. Ghost Pressure – Dan Boeckner
  7. Pobody’s Nerfect – Dan Boeckner
  8. Two Man in New Tuxedos – Spencer Krug
  9. Oh You, old Thing – Spencer Krug
  10. Yulia – Dan Boeckner
  11. Cave – o – Sapien – Spencer Krug

Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer

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On June 17, 2008, “Sub Pop” label released “At Mount Zoomer”, the second Wolf Parade studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Petite Église” in Farnham,  “MIXart Studios” and “Mount Zoomer” in Montreal, and was produced by Spencer Krug, Dan Boeckner, Dante DeCaro and Arlen Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Spencer Krug – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Dan Boeckner – vocals, guitar
  • Dante DeCaro – bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards
  • Arlen Thompson – drums, recording
  • David Ferry – recording
  • Nick Petrowski – recording
  • David Smith – recording
  • Jace Lasek – recording
  • Harris Newman- mastering
  • Elizabeth Huey – artwork
  • Matt Moroz – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Soldier’s Grin – Dan Boeckner
  2. Call it a Ritual – Spencer Krug
  3. Language City – Dan Boeckner
  4. Bang Your Drum – Spencer Krug
  5. California Dream – Spencer Krug
  6. The Grey Dreamer – Dan Boeckner
  7. Fine Young Cannibals – Dan Boeckner
  8. An Animal in Your Care – Spencer Krug
  9. Kissing the Beehive – Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug

Sebadoh: Harmacy

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On August 20, 1996, “Sub Pop” label released “Harmacy”, the sixth Sebadoh album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Wally Gagel, Bryce Goggin, Eric Masunaga and Tim O’Heir.

Personnel:

  • Lou Barlow– lead vocals, guitar, bass, mellotron, synthesizer
  • Jason Loewenstein– lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums
  • Bob Fay – lead vocals, drums, bass
  • Mark Perretta – lead guitar, bass
  • Wally Gagel, Eric Masunaga, Tim O’Heir – engineer, mixing
  • Bryce Goggin– mixing
  • Charles Peterson– photography

Track listing:

  1. On Fire – Lou Barlow
  2. Prince-S – Jason Loewenstein
  3. Ocean – Lou Barlow
  4. Nothing Like You – Jason Loewenstein
  5. Crystal Gypsy – Jason Loewenstein
  6. Beauty of the Ride – Lou Barlow
  7. Mind Reader – Jason Loewenstein
  8. Sforzando! – Bob Fay
  9. Willing to Wait – Lou Barlow
  10. Hillbilly II – Jason Loewenstein
  11. Zone Doubt – Jason Loewenstein
  12. Too Pure – Lou Barlow
  13. Worst Thing – Jason Loewenstein
  14. Love to Fight – Jason Loewenstein
  15. Perfect Way – Lou Barlow
  16. Can’t Give Up – Jason Loewenstein
  17. Open Ended – Lou Barlow
  18. Weed Against Speed – Lou Barlow
  19. I Smell a Rat -Jon Hardy, Jim Janota, Crispin Wood

The Reverend Horton Heat: Liquor in the Front

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On July 5, 1994, “Sub Pop” and “Interscope Records” labels released “Liquor in the Front”, the third  Reverend Horton Heat (The) album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Crystal Clear Studios” in Dallas, Texas, and was produced by Al Jourgensen.

Personnel:

  • Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath – vocals, guitar
  • Jimbo Wallace – upright bass
  • Taz Bentley– drums
  • Tim Alexander – keyboards, accordion
  • Al Jourgensen– pedal steel guitar, piano, vocals
  • Siavoch Ahmadzadeh – engineer assistant
  • Keith Rust – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Lane – mixing assistant
  • Barry Goldberg – mixing assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Kim Holt – art direction, design
  • Mosquito – cartoon illustrations
  • Michael Lavine – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Heath, except where noted.

  1. Big Sky
  2. Baddest of the Bad
  3. One Time for Me
  4. Five-O Ford
  5. In Your Wildest Dreams – Jim Heath, Jimbo Wallace
  6. Yeah, Right
  7. Crusin’ for a Bruisin;
  8. I Could Get Used to It
  9. Liquor, Beer & Wine – Jim Heath, Livingston
  10. I Can’t Surf – Jim Heath, Wallace, Taz Bentley
  11. Jezebel – Shanklin
  12. Rockin’ Dog
  13. The Entertainer- Joplin

Beach House: Bloom

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On May 15, 2012, “Sub Pop” label released “Bloom”, the fourth Beach House studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Sonic Ranch” in Texas, “Magpie Cage” in Baltimore, and was produced by Chris Coady, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Legrand– vocals, keyboards, organ, piano
  • Alex Scally– guitar, basses, piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals, drum machine edits, programming
  • Daniel Franz – live drums, percussion
  • Joe Cueto – viola
  • Chris Coady– engineer, mixing
  • Brooks Harlan – engineer
  • Manuel Calderon– engineer assistant
  • Phil Joly – engineer assistant
  • Joe LaPorta– mastering
  • Brian Roettinger – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Victoria Legrand; all music by Alex Scally, Victoria Legrand and Daniel Franz.

  1. Myth
  2. Wild
  3. Lazuli
  4. Other People
  5. The Hours
  6. Troublemaker
  7. New Year
  8. Wishes
  9. On the Sea
  10. Irene – includes the hidden track “Wherever You Go”

Afghan Whigs: In Spades

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On May 5, 2017, “Sub Pop” label released “In Spades”, the eighth Afghan Whigs studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Memphis and Joshua Tree, and was produced by Greg Dulli.

Personnel:

  • Greg Dulli – vocals, guitars, mellotron, harmonium, bass guitar, piano, electric piano, percussion
  • Dave Rosser – vocals, guitars
  • Jon Skibic – guitars, mellotron
  • Rick Nelson – vocals, cello, violin, viola
  • John Curley – bass guitar
  • Patrick Keeler – drums
  • Susan Marshall, Scott Bennett – vocals
  • Ben Ellman – baritone saxophone
  • Ian Bowman – tenor saxophone
  • John Culbreth – trumpet
  • Evan Oberla – trombone
  • David Ralicke – saxophone, trombone, trumpet
  • Rob Ingraham – tenor saxophone
  • Petra Haden – vocals, violin
  • Gabe Noel – cello
  • Rick Nelson, Christopher Thorn, Mike Napolitano, Justin Smith, Jeff Powell, Kyle Kelso, Matt Beck, Wesley Graham, Jon Skibic – recording
  • Mike Napolitano, Christopher Thorn – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman, Joe Bozzi – mastering
  • Ramon Rodrigues Melo – artwork
  • Christopher Friedman – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Dulli.

  1. Birdland
  2. Arabian Heights
  3. Demon in Profile
  4. Toy Automatic
  5. Oriole
  6. Copernicus
  7. The Spell
  8. Light as a Feather
  9. I Got Lost
  10. Into the Floor

Afgan Whigs: Do To The Beast

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On April 15, 2014, “Sub Pop” label released “Do to the Beast”, the seventh Afghan Whigs studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Burbank” in Joshua Tree, Silverlake,” Algiers Point” in New Orleans, Cincinnati, and was produced by Greg Dulli.

Personnel:

  • Greg Dulli- vocals, rhythm guitar, mixing
  • Dave Rosser, Jon Skibic, Mark McGuire – guitars
  • John Curley- bass
  • Patrick Keeler – drums
  • Kerry Brown, Rick Nelson, David Rosser, Justin Smith, Christopher  Thorn, John Curley – engineer
  • Mike Napolitano, Mathias Schneeberger – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Christopher Friedman – artwork, layout
  • Amanda Demme– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Dulli.

  1. Parked Outside
  2. Matamoros
  3. It Kills
  4. Algiers
  5. Lost in the Woods
  6. The Lottery
  7. Can Rova
  8. Royal Cream
  9. I Am Fire
  10. These Sticks

Mudhoney: Since We’ve Become Translucent

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On August 20, 2002, “Sub Pop” label released “Since We’ve Become Translucent”, the sixth Mudhoney album. It was recorded April 2000–February 2002, and was produced by Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Guy Maddison and Dan Peters.

Personnel:

  • Mark Arm- vocals, guitar, organ, piano
  • Steve Turner- electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Guy Maddison- bass guitar
  • Dan Peters– drums
  • Wayne Kramer – bass guitar
  • Craig Flory – saxophone, horn, arrangements
  • Jeff McGrath – trumpet
  • Greg Powers – trombone
  • Jo Claxton – violin
  • Martin Feveyear – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Baby, Can You Dig the Light?
  2. The Straight Life
  3. Where the Flavor Is
  4. In the Winner’s Circle
  5. Our Time Is Now
  6. Dyin’ for It
  7. Inside Job
  8. Take It Like a Man
  9. Crooked and Wide
  10. Sonic Infusion

Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues

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On May 3, 2011, “Sub Pop”, released “Helplessness Blues”, the second Fleet Foxes studio album. It was recorded 2009–2010, at “Reciprocal Recording”, “Dreamland Recording”, “Bear Creek Recording”, “Avast Recording”, and was produced by Phil Ek, Robin Pecknold, Skyler Skjelset, Casey Wescott, Josh Tillman, Christian Wargo  and Morgan Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Robin Pecknold– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, fiddle, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, harmonium, Moog, lever harp, Prophet
  • Skyler Skjelset – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, water harp
  • Bill Patton – pedal and lap steel
  • Casey Wescott – piano, pump organ, Marxophone, music box, Crumarbass, Moog, Tremoloa, tibetan singing bowls, harmonium, harpsichord, Mellotron, additional vocal harmony arrangements
  • Christian Wargo– vocals, electric bass
  • Morgan Henderson– double bass, woodwinds
  • Josh Tillman– vocals, drum kit, percussion
  • Alina To – violin
  • Hanna Benn – string arrangements
  • Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Pecknold.

  1. Montezuma
  2. Bedouin Dress
  3. Sim Sala Bim
  4. Battery Kinzie
  5. The Plains / Bitter Dancer
  6. Helplessness Blues
  7. The Cascades
  8. Lorelai
  9. Someone You’d Admire
  10. The Shrine / An Argument
  11. Blue Spotted Tail
  12. Grown Ocean