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Jim White & Marisa Anderson: The Quickening

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On May 15, 2020, “Thrill Jockey” label released “The Quickening”, album by Jim White and Marisa Anderson. It was recorded in 2019, in Portland and Mexico City.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Anderson – guitars
  • Jim White – drums
  • Luis Gutierrez – recording, photography
  • Emilio Anaya – recording
  • Rubén Rodríguez – recording
  • Jason Powers – recording
  • Alberto Sosa – recording assistant
  • Alejandro Solis – recording assistant
  • Mauricio Acuña – recording assistant
  • Greg Norman – mixing
  • Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering
  • Anna White – cover art
  • Daniel Castrejón – design

Track listing:

  1. Gathering
  2. Unwritten
  3. The Lucky
  4. The Other Christmas Song
  5. Last Days
  6. Diver
  7. The Quickening
  8. Pallet
  9. 18 to1
  10. November

House and Land: Across the Field

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On June 14, 2019, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Across the Field”, the second House and Land studio album.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Louise Henson – vocal, guitar, various instruments
  • Sally Anne Morgan – vocal, banjo, fiddle

Track listing:

  1. Two Sisters
  2. Rainbow ‘Mid Life’s Willows
  3. Cursed Soldier
  4. Blacksmith
  5. Carolina Lady
  6. Precious Jewels
  7. Ca the Yowes

Alexander Tucker: Guild of the Asbestos Weaver

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On August 23, 2019, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Guild of the Asbestos Weaver” the eighth Alexander Tucker studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Holy Mountain Studios”, “Third Guild”, and was produced by Misha Hering and Alexander Tucker. The album was inspired by Ray Bradbury’s novel “Fahrenheit 451”, and references H. P. Lovecraft and Alan Moore.

Personnel:

  • Alexander Tucker – vocals, bass, cello, synthesizers, electronics, effects, artwork 
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Nik Void – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Alexander Tucker.

  1. Energy Alphas
  2. Artificial Origin
  3. Montag
  4. Precog
  5. Cryonic

Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment

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On March 7, 2000, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Chore of Enchantment”, the 15th Giant Sand album. It was recorded in 1999, in Tucson, New York City and Memphis, and was produced by John Parish, Jim Dickinson and Kevin Salem.

Personnel:

  • Howe Gelb– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Joey Burns – bass, cello, guitar, backing vocals
  • John Convertino– drums
  • Neil Harry – pedal steel
  • David Mansfield– pedal steel, banjo
  • Kevin Salem – guitar, acoustic guitar, mellotron
  • Rainer Ptacek– slide guitar
  • Rob Arthur – mellotron, organ
  • Nick Luca – piano
  • Jim Dickinson– mellotron, piano, organ
  • John Parish– piano, pump organ, door shutter
  • Paula Brown – bass, backing vocals
  • Scott Loder – bass
  • John Abbey – bass
  • Rich Mercurio – drums
  • Alan Bezozi – drum loop
  • Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals
  • Susan Marshall-Powell – backing vocals
  • Jackie Johnson – backing vocals
  • William Brown – backing vocals
  • Juliana Hatfield– backing vocals
  • Sofie Albertsen Gelb – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Howe Gelb.

  1. Overture
  2. (Well) Dusted (For the Millennium)
  3. Punishing Sun
  4. X-Tra Wide
  5. 1972
  6. Temptation of Egg
  7. Raw
  8. Wolfy
  9. Shiver
  10. Dirty from the Rain
  11. Astonished (In Memphis)
  12. No Reply
  13. Satellite
  14. Bottom Line Man
  15. Way to End the Day
  16. Shrine

The Fiery Furnaces: I’m Going Away

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On July 21, 2009, “Thrill Jockey” label released “I’m Going Away”, the eight Fiery Furnaces (The) album. It was recorded December 2008 – February 2009, and was produced by Matthew Friedberger.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Friedberger- vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Eleanor Friedberger- vocals
  • Jason Loewenstein- bass
  • Bob D’Amico- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Eleanor Friedberger.

  1. I’m Going Away
  2. Drive to Dallas
  3. The End is Near
  4. Charmaine Champagne
  5. Cut the Cake
  6. Even in the Rain
  7. Staring at the Steeple
  8. Ray Bouvier
  9. Keep Me in the Dark
  10. Lost at Sea
  11. Cups & Punches
  12. Take Me Round Again

the Sea and Cake: Everybody

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On May 8, 2007, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Everybody”, the seventh Sea and Cake (The) album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Key Club” in Benton Harbor, Michigan and “Soma Electronic Music Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Sam Prekop, Archer Prewitt, Eric Claridge, John McEntire and Ken Champion.

Personnel:

  • Sam Prekop– vocals, guitar
  • Archer Prewitt– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar
  • Eric Claridge– bass guitar, keyboards
  • John McEntire– drums, vibraphone, keyboards, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Up on Crutches
  2. Too Strong
  3. Crossing Line
  4. Middlenight
  5. Coconut
  6. Exact to Me
  7. Lightning
  8. Introducing
  9. Left On
  10. Transparent

Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die

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On January 30, 1996, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Millions Now Living Will Never Die”, the second Tortoise album. It was recorded June – September 1995, at the “Idful Music Corporation” and “Soma Electronic Music Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by John McEntire.

Personnel:

  • David Pajo – guitars, design
  • Douglas McCombs – bass, design
  • John Herndon – drums, design
  • John McEntire – drums, recording, mixing, design
  • Dan Bitney – percussion, design
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Dan Osborn – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by David Pajo, Douglas McCombs, John Herndon, John McRntire and Dan Bitney, except where noted.

  1. Djed
  2. Glass Museum
  3. A Survey
  4. The Taut and Tame – Bundy K. Brown
  5. Dear Grandma and Grandpa
  6. Along the Banks of Rivers