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Wit's End
''Wit's End'' is the fifth full-length album by Cass McCombs. It was released on Domino Records in April 2011, becoming the first of two albums released by McCombs that year. The first single from the album, "County Line", was accompanied by two different music videos. Track listing All songs written and composed by Cass McCombs. Personnel Musicians * Cass McCombs – vocals, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, piano, electric piano, percussion * Will Canzoneri – Hammond B3, clavinet, celeste * Chris Cohen – electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar * Walker Teret – upright bass, vocals, banjo * Orpheo McCord – drums, percussion * Garrett Ray – drums, percussion * Rob Barbato – bass, vocals * Robbie Lee – bass clarinet, accordion, chalumeau, portatif organ * Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass * Parker Kindred – drums, percussion * Brad Truax – bass * Peter Moren – miniature acoustic guitar Production * Cass McCombs – production, additional engineering * Ariel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs (born November 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. Career McCombs has played in numerous bands in the Bay Area during the 1990s before relocating to New York City. He released his debut EP '' Not the Way E.P.'' (2002), debut album '' A'' (2003), and follow-up '' PREfection'' (2005) via Monitor Records and 4AD. In 2007, McCombs signed to Domino Records and released '' Dropping the Writ'' (2007). Domino Records released his following four records including ''Catacombs'' (2009), which was voted one of the "50 Top Albums on the Year" by ''Pitchfork''. It was followed by '' Wit's End'' (2011), '' Humor Risk'' (2011), and ''Big Wheel and Others'' (2013). He toured with John Cale in 2012. His single "Bradley Manning" premiered on the '' Democracy Now News Hour'' in 2012. His songs have been featured in films including the surf film ''The Present'' (2009), and Ralph Arlyck documentary '' Following Sean'', as well as notable skate videos featuring Jason Dill, Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domino Recording Company
Domino Recording Company, or simply Domino, is a British independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in Brooklyn, New York that handles releases in the United States, as well as a German division called Domino Deutschland and a French division called Domino France. In addition, Stephen Pastel presides over the subsidiary label Geographic Music, which releases more 'unusual' music from Britain and outside of the Western world. In 2011, the company announced that it was beginning a book publishing division, The Domino Press. History Founded in 1993 by Laurence Bell and Jacqui Rice, the label's first release was the Sebadoh EP '' Rocking the Forest'', licensed from Sub Pop records for release in the UK. Many of the early releases were by American artists who in the US were signed to Drag City ( Smog, Will Oldham, Royal Trux), a relationship which continues to this day. Success was not immediate, as labels such as Domino, who were rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid ( ;) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. His accolades include three Grammy Awards for music production. Rechtshaid was the lead singer and guitarist of the ska/pop-punk band The Hippos, and the bassist and producer of indie folk-rock group Foreign Born. In 2006, he produced the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one-charting single " Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's. He co-wrote and produced Usher's 2012 single " Climax", which won the 2013 Grammy award for Best R&B Performance. Rechtshaid was nominated for the 2014 Grammy award for Producer of the Year. He has won Grammys for production on Vampire Weekend album '' Modern Vampires of the City'' (2013, Best Alternative Music Album), Adele album '' 25'' (2015, Album of the Year), and for another Vampire Weekend album '' Father of the Bride'' (2019, again Best Alternative Music Album). His production, songwriting, and mixing credits includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catacombs (album)
''Catacombs'' is the fourth full-length album by Cass McCombs released on June 1, 2009 in the UK, and on July 7 in North America via Domino Records. The first single, " Dreams Come True Girl", was released on May 25, 2009. The single also features Academy Award-nominee Karen Black as backing vocals. The album was voted one of the 50 greatest albums of 2009 by Pitchfork Media. Music videos have been released for the songs " Dreams-Come-True-Girl", "You Saved My Life", and "The Executioner's Song". Track listing # " Dreams-Come-True-Girl" – 5:20 # "Prima Donna" – 4:53 # "You Saved My Life" – 5:24 # "Don't Vote" – 5:26 # "The Executioner's Song" – 4:21 # "Harmonia" – 6:06 # "My Sister, My Spouse" – 5:14 # "Lionkiller Got Married" – 5:34 # "Eavesdropping on the Competition" – 3:53 # "Jonesy Boy" – 4:44 # "One Way to Go" – 2:55 Personnel *Cass McCombs Cass McCombs (born November 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. Career McCombs has played in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humor Risk (album)
''Humor Risk'' is the sixth full-length album by Cass McCombs. It was released on November 8, 2011, just seven months after the release of McCombs' previous album, ''Wit's End.'' In an interview with the Pitchfork website, McCombs said the two albums were made simultaneously. He explained: "''Wit's End'' was started years ago and it slowly made its way to the finish line. ''Humor Risk'' was just punched out. They're friends but they're different. ''Wit's End'' is like a stew; ''Humor Risk'' is the raw food diet." "Robin Egg Blue" was the first single released, on November 28, 2011. Track listing All songs written by Cass McCombs # "Love Thine Enemy" – 3:56 # "The Living Word" – 5:44 # "The Same Thing" – 6:13 # "To Every Man His Chimera" – 5:21 # "Robin Egg Blue" – 3:42 # "Mystery Mail" – 7:50 # "Meet Me at the Mannequin Gallery" – 4:28 # "Mariah" – 3:55 Personnel * Cass McCombs - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion * Dan Altaire - drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres including pop, hip-hop, jazz and metal. ''Pitchfork'' is one of the most influential music publications to have emerged in the internet age. In the 2000s, ''Pitchfork'' distinguished itself from print media through its unusual editorial style, frequent updates and coverage of emerging acts. It was praised as passionate, authentic and unique, but criticized as pretentious, mean-spirited and elitist, playing into stereotypes of the cynical hipster. It is credited with popularizing acts such as Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. ''Pitchfork'' relocated to Chicago in 1999 and Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. It expanded with projects including the annual Pitchfork Music Festival (launched in Chicago in 2006), the video site ''Pitchf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cohen (musician)
Chris Cohen is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his solo albums as well as for having been a member of the band Deerhoof between 2002 and 2006. Early life and education Born in Los Angeles, California in 1975, he is the son of former music business executive Kip Cohen and former Broadway actress Lynn Cohen (known professionally as Lynn Carlisle). In 1991, Cohen appeared in the Sonic Youth video "Cinderella's Big Score" by Dave Markey. His sister is public radio reporter and host Alex Cohen. His first instrument was drums, which he began playing at the age of 3, later learning to make music by overdubbing himself on a cassette four-track. Career Cohen has released three records under his own name on the Captured Tracks label – ''Overgrown Path'' (2012), '' As If Apart'' (2016), and ''Chris Cohen'' (2019). Cohen performed and recorded his first two albums himself, describing them in an interview as "companion pieces." '' Overgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orpheo McCord
Orpheo McCord (born 1979) is an American composer and percussionist. He is an original member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and a former member of The Fall, Fool's Gold and Cass McCombs. His debut solo album, ''Recovery Inhale'', was released on January 26, 2018. His second album, ''Music for Ketamine Therapy Vol. I'', was released on October 8, 2023. Early life and education McCord attended Berklee College of Music, graduating in 2002."Alumnotes (2002)," Berklee.edu. Accessed February 9, 2017. He has spent time in studying African percussion,Drew Tewksbury [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Justin Meldal-Johnsen (born March 26, 1970) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter and musical director. He is best known for his work with artists such as Beck, Nine Inch Nails, M83, Air, St. Vincent, Wolf Alice, and Deafheaven. Meldal-Johnsen served as the touring bassist, guitarist, and keyboardist for Nine Inch Nails in 2008 and 2009, and was Beck's bassist and musical director from 1996 until mid-2016. In 2021, he began work as a bassist, keyboardist and musical director for St. Vincent, and in 2023 resumed occasional touring with Beck. Other artists Meldal-Johnsen has worked with include Garbage, The Mars Volta, Frank Ocean, Dixie Chicks, Tori Amos, Charlotte Martin, Dido, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Goldfrapp, Blood Orange, Pete Yorn, Turin Brakes, Marianne Faithfull and Ladytron. As a producer, Meldal-Johnsen has worked with M83, Paramore, Metric, Tegan and Sara, Deafheaven, Poppy, Jimmy Eat World, The Naked and Famous, School of Seven Bells, Neon Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Kindred
Parker Kindred is an American drummer who played in the band of Jeff Buckley, appearing on his unfinished second album, '' Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk'' in 1997, as well as playing live with Buckley and the rest of his band at Arlene's Grocery on February 9, 1997. Kindred was introduced to Buckley through Mick Grøndahl, then Buckley's bassist, as a permanent replacement for Eric Eidel after mainstay drummer Matt Johnson left the band at the end of the Australian leg of the tour. After Buckley's death Kindred continued to work with the other band members on other projects in New York City. Kindred, with Michael Tighe and Buckley's then-girlfriend, Joan Wasser, formed Black Beetle. Shortly after Wasser embarked on a solo career and the band split up. However Tighe and Kindred continued to play together and later went on to form The A.M. with bassist Andrew Wyatt. Their debut self-titled LP was released in 2003 by Storm Music. Since then he has worked with numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Moren
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * Peter (1934 film), ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * Peter (2021 film), ''Peter'' (2021 film), a Marathi language film * Peter (Fringe episode), "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * Peter (novel), ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * Peter (short story), "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather * Peter (album), ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from ''The Tortured Poets Department, The Tort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Coady
Chris Coady (born June 5, 1978) is an American record producer and mixing engineer. Born in Baltimore, Chris Coady is known for his work across several indie rock projects. After moving to New York in 2001 and teaming up with Dave Sitek at Stay Gold Studios in Williamsburg, he became a prominent engineer in the underground music scene. Coady has worked with The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, tracking ''Show Your Bones'' and mastering ''Fever to Tell''. He engineered '' Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes'' and ''Return to Cookie Mountain'' for TV on the Radio. His other credits include mixing Grizzly Bear’s '' Yellow House'' as well as producing and mixing Beach House’s albums from ''Teen Dream'' to '' Thank Your Lucky Stars''. In a career spanning two decades, Coady has worked on records from indie labels such as Sub Pop, 4AD, Warp, Fat Possum Records, Anti-, Downtown Records, Mom + Pop Music, Domino Recording Company, Dead Oceans, Atlantic Records and Concord Records. Reviewing Amen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
