''Binary'' is the 19th studio album by singer-songwriter

Ani DiFranco Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influe ...

, released on June 9, 2017. On this album she was supported by

Todd Sickafoose Todd Sickafoose is an American jazz and rock musician, composer, and producer/engineer from San Francisco, California. He is best known for playing acoustic bass and keyboards with Ani DiFranco but has also led his own group, Todd Sickafoose's Ti ...

, the upright bass player who has toured with her since 2004. Drummer Terence Higgins, who has been touring with DiFranco since 2012, also accompanied her on most of the tracks on the album.

Jenny Scheinman Jenny Scheinman is a jazz violinist. She has produced several critically acclaimed solo albums, including ''12 Songs'', named one of the Top Ten Albums of 2005 by ''The New York Times''. She has played with Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Nels Cline, ...

and

Ivan Neville Ivan Neville (born August 19, 1959) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers. Career He has released four solo (music), solo albums and ha ...

join the band for more than half of the record. Other musicians showing up on the album include

Maceo Parker Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of B ...

Bon Iver Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, ''For Emma, Forever Ago,'' independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon ...

Justin Vernon Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon (born April 30, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the primary songwriter and frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver. Known for his distinct falsetto voic ...

, and

Gail Ann Dorsey Gail Ann Dorsey (born November 20, 1962) is an American musician. With a long career as a session musician mainly on bass guitar, she is perhaps best known for her lengthy residency in David Bowie's band, from 1995 to Bowie's death in 2016. Asid ...

. The album was mixed by

Tchad Blake Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician. A native of Baytown, Texas, he has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including Al Green, American Music Club, Ani DiFranco, Apartment 26, Arct ...

(who has worked with

The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...

Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guita ...

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...

, and many others). The first video and single, "Play God", was released on October 7, 2016. This was followed by the second video, "Deferred Gratification", which was released as a tribute to President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

on January 18, 2017. On May 9, 2017, '' Paste'' released the title track, "Binary", which was the third release. This was soon followed by a track featuring

called "Zizzing", which was the fourth release released by consequenceofsound.net on May 23, 2017.

Critical reception

The album has a score of 77 out of 100 from

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based on "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the credits. * Ani DiFranco – vocals; guitar; mellotron (2, 7, 11); orchestron (4, 7, 10); guitar synth (10) * Todd Sickafoose – bass (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11); celeste (2); keyboards (2, 6, 8); shaker (2); vibraphone (3, 6); wurlitzer (5); bells (7); prepared piano (9) * Terence Higgins – drums; congas (7); pandeiro (10) * Ivan Neville – organ (1, 4, 10); Clavinet (1); bass (2, 4, 7); piano (2, 4, 7, 9); Rhodes (2); Wurlitzer (10) * Jenny Scheinman – violin (3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11); backing vocals (6) * Maceo Parker – alto saxophone (1) * Skerik – tenor and baritone saxophones (1); saxophones (4) * Alonzo Bowens – clarinet (2, 7, 11) * Bobby Campo – trumpet (2, 7, 11) * Mark Mullins – trombone (2, 7, 11) * Justin Vernon – backing vocals (3) * Petah Napolitano – backing vocals (7) * Gail Ann Dorsey – backing vocals (10) Production * Ani DiFranco – producer * Tchad Blake – mixing * Mike Napolitano –

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* Brian Lucey – mastering * Todd Sickafoose – horn arrangements for tracks 2, 7 and 11 * David Calderley – design at graphictherapy * GMDThree – Ani photographs

Charts

References

External links

Record label's album page
{{Authority control 2017 albums Ani DiFranco albums Righteous Babe Records albums