Working On My Farewell
| Working On My Farewell | ||||
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| Studio album by John Craigie | ||||
| Released | January 18, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | Gadgetbox Studios, Santa Cruz, CA and Fluff & Gravy Studios, Portland, OR | |||
| Genre | Folk, Electric Folk, Indie Folk | |||
| Length | 45:22 | |||
| Label | Zabriskie Point Records | |||
| Producer | John Craigie | |||
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Working On My Farewell is the ninth studio album by folk-singer John Craigie.[1] It was released in January 2015 on Zabriskie Point Records. Recorded in small studios in Santa Cruz, CA and Portland, OR, this album is famous for being Craigie's "electric album", with each song being played on electric guitar – a departure from his primarily acoustic style. [2] Although promoted as electric, it is actually one of Craigie's quietest and melancholic albums, being compared to Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" and Beck's "Sea Change". [3] The title "Working On My Farewell" is taken from a lyric in the song "Rexroth's Daughter" by Greg Brown. [4]
As with the three previous studio albums, Randy Schwartz appears on drums and Cian Riordan is chief engineer. [5]
Track listing
- "Skipping Like a Stone" - 3:49
- "Burn That Dress" - 4:34
- "Vast Dead Forest" - 4:31
- "Mourning You" - 3:34
- "Catalina" - 4:52
- "Cactus" - 3:45
- "Bisbee" - 4:37
- "Coldest Colorado" - 4:39
- "My Darkest Lover" - 5:29
- "Vondelpark" - 5:31
Personnel
- John Craigie – electric guitar, vocals, percussion, producer
- Randy Schwartz - drums, percussion, vocals
- Justin Landis- electric guitar, electric bass
- Niko Daoussis - electric guitar, electric bass
- Steve Varney - electric guitar
- Leigh Jones - vocals, percussion
- Kat Fountain - vocals
- Ben Darwish - piano, wurlitzer, rhodes, organ
- Jason Montgomery - pedal steel
- Laurie Shook - ghost vocals, banjo
- Anna Tivel - violin
- Jamie Mefford - rhodes
Production:
- Cian Riordan - Engineering, [6]
- Jamie Mefford - Mixing
References
- ↑ "Music: Folksinger John Craigie not saying goodbye on his 'Working on My Farewell' album". www.bellinghamherald.com. 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "Columbia City Theater Presents: John Craigie with special guest Kat Fountain". www.northwestmusicscene.com/. 2015-02-23.
- ↑ "For John Craigie, the best therapy is being heard". www.rapidcityjournal.com/. 2015-05-28.
- ↑ "PLUGGED IN". www.inlander.com. 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "John Craigie and Reed Foehl at Starling Farm".
- ↑ http://www.cianriordan.com