Shawn Everett then engineered sessions held at Jonathan Wilson’s studio in California’s Topanga Canyon. Adrianne Lenker, Max Oleartchik, Buck Meek and James Krivchenia wrote and recorded the album over four separate recording facilities, starting at Sam Evian’s Flying Cloud Recordings in upstate New York. “I just want that type of record that’s no filler,” Daniel explained in an interview with Austin Monthly.īig Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In Youĭragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You is Big Thief’s new studio album, out today on 4AD. While 30 songs were developed, Spoon focused on tracks that best meshed together when they reunited in September of 2020 for the album’s last sessions. The quintet was mostly finished when the pandemic began but amassed more material while forced off the road. Work started on Lucifer On The Sofa shortly after Spoon completed an extensive tour in support of Hot Thoughts. Lucifer On The Sofa, which also includes production contributions from Dave Fridmann and Justin Raisen, is described as “the real Spoon for right now” by frontman Britt Daniel. The 10-track LP marks the group’s first album since 2017’s Hot Thoughts and was recorded at drummer Jim Eno’s Public Hi-Fi facility in Austin with producer Mark Rankin (Adele, Queens of the Stone Age). Influential Austin, Texas-based band Spoon unveiled a new album entitled Lucifer On The Sofa today through Matador Records.
Sometimes it’s few and far between, so let’s write a whole record of those songs.” Eddie Vedder and Andrew Watt described the Earthling ethos to Variety as, “let us write the music that we want to hear, and that we need to hear.
Vedder also tapped members of his new Earthlings band, notably Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and former RHCP and current Pearl Jam touring member Josh Klinghoffer, to participate in some of the sessions. Andrew Watt produced and contributed to the LP which features collaborations with rock royalty Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Benmont Tench and Ringo Starr.
Vedder’s Earthling is out today and includes 13 new tracks. Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is back with his first solo album since 2011’s Ukulele Songs. Read on for more insight into the records we have all queued up to spin. This week we highlight new albums by Eddie Vedder, Spoon, Big Thief, Amos Lee, alt-J and Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. Each week Release Day Picks profiles new LPs and EPs Team JamBase will be checking out on release day Friday.