TEGAN + SARA ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

New Tegan and Sara album coming October 21. Crybaby was co-produced by Tegan and Sara with John Congleton at Studio Litho in Seattle and Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles. Thanks John Congleton for inviting me to be a part of it.

This record will always hold a special place in my heart, cut it was my first in-person tracking session post lockdown, and I was set up right next to my good friend Joey Waronker, out on the cutting floor.

I contributed electric guitar, bass, synths, mellotron, celeste, piano, acoustic guitar, and arp programming.

Wishing this one all the best.

CRYBABY TRACKLISTING

01 I Can’t Grow Up
02 All I Wanted
03 Fucking Up What Matters
04 Yellow
05 Smoking Weed Alone
06 Faded Like a Feeling
07 I’m Okay
08 Pretty Shitty Time
09 Under My Control
10 This Ain’t Going Well
11 Sometimes I See Stars
12 Whatever That Was

REGINA SPEKTOR ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM

Super glad to have been a part of this one.

Regina Spektor’s new album Home, Before and After is out June 24th on Warner. Produced by Regina Spektor and John Congleton.

With Regina on vocals, piano, and keyboards, Joey Waronker on drums, Congleton as multi-instrumentalist, and orchestral arrangements by Jherek Bischoff. I played mustang bass, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, tapes, keyboards, mellotron and processing.

Very powerful and adventurous songwriting, can’t wait for the world to hear.

Thanks to Congleton for bringing me in.

Wishing this album all the best.

TRACKLISTING

01 Becoming All Alone
02 Up the Mountain
03 One Man’s Prayer
04 Raindrops
05 SugarMan
06 What Might Have Been
07 Spacetime Fairytale
08 Coin
09 Loveology
10 Through a Door

NEW PUBLISHING DEAL

Happy to announce I’ve signed a publishing deal with John Congleton and Domino Publishing.

Congleton and I first met during the Look Alive Guster recording sessions, and over the past three and a half years have developed a close working relationship and friendship.

I spent most of the pandemic at home working on songs in the studio, day in day out. Music was my lifeline that got me thru.

I believe my best work is still out in front of me. Here’s to the next chapter.

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BRISTON MARONEY ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM

Briston Maroney announces new album out April 9th, 2021 on Atlantic Records. Produced by John Congleton. I played electric guitar, bass, synths, celeste, mellotron and tapes. With two of my favorite musicians out there, Zach Dawes on bass and Joey Waronker on drums. Wishing Briston and this album all the best.

  1. Bottle Rocket

  2. It’s Still Cool If You Don’t

  3. Freeway

  4. Deep Sea Diver

  5. Why

  6. Rollercoaster

  7. Cinnimon

  8. The Kids

  9. Say My Name

  10. Sinkin’

Official music video for Briston Maroney's single 'It's Still Cool If You Don't' off of his forthcoming debut album 'Sunflower' which is due April 9.


THE STAVES NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY ON NONESUCH

New album by The Staves out today on Nonesuch. Produced and mixed by John Congleton. Tremendous humans, songs and musicians. Can’t say enough good things about these people, I love them so much. I played electric guitar, mustang bass, tapes, synths, Mellotron, MS-20, piano, and mandotar. So proud of this one. Cheers to everyone involved.

THE STAVES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

English trio The Staves — sisters Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor — have announced the track listing for their first new album in six years, Good Woman, out February 5, 2021, on Nonesuch Records in the US. I contributed electric guitars, mustang bass, cassettes, pedal steel, tape loops, synths, mellotron, MS-20 bass, and mandotar. Thanks John Congleton for inviting me to be a part of it, I had so much fun. Wishing this album all the best.


The Staves

  1. Good Woman

  2. Best Friend

  3. Careful, Kid

  4. Next Year, Next Time

  5. Nothing’s Gonna Happen

  6. Sparks

  7. Paralysed

  8. Devotion

  9. Failure

  10. Satisfied

  11. Trying

  12. Waiting On Me To Change

Listen to the title track below.

NEW ALBUMS OUT THIS WEEK

Two records that I’m very proud of — Sharon Van Etten, Remind Me Tomorrow, and Guster, Look Alive, both came out yesterday.

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Thanks to John Congleton for inviting me out to play on Sharon Van Etten’s new album. It was one of the true highlights of my year and I am thankful to have been involved. Congleton and Sharon created an environment in the studio where we were all encouraged to stretch and embrace the unknown.

What a crew of inspiring and adventurous musicians on those sessions, and an unbelievable batch of songs written by SVE. I hope we make a lot more music together. She’s the best.

Hear Sharon break down every track from Remind Me Tomorrow on NPR All Songs Considered clicking here.

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The new Guster album Look Alive came out this week. Big thanks to our friends and collaborators Leo Abrahams (who produced 8/10 songs on the album), John Congleton (who produced three songs including “Mind Kontrol”) and Sam Cohen (who produced “When You Go Quiet”). Also thank you to engineer Graham Lessard, who recorded the bulk of the album, assistant engineers Will Maclellan, Shae Brossard, Sean Cook and Daniel Avila, Collin Dupuis who mixed 8/10 tracks on the album (except for “Summertime” and “Not For Nothing” both mixed by Leo), and Adam Ayan who mastered.

And last but not least — thanks to our families, our team and our crew. We’re a lucky bunch.

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