Big Red Machine (album)

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Big Red Machine
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Studio album by
Big Red Machine
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)[1]
StudioLong Pond, Hudson Valley, New York[1]
Length46:51
LabelJagjaguwar
Producer
Big Red Machine chronology
Big Red Machine
(2018) 		How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
(2021)

Big Red Machine is the self-titled debut studio album by American musicians Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon as Big Red Machine. Dessner is most famous for being a founding member, instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer for The National, and Vernon for being the front man of Bon Iver. The majority of the album was recorded in Dessner's shed studio in the Hudson Valley.[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[4]
Paste Magazine8.8/10[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Deep Green"4:01
2."Gratitude"5:56
3."Lyla"5:10
4."Air Stryp"2:03
5."Hymnostic"3:02
6."Forest Green"5:49
7."OMDB"7:42
8."People Lullaby"5:23
9."I Won't Run from It"3:38
10."Melt"4:07

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

  • Aaron Dessner - drum machine, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, mellotron, bass, songwriting, production
  • Justin Vernon - vocals, electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, baritone guitar, songwriting, production
  • Brad Cook - production, bass, omnichord, synthesizer

Additional musicians[]

  • Jonathan Low - engineering
  • JT Bates - drums (all tracks)
  • Bryce Dessner - orchestration (6-8), electric guitar (7)
  • Bryan Devendorf - drum machine (2-3, 6-7)
  • Phoebe Bridgers - additional vocals (3)
  • Kate Stables - additional vocals (5, 8-9)
  • Richard Reed Parry - additional vocals (2, 5, 9)
  • Lisa Hannigan - additional vocals (1, 3, 5, 8-10)
  • Andrew Broder - additional vocals (3)
  • Camilla Staveley-Taylor - additional vocals (3, 6)
  • Emily Staveley-Taylor - additional vocals (3, 5, 8-10)
  • Jessica Staveley-Taylor - additional vocals (3, 5, 8-10)
  • Zoe Randell - additional vocals (8-10)
  • Steve Hassett - additional vocals (8-10)

Charts[]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 80
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 86
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 96

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Kahn, Andy (July 12, 2018). "Justin Vernon & Aaron Dessner Announce Big Red Machine Debut Album". Jambase.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Justin Vernon & Aaron Dessner Announce Big Red Machine Debut Album". JamBase. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Jackson, Josh (August 31, 2018). "Big Red Machine: Big Red Machine Review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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