Working On My Farewell is the fourth studio album by the folk-singer John Craigie.[1] It was released in January 2015 on Zabriskie Point Records. Recorded in small studios in Santa Cruz, California, and Portland, Oregon, 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][3] Although promoted as electric, it is actually one of Craigie's quietest and most melancholic albums, being compared to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska and Beck's Sea Change'.[4] The title "Working On My Farewell"is taken from the lyrics of the song "Rexroth's Daughter" by Greg Brown[5]
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| Released | January 18, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | Gadgetbox Studios, Santa Cruz, CA and Fluff & Gravy Studios, Portland, OR | |||
| Genre | Folk, British folk rock, Indie Folk | |||
| Length | 45:22 | |||
| Label | Zabriskie Point Records | |||
| Producer | John Craigie | |||
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As with the three previous studio albums, Randy Schwartz appears on drums and Cian Riordan is chief engineer.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skipping Like a Stone | 3:49 |
| 2 | Burn That Dress | 4:34 |
| 3 | Vast Dead Forest | 4:31 |
| 4 | Mourning You | 3:34 |
| 5 | Catalina | 4:52 |
| 6 | Cactus | 3:45 |
| 7 | Bisbee | 4:37 |
| 8 | Coldest Colorado | 4:39 |
| 9 | My Darkest Lover | 5:29 |
| 10 | Vondelpark | 5:31 |
Personnel
edit- 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 guitar
- Laurie Shook - ghost vocals, banjo
- Anna Tivel - violin
- Jamie Mefford - Rhodes
Production:
- Cian Riordan - engineering[7]
- Jamie Mefford - mixing
References
edit- ^ "Music: Folksinger John Craigie not saying goodbye on his 'Working on My Farewell' album". www.bellinghamherald.com. February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Columbia City Theater Presents: John Craigie with special guest Kat Fountain". www.northwestmusicscene.com/. February 23, 2015.
- ^ "Music: Folksinger John Craigie not saying goodbye on his 'Working on My Farewell' album". bellinghamherald. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ "For John Craigie, the best therapy is being heard". www.rapidcityjournal.com/. May 28, 2015.
- ^ "PLUGGED IN". www.inlander.com. February 25, 2015.
- ^ "John Craigie and Reed Foehl at Starling Farm".
- ^ "Home". cianriordan.com.