the new album from shirlette ammons
available everywhere April 26th, 2024

Listen to SHORT (feat. Mavis Swan Poole)

Pre-Save HELLO (feat. Amelia Meath) COMING SOON

Pre-Order SPECTACLES on vinyl (ships late Spring)

SPECTACLES AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE APRIL 26***

SPECTACLES AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE APRIL 26***

PLAYERS:

shirlette ammons - Vocals, Programming; Synth bass, “Spades”

Amelia Meath - Vocals, “Delight,” “Hello. It’s Alright.”

Mavis Swan Poole - Vocals, “Short,” “Spectacles”

Jessamyn Stanley - Vocals, “Temperature”

G Yamazawa - Vocals, “All The Things”

Kane Smego - Vocals, “All The Things”

Central Park School For Children - Vocals, “Hello. It’s Alright.”

Brevan Hampden - Drums, “Clown Faces”

Darion Alexander - Bass Guitar, Moog Bass

DJ Harrison - Drums, Clavinet, Juno, Moog, Rhodes; Piano, “Clown Faces”

Phil Cook - Programming, Piano, Guitars, Percussion; Vocals, “Neighborhood Headlines”

Chris Boerner - Bass, “Delight”

Brad Cook - Op-1, “On Spectacles Part 1,” “Delight” “On Spectacles Part 2;” Bass, “Temperature”

Nyk Baglio - Drums, “Spectacles,” “Hello”

Matt McCaughan “Spectacles,” “Hello”

Featuring commentary from: Mykki Blanco, Fred Moten, Shorlette Ammons, Anansj Stephens, DJ Doowop, Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Vivica C. Coxx, Tunde Wey

TECHNICAL:

Recorded at Break Alive Studios in Durham, NC by Jeremy “Bean” Clemmons

Assisted by Lynn Grissett and Brevan Hampden

Additional Recording at Overdub Lane in Durham, NC by Chris Boerner and Brad Cook

Additional Recording by James Anthony Wallace at Central Park School

Additional Recording at Home and at The Old Pillow by Phil Cook

Additional Recording at GMMc Digital by Kwesi Justice

Additional Recording at Home Studio by Shirlette Ammons

MIXED BY KWESI JUSTICE AND CHRIS BOERNER

MASTERED BY CHRIS BOERNER AT THE KITCHEN IN CARRBORO, NC

PRODUCED BY PHIL COOK and SHIRLETTE AMMONS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION:

DJ Harrison - “Temperature,” “Clown Faces”

Nick Sanborn - “Delight,” “Spades”

Kwesi Justice - “Spectacles”

Brad Cook - “On Spectacles Part 1,” Short, Spades, Spectacles, “Delight,” “On Spectacles Part 2,” “Temperature”

Ari Picker - “Hello,” “Short,” “Temperature”

ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY SHIRLETTE AMMONS EXCEPT

“HELLO. IT’S ALRIGHT” BY SHIRLETTE AMMONS AND PHIL COOK

“ALL THE THINGS” BY SHIRLETTE AMMONS, G YAMAZAWA, KANE SMEGO AND PHIL COOK