“One of the best records I’ve heard this year, for sure.”
— Sound Opinions, NPR
the new album from shirlette ammons
available everywhere!
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