Wild Animals [LP]

by Trampled by Turtles

Overview

On their seventh long-player, Duluth's acoustic troubadours Trampled by Turtles continue to push the outer limits of folk and bluegrass playing light against darkness, delivering one of their most thoughtful and downtempo albums to date. Produced by Low frontman Alan Sparhawk, the band's generally clean tones are cloaked here in a moody reverb that lends an ethereal dreaminess to tracks like "Silver Light" and "Ghosts," both of which are marked by the band's dense, harmonic vocal blend. The frenetic speed picking they are frequently known for only appears twice on the melodic pop-grass of "Come Back Home" and the fuzzy-edged "Western World." Fans of the band will find enough familiar ground here, but Wild Animals shows a continued creative evolution at work. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/15/2014
Label:	Banjodad Records
UPC:	0789577727113
Rank:	48407

Tracks

1. Wild Animals
2. Hollow
3. Repetition
4. Are You Behind the Shining Star?
5. Silver Light
6. Come Back Home
7. Ghosts
8. Lucy
9. Western World
10. Nobody Knows
11. Winners

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Trampled by Turtles   Primary Artist
J.T. Bates   Percussion,Guest Artist
Alan Sparhawk   Vocals,Guest Artist
Ryan Young   Viola,Fiddle,Vocals,Octave Fiddle
Dave Simonett   Guitar,Vocals
Erik Berry   Mandolin
Tim Saxhaug   Bass,Vocals
Eamonn McLain   Cello,Guest Artist
Lauren Josephine   Vocals,Guest Artist
Dave Carroll   Banjo,Vocals

Technical Credits

Alan Sparhawk   Producer
Trampled by Turtles   Arranger
Huntley Miller   Mastering
Zoran Orlic   Photography
BJ Burton   Mixing,Engineer
Dave Simonett   Composer
Dajana Strong   Packaging
Nick Tueitbakk   Assistant Engineer
Sarah Hultin   Artwork