Big Red Machine (album)
2018 studio album by Big Red Machine
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Big Red Machine is the 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 founding member and frontman of Bon Iver. The majority of the album was recorded in Dessner's shed studio in the Hudson Valley.[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Paste Magazine | 8.8/10[5] |
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| Released | August 31, 2018[1] | |||
| Studio | Long Pond, Hudson Valley, New York[1] | |||
| Length | 46:51 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 16 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 80 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 86 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 96 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 8 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[12] | 34 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[13] | 18 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] | 40 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[15] | 6 |