"White Cedar" by the Mountain Goats transcribed to guitarans recorded with Dolby On.
 words & music by J. Darnielle.
#themountaingoats #transcendentalyouth #whitecedar 

White Cedar feat. the Atlantic Ocean

"To Earn Exile" was the 1st song I wrote for the EP and the 1st we tracked at Headroom Studios:

Shane Woods: drums
Kyle Pulley: bass
Mike Slo-Mo Brenner: pedal steel Brian Dillon: guitars & vocals.


To Earn Exile

the 1st (and only) single released ahead of the release of Rainchecked

Death Head

Track 4 off the Rainchecked EP - sometimes the best material comes from dreams. 
 no, this is not about Covid isolation. Mike Brenners arraignment for slide/dobro/pedal steel is what pushed this ahead of the pack and onto the final cut.

Mike "slo-mo" Brenner - pedal steel 
Brian Dillon - Vocals,Electric &Acoustic Guitar
Kyle Pulley - bass



Rainchecked

St. Acetaminophen

Patterns is the last track on the EP and almost didn't make the cut. We tracked it on a day that opened up in September or it wouldn't have existed on Rainchecked. It wasn't ready in the summer when we did the other 4 tunes, and thankfully with Molly's beautiful violin sections and some reworked lyrics + an additional 4th section- it felt like the end

Kyle Pulley - bass
Molly Germer - violin
Brian Dillon - acoustic, harmonica, floor Tom's and vocals


Patterns

thanks to ewan b's Eb-Blasphemy we dont have to do any work programmning drums like it was 1996! (EP 2 is about to bust)

eb blasph filtered - bpm 106 - moon -20LUFS

title track from LP "The Good Sweat" & Ben Beer Banter

Tascam DR-40 + internal mics > WAV (16/44K) > Audacity and Dolby On (matrix mix, levels, fades, tracking) >

The Good Sweat (live)

maNdancing crossroads -"the good sweat" did we finish it? Ben Beer Banter

5.16.19 - from the front porch with 
-Taylor Mini GS
-Sennheiser 835 mic
-Tascam MK-II 4 track recorder
all rights to Pinegrove and Evan Stephens Hall

No Drugs - Pinegrove cover

04.23.20
RIP Virtute the Cat. 
#johnksamson #singersongwriter #theweakerthans #winterwheat #briandilon #folkrock

Virtute At Rest

Brian Dillon's (Welcome Minnesota, UNUM, Skillpad) original works & covers along with improvised pieces, demos and a field recording you won't get through.

"Rainchecked" EP is available on all streaming services now!