The Thin Man – Spectres
Thursday April 10, 2008 – 9:11 pm
The Thin Man: Spectres
©2008 Thin Man
Purchase CD/MP3s at CD Baby. Purchase MP3s at iTunes
I sang backups on “The Last Dance” and “Don’t Look Back”
This is the list of other people’s albums I’ve appeared on. See the category links to view just my own releases, my appearances on compilations, or the full discography of all releases grouped together.
Morning Recordings – The Welcome Kinetic
Tuesday October 9, 2007 – 12:01 am
Morning Recordings: The Welcome Kinetic
©2007 Loose Thread #LTR019
Produced by Pramod Tummala & Barry Phipps
Purchase it at No Karma, or try Amazon
I sang lead on one song (“Songs from a Hotel Bar”) and did backups / extra vocals on two others (“Sugar Waltz” and “You’ve Been Letting Go”).
Watch the video for “Sugar Waltz” on YouTube… I sing, but I’m not in the video. But’s it’s a great video. :-)
Sonny Smith – Fruitvale
Tuesday April 17, 2007 – 12:00 pm
Sonny Smith: Fruitvale
©2007 Belle Sound
Purchase it at Belle Sound, or try Amazon or iTunes
I sang backups (along with Kelly Hogan and Nora O’Connor) on the song “Day in the Life of a Heel”.
The Zincs – Black Pompadour
Tuesday March 20, 2007 – 9:00 am
The Zincs: Black Pompadour
©2007 Thrill Jockey Records, catalog #THRILL178
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I sang backups on the songs “Hamstrung and Juvenile”, “Rice Scars” and “Lost Solid Colours”.
Canasta – We Were Set Up
Thursday November 17, 2005 – 10:49 pm
Canasta: We Were Set Up
© 2005 (self-released)
Preview the album on their audio page
Order here
I sang backups on the song “Just a Star”.
Sigmatropic: Could That Be The Voice?
Sunday April 18, 2004 – 6:00 pm
Sigmatropic: Could That Be The Voice?
©2004 Tongue Master (U.K.)
Catalog # TONG 006, distributed by Cargo UK
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A very limited edition 180-gsm 12" EP featuring 5 alternate vocal versions of songs that appeared on Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories. I’m doing vocals on Haiku 11 this time, alongside other contributions by Mark Mulcahy, Carla Torgerson and James William Hindle.
Sigmatropic: Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories
Friday October 10, 2003 – 9:40 pm
SIGMATROPIC: Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories
©2003 Hitch-Hyke (Greece) / Tongue Master (U.K.)
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I did vocals on the track “Haiku 8″. I also sang on “Haiku 1″ which is included on the limited edition bonus disc. Also, my version of “Haiku 4″ is included in the #13 issue of Comes With A Smile magazine (more info). AND, there’s a limited edition 12″ single with yet another track of mine! :-)
Other featured singers include Robert Wyatt, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Eitzel, Cat Power, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate) and many, many more…
Pine Valley Cosmonauts: The Executioner’s Last Songs Vol. 2 and 3
Monday June 16, 2003 – 9:58 am
The Pine Valley Cosmonauts: THE EXECUTIONER’S LAST SONGS VOL. 2 and 3
©2003, Bloodshot #BS095 (2xCD)
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Each song has a different guest singer. I sang backups for Sally Timms on the song "Long Black Veil".
All artists’ proceeds benefit the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and the Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
Mekons: OOOH! (Out Of Our Heads)
Monday August 19, 2002 – 6:00 pm
Mekons: OOOH! (Out Of Our Heads)
©2002, Quarterstick Records
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Kelly Hogan and I did backup vocals all over this record. But there are a LOT of vocals happening, so I’m still trying to figure out exactly which songs I’m on.
Pine Valley Cosmonauts: The Executioner’s Last Songs
Monday March 18, 2002 – 5:00 pm
The Pine Valley Cosmonauts: THE EXECUTIONER’S LAST SONGS
©2002, Bloodshot #BS074
More info * Purchase at Amazon
Jon Langford and the gang consign songs of murder, mob law, and cruel, cruel punishment to the realm of myth, memory and history. All artists’ proceeds go to the Illinois Death Penalty Moratorium Project.
Neil Michael Hagerty: Plays That Good Old…
Sunday February 3, 2002 – 5:00 pm
Neil Michael Hagerty: PLAYS THAT GOOD OLD ROCK AND ROLL
©2002, Drag City #DC214
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I did backup vocals on the songs "Gratitude" and "It Could Happen Again"
Birddog: A Sweet and Bitter Fancy
Monday October 15, 2001 – 6:00 pm
Birddog: A SWEET AND BITTER FANCY
©2001, Happy Happy Birthday To Me #HHBTM026
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This is Birddog’s third album. I sang backups on the song "Rattlesnakes".
Jenny Toomey: Antidote
Monday October 8, 2001 – 6:00 pm
Jenny Toomey: ANTIDOTE
©2001, Misra
Jenny Toomey is the executive director of the Future of Music Coalition. You’ll also remember her from the band Tsunami, and the label Simple Machines. This is her first solo record; one disc was recorded in Chicago and the other in Nashville. I sang backups on some of the Chicago tracks: "Patsy Cline", "Baby Would It Matter", "Word Traffic", "Clear Cut", and "Breezewood, PA".
A Drag City Supersession
Monday September 17, 2001 – 6:00 pm
A Drag City Supersession: TRAMPS, TRAITORS AND LITTLE DEVILS
©2001, Drag City #DC210 (LP / CD)
More info • Lyrics • Purchase at Amazon
Featuring original songs and covers performed by Neil Michael Hagerty (Royal Trux), Bill Callahan (Smog) and Edith Frost.
WGC: Everything’s Fine (US)
Monday February 19, 2001 – 5:00 pm
Willard Grant Conspiracy: EVERYTHING’S FINE
©2001 Slow River / Rykodisc
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I did backups, along with Carla Torgerson of the Walkabouts, on almost all the songs. A slightly different version was released in Europe on Glitterhouse, on September 25, 2000.
