Tag: Katie Von Schleicher

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Constant Smiles – the ever-shifting collective led by Ben Jones – has released their newest album Moonflowers. The album has received great press- 4.5 stars on Allmusic (“An album that feels like a secret worth sharing, Moonflowers is an elegant, empathetic balm for this time, and for all time”), a writeup on Brooklyn Vegan (thanks for the shoutout Bill!), and a feature on Line Of Best Fit. The group recorded the album with Philip Weinrobe, who also did preliminary mixing; Katie Von Scheicher mixed the song “Everything is Personal”; and I worked with Ben to see the album through to completion: contributing additional recording, resampling for interludes, mixing two songs (“Introduction” and “Allowed to Be”), additional mixing on the rest, and mastering the whole set at Studio Windows. It’s a beautiful record based around hushed acoustic guitar & vocals and tasteful bass & drums, with a lush backdrop of collaborators including Cassandra Jenkins, Shazad Ismaly, Fred Thomas, and many more. Moonflowers is out now (on LP + Digital, with an limited edition zine) via Felte.

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Stuck In My Head – the new live-in-studio album by the Fiery Furnaces – is out now! These songs were recorded live in a single day at Figure 8 Recording by Katie Von Schleicher and Nate Mendelsohn with the touring band in 2021: Eleanor on vocals, Matthew on various synths and sequencers, Noah Hecht and Cameron Wisch both on drums, Brian Betancourt on bass guitar, and Emily Lee on keyboards. I worked with Eleanor and Matt to edit, mix, and master these songs earlier this year. If you’ve never seen the Fiery Furnaces live (it’s been a while), the group radically shifts and rearranges the songs into sometimes unrecognizable shapes, often in the form of extended medleys. I loved this band in their initial run and saw them numerous times over the years, so it was a delight to work with them on this record! Stuck In My Head is available now exclusively on Bandcamp.