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NYC singer/performance artist Kinlaw is back with the new single “Hard Cut”. The song was written & produced with Carlos Hernandez, with vocal production by my studio partner Jake Aron (who produced & mixed Kinlaw’s excellent debut The Tipping Scale). I worked with Sarah at Studio Windows to shape the arrangements of this song at the rest of the record, adding synths, samples & fx under the guise of “additional production”. The album was mixed by David Wrench (Caribou, the XX, Blur), and mastered by Shawn Hatfield. Sarah is an incredible singer & performer, and I’ve loved her solo work as Kinlaw as well as her previous projects, so I leapt at the chance to work with her to fully realize this record. “Hard Cut” is the perfect introduction to the new LP – it’s as adventurous and exciting as the album. “Hard Cut” is out now, and the album gut ccheck is out March 21 via Bayonet Records.

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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.

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Wish On The Bone – the second full-length album by Why Bonnie – is out now. Pitchfork recently reviewed the LP (7.4), Paste gave it their “Pick” (8.2), and Under The Radar wrote that the album “finds the group consolidating their powers and plowing confidently forward”. I produced the record with Blair Howerton, recorded it at Figure 8 and Studio Windows, and mixed & mastered it at Studio Windows. I loved working with the group on their debut (90 In November), and we were able to use those sessions as a jump off point for this record – from an extended pre-production, to excellent live takes at Figure 8, through experimental production and arrangement ideas (I played synth & fx on a handful of songs), to the final mixing & mastering. It’s a beautiful record, and I’m happy it’s out in the world! Wish On The Bone is out now of Fire Talk Records.

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Strange Burden – the debut LP from Austin, Tx’s Font – is out now. The album just got a glowing review from Pitchfork (“meticulous and crackling—a concise, gripping record that sparks and sizzles like a kinked spike of lightning”) and a Paste “Pick” review, and the group was recently a Band To Watch on Stereogum. The album was self-produced, with Dan Duszynski (Loma), Ernesto Grey, the band, and myself handling mixes on various songs (I mixed the track “It”); Carl Saff mastered the LP. It’s a wild record – definitely recommended! Strange Burden is out now on Acrophase Records.

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My Light, My Destroyer – the new album by singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins – is out today. The reviews have been enthusiastic: Album of the Week on Stereogum, 4.5/5 on Allmusic, 8.0 on Pitchfork, and more. The album was produced and mixed by Andrew Lappin (L’Rain, Orville Peck), with additional production by Josh Kaufman (The National, Bonny Light Horseman), and mastered by Adam Ayan. I worked closely with Cassandra on editing and shaping the arrangements before she entered the studio with Andrew, and I’m thrilled how the work we did came through in the finished record – it’s superb! My Light, My Destroyer is out now on Dead Oceans.

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Buzzy NYC quintet Slow Fiction have released their new EP Crush on taste-making UK label So Young Records. Following a slate of excited press (including The Fader, The Line Of Best Fit, Clash Music) and a full UK tour, the new EP finds the group at the height of their powers. I produced Crush with the group last year, recording at Figure 8 Recording and mixing & mastering at Studio Windows, and I loved working with them through the process. Not only is this group super-talented, but they are absolute sweethearts, and if the new material at their sold-out release show last night is any indication, the next release is going to be better still. Crush is out now via So Young Records.

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NYC-via-Austin Americana rockers Why Bonnie are back with the single “Dotted Line” and the announcement of their signing to Fire Talk Records. With press in Stereogum, Under The Radar, and more, this is the first song from a batch of new material I produced with the group last year. We recorded this song at Figure 8 Recording in the spring, and I mixed & mastered it at Studio Windows last fall. This is one of my favorite songs Blair has written, and just a taste of what’s to come. “Dotted Line” is out now on Fire Talk.

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Maxband – the indie-rock quartet featuring members of Parquet Courts and A Beacon School – have released their debut full-length album On Ice. Following press in Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, and So Young Magazine, the album shows the group twisting their tight grooves into interesting shapes. We recorded this at Living Rooms in Ridgewood, Queens, and I mixed it at Studio Windows, with Mikey Young doing the mastering. It’s rare that I’ve laughed so hard and still gotten so much done as we did while making this record, and I love how simultaneously catchy, goofy, and weird these songs turned out. Maxband On Ice is out now via Holm Front Records.

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NYC punks Native Sun are back with the brand new single “Too Late”. Praised by So Young Magazine as having “an enviable, electric attitude”, the track is the first of a new batch of songs the band has been working on over the past year. “Too Late” was produced by Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Rival Schools) and recorded by Jeremy Snyder at Studio G; additional production and recording was done by Rob Guariglia at Meserole Sound Studios; with final overdubs, mixing and mastering done by me at Studio Windows. “Too Late” is out now on Grand Jury Music, more coming soon!

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NYC alt-rock quintet Slow Fiction are back with “Apollo”, their first single with the taste-making UK label So Young Records. ”Apollo” was featured in The Line Of Best Fit, Clash Magazine, Alt Citizen, and others, and received with universal praise. The track was recorded at Figure 8 Recording and mixed/mastered at Studio Windows last summer, and captures a lot of what I feel makes this one of the most exciting new bands in NYC. “Apollo” is out now via So Young Records, with more coming soon!