At the Cut explained

At The Cut
Type:	studio
Artist:	Vic Chesnutt
Cover:	Atthecut.jpg
Recorded:	December 2008, mixed in April 2009
Genre:	Folk-rock
Length:	43:59
Language:	English
Label:	Constellation Records
Producer:	Guy Picciotto
Prev Title:	Dark Developments
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Skitter on Take-Off
Next Year:	2009

At the Cut is a 2009 album by Vic Chesnutt. It was his penultimate album release before his death on December 25, 2009, from an overdose of muscle relaxants. The song "Flirted with You All My Life" alludes to Chesnutt's own attitude toward suicide, including his previous attempts to take his own life. Along with North Star Deserter, this album features various members from the Canadian post-rock band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, as well as Fugazi's vocalist and guitarist Guy Picciotto.

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Chesnutt

1. "Coward" – 5:16
2. "When the Bottom Fell Out" – 3:11
3. "Chinaberry Tree" – 4:11
4. "Chain" – 3:00
5. "We Hovered with Short Wings" – 5:15
6. "Philip Guston" – 3:28
7. "Concord Country Jubilee" – 4:33
8. "Flirted with You All My Life" – 4:42
9. "It Is What It Is" – 6:59
10. "Granny" – 3:25

Personnel

Musicians

• Vic Chesnutt – guitar, vocals
• Thierry Amar – contrabass, engineering
• Chad Jones – guitar
• Efrim Menuck – guitar, keyboards, vocals, engineering
• Jessica Moss – violin, vocals
• Nadia Moss – organ, piano, vocals
• David Payant – drums, keyboards, vocals
• Guy Picciotto – guitar

Technical personnel

• Howard Bilerman – engineering
• Harris Newman of Grey Market Mastering – finalizing
• Radwan Moumneh – engineering
• Guy Picciotto – engineering