In Spades Explained
In Spades is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs, released on May 5, 2017[1] [2] on Sub Pop Records.
Reception
The album received mainly positive reviews; according to online review aggregator Metacritic, it has a score of 79%, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Accolades
Personnel
Adapted from Discogs.[4] The Afghan Whigs
- Greg Dulli – vocals (1-10), guitars (2-6, 8, 10), piano (3, 7-10), mellotron (1, 5), harmonium (1), bass guitar (7), electric piano (7), percussion (3)
- John Curley – bass guitar (2-6, 8-10)
- Rick Nelson – cello (1, 3-5, 10), violin (1, 3-5, 10), viola (1, 4, 5), vocals (1)
- Dave Rosser – guitars (1-6, 8-10), vocals (5, 6)
- Jon Skibic – guitars (1-4, 6-10), mellotron (5)
- Patrick Keeler – drums (2-10)
Additional musicians
- Susan Marshall, vocals (1)
- Ben Ellman – baritone saxophone (3, 4)
- Ian Bowman – tenor saxophone (3)
- John Culbreth – trumpet (3, 4)
- Evan Oberla – trombone (3, 4)
- Petra Haden – violin (7, 9), vocals (9)
- Gabe Noel – cello (7)
- David Ralicke – saxophone (7), trombone (7), trumpet (7)
- Scott Bennett – vocals (9)
- Rob Ingraham – tenor saxophone (4)
Artwork
- Ramon Rodrigues Melo – artwork
- Christopher Friedman – layout
Production
- Rick Nelson – recording engineer
- Christopher Thorn – recording engineer
- Mike Napolitano – recording engineer
- Justin Smith – recording engineer
- Jeff Powell – recording engineer
- Kyle Kelso – recording engineer
- Matt Beck – recording engineer
- Wesley Graham – recording engineer
- Jon Skibic – recording engineer
- Mike Napolitano – mixing
- Christopher Thorn – mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Joe Bozzi – mastering
Notes and References
- Web site: The Afghan Whigs Announce New Album In Spades, Share Video for New Track: Watch. Pitchfork Media. March 8, 2017. March 9, 2017. Monroe, Jazz and Minsker, Evan.
- Web site: Afghan Whigs Announce New Album In Spades, Share Video for "Demon in Profile". Spin. March 8, 2017. March 9, 2017. Cook-Wilson, Winston.
- Web site: Reviews and Tracks for In Spades by The Afghan Whigs. Metacritic. 6 May 2017.
- Web site: Afghan Whigs – In Spades (2017, CD). 25 December 2021. Discogs.com. 5 May 2017 .
