Volume 2: High and Inside
| Volume 2: High and Inside | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Type Foundry Studio, Portland, Oregon, United States, 2010 | |||
| Length | 46:22 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| Producer | The Baseball Project with Adam Selzer | |||
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Volume 2: High and Inside is the second album from The Baseball Project, released by Yep Roc Records on March 1, 2011.
Critical reception
[edit]Volume 2 received generally favorable reviews from critics.[1]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74%[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A–[3] |
| Paste | 7.8/10[4] |
| Spin | 7/10[5] |
Track listing
[edit]- "1976" (Wynn/Buck) – 3:37
- "Panda and The Freak" (McCaughey) – 2:40
- "Fair Weather Fans" (Wynn/McCaughey/Pitmon) – 3:37
- "Don't Call Them Twinkies" (Wynn/Finn) – 4:26
- "Chin Music" (Wynn) – 3:47
- "Buckner's Bolero" (McCaughey) – 5:45
- "Tony (Boston's Chosen Son)" (Wynn) – 3:09
- "Ichiro Goes to the Moon" (McCaughey) – 2:06
- "The Straw that Stirs the Drink" (Wynn) – 4:00
- "Look Out Mom" (McCaughey) – 3:31
- "Pete Rose Way" (McCaughey) – 2:04
- "Twilight of My Career" (Wynn) – 3:32
- "Here Lies Carl Mays" (McCaughey) – 4:08
- iTunes Store bonus tracks
- "Dizzy Dean – 2:57
- "The Magic Mitt of Jason Byles" – 1:51
Personnel
[edit]- The Baseball Project
- Steve Wynn – vocals, guitars
- Linda Pitmon – drums, percussion, vocals
- Scott McCaughey – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion
- Peter Buck – bass, 12-string guitar
- Guests
- Craig Finn – lead vocal (4)
- Ben Gibbard – backing vocals (8)
- Robert Lloyd – piano (5, 7, 9, 12), organ (1, 7, 9 ,12)
- Steve Berlin – baritone sax (3, 9), farfisa organ (5)
- Chris Funk – dobro (11), banjo, (11, 13), lap steel, 12-string, tenor guitar (13)
- Paul Brainard – pedal steel (6, 12, 13), trumpet (6)
- John Moen – backing vocals (1, 13)
- Ira Kaplan – guitar (6)
- Rodrigo D'Erasmo – violin (7)
- Production
Produced by The Baseball Project and Adam Selzer.
Recorded by Adam Selzer at Type Foundry, Portland OR.
Mixed by John Agnello at Headgear Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Additional recording by:
- Scott McCaughey (The Record Room, Portland and Headgear, Brooklyn)
- Kevin Jarvis (Sonic Boom Room, Venice CA)
- and by Ben Gibbard, Chris Funk, Rodrigo D'Erasmo, and James McNew (various mystery locales)
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound NYC
References
[edit]- ^ a b Volume 2: High and Inside
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Volume 2: High and Inside Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: The Baseball Project". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Whitman, Andy (4 March 2011). "The Baseball Project: Vol. 2: High and Inside". Paste. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Menconi, David (1 March 2011). "The Baseball Project, 'Volume 2: High & Inside' (Yep Roc)". Spin. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
