Big Red Machine

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Big Red Machine New - Vinyl - JAG335 Sealed 2018 Original Gatefold With Custom Hype Sticker. "Though The Seeds Of Big Red Machine Were Planted In 2008, When The National's Aaron Dessner Sent Bon Iver's Justin Vernon An Instrumental Song Sketch Of The Same Name, The Project's Self-titled Debut Was Compiled Over The Two Years Leading Up To Its Release In August Of 2018. It Arrives After Bon Iver's Surprising 22, A Million (2016), Which Saw The Indie Folk Icon Incorporating Keyboards, Samples, And Manipulated Sounds, And The National's Sleep Well Beast (2017), Which Also Employed Electronics As Part Of Its Expansive Sonic Scheme. Using Dozens Of Instruments -- Including Guitars, Programmed And Live Drums, Strings, Portable Synthesizers, And Sampling And Looping Devices -- Big Red Machine's Off-kilter Soundscape Was Designed By Dessner, With Vernon Adding Impressionistic Lyrics And Wide-ranging Vocal Lines. Among The Album's Numerous Guests Are Prior National Collaborators Such As Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry, Keyboardist Nick Lloyd, And Drummer James Mcalister, As Well As The National's Bryan Devendorf. Other Singers, Brass Players, And Even A Throat Whistler Are Also In Play In What Are Ultimately Quietly Dramatic Tracks. The Opener, "Deep Green," For Instance, Spotlights Vernon's Cryptic Remembrance With Only Skittering Drums And Electric Guitar Interjections In The Foreground, While Eerie Backing Vocals, Keyboard Instruments, And Glitchy Sound Effects Are Recessed. Later, "Lyla" Blends Soul, Hip-hop, Rock, And Indie Electronica On A Track That Incorporates R2-d2-like Blips As Well As Rob Moose's Violin And Viola. (Phoebe Bridgers Is Among The Background Singers On The Track.) "Hymnostic" Is More Anthemic And Rousing, While "People Lullaby" Is Relatively Sparse And Circular By Design. It May Come As No Surprise After Listening That The Songs Were Originally Constructed As Blueprints For Improvised Live Performances With Rotating Collaborators At Festivals In 2017; The Songs Have An Organic, Impromptu Character To Them, Even Despite The Subtle And Not-so-subtle Intricacy Of Their Arrangements. More A Headphones-type Album Than A Radio-friendly One, What Emerges Are Still Songs Before Compositions Or Productions, Though They May Appeal To The More Explorative Indie Rockers." AMG Review By Marcy Donelson. more
	How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? Colored Vinyl - Used - 026 2021 2LP Limited Edition Version; NM- Copy. Pressed On Opaque Red Coloured Vinyl, With Custom Printed Inner Sleeves. The Sophomore Release From This Collaborative Project Founded By The National's Aaron Dessner & Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Includes Download. "Arriving Three Years After The Project's Full-length Debut, How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? Takes The Form Of A Star-studded, Over-hour-long Follow-up By Big Red Machine, A Collaboration Between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon And The National's Aaron Dessner. More Collaborative And Less Experimental Than Its Predecessor, It Adheres To A Dreamy, Wistful, Midtempo Universe, One Where Guest Vocalists Float In And Out Of Duets With And Takeovers For Vernon As Various Themes Relating To The Lifecycle Languidly Unfold. A Consistently Subdued, Reflective Affair With Minimal Chord Movement And Delicate Production Touches, Its Selection Of "Latter Days" As The Opener -- A Song Nostalgic For Innocence -- Is Fitting. A Duet With Anaïs Mitchell, It Also Establishes The Record's Spartan Approach To Arranging, With Electric Piano, Simple Drums, And Evaporative Electronic Atmosphere. Mitchell Soon Turns Up Again, This Time Alongside Fleet Foxes On The Modestly Jauntier "Phoenix." Also Making More Than One Appearance Here Is None Other Than Taylor Swift, On The Heels Of Her Own Folklore And Evermore, Which Were Co-produced By Dessner. She Takes The Lead On The Compassionate "Renegade" After Providing Harmony Vocals On "Birch," A Soaring Highlight For Vernon. Along With The Improvisatory "Easy To Sabotage" (Featuring Naeem), Among The Album's More Animated Entries Is "Mimi," Which Layers Noodly Guitar And Vocal Rounds By Vernon And Guest Singer Ilsey (Ilsey Juber) Over An Odd Time Signature That Might Best Be Described As 5/8. That Song Was Co-written By Vernon, Dessner, And Ilsey And Features Drums By Big Thief's James Krivchenia. Among Other Contributors Are Sharon Van Etten, Lisa Hannigan, And My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova, Who Join Forces As Backing Vocalists On A Gospel-informed Tribute To Scott Hutchison ("Hutch"), And Ben Howard And This Is The Kit, Who Appear Together On "June's A River." Elsewhere, "Brycie" -- Dedicated To Aaron Dessner's Brother And National Bandmate, Bryce -- Is One Of Three Tracks To Feature Aaron On Lead Vocals For The First Time In His Career. After An Hour, The Album Is Bookended With Another Anaïs Mitchell Appearance, The Nostalgic "New Auburn." While How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?'s Mellow Poignancy Is Likely To Stick More Than Any Of Its Songs; Its Pathos Is Genuine And Immersive." AMG Review By Marcy Donelson. more
	How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? New - Vinyl - 026 Sealed 2021 2LP Standard Black Vinyl Press, With Custom Printed Inner Sleeves. The Sophomore Release From This Collaborative Project Founded By The National's Aaron Dessner & Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Includes Download. more
	How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? Colored Vinyl - New - 026 Sealed 2021 2LP Limited Edition Opaque Red Coloured Vinyl, With Custom Printed Inner Sleeves. The Sophomore Release From This Collaborative Project Founded By The National's Aaron Dessner & Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Includes Download. "Arriving Three Years After The Project's Full-length Debut, How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? Takes The Form Of A Star-studded, Over-hour-long Follow-up By Big Red Machine, A Collaboration Between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon And The National's Aaron Dessner. More Collaborative And Less Experimental Than Its Predecessor, It Adheres To A Dreamy, Wistful, Midtempo Universe, One Where Guest Vocalists Float In And Out Of Duets With And Takeovers For Vernon As Various Themes Relating To The Lifecycle Languidly Unfold. A Consistently Subdued, Reflective Affair With Minimal Chord Movement And Delicate Production Touches, Its Selection Of "Latter Days" As The Opener -- A Song Nostalgic For Innocence -- Is Fitting. A Duet With Anaïs Mitchell, It Also Establishes The Record's Spartan Approach To Arranging, With Electric Piano, Simple Drums, And Evaporative Electronic Atmosphere. Mitchell Soon Turns Up Again, This Time Alongside Fleet Foxes On The Modestly Jauntier "Phoenix." Also Making More Than One Appearance Here Is None Other Than Taylor Swift, On The Heels Of Her Own Folklore And Evermore, Which Were Co-produced By Dessner. She Takes The Lead On The Compassionate "Renegade" After Providing Harmony Vocals On "Birch," A Soaring Highlight For Vernon. Along With The Improvisatory "Easy To Sabotage" (Featuring Naeem), Among The Album's More Animated Entries Is "Mimi," Which Layers Noodly Guitar And Vocal Rounds By Vernon And Guest Singer Ilsey (Ilsey Juber) Over An Odd Time Signature That Might Best Be Described As 5/8. That Song Was Co-written By Vernon, Dessner, And Ilsey And Features Drums By Big Thief's James Krivchenia. Among Other Contributors Are Sharon Van Etten, Lisa Hannigan, And My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova, Who Join Forces As Backing Vocalists On A Gospel-informed Tribute To Scott Hutchison ("Hutch"), And Ben Howard And This Is The Kit, Who Appear Together On "June's A River." Elsewhere, "Brycie" -- Dedicated To Aaron Dessner's Brother And National Bandmate, Bryce -- Is One Of Three Tracks To Feature Aaron On Lead Vocals For The First Time In His Career. After An Hour, The Album Is Bookended With Another Anaïs Mitchell Appearance, The Nostalgic "New Auburn." While How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?'s Mellow Poignancy Is Likely To Stick More Than Any Of Its Songs; Its Pathos Is Genuine And Immersive." AMG Review By Marcy Donelson. more