Humanhood

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Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 2025 Fat Possum Records

Credits from Bandcamp

These sessions were recorded at Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, ON

Produced by Tamara Lindeman & Marcus Paquin
Engineered by Julian Decorte

Songs and Lyrics written by Tamara Lindeman
Except -
1, 12 - improvised by Kieran Adams, Ben Boye, Tamara Lindeman, Philippe Melanson, Karen Ng, Ben Whiteley
5 - improvised by Ben Boye
11 - words spoken by Erin Orstynova

Recording Band
Kieran Adams - Drums
Ben Boye - Piano, Hydrasynth, Synth Bass, Wurlitzer, Pianet
Tamara Lindeman - Vocals, Piano, Pianet, Synth, Mellotron
Philippe Melanson - Percussion, Drums, Electronic Drums
Karen Ng - Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
Ben Whiteley - Bass, Synth Bass

Album Photography by Jeff Bierk
Lyric consultation - Laurel Sprengelmeyer

Overdub Musicians -
Sam Amidon - Banjo (3, 9) Fiddle (6, 7)
Jim Elkington - Guitar (2, 3, 7)
Thom Gill - Guitar (6)
Drew Jurecka - Strings (2, 3, 9)
Marcus Paquin - Hydrasynth (10), Percussion (6)
Joseph Shabason - Juno, MS20 (2, 3, 7, 13)
Ben Whiteley - Guitar (7)
On track 10 the voice speaking in conversation is Erin Orstynova.

Overdubs engineered by -
Jim Elkington - Guitar (2, 3, 7)
Drew Jurecka - Strings (2, 3, 9)
Tamara Lindeman - Vocals (3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), Piano (6), Organ (12)
Joseph Lorge - Percussion (6), Bass (7)
Nik Tjelios - Sax (11), Banjo (3, 9), Fiddle (6, 7)
Joseph Shabason - Synths (2, 3, 7, 13)
Ben Whiteley - Piano (6), Drums (6), Bass (6),  Synth (5, 6),  Mellotron (6), Perc (6), Guitar (6)
Flute turned into midi on 2 by Kieran Adams
String tape loops on 2 by Drew Jurecka

Annotation last modified on 2024-10-02 12:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Descent
engineer:
Julian Decorte
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Descent (in 2023)
lyricist:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
composer:
Kieran Adams, Ben Boye, Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician), Philippe Melanson, Karen Ng and Ben Whiteley
1:01
2Neon Signs
synthesizer [flute turned into midi] programming:
Kieran Adams
engineer:
Julian Decorte, Jim Elkington (guitar; task: overdub engineer), Drew Jurecka (strings; task: overdub engineer) and Joseph Shabason (synthesizer [synths]; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
guitar:
Jim Elkington (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
strings:
Drew Jurecka (in 2023)
synthesizer:
Joseph Shabason (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Neon Signs (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
5:07
3Mirror
engineer:
Julian Decorte, Jim Elkington (guitar; task: overdub engineer), Drew Jurecka (strings; task: overdub engineer), Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (lead vocals; task: overdub engineer), Joseph Shabason (synthesizer [synths]; task: overdub engineer) and Nik Tjelios (banjo; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
banjo:
Sam Amidon (in 2023)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
guitar:
Jim Elkington (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
strings:
Drew Jurecka (in 2023)
synthesizer:
Joseph Shabason (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Mirror (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
4:56
4Window
engineer:
Julian Decorte and Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (lead vocals; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Window (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
2:41
5Passage
engineer:
Julian Decorte and Ben Whiteley (synthesizer [synth]; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Passage (in 2023)
composer:
Ben Boye
0:48
6Body Moves
engineer:
Julian Decorte, Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (piano; task: overdub engineer), Joseph Lorge (percussion; task: overdub engineer), Nik Tjelios (fiddle; task: overdub engineer) and Ben Whiteley (bass, percussion, drums (drum set), synthesizer [synth], mellotron, piano, guitar; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
fiddle:
Sam Amidon (in 2023)
guitar:
Thom Gill (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Body Moves (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
3:28
7Ribbon
engineer:
Julian Decorte, Jim Elkington (guitar; task: overdub engineer), Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (lead vocals; task: overdub engineer), Joseph Lorge (bass; task: overdub engineer), Joseph Shabason (synthesizer [synths]; task: overdub engineer) and Nik Tjelios (fiddle; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
fiddle:
Sam Amidon (in 2023)
guitar:
Jim Elkington (in 2023) and Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
synthesizer:
Joseph Shabason (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Ribbon (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
3:19
8Fleuve
engineer:
Julian Decorte and Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (lead vocals; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Fleuve (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
1:10
9Humanhood
engineer:
Julian Decorte, Drew Jurecka (strings; task: overdub engineer), Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (lead vocals; task: overdub engineer) and Nik Tjelios (banjo; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
banjo:
Sam Amidon (in 2023)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
strings:
Drew Jurecka (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Humanhood (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
4:12
10Irreversible Damage
engineer:
Julian Decorte and Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (lead vocals; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
synthesizer [hydrasynth]:
Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
spoken vocals:
Erin Orsztynova (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Irreversible Damage (in 2023)
composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
5:37
11Lonely
engineer:
Julian Decorte, Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (lead vocals; task: overdub engineer) and Nik Tjelios (saxophone [sax]; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
guitar:
Christine Bougie (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Lonely (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
4:36
12Aurora
engineer:
Julian Decorte and Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (organ; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Aurora (in 2023)
lyricist:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
composer:
Kieran Adams, Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician), Philippe Melanson, Karen Ng and Ben Whiteley
1:37
13Sewing
engineer:
Julian Decorte and Joseph Shabason (synthesizer [synths]; task: overdub engineer)
producer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)
bass:
Ben Whiteley (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
Kieran Adams (in 2023) and Philippe Melanson (in 2023)
percussion:
Philippe Melanson (in 2023) and Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer) (in 2023)
synthesizer:
Joseph Shabason (in 2023)
woodwind:
Karen Ng (in 2023)
vocals:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 2023)
recording of:
Sewing (in 2023)
lyricist and composer:
Tamara Lindeman (Canadian actress and musician)
5:59