Big Red Machine (album)

Big Red Machine
Big Red Machine
Studio album by Big Red Machine
Released	August 31, 2018
Studio	Long Pond, Hudson Valley, New York
Length	46:51
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	Aaron Dessner; Justin Vernon; Brad Cook;
Big Red Machine chronology

Big Red Machine is the debut studio album by American musicians Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon as Big Red Machine. Dessner is most famous for being a founding member, instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer for The National, and Vernon for being the founding member and frontman of Bon Iver. The majority of the album was recorded in Dessner's shed studio in the Hudson Valley.^[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Paste Magazine	8.8/10^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Deep Green"	4:01
2.	"Gratitude"	5:56
3.	"Lyla"	5:10
4.	"Air Stryp"	2:03
5.	"Hymnostic"	3:02
6.	"Forest Green"	5:49
7.	"OMDB"	7:42
8.	"People Lullaby"	5:23
9.	"I Won't Run from It"	3:38
10.	"Melt"	4:07

Personnel

Musicians

Aaron Dessner - drum machine, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, mellotron, bass, songwriting, production
Justin Vernon - vocals, electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, baritone guitar, songwriting, production
Brad Cook - production, bass, omnichord, synthesizer

Additional musicians

Jonathan Low - engineering
JT Bates - drums (all tracks)
Bryce Dessner - orchestration (6-8), electric guitar (7)
Bryan Devendorf - drum machine (2-3, 6-7)
Phoebe Bridgers - additional vocals (3)
Kate Stables - additional vocals (5, 8-9)
Richard Reed Parry - additional vocals (2, 5, 9)
Lisa Hannigan - additional vocals (1, 3, 5, 8-10)
Andrew Broder - additional vocals (3)
Camilla Staveley-Taylor - additional vocals (3, 6)
Emily Staveley-Taylor - additional vocals (3, 5, 8-10)
Jessica Staveley-Taylor - additional vocals (3, 5, 8-10)
Zoe Randell - additional vocals (8-10)
Steve Hassett - additional vocals (8-10)

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	80
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	86
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	96
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[10]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[11]	8
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[12]	34
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[13]	18
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[14]	40
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)^[15]	6

References

^ ^a ^b Kahn, Andy (July 12, 2018). "Justin Vernon & Aaron Dessner Announce Big Red Machine Debut Album". Jambase.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ "Justin Vernon & Aaron Dessner Announce Big Red Machine Debut Album". JamBase. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ Jackson, Josh (August 31, 2018). "Big Red Machine: Big Red Machine Review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ "Ultratop.be – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[Jam-1] Kahn, Andy (July 12, 2018). "Justin Vernon & Aaron Dessner Announce Big Red Machine Debut Album". Jambase.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[2] "Justin Vernon & Aaron Dessner Announce Big Red Machine Debut Album". JamBase. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-03.

[3] "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[4] Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[5] Jackson, Josh (August 31, 2018). "Big Red Machine: Big Red Machine Review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[ac_Flanders_Big_Red_Machine-6] "Ultratop.be – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

[ac_Netherlands_Big_Red_Machine-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_Big_Red_Machine-8] "Swisscharts.com – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

[ac_UK2_-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Big_Red_Machine-10] "Big Red Machine Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Big_Red_Machine-11] "Big Red Machine Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[ac_BillboardAlbumSales_Big_Red_Machine-12] "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[ac_BillboardAlternative_Big_Red_Machine-13] "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRock_Big_Red_Machine-14] "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[ac_BillboardVinyl_Big_Red_Machine-15] "Big Red Machine Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

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