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Aleutian Megathrust

by Stars Walk Backwards

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After several EPs, this is Stars Walk Backwards' first "album" statement, speaking to our aesthetic, values, and musical loves... swirling analog synths, vibraphones, strings and horns, wah, rich harmonies, songcraft, and arrangements that reference jazz fusion, Motown, southern soul, kosmische, dub, psychedelia, ambient, disco, future soul and modern R&B. Deep and heartfelt thanks to our many musical influences.

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released December 28, 2021

Recorded between 2014 & 2021 in New Orleans, LA; San Francisco & Oakland, CA; Moscow, ID; Spokane, WA; and the DC area.

All songs written by Kris Coontz & Ben Busack except
Kick It & Hideaway (Coontz), Out in the Snow (Kelly Haas/Coontz/Busack), Be Right Back Reprise (Busack/Ahmed/Coontz) and Quit Running (Ari Moses/Coontz/Busack).

Produced and Arranged by Ben Busack and Kris Coontz
Mixed by Ben Busack
Mastered by Mark Felish (except "Kick", mastered by Ben Busack)
Art by Kris Coontz & Amar Singh. Photo taken Punchbowl Sound, Misty Fjords National Monument.

Personnel:
Kris Coontz: Lead & Backing vocals; Electric basses (1, 3-10); Lead and rhythm forward and backwards electric & acoustic guitars; Vibraphone; Horn & String Arrangements; Analog synth (Moog Subsequent 37 - 1,2); Harmonicas; Ukuleles; Congas on "Kick"; digital synth (Nord Electro 6 - 3, 5); electric piano on "Hideaway" & organ on "Running"; Incidental additional programming
Ben Busack: Drums & percussion; Keyboards & Programming; Synthesizers (Arturia Minibrute & Prophet); Lead and rhythm electric and acoustic guitars; Backing and lead vocals; Acoustic Piano on "Quit Running"; Synth bass on "Be Right Back" & "Out in the Snow"; Sound design & manipulation; Banjo
Dave Matthews: Lead and backing vocals on "Lighting the Fires", Backing vocals on "Kick It (With Me)" & "Hideaway"
Hadley Burroughs: Violins on "(I Want to) Know the Sky" & "I'll Follow You", String Arrangements
Safia Ahmed: Trumpets on "Hideaway" and "Be Right Back (Reprise)", Horn arrangements, Lead vocals on "Be Right Back (Reprise)"
Justin Meyerowitz: Trombones on "Hideaway", Horn arrangements
Kelly Haas: Harmonium on "Out in the Snow"
Paul Trubin: Lead guitar on "(I Want to) Know the Sky"
Otis Dupre: Congas on "(I Want to) Know the Sky"

Thanks especially to Jyoti Jennewein, Panpim Thongsripong, Jeff Waddington, ¡Moonshot!, Ari Moses, Brian Harris, Sharon Stanwick & Marty White.

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