Big Red Machine (album)

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]

Big Red Machine
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)[1]
StudioLong Pond, Hudson Valley, New York[1]
Length46:51
LabelJagjaguwar
Producer
Big Red Machine chronology
Big Red Machine
(2018)
How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Paste Magazine8.8/10[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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

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Musicians

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  • 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

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Charts

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  10. ^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  15. ^ "Big Red Machine Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2021.