News Came Over

Roey Haviv- Hebrew 
Colman Gota- Spanish 
Hansford Rowe- French 
Quincas Moriera- Portuguese 
Brad Warner- Mongolian 
Joe Wilkie- German 
Fatma Daglar-T urkish 
Emily Murphy- Gaelic 
Mike Bridavsky- Russian 
Carol Stumpf- French 
Grit Denker- German 
Ricardo Cyncynates- Portuguese 
Sam Esquith- Spanish 
Jack Murray- English 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Voices recorded by the individual participants 
Sound effects recorded by Chris Garges at Old House Studio, Charlotte, NC

We Waited Five Years

John Elderkin- acoustic and electric guitars, vocals 
Danielle Howle- vocals 
Don Dixon- bass guitar 
Laura Thomas- violin 
Chris Garges- claves 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Recorded and mixed by Chris Garges at Old House Studio, Charlotte, NC 
Bass record by Don Dixon at The Spa, Canton, OH 
Violin recorded by Thom Canova at Studio m, Durham, NC 
Special thanks to Mike "Jonesey" Jones for the acoustic 12-string guitar

Messy Down Below

John Elderkin- electric guitars, vocals 
Danielle Howle- vocals 
Greg Jarrell- tenor saxophone 
Henry Pharr-  bass guitar 
Eric Wilhelm- kid's drum kit 
Sam Esquith- combo organ 
Adam Tamashasky, Rob Gal, Paul Schwartz, Charlotte Schwartz, Philip Collins, Mark Simonsen- background vocals 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Recorded and mixed by Chris Garges at Old House Studio, Charlotte, NC 
Background vocals recorded by Chris Garges at The Bastille, Arlington, VA, Jerry Kee at Duck Key Studio, Mebane, NC and Thom Canova at Studio m, Durham, NC 
Special thanks to Jason Hausman for the crowd noise and Brad Bailey for the kid's drum kit

The Message

John Ensslin- voice of the Cosmos 
Sue Heineman- bassoon 
Jennifer Everhart- Bb clarinet and bass clarinet 
Woodwind arrangement by Chris Garges 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Woodwinds recorded by Chris Garges at The Bastille, Arlington VA 
Voice recorded by Jerry Kee at Duck Key Studio, Mebane, NC 

Song for David Bowie

John Elderkin- acoustic guitars, vocals 
Andy Ware- background vocals 
Chris Garges- synthesizer, drum kit, additional percussion 
Mark Whelan- electric guitars, bass vocal 
Matthew Everhart- bass guitar 
Dan Hood- electric guitar 
Erik Johnson, Rett Snotherly, Philip Collins, Jay Garrigan- "band" vocals 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Bass recorded by Chris Garges at The Bastille, Arlington, VA 
Special thanks to Mike "Jonesey" Jones for use of the acoustic 12-string guitar and Dutch Adkins for the Moog Sub 37 synthesizer

Gather Your Strength

John Elderkin- electric guitars, vocals 
Danielle Howle- vocals 
Mark Whelan- bass guitar 
Chris Garges- synthesizer, percussion 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Special thanks to Mike "Jonesey" Jones for use of the acoustic 12-string guitar and Dutch Adkins for the Moog Sub 37 synthesizer

Don't Look Right at the Sun

John Elderkin- acoustic and electric guitars, vocals 
Mark Whelan- bass guitar 
Pete Kaperonis- electric guitar 
Chris Garges- Mellotron samples. cell phone piano, snare drum, concert bass drum, gong, cymbal 
Produced by Chris Garges

Keep It Down

John Elderkin- acoustic guitars, vocals, backwards guitar, noisemakers 
Philip Collins, Mark Whelan- Leslie piano 
Chris Garges- glockenspiel, additional percussion 
John Plymale- trombone 
Lewis Baucom- background vocals 
Kevin Ruppenthal- stylophone 
Chuck Garrison, Stough Garrison, Philip Collins- noisemakers 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Noisemakers, trombone, and background vocals recorded by Jerry Kee at Duck Kee Studio, Mebane, NC 
Stylophone recorded by Chris Garges at The Bastille, Arlington VA 
Special thanks to Mike "Jonesey" Jones for use of the acoustic 12-string guitar

Get Back in the Van

John Elderkin- acoustic and electric guitars, synth, vocals 
Chris Garges- synthesizers 
Mark Whelan- electric guitars 
Greg Jarrell- alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones 
Henry Pharr- bass guitar 
Eric Wilhelm- kid's drum kit 
Sam Esquith- combo organ 
Erik Johnson, Rett Snotherly, Steve Beeson, Jay Garrigan- "band" vocals 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Special thanks to Dutch Adkins for the Moog Sub 37 synthesizer and Brad Bailey for the kid's drum kit

You Got Sick

John Elderkin- acoustic guitars, vocals, synthesizer 
Danielle Howle- vocals 
Sam Esquith- grand piano 
Matthew Everhart- fretless bass guitar 
Produced by Chris Garges 
Bass recorded by Chris Garges at The Bastille, Arlington, VA 
Special thanks to Mike "Jonesey" Jones for the acoustic 12-string guitar

Danielle, Long Gone

Danielle Howle- vocals 
John Elderkin- acoustic guitars 
Mark Whelan- electric guitars, banjo 
Chris Garges- synthesizer, pizza box 
Matthew Everhart- bass guitar 
Produced by Chris Garges