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Personnel: Lloyd Cole (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica); Mark Schwaber (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Joan Wasser (vocals, guitar, violin, piano); Rainy Orteca, Dave Derby, Kendall Meade (vocals); Matt Cullen (guitar, banjo); Bob Hoffnar (pedal steel guitar); Blair Cowan (accordion, organ, keyboards); Fred Maher (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Mick Glossop. Recording information: Busy House, Los Angeles, CA (03/08/2010-04/03/2010); Magazine Studio, London (03/08/2010-04/03/2010); Slaughterhouse, Westhampton, MA (03/08/2010-04/03/2010); The Establishment, Easthampton, MA (03/08/2010-04/03/2010); The Lodge, Manhattan, NY (03/08/2010-04/03/2010); The Magic Shop, Manhattan, NY (03/08/2010-04/03/2010); Busy House, Los Angeles, CA (03/16/2010-03/30/2010); Magazine Studio, London (03/16/2010-03/30/2010); Slaughterhouse, Westhampton, MA (03/16/2010-03/30/2010); The Establishment, Easthampton, MA (03/16/2010-03/30/2010); The Lodge, Manhattan, NY (03/16/2010-03/30/2010); The Magic Shop, Manhattan, NY (03/16/2010-03/30/2010); Busy House, Los Angeles, CA (03/26/2010-03/28/2010); Magazine Studio, London (03/26/2010-03/28/2010); Slaughterhouse, Westhampton, MA (03/26/2010-03/28/2010); The Establishment, Easthampton, MA (03/26/2010-03/28/2010); The Lodge, Manhattan, NY (03/26/2010-03/28/2010); The Magic Shop, Manhattan, NY (03/26/2010-03/28/2010); Busy House, Los Angeles, CA (04/04/2010-04/06/2010); Magazine Studio, London (04/04/2010-04/06/2010); Slaughterhouse, Westhampton, MA (04/04/2010-04/06/2010); The Establishment, Easthampton, MA (04/04/2010-04/06/2010); The Lodge, Manhattan, NY (04/04/2010-04/06/2010); The Magic Shop, Manhattan, NY (04/04/2010-04/06/2010); Busy House, Los Angeles, CA (04/12/2010-04/24/2010); Magazine Studio, London (04/12/2010-04/24/2010); Slaughterhouse, Westhampton, MA (04/12/2010-04/24/2010); The Establishment, Easthampton, MA (04/12/2010-04/24/2010); The Lodge, Manhattan, NY (04/12/2010-04/24/2010); The Magic Shop, Manhattan, NY (04/12/2010-04/24/2010); Busy House, Los Angeles, CA (05/12/2010); Magazine Studio, London (05/12/2010); Slaughterhouse, Westhampton, MA (05/12/2010); The Establishment, Easthampton, MA (05/12/2010); The Lodge, Manhattan, NY (05/12/2010); The Magic Shop, Manhattan, NY (05/12/2010). Photographer: Doug Seymour. Songwriter Lloyd Cole has had his share of ups and downs. After releasing the bona fide classic Rattlesnakes and the truly fine Easy Pieces in the 1980s with his band the Commotions, Cole jumped from Universal to Capitol, where he cut his self-titled solo album and the critically acclaimed Don't Get Weird on Me Babe. Neither sold. He moved to Rykodisc for two albums before slipping out of sight in 1995 for the decade's remainder. He returned in the new century and released independent albums every couple of years, but they went mostly unnoticed. Cole quietly disappeared again after 2006's Anti-Depressant. In 2009, he emerged again and appealed to his small but dedicated fan base for help in fi