MERICANNIA by Matt Wixson
Thanks are due to many many people, but in particular it’s hard to imagine this album being possible without the following fine folks: my husband Trey, my mother Bernadette, Mike Land, Aaron Abrahamson Cote, Sean Arawjo, JJ Loy, Chris Malone, Brandon Alan Lewis, the Slackers, and Victor Rice. Some of these people added to the album in beautiful and concrete ways, but they are all being thanked here for their more intangible contributions.
To all my guest contributors: it means the world to me to be in your company on this album. Thank you for allowing me to claim you as co-conspirators.
I am forever grateful to the artists and intellectuals who influenced these songs, for showing me possible paths, including: Phil Ochs, Victor Jara, Jeff Rosenstock, Max Romeo, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Carsie Blanton, Bob Dylan, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Gogol Bordello, Peter Tosh, the Attractors, the Slackers, Daniel Johnston, Wingnut Dishwashers Union, Apes of the State, Björk, 100 gecs, Kanye West, Rick Rubin, Huey P. Newton, Clementine Morrigan, Robert Anton Wilson, David Graeber, Laozi, and Siddhartha Gautama.
Wish my dad could hear this one.
Tracklist
| 1. | Snakes & Ladders | 3:22 |
| 2. | Free Travel Tips | 0:37 |
| 3. | Down at the Old Brunch Spot | 3:12 |
| 4. | Out of the Blue | 2:04 |
| 5. | El Derecho De Vivir En Paz | 4:02 |
| 6. | We're All In This Alone | 3:19 |
| 7. | If You Weren't A Witch | 3:00 |
| 8. | Save the War | 3:45 |
| 9. | Caesar's Palace | 2:13 |
| 10. | Dignity | 3:51 |
| 11. | What's One More? | 3:10 |
| 12. | Socialism is Love | 3:06 |
Credits
All songs written by Matt Wixson, except:
Track 5 by Matt Wixson & Victor Jara
Track 6 by Matt Wixson & Richard Barrett
Track 8 by Jeff Rosenstock
Track 12 by Max Romeo
Produced by Matt Wixson
Recorded and mixed by Matt Wixson at home in Ferndale, MI
Additional recording for guests performed elsewhere by others
Mastered by Jon-Mikal Bartee at Pulling Teeth Recordings
Artwork and layout by Matt Wixson
Front cover photo: Richmond, Virginia - 1865 - US War Department, public domain
Back cover photo: Chicago, Illinois - 1893 - C. D. Arnold, public domain
Additional photography: Laura Colleen
Matt Wixson - vocals (1-12), acoustic guitar (1-12), keyboards (1,3-5,7,10) drum programming (1,4-6,10,12), melodica (1,8), harmonica (3), tambourine (4,8,9), electric bass guitar (7), djembe (12)
Rich Graiko - trumpet (1)
Mike Land - vocals (1,9)
Skaldik - vocals (5)
Sean Arawjo - flute (5), piccolo (5), alto flute (5), triangle (5), finger snaps (5), hand claps (5), tenor saxophone (7)
Dicky Barrett - vocals (6)
Chris Malone - vocals (6)
John Kachnowski - trombone (7)
Daren Shanholtzer - drums (7)
Jaime Aurelia - vocals (8)
Alan-Arthur Aurelia - vocals (8)
Chris Mitchell - keyboards (8)
Sethifus - vocals (9)
Henry Menzel - vocals (10)
John James Ryan - tenor saxophone (10)
The Brunt of It Choir - vocals (11)
Jay Reed - vocals (11)
Aaron Abrahamson Cote - congas (12), afuche cabasa (12), caxixi (12), nut rattle (12), shaker (12), guiro (12)
Tovarisch Brendog - banjo (12), electric guitar (12)
2Tone Trish - vocals (12)
Foolish Relics - vocals (12), tambourine (12)
