The Traveler (Rhett Miller album)
| The Traveler | ||||
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| Released | May 12, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 46:29 | |||
| Label | ATO | |||
| Producer | Chris Funk | |||
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The Traveler is the seventh album, and sixth studio album, by Old 97's front man Rhett Miller. It was released in 2015, and was recorded with the band Black Prairie.[2]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77%[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[6] |
| Robert Christgau | [5] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
Track listing
All songs written by Rhett Miller, except where noted.
- Wanderlust - 3:6
- Jules (Miller, Murry Hammond) - 4:06
- Most in the Summertime - 4:47
- My Little Disaster - 4:29
- Fair Enough - 3:42
- Kiss Me on the Fire Escape - 2:58
- Lucky Star - 3:26
- Escape Velocity - 3:14
- Dreams vs. Waking Life - 5:44
- Wicked Things (Miller, Richard Edwards) - 3:12
- Good Night - 4:13
- Reasons to Live - 3:22
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Rhett Miller and Black Prairie
- Rhett Miller – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Jenny Conlee-Drizos – accordion, piano, Chamberlin, Hammond B3 organ
- Chris Funk – Dobro, Weissenborn guitar, bouzouki, Marxophone, electric guitar, bells, samples, production, additional engineering
- John Moen – drums, percussion, vocals
- Jon Neufeld – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Nate Query – upright bass, electric bass
- Annalisa Tornfelt – fiddle, all strings, nyckelharpa, vocals
Additional contributors
- Adam Selzer – engineering
- Vance Powell – mixing
- Roger Seibel – mastering
- Draplin Design Company – graphic design
- Salim Nourallah – cover and back photos
- Jason Quigley – inner sleeve photos
- Peter Buck – 12-string electric guitar, mandolin, Bass 6
- Scott McCaughey – Bass 6 solo arrangements
- Ryan Miller – background vocals on "Escape Velocity"
References
- ^ a b The Traveler (Media notes). Rhett Miller with Black Prairie. ATO Records.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Murray, Nick (March 24, 2015). "Hear Rhett Miller's Blissful 'Most in the Summertime'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "The Traveler by Rhett Miller" – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ "The Traveler - Rhett Miller | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Rhett Miller: The Traveler". robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Rhett Miller and pals team up for Americana perfection". Music.
- ^ "Rhett Miller: The Traveler". PopMatters. May 15, 2015.