IV

by BADBADNOTGOOD

IV cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 July 2016
  • Label: Innovative Leisure Records
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 50:07
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 15 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The fourth studio album by Canadian instrumental group BADBADNOTGOOD marked a significant evolution in their sound, moving beyond their hip-hop-influenced jazz covers to a more sophisticated style incorporating soul and original compositions. It features a number of vocal collaborators, including Sam Herring of Future Islands, Charlotte Day Wilson, and Kaytranada. The record was widely acclaimed and longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, instrumental, rhythmic, technical, progressive, rap, soulful, funky, live, experimental, groove-laden, fusion

Tracklist

  1. And That, Too. (4:31)
  2. Speaking Gently (4:07)
  3. Time Moves Slow (4:33)
  4. Confessions Pt. II (6:24)
  5. Lavender (3:20)
  6. Chompy's Paradise (3:51)
  7. IV (6:59)
  8. Hyssop of Love (3:15)
  9. Structure No. 3 (4:08)
  10. In Your Eyes (4:07)
  11. Cashmere (4:46)

Credits

  • BADBADNOTGOOD - primary artist, written-by, producer
  • Matthew Washington - arranged by [tambourine]
  • Benny Jetts - design [back cover]
  • Matthew A. Tavares - engineer, mixed by, art direction, producer, written-by, arranged by, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer [cs60], drum machine, synthesizer [poly six], electric piano [rhodes], electric piano [crumar], synthesizer [auxillary], synthesizer [juno 60], synthesizer [cs60], electric piano [rhodes], electric piano [crumar], electric piano [rhodes]
  • Joao Carvalho - mastered by
  • Stephen Koszler - mixed by
  • Brent Goldsmith - photography by
  • Connor Olthuis - photography by, art direction
  • Alex Sowinski - producer, written-by, arranged by, drums, percussion, drums, vibraphone
  • Charlotte Day Wilson - producer, written-by, arranged by, vocals
  • Chester Hansen - producer, written-by, arranged by, bass guitar, bass, electric piano [crumar], piano, bass guitar, synthesizer [cs60], synthesizer [cs60], bass guitar, organ [yamaha], synthesizer [cs60 slides], bass guitar, acoustic bass
  • Colin Stetson - producer, written-by, arranged by, bass, tenor saxophone
  • Jayson Jenkins - producer, written-by, arranged by
  • Leland Whitty - producer, written-by, arranged by, synthesizer [cs60], vibraphone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, other [f#], guitar, violin, acoustic guitar, flute, violin, flute, tenor saxophone
  • Louis Kevin Celestin - producer, written-by, arranged by
  • Samuel T. Herring - producer, written-by, arranged by, vocals
  • Kaytranada - percussion, synthesizer [cs60]
  • Mick Jenkins - vocals
  • Thomas Moffett - trumpet, bones

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