In Spades is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band the Afghan Whigs, released on May 5, 2017, on Sub Pop Records.
Reception
The album received mainly positive reviews; according to online review aggregator Metacritic, it has a score of 79%, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Accolades Publication Accolade Year Rank Drowned in Sound Favourite Albums of 2017 2017 Pitchfork 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017 2017
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from Discogs.
The Afghan Whigs Greg Dulli – vocals (1–10), guitars (2–6, 8, 10), piano (3, 7–10), mellotron (1, 5), harmonium (1), bass guitar (7), electric piano (7), percussion (3) John Curley – bass guitar (2–6, 8–10) Rick Nelson – cello (1, 3–5, 10), violin (1, 3–5, 10), viola (1, 4, 5), vocals (1) Dave Rosser – guitars (1–6, 8–10), vocals (5, 6) Jon Skibic – guitars (1–4, 6–10), mellotron (5) Patrick Keeler – drums (2–10)
Additional musicians Susan Marshall, vocals (1) Ben Ellman – baritone saxophone (3, 4) Ian Bowman – tenor saxophone (3) John Culbreth – trumpet (3, 4) Evan Oberla – trombone (3, 4) Petra Haden – violin (7, 9), vocals (9) Gabe Noel – cello (7) David Ralicke – saxophone (7), trombone (7), trumpet (7) Scott Bennett – vocals (9) Rob Ingraham – tenor saxophone (4)
Artwork Ramon Rodrigues Melo – artwork Christopher Friedman – layout
Production Rick Nelson – recording engineer Christopher Thorn – recording engineer Mike Napolitano – recording engineer Justin Smith – recording engineer Jeff Powell – recording engineer Kyle Kelso – recording engineer Matt Beck – recording engineer Wesley Graham – recording engineer Jon Skibic – recording engineer Mike Napolitano – mixing Christopher Thorn – mixing Bernie Grundman – mastering Joe Bozzi – mastering
Charts Chart (2017) Peak position
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