This article is about the Kimya Dawson album. For the vocal group, see Thunderthighs .
2011 studio album by Kimya Dawson and friends
Thunder Thighs is the seventh studio album by American anti-folk musician Kimya Dawson and her second album under 'Kimya Dawson and Friends' umbrella. It was released on October 18, 2011 via Great Crap Factory. Recording sessions took place at Dub Narcotic Studio, Northern and The Senior Center in Olympia , Stupidio in Berkeley , The Lambs and The Overlook in New York , and 307 Knox Records in Durham . Production was handled by Kimya Dawson herself together with Jason Carmer. It features contributions from Aesop Rock among others.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "All I Could Do" 3:37 2. "The Mare and the Bear" 2:09 3. "Year 10" 3:49 4. "Miami Advice" 5:27 5. "Solid and Strong" 3:19 6. "Zero or a Zillion" 4:31 7. "Same Shit/Complicated" 6:40 8. "I Like My Bike" 1:02 9. "Driving, Driving, Driving" 6:12 10. "You're In" 2:30 11. "The Library" 4:34 12. "Walk Like Thunder" The Uncluded 10:34 13. "Captain Lou" 3:15 14. "Reflections" Burt Bacharach 1:48 15. "Unrefined" Pablo Das 0:42 16. "Utopian Futures" Tin Tree Factory 5:03 Total length: 1:05:12
Personnel
Kimya Dawson — vocals, guitar (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-10, 12, 16) , keyboards (tracks: 1, 16) , xylophone & kalimba (track 10) , toy piano (track 11) , whistling (track 16) , producer, recording, mixing
Nico Carmer — vocals (track 2)
Panda Dawson-Duval — vocals (track 2) , additional vocals (track 8) , coins (track 5)
Brian Sparhawk — vocals & guitar (track 3)
Pablo Das — vocals (tracks: 3, 15) , guitar (track 15) , mixing
Ben Kapp — vocals & guitar (track 4) , drums (tracks: 5, 7, 9, 11, 12) , percussion (tracks: 10-12)
Clyde Petersen — vocals (track 4) , guitar (tracks: 4, 7) , mixing
Ian "Aesop Rock " Bavitz — vocals (tracks: 4, 6, 11, 13) , additional vocals (tracks: 12, 14) , drums (track 4) , recording, mixing
Olympia Free Choir — vocals (track 7) , additional vocals (tracks: 4-6, 11, 14)
Gryffen Streeter — vocals & drums (track 8)
Bryan Danielson — vocals (track 13)
Jamoca Brown — vocals (track 13)
Charlie Laroux — additional vocals (track 3)
Leif Lee — additional vocals (track 3)
Malcolm Rollick — additional vocals (track 3)
Nyotni — additional vocals (track 3)
Rye Carlin — additional vocals (track 3)
Jack Dishel — additional vocals (track 4) , guitar (track 12) , recording
Thao Nguyen — additional vocals (track 4)
Jonah Matranga — additional vocals (tracks: 5, 9)
John Darnielle — additional vocals (tracks: 6, 11, 12) , guitar (track 5)
McAlister Shea — additional vocals (tracks: 6, 8)
Eva Gheorghiu — additional vocals (track 6)
Nicholas "Murs " Carter — additional vocals (track 6)
Dario Morbello — additional vocals (track 8)
Patrice Jetter — additional vocals (track 8)
Zephyr Morris — additional vocals (track 8)
Quinn Tuffinuff — additional vocals (track 9, 12) , photography
Catyana Pelham-Bush — additional vocals (track 9)
Cynthia Weiss — additional vocals (track 9)
Julie Montgomery — additional vocals (track 9)
Kina Wolfenstein — additional vocals (track 9)
Lani B'Shalom — additional vocals (track 9)
Forever Young Senior Citizen Rock And Roll Choir — additional vocals (track 11)
Jason Carmer — additional vocals (track 14) , bass (tracks: 3, 5, 8) , producer, recording, mixing, engineering
Stefanie Brendler — french horn (tracks: 2, 5)
Peter Dizozza — piano (tracks: 2, 14)
Rheanna Murray — accordion (track 2)
Heather Dunn — drums (track 3) , timpani (track 4)
Andrew Dorsett — piano (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9, 12)
Ben Lucal — guitar (track 5)
Mike Warren — banjo (track 5)
Laurie Goldstein — cello (track 5)
Chelsea Baker — pennywhistle (track 5)
Angelo Spencer — guitar (tracks: 7, 10, 12) , bass & drums (track 7) , percussion (track 10)
Aaron Hartman — bass (track 9)
Alicia Jo Rabins — violin (track 9)
Allyson Baker — guitar (tracks: 11, 13)
Joey Seward — synth (track 11)
Nikolai Fraiture — bass (track 12)
Andrea Connolly — recording
Dave End — mixing
John Greenham — mastering
Alex Pardee — artwork
Meghan Hanlon — design
Chrissy Piper — photography
Lisa Klipsic — management
References
"Critic Reviews for Thunder Thighs - Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
Christgau, Robert (October 18, 2011). "Expert Witness | Jeffrey Lewis/Kimya Dawson: Application Bundles--Hippie Style" . MSN Music . Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via www.robertchristgau.com.
Weiss, Dan (October 25, 2011). "Kimya Dawson: Thunder Thighs" . Paste Magazine . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
Hopper, Jessica (October 13, 2011). "Kimya Dawson, 'Thunder Thighs' (Burnside Distribution)" . SPIN . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
Trunick, Austin (October 24, 2011). "Thunder Thighs" . Under The Radar . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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