Musical Bacon: The National

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Peter Katis	engineer, mix, producer, recording, remixer	Abel, Afraid of Everyone, All the Wine, Anyone’s Ghost, Anyone’s Ghost (live at BAM), Baby, We'll Be Fine, Blank Slate, Bloodbuzz Ohio, City Middle, Conversation 16, Daughters of the Soho Riots, England, England (live at BAM), Exile Vilify, Friend of Mine, Karen, Lemonworld, Lit Up, Lit Up (remix), Little Faith, Looking for Astronauts, Mr. November, Rest of Years (demo), Runaway, Santa Clara, Sea of Love, Secret Meeting, Sin-Eaters, So Far Around the Bend, Sorrow, Tall Saint (demo), Terrible Love, Terrible Love (alternate version), The Geese of Beverly Road, Think You Can Wait, Val Jester, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks, You Were a Kindness, You've Done It Again, Virginia
Bryce Dessner	engineer, orchestrator, producer, recording, electric guitar	Afraid of Everyone, Anyone’s Ghost, Bloodbuzz Ohio, Conversation 16, Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, England, Exile Vilify, Fireproof, Forever After Days (demo), Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Little Faith, Morning Dew, Peggy-O, Pink Rabbits, Runaway, Sea of Love, Slipped, So Far Around the Bend, Sorrow, Terrible Love, Think You Can Wait, This Is the Last Time
Greg Calbi	mastering	Abel, Afraid of Everyone, All the Wine, Anyone’s Ghost, Baby, We'll Be Fine, Bloodbuzz Ohio, City Middle, Conversation 16, Daughters of the Soho Riots, England, Friend of Mine, Karen, Lemonworld, Lit Up, Little Faith, Looking for Astronauts, Mr. November, Runaway, Secret Meeting, Sorrow, Terrible Love, The Geese of Beverly Road, Val Jester, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
Aaron Dessner	engineer, producer, recording, acoustic guitar, electric guitar	Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, Exile Vilify, Fireproof, Forever After Days (demo), Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Morning Dew, Peggy-O, Pink Rabbits, Slipped, Slow Show (demo), So Far Around the Bend, Think You Can Wait
Paul Mahajan	recording	Abel, All the Wine, Baby, We'll Be Fine, City Middle, Daughters of the Soho Riots, Friend of Mine, Karen, Lit Up, Looking for Astronauts, Mr. November, Secret Meeting, The Geese of Beverly Road, Val Jester

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Peter Katis	engineer, mix, producer, recording, remixer	Abel, Afraid of Everyone, All the Wine, Anyone’s Ghost, Anyone’s Ghost (live at BAM), Baby, We'll Be Fine, Blank Slate, Bloodbuzz Ohio, City Middle, Conversation 16, Daughters of the Soho Riots, England, England (live at BAM), Exile Vilify, Friend of Mine, Karen, Lemonworld, Lit Up, Lit Up (remix), Little Faith, Looking for Astronauts, Mr. November, Rest of Years (demo), Runaway, Santa Clara, Sea of Love, Secret Meeting, Sin-Eaters, So Far Around the Bend, Sorrow, Tall Saint (demo), Terrible Love, Terrible Love (alternate version), The Geese of Beverly Road, Think You Can Wait, Val Jester, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks, You Were a Kindness, You've Done It Again, Virginia
Bryce Dessner	engineer, orchestrator, producer, recording, electric guitar	Afraid of Everyone, Anyone’s Ghost, Bloodbuzz Ohio, Conversation 16, Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, England, Exile Vilify, Fireproof, Forever After Days (demo), Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Little Faith, Morning Dew, Peggy-O, Pink Rabbits, Runaway, Sea of Love, Slipped, So Far Around the Bend, Sorrow, Terrible Love, Think You Can Wait, This Is the Last Time
Greg Calbi	mastering	Abel, Afraid of Everyone, All the Wine, Anyone’s Ghost, Baby, We'll Be Fine, Bloodbuzz Ohio, City Middle, Conversation 16, Daughters of the Soho Riots, England, Friend of Mine, Karen, Lemonworld, Lit Up, Little Faith, Looking for Astronauts, Mr. November, Runaway, Secret Meeting, Sorrow, Terrible Love, The Geese of Beverly Road, Val Jester, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
Aaron Dessner	engineer, producer, recording, acoustic guitar, electric guitar	Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, Exile Vilify, Fireproof, Forever After Days (demo), Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Morning Dew, Peggy-O, Pink Rabbits, Slipped, Slow Show (demo), So Far Around the Bend, Think You Can Wait
Paul Mahajan	recording	Abel, All the Wine, Baby, We'll Be Fine, City Middle, Daughters of the Soho Riots, Friend of Mine, Karen, Lit Up, Looking for Astronauts, Mr. November, Secret Meeting, The Geese of Beverly Road, Val Jester
Eduardo de la Paz (producer/engineer)	mix	Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, Fireproof, Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Pink Rabbits, Slipped, This Is the Last Time
John Horne	mix	Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, Fireproof, Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Pink Rabbits, Slipped, This Is the Last Time
Craig Silvey	mix	Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, Fireproof, Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Pink Rabbits, Slipped
Padma Newsome	orchestrator, vocal, guitar, viola, violin	Afraid of Everyone, All Dolled-Up in Straps, Anyone’s Ghost, Bloodbuzz Ohio, Conversation 16, England, I Don't Mind, Little Faith, Runaway, Sorrow, Terrible Love
Bennet Pastor	recording	Blank Slate, Santa Clara, Tall Saint (demo), Think You Can Wait, You've Done It Again, Virginia
Nico Muhly	orchestrator, recording, strings	Don’t Swallow the Cap, Humiliation, Lemonworld, So Far Around the Bend, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
Brandon Reid	recording	Blank Slate, Santa Clara, Tall Saint (demo), You've Done It Again, Virginia
Matt Berninger	vocal	Morning Dew, Peggy-O, Rest of Years (demo)
Sam Cohen	electric guitar, mandolin	Morning Dew, Peggy-O
Stef van Alsenoy	recording	About Today (live), Fake Empire (live)
Richard Reed Parry	arranger, orchestrator	Conversation 16, Hard to Find
Tom Verschoren	trombone	About Today (live), Fake Empire (live)
Greg Giorgio	mix, recording	Sea of Love, Terrible Love (alternate version)
Bryan Devendorf	drums	Morning Dew, Peggy-O
Joel Hamburger	mix	About Today (live), Fake Empire (live)
Sufjan Stevens	arranger, performer, vocal, harmonium	Afraid of Everyone, You've Done It Again, Virginia
Jon Birdsong	cornet	About Today (live), Fake Empire (live)
Jonathan Low	mix, recording	Morning Dew, Peggy-O
Josh Kaufman	producer, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer	Morning Dew, Peggy-O
Sharon Van Etten	vocal	Sunshine on My Back, Think You Can Wait
Conrad Doucette	drums	Morning Dew, Peggy-O
Owen Pallett	instrument arranger, orchestrator, strings	Exile Vilify, I Need My Girl
Walter Martin	organ	Morning Dew, Peggy-O
Marc Meeuwissen	trombone	About Today (live), Fake Empire (live)
Nate Martinez	electric guitar, guitar	Cardinal Song, Wasp Nest
Scott Devendorf	bass	Morning Dew, Peggy-O
Raphaël Ankierman	engineer	You've Done It Again Virginia
Marla Hansen	performer	Santa Clara
Marcus Paquin (Sound engineer)	mix	This Is the Last Time
Kristopher Dyja	engineer	You've Done It Again Virginia
Oliver Straus	mix, recording	Without Permission
Adam Goldfried	mix	Mansion on the Hill
Kameron Biehl	recording	Terrible Love (alternate version)
Patrick Stolley	engineer	Lucky You (Daytrotter session)
Julien Trimoreau (Engineer)	engineer, mix	You've Done It Again Virginia
James Anderson (engineer)	engineer	Exile Vilify
Peter Mavrogeorgis	recording	Think You Can Wait
Michael DeMark	recording	Bloodbuzz Ohio (live on KCMP)
Edward Haber	recording	Mansion on the Hill
David Spelman	mix	Mansion on the Hill
Darren Vermaas	recording	Bloodbuzz Ohio (live on KCMP)
Carin Besser	vocal	Rest of Years (demo)
St. Kitts String Ensemble	strings	Exile Vilify
Bob Boilen	producer	This Is the Last Time / I Need My Girl / Pink Rabbits / Sea of Love
Steve LoPresti	French horn, mellophone	Sugar Wife
Benjamin Lanz (trombonist)	instrument arranger	Humiliation
Alex Kroh	recording	Terrible Love (alternate version)
Kevin Wait (sound engineer)	engineer	This Is the Last Time / I Need My Girl / Pink Rabbits / Sea of Love

engineer, mix, producer, recording, remixer

Abel, Afraid of Everyone, All the Wine, Anyone’s Ghost, Anyone’s Ghost (live at BAM), Baby, We'll Be Fine, Blank Slate, Bloodbuzz Ohio, City Middle, Conversation 16, Daughters of the Soho Riots, England, England (live at BAM), Exile Vilify, Friend of Mine, Karen, Lemonworld, Lit Up, Lit Up (remix), Little Faith, Looking for Astronauts, Mr. November, Rest of Years (demo), Runaway, Santa Clara, Sea of Love, Secret Meeting, Sin-Eaters, So Far Around the Bend, Sorrow, Tall Saint (demo), Terrible Love, Terrible Love (alternate version), The Geese of Beverly Road, Think You Can Wait, Val Jester, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks, You Were a Kindness, You've Done It Again, Virginia

Bryce Dessner

engineer, orchestrator, producer, recording, electric guitar

Afraid of Everyone, Anyone’s Ghost, Bloodbuzz Ohio, Conversation 16, Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, England, Exile Vilify, Fireproof, Forever After Days (demo), Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Little Faith, Morning Dew, Peggy-O, Pink Rabbits, Runaway, Sea of Love, Slipped, So Far Around the Bend, Sorrow, Terrible Love, Think You Can Wait, This Is the Last Time

Greg Calbi

mastering

Abel, Afraid of Everyone, All the Wine, Anyone’s Ghost, Baby, We'll Be Fine, Bloodbuzz Ohio, City Middle, Conversation 16, Daughters of the Soho Riots, England, Friend of Mine, Karen, Lemonworld, Lit Up, Little Faith, Looking for Astronauts, Mr. November, Runaway, Secret Meeting, Sorrow, Terrible Love, The Geese of Beverly Road, Val Jester, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

Aaron Dessner

engineer, producer, recording, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Demons, Don’t Swallow the Cap, Exile Vilify, Fireproof, Forever After Days (demo), Graceless, Hard to Find, Heavenfaced, Humiliation, I Need My Girl, I Should Live in Salt, Morning Dew, Peggy-O, Pink Rabbits, Slipped, Slow Show (demo), So Far Around the Bend, Think You Can Wait

Paul Mahajan