{{Short description|2012 Woody Guthrie tribute album}} {{Good article}} {{Use list-defined references|date=April 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = New Multitudes | type = Studio album | artist = Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames | cover = New Multitudes.jpg | alt = A beige background with "Woody Guthrie" handwritten across it in several colors and widths. Along the left-hand side, a small band of brown has the album name written in grey and the performers in gold | released = {{Start date|2012|02|28}} | recorded = 2006 and 2009–2011 | venue = | studio = Brooklyn, New York City and East St. Louis, Illinois, US<ref name="rs" /> | genre = Folk rock,<ref name="bg" /> alternative country<ref name="apunk" /> | length = {{Duration|m=49|s=17}} | language = English | label = Rounder | producer = Farrar, Johnson, Parker, and Yames | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Jay Farrar | type = studio | prev_title = One Fast Move or I'm Gone | prev_year = 2009 | title = New Multitudes | year = 2012 | next_title = | next_year = }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Will Johnson | type = studio | prev_title = Molina and Johnson | prev_year = 2009 | title = New Multitudes | year = 2012 | next_title = Scorpion | next_year = 2012 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Anders Parker | type = studio | prev_title = Cross Latitudes | prev_year = 2010 | title = New Multitudes | year = 2012 | next_title = There's a Blue Bird in My Heart | next_year = 2014 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Yim Yames | type = studio | prev_title = Tribute To | prev_year = 2009 | title = New Multitudes | year = 2012 | next_title = Regions of Light and Sound of God | next_year = 2013 }} }}
'''''New Multitudes''''' is a Woody Guthrie tribute album performed by Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Guthrie's birth, released through Rounder Records on February 28, 2012. The project was initiated by Woody's daughter Nora Guthrie to have Farrar add music to her father's lyrics<ref name="nbc" />—specifically, his earliest songwriting years in Los Angeles.<ref name="as" /> Over the course of several years, he invited the others to collaborate and recorded at a variety of locations across the United States. Each artist wrote music to lyrics that inspired him and presented it to the collaborators for recording. The result is an album with diverse musical genres that has garnered positive reviews from critics for its varied styles and instrumentation. The quartet promoted the album with a small promotional tour that took them to record stores, radio programs, theaters, and folk festivals. The group has plans for releasing a second volume.<ref name="kot" />
==Development and recording== [[File:20040823 Jibjab Copyright Scans.pdf|alt=A hand-written title page reading "10 of Woody Guthrie's 25 Songs: Book One"|thumb|left|The Woody Guthrie foundation has preserved scraps of over 3,000 lyrics that Guthrie handwrote in notebooks and on scrap paper.]]
''New Multitudes'' is one of several tribute albums for American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie. Guthrie died in 1967 after an extended battle with Huntington's disease, but his abbreviated career helped to inspire innumerable musicians during his lifetime as well as in the 1960s folk revival movement. Farrar was initially invited to collaborate with Bragg on the ''Mermaid Avenue'' sessions in 1995, but felt uncomfortable working on the material with someone else.<ref name="nydailynews" /> Warner Bros. Records wanted all of Son Volt to collaborate with Bragg, but after Farrar declined, he kept the idea in mind.<ref name="spinner" /> In 2006, he approached Nora Guthrie about returning to her father's lyrics and she agreed.
To write his own batch of songs, Farrar looked through several of the over 3,000 handwritten lyrics that Guthrie's estate has preserved before incidentally focusing on his California period.<ref name="rs" /> The connection to Guthrie's Los Angeles years was accidental—Farrar simply chose lyrics that he found compelling and Nora pointed out that they came from a relatively brief period of her father's life when he lived in Los Angeles.<ref name="spinner" /> He also made a conscious decision to write instrumentation in a style more similar to Guthrie's than other tribute projects, such as The Klezmatics' klezmer-based ''Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah'' and ''Wonder Wheel''.<ref name="rs" /> Farrar had never listened to the Bragg and Wilco material to ensure that his songwriting would not be influenced by it.<ref name="spinner" />
Immediately before going to the Archives in autumn 2006,<ref name="asap" /> Farrar invited his Gob Iron collaborator Anders Parker to come with him and look over potential material and the two returned several times over a period of months gathering lyrics for composition before recording together starting on July 14, 2007.<ref name="bfp" /> As they found lyrics that interested them, they had reproductions mailed to their homes from the Archives to work on the material at their leisure.<ref name="asap" /> The duo finished recording several songs throughout the year but did not have enough material to complete the album. The recordings were also made without a budget or record contract for release.<ref name="billboard" />
Nora Guthrie played some of the 2009 recordings for Yames<ref name="billboard" /> and Farrar invited him to join the duo after discovering that he had visited the Archives as well. Yames wrote the tune for "Hoping Machine"<ref name="asyy" /> and suggested that fellow Monsters of Folk collaborator Johnson accompany them.<ref name="bfp" /> Farrar mailed Johnson some lyrics<ref name="asjf" /> and he composed "Chorine My Sheba Queen"<ref name="aswj" /> that afternoon,<ref name="guardian" /> while Yames was attracted to the lyrics of "Empty Bed Blues" while recovering from an injury.<ref name="npr" /> Once the entire quartet had composed songs, they entered studios in Brooklyn and East St. Louis throughout 2009 and 2010, recording songs with live vocals in one or two takes,<ref name="bfp" /> crowding around a single microphone.<ref name="aswj" /> The group attempted to have the recordings ready for a 2011 release, but had to finish the album too late in the year.<ref name="billboard" />
Farrar has characterized the songwriting process for this album as easier than his typical work composing new lyrics as it allowed him to be less self-conscious.<ref name="nydailynews" />
==Tour== alt=A corner view of The Fillmore, displaying the venue's sign|thumb|The New Multitudes Tour began at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium. [[File:New Multitudes at Webster Hall.jpg|alt=New Multitudes onstage with red lighting|thumb|The brief promotional tour to accompany the album found the ''New Multitudes'' performers playing Webster Hall in New York City (from left to right: Anders Parker, Will Johnson [drumming], Jay Farrar, and Yim Yames).]]
The quartet toured the United States to support the album,<ref name="avclub" /> playing all of the groups' Guthrie compositions as well as some solo work. Bobby Bare, Jr.<ref name="bvegan" /> and Sarah Jaffe<ref name="stereogum" /> opened for them. Early in the tour, the group discussed reconvening for further dates,<ref name="ap" /> but decided to cap their initial outing with the Newport Folk Festival.<ref name="billboard" />
The performers also released a four-track 10" single "Let's Multiply" exclusive for Record Store Day.<ref name="amoeba" />
===Members=== * Jay Farrar – lead guitar, vocals * Will Johnson – drums, rhythm guitar, vocals * Anders Parker – drums, rhythm guitar, vocals * Yim Yames – bass guitar, vocals
===Dates=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+New Multitudes tour dates ! scope="col"|Date ! scope="col"|City ! scope="col"|Country ! scope="col"|Venue |- ! scope="row"| January 25, 2012 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Celtic Connections at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall |- ! scope="row"| March 6, 2012 | San Francisco |rowspan="11"|United States | The Fillmore |- ! scope="row"| March 7, 2012 |rowspan="2"|Los Angeles | Music Box Theater |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"|March 8, 2012 | Amoeba Music in Los Angeles |- | Santa Monica | KCRW Studios<ref name="kcrw" /> (''Morning Becomes Eclectic'')<ref name="kcrw2" /> |- ! scope="row"| March 9, 2012 | Portland | Crystal Ballroom |- ! scope="row"| March 10, 2012 | Seattle | Showbox at the Market |- ! scope="row"| March 12, 2012 | Alexandria | The Birchmere |- ! scope="row"| March 13, 2012 | Philadelphia | Union Transfer |- ! scope="row"| March 14, 2012 | New York City | Webster Hall |- ! scope="row"| March 16, 2012 | Boston | Paradise Rock Club |- ! scope="row"| July 29, 2012 | Newport | Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park |}
Additionally, Parker performed some of the New Multitudes material at the initial benefit concert SwitchPoint hosted by IntraHealth International in Saxapahaw, North Carolina on April 20.<ref name="marketwatch" />
===Response=== The tour was well-received, with ''The New York Times'' critic Nate Chinen describing their Webster Hall performance as familiar, but with a unique confluence of styles from each lyricist, from Yames' "hazy magnetism" to Parker's "straightforward folk-rock earnestness."<ref name="nytwebster" /> ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''{{'}}s review by Sam Adams praised the performers by concluding that "all four musicians are worthy of following in Guthrie's footsteps, each in his own distinctive way."<ref name="pireview" /> {{-}}
==Reception== ===Critical reception=== {{Album ratings | MC = 81/100<ref name="metacritic" /> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic" /> | rev2 = ''All About Jazz'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="jazz" /> | rev3 = ''American Songwriter'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="asreview" /> | rev4 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev4Score= A−<ref name="avclubreview" /> | rev5 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="lat" /> | rev6 = ''Mojo'' | rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>To fresh melodies of Guthrie would surely have smiled upon, the four adorn every lyric with fine guitar weaves of rollicking dance, rugged grind or Paris, Texas haunt. [Mar 2012, p.97]</ref> | rev7 = ''musicOMH'' | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="musicomh" /> | rev8 = ''The New Zealand Herald'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="nzh" /> | rev9 = ''PopMatters'' | rev9Score = 8/10<ref name="popmatters" /> | rev10 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev10Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rsreview" /> }}
The album has received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic" /> ''MusicOMH''{{'}}s Max Raymond has praised the album as being "engrossing" due to the emotional depth of the lyrics as well as the warm and relaxed sound of the studio recording.<ref name="musicomh" /> Will Hermes of ''Rolling Stone'' gave the album a mixed review, praising the vocal harmonies.<ref name="rsreview" /> The diversity in sound was highlighted by ''AbsolutePunk''{{'}}s Gregory Robson,<ref name="apunk" /> Jason Schneider of ''Exclaim!''<ref name="exclaim" /> and ''The A.V. Club''{{'}}s Chris Martins, ranging from electric blues to psychedelia as well as the atypical lyrics from Guthrie—focusing on the city of Los Angeles rather than his communist-leaning politics and Dustbowl tragedy narratives.<ref name="avclubreview" /> ''American Songwriter''{{'}}s Evan Schlansky noted the same apolitical tone of the lyrics, but qualified that with Yames' delivery on "My Revolutionary Mind".<ref name="asreview" /> He praised the album's diversity as a strength, allowing each vocalist an opportunity to display his unique talents. Writing for ''Los Angeles Times'', Randy Lewis agrees that the songwriting diversity is a strength, comparing individual tracks with R.E.M., The Velvet Underground, Richard Thompson, and John Mellencamp.<ref name="lat" /> Graham Reid of ''The New Zealand Herald'' also notes similarities to R.E.M., fellow Guthrie admirer Bob Dylan, The Byrds, and Eagles.<ref name="nzh" /> The ''PopMatters'' review by Jeff Strowe points out the blues influences in the album, adding to its emotional depth.<ref name="popmatters" /> About.com's Kim Ruehl has criticized the diversity and complexity of the album as contrary to the simplicity of Guthrie's actual recordings, concluding that "If this weren't presented so staunchly as being at least part 'Woody Guthrie album,' it might be a little easier to swallow."<ref name="about" /> Doug Collette of ''All About Jazz'' also reviewed the deluxe edition bonus disc, comparing it favorably to the proper album as well as the previous Farrar–Parker collaboration Gob Iron.<ref name="jazz" /> The album topped American publication ''Billboard'''s Heatseekers.<ref name="billboard" />
===Sales and chart performance=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+Sales chart performance for ''New Multitudes'' |- !scope="col"|Chart (2012) !scope="col"|Peak |- !scope="row"|Dutch Alternative Albums (MegaCharts)<ref name="chartnl" /> |align=center|23 |- {{album chart|Billboard200|117|artist=Will Johnson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardFolk|5|artist=Will Johnson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Will Johnson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|27|artist=Will Johnson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2018}} |}
==Track listing== All lyrics written by Woody Guthrie, all lead vocals by co-writer.
# "Hoping Machine" (Farrar) – 4:52 # "Fly High" (Parker) – 3:45 # "My Revolutionary Mind" (Yames) – 4:43 # "VD City" (Johnson) – 4:05 # "Old L.A." (Parker) – 3:03 # "Talking Empty Bed Blues" (Yames) – 4:09 # "Chorine My Sheba Queen" (Johnson) – 4:50 # "Careless Reckless Love" (Farrar) – 5:01 # "Angel's Blues" (Parker) – 4:38 # "No Fear" (Johnson) – 3:36 # "Changing World" (Yames) – 3:48 # "New Multitudes" (Farrar) – 2:47
'''Limited edition bonus disc''' All music written and performed by Farrar and Parker. # "Around New York" – 0:51 # "Jake Walk Blues" – 1:59 # "Whereabouts Can I Hide" – 2:51 # "Old Kokaine" – 3:04 # "I Was a Goner" – 3:42 # "San Antone Meat House" – 3:59 # "Dopefiend Robber" – 4:41 # "World's On Fire" – 3:12 # "When I Get Home" – 3:51 # "Atom Dance" – 2:34 # "Your Smile Cured Me" – 2:41
==Personnel== [[File:Jay Farrar (freeloosedirt).jpg|alt=Jay Farrar singing into a microphone|thumb|''New Multitudes'' was originally a Farrar solo project and the third volume in the ''Mermaid Avenue'' series begun by Billy Bragg and Wilco]]
* Woody Guthrie – artwork, lyrics * Jay Farrar – vocals, guitar, composition, production * Will Johnson – vocals, guitar, saw on "Chorine My Sheba Queen", composition, production * Anders Parker – vocals, guitar, composition, production * Yim Yames – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, composition, production
'''Technical''' * John Agnello – mixing * Larissa Collins – art direction, package design * Mike Martin – engineering * Matt Pence – mixing * Kevin Ratterman – mixing * Brad Sarno – mastering * Mark Spencer – mixing * Anna Webber – photography
'''Additional musicians''' * Buck Carter * Jimmy Griffin * Creston Lea * Konrad Meissner
==See also== * ''Mermaid Avenue'' (1998) * ''Man in the Sand'' (1999) * ''Mermaid Avenue Vol. II'' (2000) * ''Wonder Wheel'' (2006) * ''Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah'' (2006) * ''The Works'' (2008) * ''Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions'' (2012) * ''Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes'' (2014), a similar project using Bob Dylan lyrics also featuring Jim James * Monsters of Folk, another supergroup with Johnson and James
==References== <references>
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==External links== * [http://teamcoco.com/newmultitudes Stream of the album]; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224031441/http://teamcoco.com/newmultitudes |date=February 24, 2012 }} from Team Coco * [http://www.woody100.com/ Woody Guthrie 100th anniversary homepage]; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112072156/http://www.woody100.com/ |date=January 12, 2012 }} * [http://www.rounder.com/2012/01/new-releases/new-multitudes Press release from Rounder Records]; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118073140/http://www.rounder.com/2012/01/new-releases/new-multitudes |date=January 18, 2012 }} * [http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2012/02/video-premiere-new-multitudes-teaser-featuring-jay.html Behind the scenes video]; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207182029/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2012/02/video-premiere-new-multitudes-teaser-featuring-jay.html |date=February 7, 2012 }}
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