Baby Alpaca at The Lodge Mastering

Baby Alpaca's upcoming EP was mastered at The Lodge by mastering engineer Sarah Register.  Comprising of musicians Chris Kittrell and Zack McMillan, the EP is scheduled for release on June 25th through Atlas Chair Records.  If you want to hear more of Baby Alpaca come show support at the Mercury Lounge in NYC on June 28! 

Float away in a "Sea of Dreams" with Baby Alpaca

"Strange Pleasures" by Still Corners Mastered by The Lodge

London-based duo Still Corners has recently released their new album, Strange Pleasures! Mastered at The Lodge by mastering engineer,  Sarah Register,  the album takes the listener on an ethereal sonic journey amongst silky synths and dreamy guitar lines. The album features songwriter and producer, Greg Hughes,  as well as vocalist,  Tessa Murray. Signed to label Sub Pop Records, the album can be purchased on their website as well as iTunes.  Fans can also view a list of Still Corner's current U.S. tour dates here. 

      Listen to Berlin Lovers off of "Strange Pleasures"

Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone lists EMA as top album of 2011!

EMA's explosive "Past Life Martyred Saints" got some serious accolades this year. Mastered earlier this year by Sarah Register, the album was listed on so many year end lists we couldn't keep count.  Most recently, Rolling Stone mag's contributing editor Rob Sheffield listed her as his top album of the year.

Check out the article here

IT'S YEAR END LIST TIME!

Wow, 2011 was a truly fantastic year at The Lodge folks.

And now that we're in the middle of award and list season frenzy, we figured we'd put together our very own list of this year's highlights, nominations, awards and year end top album compilations mastered at The Lodge.  Here we go...

2011 Grammy Nominations
Album of the Year- Foo Fighters: Wasting Light (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Best Rock Album- Foo Fighters: Wasting Light (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Best Rock Song- Foo Fighters: Walk (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Best Rock Performance- Foo Fighters: Walk (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Best Hard Rock Performance- Foo Fighters: White Limo (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Best Long Form Video- Foo Fighters: Back and Forth


American Music Awards
Favorite Rock Artist- Foo Fighters (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)


ARIA Awards
Album of the Year- Boy & Bear: Moonfire (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Breakthrough Artist- Album- Boy & Bear: Moonfire (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Breakthrough Artist- Single-  Boy & Bear: Feeding Line (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Best Group- Boy & Bear (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
Best Adult Alternative Album- Boy & Bear: Moonfire (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)


iTunes Rewind 2011 Awards
Album of the Year- Foo Fighters: Wasting Light (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)


Billboard 2011
39.) Foo Fighters: Wasting Light (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)



Pitchfork Top 50 Albums
50.) Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
46.) Cults: Cults (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
41.) Liturgy: Aesthethica (Mastered by Heba Kadry)
33.) Fucked Up: David Comes to Life (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
13.) EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints (Mastered by Sarah Register)
7.) tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)



Rolling Stone 50 Best of 2011
46.) White Denim: D (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
20.) Foo Fighters: Wasting Light (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
13.) tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)


Spin 50 Best of 2011
46.) Foo Fighters: Wasting Light (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
30.) tUnE-yArDs: whokill (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
26.) Liturgy: Aesthethica (Mastered by Heba Kadry)
21.) Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
17.) Dum Dum Girls: Only in Dreams (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
3.) EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints (Mastered by Sarah Register)
1.) Fucked Up: David Comes to Life (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)



Stereogum Top 50
50.) Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
46.) tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
37.) Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
26.) The Pains of Being Pure At Heart: Belong (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
25.) Cold Cave: Cherish the Light Years (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
7.) EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints (Mastered by Sarah Register)
4.) Fucked Up: David Comes to Life (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)


MOJO Top 50 Albums of 2011
45.) tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
24.) EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints (Mastered by Sarah Register)
6.) White Denim: D (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)


NME 50 best of 2011
43.) Foo Fighters: Wasting Light (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
40.) Cold Cave: Cherish the Light Years (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
37.) White Denim: D (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
29.) Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
24.) Big Talk: Big Talk (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
9.) tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)


Under the Radar's Top 50 Albums of 2011
43.) The Pains of Being Pure At Heart: Belong (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
42.) Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
40.) Dum Dum Girls: Only in Dreams (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
39.) Fucked Up: David Comes to Life (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
31.) Hooray For Earth: True Loves (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
22.) tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
17.) Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
6.) EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints (Mastered by Sarah Register)


Prefix's Top Albums of 2011
36.) Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
12.) EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints (Mastered by Sarah Register)
6.) tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
4.) Fucked Up: David Comes to Life (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)


Gorilla vs Bear Best Albums of 2011
18.) Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)
4.) White Denim: D (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)


The Quietus 50 Albums of The Year
50.) Liturgy: Aesthethica (Mastered by Heba Kadry)
45.) Skull Defekts feat. Daniel Higgs - Peer Amid (Mastered by Heba Kadry)
34.) Fucked Up: David Comes to Life (Mastered by Emily Lazar & Joe LaPorta)
27.) EMA - Past Life Martyed Saints (Mastered by Sarah Register)
15.) Cold Cave: Cherish the Light Years (Mastered by Joe LaPorta)

EMA's Debut "Past Life Martyred Saints" Mastered By Sarah Register

Ex-Gowns' singer/guitarist Erika Anderson ("EMA"), has recently exploded on the blog scene with the release of her debut solo album "Past Life Martyred Saints." Mastered by Sarah Register right here at The Lodge, the highly anticipated LP was released just a few days ago on May 10, via Souterrain Transmissions, and has already received high praise from audio aficionados Pitchfork, Stereogum, and many others.

As the frontwoman of Gowns, Erika made a name for herself with the alluring contrast of her raw, fuzzed-out guitar riffage and strikingly intimate vocal performances. Though the songs on "Past Life Martyred Saints" may be slightly more hummable than something from Gowns' catalog, Erika remains true to her rugged signature sound, letting spontaneity and raw instinct guide her wicked guitar playing and hushed, vulnerable lyrics.

If you're in the UK or on the West Coast, don't miss the chance to catch EMA on tour this Spring. In the meantime, check out these wild videos for "Milkman" (Directed by William Rahilly) "California" (directed by Leif Shackelford) below and learn a little more about the Erika in her interview with Pitchfork here!

Lower Dens To Release "Twin Hand Movement"

Baltimore-based rock quartet Lower Dens will be celebrating the release of their debut full-length "Twin Hand Movement" (Gnomonsong) on July 20, 2010. The album was mastered at The Lodge by Sarah Register.

Drawing inspiration from new-wave, post-rock heroes Sonic Youth, Joy Division and The Cure, Lower Dens' "Twin Hand Movements" is a wash of swelling electric guitars, overdriven bass, rich, textured drums, and front-woman Jana Hunter's smoky melodies. The resulting sonic soundscape is incredibly captivating. "Twin Hand Movements" was recorded at Beat Babies studio by Chris Freeland (former Oxes' drummer) and mixed in NY by producer/engineer Chris Coady (TV On The Radio, Beach House, Grizzly Bear, Yeah Yeah Yeah's).

Lower Dens will be joining hometown friends Future Islands (who also mastered their latest release, "In Evening Air," with Heba Kadry at The Lodge) for a cross-country summer tour blitz. Don't miss out on an awesome show!

Listen to Lower Dens' "Hospice Gates" here!

Talk Normal making waves!

Lodge mastering engineer and total badass Sarah Register's band Talk Normal has been making some serious waves in the NY indie music scene. They just landed a cover spot on The Deli Magazine and recently opened up for Sonic Youth in late 2009 (gasp)!! Kim Gordon is apparently such a devoted fan, she has a Talk Normal painting as part "The Noise Paintings" exhibition held at an Upper East Side bookstore. Here's a link: http://70.32.78.35/sonicnews/?p=747

Click H E R E to check out The Deli magazine cover

And here's the video for their insanely awesome single "In A Strangeland". Yeaaah!

The Morning Benders Bring "Big Echo" to The Lodge

It seems as though nothing can stop this talented quartet as they continue to cause quite the stir in the indie blog music world. Their recently released sophomore album, "Big Echo," (Rough Trade) was co-produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor and has established this group of young men as one of the most popular and sought after bands out there. "Big Echo" was mastered at The Lodge by Emily Lazar and Joe Laporta.

The band was founded by frontman Chris Chu, who began by releasing a few EPs on his own. By late 2006 the band filled out with Julian Harmon on drums, Tim Or on bass, and the multi-instrumentalist, Joe Ferrel switching between organ and guitar. With the complete band in place, they released a full length album, "Talking Through Tin Cans," (Brown Bottle) in 2008, which was mastered by The Lodge's Sarah Register.

With "Big Echo", Chu and the group have proved themselves to be thoughtful, sophisticated songwriters while maintaining their incredible pop sensibility. With sweet, looping singles like "Excuses" and the thundering drums and gentle vocals of "Mason Jar", this album sucks you into their lush Spector-esque "wall of sound" and exemplifies the kind of growth and musical maturity that makes a perfect second album. We're all really excited about this one!

Check out the first video from "Big Echo," "Promises":

Reggae Icon Lee “Scratch” Perry Collaborates with Andrew W.K. at The Lodge

Mastering Engineer, Sarah Register was busy this summer working with artist/producer Andrew W.K. on Lee “Scratch” Perry’s new album, “Repentence”. The album is due to be released this summer.

Lee “Scratch” Perry is a Grammy award winning reggae icon; also known as “The Upsetter”. His 40-year career span in music has shown his pioneering talents as both an artist and as a producer in Reggae music.
Perry made his debut in the late 50's ska movement after becoming recognized for his innovation of the dub, reggae and the “scratch” turntable effect used by DJ’s everywhere. Perry’s quickly became a highly sought after producer collaborating with such icons as The Clash, Junior Murvin and The Beastie Boys.

A chance encounter between Perry and hyper-energetic artist/producer Andrew W.K. at SXSW in 2006 spawned the musical collaboration that would result in Lee “Scratch” Perry’s long awaited 54th studio album “Repentance”.

“It was great working on this project with Andrew WK; Andrew & LSP had a vision from the start that was a joy to help refine & unfold into the final album.” commented Mastering Engineer Sarah Register.

Guest artists on the album include Moby, producer Don Fleming, bassist Josh Werner of Matisyahu, drummer Brian Chippendale of staccato noise duo Lightning Bolt! and adult entertainer Sasha Grey.

The Shins Do It Again!

Next week, on January 23, pop/rock all-stars The Shins will release their third album "Wincing the Night Away," (Sub Pop) mastered by Emily Lazar and Sarah Register.

Known for their uplifting melodies and lush arrangements, The Shins' upcoming album was produced by the infamous Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, U2) and frontman James Mercer, and engineered by Mercer, Chiccarelli and Phil Ek (Band of Horses, Built to Spill, Les Savy Fav).

"Wincing the Night Away," is eleven beautiful songs you will happily lose yourself in, check it out in stores near you!