''Harmonizer'' is the thirteenth studio album by the American

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musician

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, released on August 3, 2021, on

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. Co-produced by Segall and Cooper Crain, the album's initial digital release was a surprise, with physical copies following in October 2021. The album features contributions from Denée Segall, who co-wrote and sings lead vocals on "Feel Good", and the members of Segall's backing band, the Freedom Band:

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(bass),

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(drums),

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(guitar) and Ben Boye (keyboards).

Background and recording

The album was recorded at Segall's new home studio, Harmonizer Studios, in

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during the

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. A press release described the album as "a synthtastic production redesign that finds Ty dialing up a wealth of tightly controlled beats, thick keyboard textures, guitar and endless harmonies. This glossy sound makes for some of Ty's cleanest songs and starkest ideas to date, bracing him as he revisits the lonely days and loathsome nights of the alienated, grown-up-wrong soul."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals, bass, drums, guitar, percussion, synthesizer *

- bass guitar (2, 5 and 8) *

- guitar (2, 5 and 8), backing vocals (2) *

- drums and percussion (4, 5 and 9) * Ben Boye - Rhodes piano (2), piano (8) * Denée Segall - lead vocals (9) * Cooper Crain - synthesizer (9) and "general modulation overall" Recording personnel * Ty Segall -

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, mixing * Cooper Crain – production,

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, mixing * Ben Boye - piano recording (8) Artwork * Denée Segall - artwork, photography

Charts

References

2021 albums Drag City (record label) albums Ty Segall albums {{2020s-album-stub