''In Spades'' is the eighth studio album by American

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band

The Afghan Whigs The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. They were active from 1986 to 2001 and have since reformed as a band. The group – with core members Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick McCollum (lead guitar), and John Cu ...

, released on May 5, 2017 on

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Reception

The album received mainly positive reviews; according to online review aggregator

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, it has a score of 79%, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs. The Afghan Whigs * Greg Dulli – vocals (1-10), guitars (2-6, 8, 10), piano (3, 7-10), mellotron (1, 5), harmonium (1), bass guitar (7), electric piano (7), percussion (3) * John Curley – bass guitar (2-6, 8-10) * Rick Nelson – cello (1, 3-5, 10), violin (1, 3-5, 10), viola (1, 4, 5), vocals (1) * Dave Rosser – guitars (1-6, 8-10), vocals (5, 6) * Jon Skibic – guitars (1-4, 6-10), mellotron (5) * Patrick Keeler – drums (2-10) Additional musicians * Susan Marshall, vocals (1) * Ben Ellman – baritone saxophone (3, 4) * Ian Bowman – tenor saxophone (3) * John Culbreth – trumpet (3, 4) * Evan Oberla – trombone (3, 4) * Petra Haden – violin (7, 9), vocals (9) * Gabe Noel – cello (7) * David Ralicke – saxophone (7), trombone (7), trumpet (7) * Scott Bennett – vocals (9) * Rob Ingraham – tenor saxophone (4) Artwork * Ramon Rodrigues Melo – artwork * Christopher Friedman – layout Production * Rick Nelson – recording engineer * Christopher Thorn – recording engineer * Mike Napolitano – recording engineer * Justin Smith – recording engineer * Jeff Powell – recording engineer * Kyle Kelso – recording engineer * Matt Beck – recording engineer * Wesley Graham – recording engineer * Jon Skibic – recording engineer * Mike Napolitano – mixing * Christopher Thorn – mixing * Bernie Grundman – mastering * Joe Bozzi – mastering

Charts

References

{{Authority control The Afghan Whigs albums 2017 albums Sub Pop albums Albums produced by Greg Dulli