Adapted from the official Young God Records website
Swans •
Michael Gira – vocals, acoustic guitar and electric guitar, production, art design • Kristof Hahn –
lap steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals •
Larry Mullins – drums, percussion,
vibes,
Mellotron, keyboards, synth, backing vocals • Yoyo Röhm – electric bass guitar, double bass, keyboards, piano, synth, backing vocals
Previous Swans •
Thor Harris – percussion, trumpet,
clarinet, sounds,
bells, gizmos, additional vibes •
Christopher Pravdica – bass guitar, sounds •
Phil Puleo –
hammered dulcimer ("Amnesia"), art layout and execution •
Norman Westberg – electric guitar • Paul Wallfisch – piano
Guests • Chris Abrahams (
The Necks) – piano, organ ("The Nub", "Leaving Meaning") • Tony Buck (The Necks) – drums, percussion ("The Nub", "Leaving Meaning", "Some New Things") • Lloyd Swanton (The Necks) – double bass ("The Nub", "Leaving Meaning") •
Baby Dee – lead vocal ("The Nub") • Fay Christen – backing vocals ("The Nub") • Ida Albertje Michels – backing vocals ("The Nub") • Cassis Staudt – accordion,
harmonium (on various songs) •
Anna von Hausswolff – choral/backing vocals ("Sunfucker", "Amnesia", "It's Coming Real") • Maria von Hausswolff – choral/backing vocals ("Sunfucker", "Amnesia", "It's Coming Real") •
Ben Frost – guitar, synths, sound manipulations (throughout), engineer • Jennifer Gira – various backing vocals (throughout), cameo vocal ("Sunfucker") •
Jeremy Barnes (
A Hawk and a Hacksaw) –
santur,
hi-hat,
fiddlesticks, accordion, engineering • Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw) –
Stroh violin, violin, viola, fiddlesticks, engineering • Dana Schechter – bass ("Some New Things"), sounds • Mika Bajinksi – additional backing vocals • Marie-Claire Schlameus – additional backing vocals • Swan Gira – laughter • Saoirse Gira – laughter • Tatiana Hahn – host
Other contributors • Ingo Krauss – engineer on basic tracks at Candy Bomber Studio, Berlin; mixing • Jason LaFarge – engineer at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn, NY • Francesco Fabris – assistant engineer at Ben Frost studio, Reykjavik • Sander Stuer – assistant engineer at Ben Frost studio, Reykjavik • Doug Henderson – mastering • Paul A. Taylor – art layout and execution ==Charts==