The Universal Fire

Recorded January 3–10, 2023 at Wavelab, Tucson, AZ by CRAIG SCHUMACHER, assisted by WAYNE NAPOLEONE Additional engineering by MIKE LEWIS at Good Harbor Hill, Grand Marais, MN Additional engineering by JUSTIN PIZZOFERRATO at Sonelab, Easthampton, MA Mixed by BRETT BULLION, Minneapolis, MN Mastered by HUNTLEY MILLER, HM Mastering, Minneapolis, MN Cover Photograph by BRANDISE DANESEWICH Additional Photography by JEFFREY FOUCAULT and JOE NAVAS Billy Conway photo by MICAH ALBERT Layout by JAMIE BREIWICK at B Side Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Produced by MIKE LEWIS All songs written by Jeffrey Foucault © 2024 (Blueblade Music / ASCAP) except: Nightshift, words by Jeffrey Foucault, music by Jeffrey Foucault and Erik Koskinen (Erik Koskinen Music/BMI); and Monterey Rain, words by Jeffrey Foucault, music by Jeffrey Foucault and Jeremy Moses Curtis (Jasperoomusic / SESAC). THANKS To all our families and loved ones. To Milly Driessen; Lori Peters, Kathleen Page and everyone at Concerted Efforts; Karen Proeme; Chris Metzler; Jeff Pachman at Domino; Jeff Kilgour; Brett Bullion; Justin Pizzoferrato; Jeff Powell; Huntley Miller; Greg Sowders at Warner Chappell; Joe Navas; Ronald Oor and Ingrid Lange; Jonathon Klein; Jim Olsen; Trevor Healy at Healy Guitars; Matt Eich at Mule Resophonic; Creston Lea at Creston Electric; Gregory Alan Isakov and his band; Bo Ramsey; Alex McCollough; Don McAulay; Jeff Berlin; Eric Vandeveld; Ruthanne Taylor; Chris Dombrowski; Joe Hutto; Jamie Banks; Carl Homstad; Pieta Brown; Sarah Calhoun; Maria Topitzer; Colleen Stanton; To Jeffrey Glickman, whose support and kindness made this record possible. To Greg Brown, for lighting a way. To Mike Lewis, who ran the whole deal with love, humility, and ferocious care. To Kris and Hazel, my ones. This record is dedicated to the memory of Billy Conway (1956 – 2021) "The drum says this: The sound you hear is the sound of the universe, the sound of the heart of God beating, breathing energy into your own heart; it is the sound of the collective heart of all mankind, beating in rhythm, in unison, telling us all we come from the source that created the heartbeat" — Woody Kipp (Natoos Sina)