Even if you don't know CJ Camerieri by name, you've probably heard his horn playing. He's a member of yMusic and he's played on records by Taylor Swift, Paul Simon, Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, The National...
”CJ and I have worked together for over 10 years and I truly believe there isn’t a more accomplished brass player in the entire world of music,” Justin says.
It's not really the drastic pivot to indie that it looks like on the surface, but it does find Taylor continuing to progress her sound and take artistic risks eight albums and 14 years into her career.
The National's Aaron Dessner co-wrote or produced 11 of the 16 songs, Justin Vernon co-wrote and sings on one, and the album also features Doveman, Jack Antonoff, and members of Bonny Light Horseman, yMusic, and more...
You can also watch the band, director Phil Morrison and Marshall Crenshaw talk about the making of the "Tom Courtenay" video. The 25th Anniversary edition of 'Electr-o-pura' is out in September.