Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016

Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016 is the first compilation album by American singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers. It was released digitally by Rogers' imprint Debay Sounds on December 18, 2020, and released on CD and vinyl on April 23, 2021.[2]

Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)
GenreIndie folk[1]
Length58:16
LabelDebay Sounds
Producer
Maggie Rogers chronology
Heard It in a Past Life
(2019)
Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016
(2020)
Surrender
(2022)

The 16-track collection consists of various songs written and recorded before her breakthrough hit "Alaska" was released in 2016. It is split into four parts: her 2016 rock EP, the 2014 demo Blood Ballet, her work with the Del Water Gap, and the 2012 demo The Echo.[3]

Critical reception

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Heather Phares, writing for AllMusic, praised the songs from Blood Ballet and Rogers' songwriting but said that "One More Afternoon" and "Together" "sound a little cluttered compared to the compilation's later tracks".[1]

Track listing

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Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Celadon & Gold"
Rogers3:11
2."Together"RogersRogers3:22
3."Steady Now"RogersRogers3:51
4."One More Afternoon"RogersRogers4:39
5."Blood Ballet"RogersRogers4:23
6."Resonant Body"Rogers
  • Dan Drohan
  • Jeff Fettig
  • Rogers
3:22
7."Symmetry"
  • Rogers
  • Pablo Melendez
  • Rogers
  • Melendez
2:53
8."Little Joys"Rogers
  • Drohan
  • Fertig
  • Rogers
3:55
9."On the Page"RogersRogers3:20
10."James"RogersRogers4:29
11."(Does It Feel Slow?)" (with Del Water Gap)RogersRogers0:17
12."New Song" (with Del Water Gap)
6:22
13."Anybody"RogersRogers3:16
14."Kids Like Us"RogersRogers4:03
15."Wolves"RogersRogers3:57
16."Satellite"RogersRogers7:08
Total length:58:16
Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016 (With Commentary)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro - Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016" (Commentary)Maggie Rogers
3:10
2."Part I - Rock EP: 2016"Rogers
  • Hirway
  • Rogers
  • Stumpf
6:11
3."Celadon & Gold"
  • Rogers
  • Das
Rogers3:11
4."Together"RogersRogers3:22
5."Steady Now"RogersRogers3:51
6."One More Afternoon"RogersRogers4:39
7."Part II - Blood Ballet: 2012-2015" (Commentary)Rogers
  • Hirway
  • Rogers
  • Stumpf
3:56
8."Blood Ballet"RogersRogers4:23
9."Resonant Body"Rogers
  • Drohan
  • Fettig
  • Rogers
3:22
10."Symmetry"
  • Rogers
  • Melendez
  • Rogers
  • Melendez
2:53
11."Little Joys"Rogers
  • Drohan
  • Fertig
  • Rogers
3:55
12."On the Page"RogersRogers3:20
13."James"RogersRogers4:29
14."Part III - Del Water Gap: 2012-2013" (Commentary)Rogers
  • Hirway
  • Rogers
  • Stumpf
3:51
15."(Does It Feel Slow?)" (with Del Water Gap)RogersRogers0:17
16."New Song" (with Del Water Gap)
6:22
17."Part IV - The Echo: 2011-2012" (Commentary)Rogers
  • Hirway
  • Rogers
  • Stumpf
4:07
18."Anybody"RogersRogers3:16
19."Kids Like Us"RogersRogers4:03
20."Wolves"RogersRogers3:57
21."Satellite"RogersRogers7:08
22."Outro - Notes From the Archives: Recordings 2011-2016"Rogers
  • Hirway
  • Rogers
  • Stumpf
3:41
Total length:1:23:12

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Maggie Rogers – lead vocals, guitar
  • Nicholas Das – guitar
  • Andrew Campbell – guitar
  • Dan Hemerlein – bass
  • S. Holden Jaffe – lead vocals, guitar

Technical

  • Maggie Rogers – mixer
  • Chris Allgood – mastering engineer
  • Aaron Bastinelli – engineer
  • Jeff Fettig – engineer, mixer
  • Kurt Goebel – mixer
  • Peter Hoopes – engineer
  • Andre Kelman – engineer
  • Emily Lazar – mastering engineer
  • Pablo Melendez – engineer, mixer
  • Jason. Moss – engineer
  • Jake Rodenhouse – mastering engineer
  • Alex Ryaboy – engineer
  • Douglas Schadt – mastering engineer, mixer
  • Damien Wiseman – engineer
  • Veronica Wyman – engineer

Charts

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Chart (2021) Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[4] 72

References

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  1. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016 Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016 by Maggie Rogers". Rough Trade. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Deville, Chris (December 18, 2020). "Maggie Rogers Shares Her Pre-Fame Material On Notes From The Archive: Recordings 2011-2016". Stereogum. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Maggie Rogers Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.