01 Terrible Love
02 Sorrow
03 Anyone's Ghost
04 Little Faith
05 Afraid of Everyone
06 Bloodbuzz Ohio
07 Lemonworld
08 Runaway
09 Conversation 16
10 England
11 Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
Matt Berninger - lead vocals
Aaron Dessner - rhythm guitar, keyboards
Bryce Dessner - lead guitar, keyboards
Bryan Devendorf - drum kit, percussion
Scott Devendorf - bass guitar
Tim Albright – trombone
Hideaki Aomori – clarinet, bass clarinet
Michael Atkinson – French horn
Thomas Bartlett – piano, keyboards
Mads Christian Brauer – electronics and filtering
CJ Camereri – trumpet, cornet
Greg Chudzik – double bass
Rachael Elliott – bassoon
Alex Hamlin – baritone saxophone
Marla Hansen – vocals
Maria Jeffers – cello
Bridget Kibbey – harp
Thom Kozumplik – percussion
Benjamin Lanz – trombone
Rob Moose – violin
Nico Muhly – celeste
Dave Nelson – trombone
Padma Newsome – violin, viola
Richard Reed Parry – double bass, electric guitar, piano, vocals, backing vocal arrangements (on "Conversation 16")
Kyle Resnick – trumpet
Nadia Sirota – viola
Alex Sopp – flute, bass flute
Laurel Sprengelmeyer – vocals
Sufjan Stevens – harmonium, vocals, backing vocal arrangements (on "Afraid of Everyone")
Jeremy Thai – French horn
Justin Vernon – vocals
Produced by The National.
Additional production by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, and Peter Katis.
Recorded between March 2009 and January 2010 in Aaron's garage (Brooklyn, NY) by Peter Mavrogeorgis, Brandon Reid, Aaron Dessner, and Bryce Dessner.
Additional recording at Tarquin Studios (Bridgeport, CT) by Peter Katis, and at Kampo Studios (NYC) by Patrick Dillett.
Second engineer: Greg Georgio; assisted by Keith J Nelson.
Additional vocal recording by Christian Biegai (Berlin, Germany).
Mixed by Peter Katis.
Additional mixing by Greg Georgio.
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (NYC).
Orchestration by Bryce Dessner and Padma Newsome, except "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" and "Lemonworld" by Nico Muhly.
Cover sculpture by Mark Fox.
Photography by Keith Klenowski.
Design by Distant Station Ltd