Big Red Machine
In late August 2018, Vernon released the eponymous debut album of duet Big Red Machine alongside The National's Aaron Dessner. The 10 song self-titled album "Big Red Machine" was co-produced by Dessner, Vernon and Brad Cook, and features approximately 40 collaborators, including Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Richard Parry. The majority of the album was recorded in Dessner's garage studio in Hudson Valley, New York. The album seeks to convey the relational role of people in the creation of music, hence why there were so many contributing artists.