It features vocals from musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson ("Judges", "A Dream of Water", "All the Colors Bleached to White (ILAIJ II)", and "Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun"), and lead-singer of My Brightest Diamond, Shara Worden ("Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes" and "Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun").
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On June 16, the album was named as a longlisted nominee (one of 40) for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.
It is the final part of a trilogy of albums that also encompasses New History Warfare Vol. 1 (2007) and New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges (2011).
history | American Museum of Natural History | Natural History Museum | History | History (U.S. TV channel) | natural history | Field Museum of Natural History | History of China | National Museum of Natural History | The History Channel | Natural history | Jewish history | Swedish Museum of Natural History | Natural History | National Museum of American History | guerrilla warfare | Carnegie Museum of Natural History | art history | AP United States History | Nuclear warfare | History of Texas Tech University | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | oral history | History of the Jews in Germany | History Detectives | Black History Month | Anti-aircraft warfare | A History of the World in 100 Objects | History of India | Anti-submarine warfare |
The vocals of Justin Vernon were recorded at April Base studios in Fall Creek, Wisconsin, and were overdubbed later in the recording process.
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Stetson's parts on New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light were performed and recorded live without overdubs or loops in various studios in Montreal, where he had wanted to use the large rooms to provide more reverb.
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New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light was met with critical acclaim upon its release in April 2013 and was shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize three months later.