Mandy Moore: In Real Life

On May 13, 2022, “Verve Forecast” label released “In Real Life”, the seventh Mandy Moore studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Mike Viola.

Personnel:

  • Mandy Moore – lead vocals
  • Taylor Goldsmith – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Madison Cunningham – electric guitar
  • Sean Watkins – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Viola – piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums, percussion, arrangements, engineer
  • Lee Pardini – piano, Hammond B3, keyboards
  • Davey Faraghar – bass
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
  • Anna Bishop – violin
  • Alana Carithers – violin
  • Jeannette Jang – violin
  • Stacy Matthews – violin
  • Adrian Pintea – violin
  • Meredith Riley – violin
  • Jocelyn Smith – violin
  • Treesa Gold – violin, string contractor
  • Elizabeth OHara – viola
  • Molly Sharp – viola
  • Susy Yim – viola
  • Ryan Lannan – cello
  • Jess Wolfe – vocals
  • Inara George – vocals
  • Holly Laessig – vocals
  • Trey Pollard – conductor, string arrangements
  • Adrian Olsen – strings engineer
  • Dave Cerminara – engineer, mixing
  • Gal Petel – mixing assistant
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering

Track listing:

  1. In Real Life -Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  2. Heartlands – Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith, Madison Love, Matthew Koma
  3. Little Dreams – Sam Farrar, Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  4. Just Maybe – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  5. Living in Between – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  6. In Other Words – Many Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Sam Farrar
  7. Four Moons – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Sam Farrar
  8. Little Victories – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Koma
  9. Heavy Lifting – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  10. Brand New Nowhere – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Koma
  11. Every Light – Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith

Pat Metheny: One Quiet Night

On May 13, 2003, “Warner Bros” label released “One Quiet Night”, the 34th Pat Metheny album. It was recorded November 2001 – January 2003, at Metheny’s home studio, and was produced by Steve Rodby and Pat Metheny. In 2024, “One Quiet Night” won the “Grammy Award for Best New Age Album”.

Personnel:

  • Pat Metheny – baritone guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Pat Metheny, except where noted.

  1. One Quiet Night
  2. Song for the Boys
  3. Don’t Know Why – Jesse Harris
  4. Another Chance
  5. Time Goes On
  6. My Song – Keith Jarrett
  7. Peace Memory
  8. Ferry Cross the Mersey – Gerry Marsden
  9. Over on 4th Street
  10. I Will Find the Way
  11. North to South, East to West
  12. Last Train Home
  13. In All We See

Alison Goldfrapp: The Love Invention

On May 12, 2023, “Skint” label released “The Love Invention”, the debut Alison Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, at “Miloco” and “London Lane” in London, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp, Claptone, Toby Scott, James Greenwood and Richard X.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, art direction
  • Toby Scott – keyboards, programming 
  • James Greenwood – engineer
  • Tom Archer – engineer
  • Calum Landau – engineer
  • Sam Baker – engineer
  • Jonny Leslie – engineer
  • Richard X – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Hofmann – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Mat Maitland – art direction, photography, imagery, design
  • Beth Fenton – styling
  • Goom Heo – clothing

Track listing:

All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and James Greenwood, except where noted.

  1. Never Stop – Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X
  2. Love Invention – Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X, James Greenwood
  3. Digging Deeper Now – Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X, James Greenwood
  4. In Electric Blue – Alison Goldfrapp, Toby Scott, Olivia Sebastianelli
  5. The Beat Divine – Alsion Goldfrapp, Richard X
  6. Fever (This Is the Real Thing) – Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X, James Greenwood
  7. Hotel (Suite 23) – Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X, Hannah Robinson
  8. Subterfuge
  9. Gatto Gelato – Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X
  10. So Hard So Hot
  11. SloFlo

Dropkick Murphys: Okemah Rising

On May 12, 2023, “Dummy Luck Music” label released “Okemah Rising”, the twelfth Dropkick Murphys studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at the “Church Studio” in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Personnel:

  • Tim Brennan – vocals, guitar, accordion
  • James Lynch – vocals, guitars
  • Jeff DaRosa – vocals, banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitars
  • Cole Quest – dobro guitar, backing vocals
  • Ken Casey – lead vocals, bass
  • Matt Kelly – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Violent Femmes
  • Jaime Wyatt – vocal
  • Jesse Ahern – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Woody Guthrie.

  1. My Eyes Are Gonna Shine
  2. Gotta Get to Peekskill
  3. Watchin’ the World Go By
  4. I Know How It Feels
  5. Rippin Up the Boundary Line
  6. Hear the Curfew Blowin’
  7. Bring It Home
  8. When I Was a Little Boy
  9. Run Hitler Run
  10. I’m Shipping to Boston (Tulsa version)

The Black Keys: Turn Blue

On May 12, 2014, “Nonesuch” label released “Turn Blue”, the eighth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded July – August 2013, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Key Club” in Benton Harbor, Michigan, “Easy Eye Sound Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton), Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. The album was certified Platinum in Canada.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Patrick Carney – drums, keyboards, percussion
  • Brian Burton – keyboards, piano
  • Regina, Ann, Alfreda McCrary – backing vocals
  • Kennie Takahashi – engineer
  • Geoff Neal – additional engineering
  • Bill Skibbe – additional engineering
  • Collin Dupuis – additional engineering
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, and Brian Burton except where noted.

  1. Weight of Love
  2. In Time
  3. Turn Blue
  4. Fever
  5. Year in Review
  6. Bullet in the Brain
  7. It’s Up to You Now – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
  8. Waiting on Words
  9. 10 Lovers
  10. In Our Prime
  11. Gotta Get Away – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney

Beach House: 7

On May 11, 2018, “Sub Pop” and “Bella Union” labels released “7”, the seventh Beach House studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Apple Orchard” in Baltimore, Maryland, “Carriage House” in Stamford, Connecticut, “Palmetto” in Los Angeles, “Crown Lanes” in Denver, and was produced by Sonic Boom, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Legrand – vocals, keyboards, arrangements, engineer
  • Alex Scally – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements, engineer
  • James Barone – live drums, arrangements, engineer 
  • Sonic Boom – accordion, drill 
  • Mikhail Pivovarov – engineer
  • David Tolemei – engineer, additional editing and recording
  • Jason Quever – engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Post Typography – album art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally.

  1. Dark Spring
  2. Pay No Mind
  3. Lemon Glow
  4. L’Inconnue
  5. Drunk in LA
  6. Dive
  7. Black Car
  8. Lose Your Smile
  9. Woo
  10. Girl of the Year
  11. Last Ride

Kraftwerk: Computer World

On May 11, 1981, “Kling Klang” label released “Computer World” the eight Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1981, at “Kling Klang” in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was produced by Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter – voice, vocoder, synthesizer, keyboards, Orchestron, Synthanorma Sequenzer, electronics, software, mixing, cover, original artwork reconstruction, album concept
  • Florian Schneider – vocoder, speech synthesis, synthesizer, electronics, software, mixing, cover, album concept
  • Karl Bartos – electronic drums, software
  • Wolfgang Flür – software
  • Peter Bollis – hardware
  • Hermann J. Poertner – hardware
  • Gerd Rothe – hardware
  • Pit Franke – software
  • Karl Klefisch – software
  • Falk Kübler – software
  • Takeshi Shikura – software
  • Martin Tewis – software
  • Carol Martin – software
  • Tom Lanik – software
  • Doreen D’Agostino – software
  • Marvin Katz – software
  • Bob Krasnow – software
  • Günter Spachtholz – software
  • Joachim Dehmann – software
  • Emil Schult – cover
  • Johann Zambryski – original artwork reconstruction
  • Günter Fröhling – photography

Track listing:

  1. Computer World – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult, music by  Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  2. Pocket Calculator – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult, music by  Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  3. Numbers – music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  4. Computer World 2 – music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  5. Computer Love – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult, music by Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  6. Home Computer – lyrics by Florian Scheider, music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  7. It’s More Fun To Compute – music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos

Grace Jones: Nightclubbing

On May 11, 1981, “Island” label released “Nightclubbing”, the fifth Grace Jones studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981. at “Compass Point Studios” in the Bahamas, and was produced by Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Grace Jones – lead and backing vocals
  • Mikey Chung – guitar
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar
  • Monte Browne – rhythm guitar
  • Tyrone Downie – vocals, keyboards
  • Wally Badarou – keyboards
  • Jack Emblow – accordion
  • Masai Delon – vocals
  • Jess Roden – vocals
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
  • Sly Dunbar – drums, syndrums
  • Mel Speller – vocals, percussion
  • Uziah Thompson – percussion
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Walking in the Rain – Harry Vanda, George Young
  2. Pull Up to the Bumper – Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano
  3. Use Me – Bill Withers
  4. Nightclubbing – David Bowie, Iggy Pop
  5. Art Groupie – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds
  6. I’ve Seen That Face Before – Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynold, Dennis Wilkeym Nathalie Delon
  7. Feel Up – Grace Jones
  8. Demolition Man – Sting
  9. I’ve Done It Again – Berry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull

Dave Matthews Band: Stand Up

On May 10, 2005, “RCA” label released “Stand Up”, the sixth Dave Matthews Band studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Haunted Hollow Studio” in Charlottesville, Virginia and was produced by Mark Batson.

Personnel:

  • Dave Matthews – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Stefan Lessard – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • LeRoi Moore – vocals, soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, pyrotechnics
  • Boyd Tinsley – vocals, violin, electric violin, mandolin
  • Carter Beauford – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Mark Batson – vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes piano, Mellotron, clavinet, synthesizers, Wurlitzer organ, percussion, string arrangements, conducting
  • Butch Taylor – piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Leo Payne – violin 
  • Ann Marie Calhoun – violin
  • Mira Stone – violin
  • Jennifer Myer – viola
  • Sue Dench – viola
  • Audrey Riley – cello, string arrangements
  • Lee Grove – additional percussion, additional programming
  • Mark Batson – engineer
  • Rob Evans – engineer
  • Chris Kress – engineer
  • John Hanes – additional Pro Tools engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing 
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Alex Dromgal – mixing assistant 
  • Dave Emery – mixing assistant 
  • Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
  • Kevin Mahoney – mixing assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Wyndsor Taggart Hug – art direction, design
  • Thane Kerner – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Brian Malouf – additional pre-production

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Batson, Dave Matthews, Stefan Lessard, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley and Carter Beauford, except where noted.

  1. Dreamgirl
  2. Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)
  3. Stand Up (For It)
  4. American Baby Intro
  5. American Intro
  6. Smooth Rider
  7. Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)
  8. Out of My Hands
  9. Hello Again – Dave Matthews, Stefan Lessard, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford
  10. Louisiana Bayou
  11. Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd
  12. You Might Die Trying
  13. Steady as We Go  
  14. Hunger for the Great Light

Steve Albini

On May 7, 2024, Steve Albini died aged 61. He was singer-songwriter, musician (guitar, bass, drums), audio engineer and music journalist, member the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac. Albini was the founder, owner, and principal engineer of the Chicago studio “Electrical Audio”. He recorded and produced thousands of albums, for various acts including Nirvana, The Pixies, Fugazi, Chris Connely, Volcano Suns, The Breeders, Superchunk, Ty Segall, The Wedding Present, Cheap Trick, Guided By Voices, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, PJ Harvey, Manic Street Preachers, Will Oldham, Red Crayola, The Jesus Lizard and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.

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