Monthly Archives: April 2018

Jonathan Coulton: Solid State

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On April 28, 2017, “SuperEgo” label released “Solid State”, the ninth Jonathan Coulton studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Christian Cassan.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Coulton – vocals, guitar, ukulele, accordion, harmonica, banjo, mandolin, glockenspiel, analog synthesizers
  • Aimee Mann – vocals
  • Christian Cassan – engineer, mixing
  • Albert Monteys – illustration

Track listing:

  1. Wake Up
  2. All This Time
  3. Solid State
  4. Brave
  5. Square Things
  6. Picture of Cats
  7. Ordinary Man
  8. Robot Txt
  9. Don’t Feed the Trolls
  10. Your Tattoo
  11. Ball and Chain
  12. Sunshine
  13. Solid State (reprise)
  14. Pulled Down the Stars
  15. All to Myself (Pt 1)
  16. All to Myself (Pt 2)
  17. There You Are

 

Brian Jonestown Massacre: Musique de Film Imaginé

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On April 27, 2015, “A” label released “Musique de Film Imaginé”, the fourteenth  Brian Jonestown Massacre studio album. It was recorded in August 2014, in Berlin, and was produced by Anton Newcombe.

Personnel:

  1. Anton Newcombe – vocal, guitar
  2. Asia Argento – vocal
  3. Soko – vocal
  4. Rob Campanella – guitar
  5. Dino Karlis – percussion
  6. William Sheller – arrangements
  7. Fabien Leseure – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Anton Newcombe, except where noted.

  1. Après Le Vin
  2. Philadelphie Story – Guy Skornik, François Wertheimer
  3. La Dispute
  4. L’Enfer
  5. Elle s’échappe
  6. Le Cadeau
  7. Le Sacre du Printemps – Asia Argento, Anton Newcombe
  8. Le Souvenir
  9. Les Trois Cloches
  10. Bonbon
  11. L’Ennui
  12. Bonbon Deux
  13. La Question
  14. Au Sommet

Jolie Holland: Escondida

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On April 27, 2004, “Anti Records” label released “Escondida”, the debut Jolie Holland studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Jolie Holland and Lemon DeGeorge.

Personnel:

  • Jolie Holland – vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele
  • Dave Mihaly – vocals, drums, marimba
  • Brian Miller – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Keith Cary – double bass, mandolin, banjo
  • Paul Scriver – soprano saxophone
  • Ara Anderson – trumpet
  • Enzo Garcia – musical saw

Track listing:

All tracks by Jolie Holland, except where noted.

  1. Sascha
  2. Black Stars
  3. Old Fashioned Morphine
  4. Amen
  5. Mad Tom of Bedlam
  6. Poor Girl’s Blues
  7. Goodbye California
  8. Do You?
  9. Darlin Ukelele
  10. Damn Shame
  11. Tiny Idyll/Lil Missy
  12. Faded Coat of Blue – traditional

Vince Neil: Exposed

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On April 27, 1993, “Warner Bros” label released “Exposed”, the debut Vince Neil solo album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Record Plant” in Hollywood, “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park, California, and was produced by Ron Nevison.

Personnel:

  • Vince Neil– lead and backing vocals
  • Dave Marshall– rhythm guitar
  • Robbie Buchanan– keyboards
  • Steve Stevens– bass guitar, guitar
  • Vik Foxx – drums, percussion
  • Robbie Crane– bass guitar
  • Tommy Funderburk, Timothy B. Schmit, Donna McDaniel, Christina Nichols – backing vocals
  • Ron Nevison– engineer
  • Craig Brock, Andy Udoff, Ben Wallach – engineer assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge- mixing

Track listing:

  1. Look in Her Eyes – Vince Neil, Steve Stevens, Phil Soussan
  2. Sister of Pain – Vince Neil, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw
  3. Can’t Have Your Cake – Vince Neil, Steve Stevens
  4. Fine, Fine Wine – Vince Neil, Phil Soussan
  5. The Edge – Vince Neil, Steve Stevens, Phil Soussan
  6. Can’t Change Me – Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw
  7. Set Me Free – Andrew Scott
  8. Living Is a Luxury – Vince Neil, Steve Stevens
  9. You’re Invited (But Your Friend Can’t Come) – Vince Neil, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw
  10. Gettin’ Hard – Vince Neil, Steve Stevens, Phil Soussan
  11. Forever – Vince Neil, Steve Stevens, Phil Soussan

Deep Purple: Now What?!

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On April 26, 2013, “earMusic” label released “Now What?!”, the 19th Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “The Tracking Room”, “Anarchy Studios” and “Rainbow Recorders” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan– vocals
  • Steve Morse– guitar
  • Don Airey– keyboards
  • Roger Glover– bass
  • Ian Paice– drums
  • Eric Darken– percussion
  • Jason Roller – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • David Hamilton – additional keyboards
  • Students of Nimbus School of Recording Arts– gang vocals
  • Bob Ezrin – additional backing vocals, percussion, mixing
  • Justin Cortelyou – engineer, mixing
  • Li Xiao Le – engineer assistant
  • Zach Allan, Jarad Clement, Rob Harris, Mike Airey, Nathan Sage – additional engineering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice and Bob Ezrin.

  1. A Simple Song
  2. Weirdistan
  3. Out of Hand
  4. Hell to Pay
  5. Bodyline
  6. Above and Beyond
  7. Blood from a Stone
  8. Uncommon Man
  9. Après Vous
  10. All the Time in the World
  11. Vincent Price

Augustana: Same

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On April 26, 2011, “Epic” label released the self-titled, third Augustana studio album.

Personnel:

  • Dan Layus – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Chris Sachtleben – vocals, guitar
  • John Fredericks – vocals, keyboards
  • Jared Palomar – vocals, bass guitar
  • Justin South – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Layus, except where noted.

  1. Steal Your Heart – John Fredericks, Chris Sachtleben, Sam Farrar
  2. Wrong Side Of Love
  3. On The Other Side – Evan Bogart
  4. Counting Stars – Kevin Griffin, Julian Bunetta
  5. Borrowed Time – Jeff Trott
  6. Shot In The Dark – John Fredericks, Chris Sachtleben, Julian Bunetta
  7. Someone’s Baby Now
  8. Hurricane – John Fredericks
  9. Just Stay Here Tonight
  10. You Were Made For Me (It Only Means I Love You)

 

Caesars: Paper Tigers

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On April 26, 2005, “Virgin” label released “Paper Tigers”, the fourth Caesars studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2004, and was produced by Joakim Åhlund and Michael H. Brauer.

Personnel:

  • César Vidal– lead vocals, guitar
  • Joakim Åhlund– guitar, mixing
  • David Lindquist – bass guitar
  • Nino Keller – vocals, drums
  • Kristoffer Nergårdh – piano
  • Björn Yttling – Farfisa organ, phillycorda
  • Hector Araya – strings
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Michael Brauer– mixing
  • Lasse Mårtén – engineer
  • Pontus Olsson – engineer
  • Fredrik Wennerlund – photography

Track listing:

All written by Joakim Åhlund, except where noted.

  1. Spirit – Joakim Åhlund, Nino Keller
  2. It’s Not the Fall That Hurts
  3. Out There – César Vidal
  4. Jerk It Out
  5. May the Rain
  6. My Heart Is Breaking Down
  7. Paper Tigers
  8. Your Time Is Near
  9. Throwaway – Joakim Åhlund, César Vidal
  10. Winter Song
  11. We Got to Leave
  12. Soul Chaser
  13. Good and Gone

The Mountain Goats: The Sunset Tree

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On April 26, 2005, “4AD” label released “The Sunset Tree”, the ninth Mountain Goats (The) studio album. It was recorded in November 2004, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by John Vanderslice.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle– vocals, guitar
  • Franklin Bruno– piano
  • Peter Hughes– bass, backing vocals
  • Alex Decarville – drums
  • Erik Friedlander– cello
  • Scott Solter, Aaron Prellwitz, Timin Murray – engineer

Personnel:

All tracks by John Darnielle.

  1. You of Your Memory
  2. Broom People
  3. This Year
  4. Dilaudid
  5. Dance Music
  6. Dinu Lipatti’s Bones
  7. Up the Wolves
  8. Lion’s Teeth
  9. Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod
  10. Magpie
  11. Song for Dennis Brown
  12. Love Love Love
  13. Pale Green Things

Ulver: Wars of the Roses

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On April 25, 2011, “Jester Records” / “Kscope” labels released “Wars of the Roses”, the eighth Ulver studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by John Fryer, Jaime Gomez Arellano, Kristoffer Rygg, Tore Ylwizaker, Jørn H. Sværen and Daniel O’Sullivan.

Personnel:

  • Kristoffer Rygg- vocals, programming
  • Tore Ylwizaker – keyboards, programming
  • Emil Huemer – guitar
  • Daniel O’Sullivan – guitar, bass, keyboards, mixing
  • Trond Mjøen – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, bass
  • Stian Westerhus – bowed electric guitar, electric guitar
  • Tomas Pettersen – drums
  • Steve Noble – drums, percussion
  • Anders Møller – percussion
  • Ole Aleksander Halstensgård – electronics
  • Alex Ward, Stephen Thrower- clarinet
  • Daniel Quill – violin
  • Attila Csihar, Siri Stranger – vocals
  • Jørn H. Sværen – miscellaneous

Track listing:

  1. February MMX
  2. Norwegian Gothic
  3. Providence
  4. September IV
  5. England
  6. Island
  7. Stone Angels

Maná: Cuando los Ángeles Lloran

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On April 25, 1999, “Warner Music” label released “Cuando los Ángeles Lloran” the fourth Maná studio album. It was recorded in 1994 at “Record Plant Studios” in Hollywood, “Funny Farm Studios” in Studio City, Ca and “Puerta Azul-Mobile” in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and was produced by Fher Olvera and Alex González.

Personnel:

  • Fher Olvera– lead vocals, choir, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonics
  • Sergio Vallín – acoustic and electric guitar, sitar coral
  • Juan Carlos Toribio – keyboards, piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Juan Calleros– bass guitar
  • Alex González– lead vocals, choir, drums, electric percussion
  • Luis Conte – percussions
  • David Hidalgo – accordion
  • Ramon Flores, Eric Jorgensen, Jene Burkert, Charles David – brass
  • David Shamban – cello

Track listing:

  1. Como un Perro Enloquecido – Fher Olvera, Alex González
  2. Selva Negra – Fher Olvera
  3. Hundido En Un Rincón- Fher Olvera
  4. El Reloj Cucú- Fher Olvera
  5. Mis Ojos – Fher Olvera
  6. Ana – Fher Olvera
  7. Siembra el Amor – Fher Olvera
  8. Cuando los Ángeles Lloran – Fher Olvera
  9. Déjame Entrar – Fher Olvera
  10. No Ha Parado De Llover- Fher Olvera, Alex González
  11. Antifaz – Fher Olvera, Alex González
  12. El Borracho – Alex González