Yearly Archives: 2018

Neon Indian: Era Extraña

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On September 7, 2011, “Static Tongues” and “Mom + Pop Music” labels released “Era Extraña”, the second Neon Indian studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “45 Kalevankatu” in Helsinki, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Alan Palomo and Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Joshua McWhirter, Jezy Gray – guitar
  • Adam Corbesmeyer – bass
  • Jason Faries – percussion
  • Alan Palomo– arrangements, performer
  • Dave Fridmann– mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
  • Aaron Brown – album art
  • Ben Chappell – album art
  • Rob Carmichael – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks Alan Palomo, except where noted.

  1. Heart Attack
  2. Polish Girl
  3. The Blindside Kiss – Alan Palomo, Joshua McWhirter
  4. Hex Girlfriend
  5. Heart Decay
  6. Fallout
  7. Era Extraña
  8. Halogen (I Could Be a Shadow)
  9. Future Sick
  10. Suns Irrupt
  11. Heart Release
  12. Arcade Blues

James McMurtry: Childish Things

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On September 6, 2005, “Compadre Records” label released “Childish Things”, the eight  James McMurtry album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Flashpoint Recording” in Austin, and was produced by James McMurtry.

Personnel:

  1. James McMurtry – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, organ
  2. Tim Holt, David Grissom – guitars
  3. Ronnie Johnson – bass guitar, backing vocals
  4. Chris Maresh – bass guitar
  5. Daren Hess – drums, tambourine
  6. Bukka Allen – piano, organ
  7. Curtis McMurtry – saxophone
  8. Jon Blondell – trombone
  9. Warren Hood – violin
  10. Joe Ely – co -lead vocal
  11. Randy Garibay, Jr. – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James McMurtry, except where noted.

  1. See the Elephant
  2. Childish Things
  3. We Can’t Make It Here
  4. Slew Foot – Howard Hausey, James C. Webb
  5. Bad Enough
  6. Restless
  7. Memorial Day
  8. Six Year Drought
  9. Old Part of Town -Peter Case
  10. Charlemagne’s Home Town
  11. Pocatello
  12. Holiday

Heaven 17: Before After

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On September 6, 2005, “Nightwave” label released “Before After”, the seventh  Heaven 17 studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Gregory– lead and backing vocals, synthesizer
  • Ian Craig Marsh– synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Martyn Ware– synthesizer; backing vocals
  • Billie Godfrey– lead and backing vocals
  • Tim Cansfield – guitar
  • Angie Brown, Michael Wallace – backing vocals
  • Mike Nielsn – mixing
  • Malcolm Garrett – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, and Martyn Ware.

  1. I’m Gonna Make You Fall in Love with Me
  2. Hands Up to Heaven – Keith Lowndes, Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware
  3. The Way It Is
  4. Freedom from Love
  5. Don’t Fear the Reaper – Donald Roeser
  6. Into the Blue
  7. Deeper and Deeper
  8. What Would It Take
  9. Someone for Real
  10. Are You Ready? – Billie Godfrey, Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware

Jars of Clay: Good Monsters

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On September 5, 2006, “Essential Records” label released “Good Monsters”, the seventh Jars of Clay studio album. It was recorded March – May 2006, and was produced by Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason and Matthew Odmark.

Personnel:

  • Dan Haseltine– vocals, art direction
  • Charlie Lowell– piano, keyboards, art direction
  • Stephen Mason- lead guitars, art direction
  • Matthew Odmark- rhythm guitars, art direction
  • Aaron Sands – bass guitar
  • Jeremy Lutito – drums
  • Leigh Nash, Ashley Cleveland, Rosemary Butler, Kim Fleming, Kate York – vocals
  • Jennifer Kummer – French horn
  • Ned Henry – violin
  • Kris Wilkinson – viola
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Christopher Davis – horn arrangements, string arrangements
  • Mitch Dane – engineer
  • Richard Dodd– mastering
  • Terry Hemmings– executive producer
  • Tim Parker– art direction
  • Jonathan Richter– art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, and Matt Odmark, except where noted

  1. Work
  2. Dead Man (Carry Me)
  3. All My Tears – Julie Miller
  4. Even Angels Cry
  5. There Is a River – Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, Ron Aniello
  6. Good Monsters
  7. Oh My God
  8. Surprise
  9. Take Me Higher – Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, Ron Aniello
  10. Mirrors & Smoke
  11. Light Gives Heat
  12. Water Under The Bridg – Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, Ron Aniello

 

 

Grizzly Bear: Yellow House

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On September 5, 2006, “Warp Records” label released “Yellow House”, the second Grizzly Bear studio album. It was recorded in July 2005, and was produced by Chris Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Christopher Bear– vocals, drums, xylophone, lap steel, glockenspiel
  • Edward Droste– vocals, keyboard, autoharp, guitar
  • Daniel Rossen– vocals, guitars, banjo, piano, autoharp
  • Chris Taylor– clarinet, flute, saxophone, vocals, keyboard, bass, electronics and treatments, recording, mixing
  • Lucas Crane – tapes
  • Owen Pallett- strings, string arrangements
  • John Marshman – strings
  • Chris Coady – mixing
  • Ben Tousley- design
  • Patryce Bak– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Christopher Bear, Edward Droste, Daniel Rossen and Chris Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Easier
  2. Lullabye
  3. Knife
  4. Central and Remote
  5. Little Brother – lyrics by Fred Nicolaus
  6. Plans
  7. Marta – co-written by Marta Forbes
  8. On a Neck, On a Spit
  9. Reprise
  10. Colorado

The Dear Hunter: Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise

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On September 4, 2015, “Equal Vision Records” label released “Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise”, the sixth Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.

Personnel:

  • Casey Crescenzo- lead vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitars, Rhodes, organ, synth, aux. percussion, engineer
  • Rob Parr – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ
  • Max Tousseau – guitar, synth
  • Nick Sollecito – bass guitar
  • Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion
  • Lily Sevier – timpani, percussion
  • Judy Crescenzo, Tivoli Breckenridge – additional vocals
  • Jon Betts, Heidi Trefethen, Phil Hobson, Nick Carnes – horn
  • Harlow Carpenter, Michael Cox, Justin Smith – trumpet
  • Allison Gomer, Bruce Colman – trombone
  • Jeremy Carrillo – bass trombone
  • Robinson Love – tuba
  • Ashley Ertz, Sue Crum – oboe
  • James Pytko, Carolyn Walter – clarinet
  • Scott Alexander – bassoon
  • Kris King – contrabassoon
  • Jenny Hanson – flute
  • Arturo Rodriguez – piccolo
  • Awesöme Orchestra
  • Ishtar Hernandez,, Laura Shifley, Ann Eastman, Shaina Evoniuk , Lucy Giraldo, Moses Lei – violin
  • Christina Owens , Christina Lesicko, Alice Eastman – viola
  • Sam Leachman,, Karen Hsu, Kane Suga, Cindy Hickox – cello
  • Travis Kindred, Amanda Wu, Alex Van Gils – double bass
  • Liza Wallace – harp
  • David Möschler – conductor, music director
  • Casey Crescenzo – orchestrations
  • Brian Adam McCune – additional orchestrations
  • Fesse Nichols – recording
  • Jason Butler – assistant engineer
  • Nick Crescenzo, Max Tousseau, Phil Crescenzo – additional engineering
  • Mike Watts – mixing
  • Brian Adam McCune – music preparation
  • Nicky Barkla – cover art
  • Joel Kanitz – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Rebirth
  2. The Old Haunt
  3. Waves
  4. At the End of the Earth
  5. Remembered
  6. A Night on the Town
  7. Is There Anybody Here?
  8. The Squeaky Wheel
  9. The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt
  10. The Bitter Suite VI: Abandon
  11. King of Swords (Reversed)
  12. If All Goes Well
  13. The Line
  14. Wait
  15. Ouroboros

Rivers: Love, Fear and the Time Machine

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On September 4, 2015, “InsideOut Music” label released “Love, Fear and the Time Machine”, the sixth Riverside album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Serakos Studio” in Warsaw, Poland, and was produced by Magda Srzedniccy, Robert Srzedniccy, Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Michał Łapaj and Piotr Kozieradzki.

Personnel:

  • Mariusz Duda– vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, ukulele
  • Piotr Grudziński – guitar
  • Michał Kapaj– keyboards
  • Piotr Kozieradzki– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Mariusz Duda, except where noted.

  1. Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By a Hat?)
  2. Under the Pillow
  3. #Addicted
  4. Caterpillar and the Barbed Wire
  5. Saturate Me
  6. Afloa
  7. Discard Your Fear
  8. Towards the Blue Horizon
  9. Time Travellers
  10. Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)

Day Session – Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Michał Kapaj.

  1. Heavenland
  2. Return
  3. Aether
  4. Machines
  5. Promise

Miles Davis: Milestones

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On September 2, 1958, “Columbia” label released “Milestones”, the 30th Miles Davis album . It was recorded February –  March, 1958, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis– trumpet, piano
  • Julian “Cannonball” Adderley– alto saxophone
  • John Coltrane– tenor saxophone
  • Red Garland– piano
  • Paul Chambers– double bass
  • Philly Joe Jones– drums

Track listing:

  1. Jekyll – Jackie McLean
  2. Sid’s Ahead – Miles Davis
  3. Two Bass Hit – John Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie
  4. Miles – Miles Davis
  5. Billy Boy – traditional; arranged by Ahmad Jamal
  6. Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk

Mogwai: Every Country’s Sun

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On September 1, 2017, “Rock Action” label released “Every Country’s Sun”, the ninth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Braithwaite – vocals, guitar
  • Barry Burns – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar
  • Dominic Aitchison – bass
  • Martin Bulloch – drums
  • Dave Fridmann– mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • DLT – design, illustration
  • Matt Estep – mixing assistant, production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch and Barry Burns.

  1. Coolverine
  2. Party in the Dark
  3. Brain Sweeties
  4. Crossing the Road Material
  5. Aka 47
  6. 20 Size
  7. 1000 Foot Face
  8. Don’t Believe the Fife
  9. Battered at a Scramble
  10. Old Poisons
  11. Every Country’s Sun

The Pierces: Creation

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On September 1, 2014, “Polydor” label released “Creation”, the fifth Pierces studio album.

Personnel:

  • Allison Pierce – lead and backing vocal, acoustic guitar
  • Catherine Pierce – lead and backing vocals
  • Christian “Leggy” Langdon – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, synthesizers
  • Josiah Steinbrick – acoustic and electric guitars, bass
  • Cornbread Compton – drums, percussion, handclapping
  • Jonny Cragg, Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion
  • Gerard Saint – art direction
  • Markus Karlsson – art direction, design
  • Antony Langdon – photography

Track listing:

  1. Creation – Catherine Pierce
  2. Kings – Katherine Pierce
  3. I Can Feel – Allison Pierce, Christian “Leggy” Langdon
  4. Believe in Me – Catherine Pierce
  5. Come Alive – Catherine Pierce
  6. Honest Man – Allison Pierce
  7. Must Be Something – Catherine Pierce, Christian “Leggy” Langdon
  8. Elements – Allison Pierce, Ian Shea
  9. Monsters – Allison Pierce
  10. The Devil Is a Lonely Night – Catherine Pierce
  11. Confidence in Love – Catherine Pierce
  12. The One I Want – Allison Pierce
  13. Flesh and Bone – Catherine Pierce