Yearly Archives: 2021

Blaqk Audio: Material

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On April 15, 2016, “Blaqknoise/Kobalt Records” label released “Material” the third Blaqk Audio studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Davey Havok and Jade Puget.

Personnel:

  • Davey Havok – lead vocals
  • Jade Puget – keyboards, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Davey Havok, all music by Jade Puget.

  1. Waiting to Be Told
  2. First to Love
  3. Ceremonial (Burst into Stars)
  4. Anointed
  5. To Be Alone
  6. Black at the Center
  7. Curious Friends
  8. Graphic Violence
  9. I’m a Mess
  10. Material
  11. You Will Hate Me

Lisa Germano: Lullaby for Liquid Pig

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On April 15, 2003, “Ineffable” and “iMusic” labels released “Lullaby for Liquid Pig”, the tenth Lisa Germano album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, and was produced by Jamie Candiloro, Joey Waronker and Lisa Germano.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Germano – vocals
  • Craig Ross – guitar
  • Johnny Marr – guitar
  • Neil Finn – keyboards
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Butch Norton – drums
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Wendy Melvoin – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Germano.

  1. Nobody’s Playing
  2. Paper Doll
  3. Liquid Pig
  4. Pearls
  5. Candy
  6. Dream Glasses Off
  7. From a Shell
  8. It’s Party Time
  9. All the Pretty Lies
  10. Lullaby for Liquid Pig
  11. Into the Night
  12. ….to Dream

Marmaduke Duke: The Magnificent Duke

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On April 14, 2005, “Captains of Industry” label released “The Magnificent Duke” the debut Marmaduke Duke studio album.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil – vocals, guitars, piano
  • JP Reid (John Paul Reid) -vocals, guitars

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil and JP Reid.

  1. The Red and the Number
  2. An Egyptian and an Imposter
  3. Fridge and Fromage
  4. The Kill and the Knife
  5. A Fox and a Cake
  6. Piggery and Peccary
  7. The Kiss and the Consonant
  8. An Imposter and a Magician
  9. Paul and Alexander
  10. The False and the Cinematic
  11. Coast and Guard
  12. The Human and the Jigsaw
  13. A Conspiracy and a Devil
  14. Village and Minotaur
  15. The Beaver and the Rabbit
  16. A Curse and Coyote
  17. Blunder and Haggis

Cast: Mother Nature Calls

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On April 14, 1997, “Poydor” label released “Mother Nature Calls”, the second Cast studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • John Power – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass
  • Liam “Skin” Tyson – guitar
  • Keith O’Neill – drums
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Pete Lewis – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by John Power.

  1. Free Me
  2. On the Run
  3. Live the Dream
  4. Soul Tied
  5. She Sun Shines
  6. I’m So Lonely
  7. The Mad Hatter
  8. Untitled
  9. Guiding Star
  10. Never Gonna Tell You What to Do (Revolution)
  11. Dance of the Stars

“Dance of the Stars” ends at 6:25. After 13 minutes of silence begins the hidden track “Soul Tied (Piano Loop)”.

The Cure: Faith

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On April 14, 1981, “Fiction Records” label released “Faith”, the third Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1980 – March 1981, at “Morgan Studio” in London, and was produced by Mike hedges, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, six-string bass
  • Simon Gallup – bass guitar
  • Lol Tolhurst – drums
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • Graham Carmichael – engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer
  • Martyn Webster – engineer assistant
  • Porl Thompson – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. The Holy Hour
  2. Primary
  3. Other Voices
  4. All Cats Are Grey
  5. The Funeral Party
  6. Doubt
  7. The Drowning Man
  8. Faith

Coheed and Cambria: Year of the Black Rainbow

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On April 13, 2010, “Columbia” label released “Year of the Black Rainbow”, the fifth Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded June – December 2009, and was produced by Atticus Ross and Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Travis Stever – lead guitar, lap steel, backing vocals
  • Michael Todd – bass guitar
  • Chris Pennie – drums, percussion
  • Wes Styles – additional keyboards
  • Brian Dembow – viola
  • Claudia Sarne – additional keyboards, orchestration
  • Atticus Ross – recording, mixing
  • Joe Barresi – recording, mixing
  • Jun Murakawa – engineer assistant
  • Dustin Moseley – additional assistant
  • Catherine Marks – mixing assistant
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • Dan Druff – guitar tech
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Bill Scoville – album art, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Claudio Sanchez, all music by Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Michael Todd and Chris Pennie, except where noted.

  1. One – Claudio Sanchez, Atticus Ross
  2. The Broken
  3. Guns of Summer
  4. Here We Are Juggernaut
  5. Far
  6. This Shattered Symphony
  7. World of Lines
  8. Made Out of Nothing (All That I Am)
  9. Pearl of Stars – Claudio Sanchez, Atticus Ross
  10. In the Flame of Error
  11. When Skeletons Live
  12. The Black Rainbow

And So I Watch You From Far Away: Same

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On April 13, 2009, “Smalltown America” label released the self-titled, debut And So I Watch You From Afar album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Start Together Studio” in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Personnel:

  • Rory Friers – guitar
  • Tony Wright – guitar
  • Jonathan Adger – bass guitar
  • Chris Wee – drums, percussion
  • Angie O’Reilly – violin
  • Belfast Hallion Battalion – vocals
  • Rocky O’Reilly – recording
  • Harvey Birrell – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Friers, Tony Wright, Jonathan Adger and Chris Wee.

  1. Set Guitars to Kill
  2. A Little Bit of Solidarity Goes a Long Way
  3. Clench Fists, Grit Teeth…Go
  4. I Capture Castles
  5. Start a Band
  6. Tip of the Hat, Punch in the Face
  7. If It Ain’t Broke…Break It
  8. These Riots Are Just the Beginning
  9. Don’t Waste Time Doing Things You Hate
  10. The Voiceless
  11. Eat the City, Eat It Whole

Green Day: 39 / Smooth

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On April 13, 1990, “Lookout Records” label released “39/Smooth” the debut Green Day studio album. It was recorded December 1989 – January 1990, at “Art of Ears” in San Francisco, and was produced by Andy Ernst, Billie Joe Armstring, Mike Sirnt and John Kiffmeyer.

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar
  • Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
  • John Kiffmeyer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Andy Ernst –  engineer
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Susie Grant – front cover photo
  • Jesse Michaels – artwork
  • Pat Hynes – artwork, graphic design, layout design
  • Chris Appelgren, Aaron Cometbus, Rich Gargano; David Hayes – artwork
  • Murray Bowles; Arica Pelino – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and John Kiffmeyer except when noted.

  1. At the Library
  2. Don’t Leave Me
  3. I Was There – lyrics by John Kiffmeyer
  4. Disappearing Boy
  5. Green Day
  6. Going to Pasalacqu
  7. 16
  8. Road to Acceptance
  9. Rest
  10. The Judge’s Daughter

Glen Hansard: This Wild Willing

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On April 12, 2019, “Anti” label released “This Wild Willing”, the fourth Glen Hansard studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Glen Hansard.

Personnel:

  • Glen Hansard – lead vocals
  • Rob Bochnik – guitar
  • Javier Mas – classical guitar
  • Justin Carroll – keyboard
  • Dunk Murphy – keyboard
  • Ruth O’Mahony Brady – piano
  • Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich – accordion
  • Joseph Doyle – bass
  • Earl Harvin – drums
  • Paula Hughes – cello
  • Rosie MacKenzie – violin
  • Katie O’Connor – violin
  • Una O’Kane – violin
  • Michael Buckley – saxophone
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • David Smith – trumpet
  • Nadia Genet – backing vocals
  • Maire Saaritsa – backing vocals
  • Markéta Irglová – backing vocals
  • Mãni Khoshravesh – backing vocals
  • Pouyã Khoshravesh – backing vocals
  • Nadia Genet – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Be You, Be Me
  2. Don’t Settle
  3. Fool’s Game
  4. Race to the Bottom
  5. The Closing Door
  6. Brother’s Keeper
  7. Mary
  8. Threading Water
  9. Weight of the World
  10. Who’s Gonna Be Your Baby Now
  11. Good Life of Song
  12. Leave a Light

Cog: Sharing Space

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On April 12, 2008, “Difrnt Music” label released “Sharing Space”, the second Cog studio album. It was recorded January – November 2007, in Weed, California, and was produced by Sylvia Massy, Flynn Gower, Lucius Borich and Luke Gower.

Personnel:

  • Flynn Gower – lead vocals, guitar, design
  • Lucius Borich – drums, samples, backing vocals, design
  • Luke Gower – bass guitar, backing vocals, design
  • Jim Wood – keyboards
  • Sylvia Massy – mixing
  • Rich Veltrop – mixing
  • Maor Appelbaum – mixing
  • Jason Benham – tracking

Track listing:

All tracks by Flynn Gower, Lucius Borich and Luke Gower.

  1. No Other Way
  2. Are You Interested
  3. The Movie’s Over
  4. What If
  5. Bird of Feather
  6. Swamp
  7. Sharing Space
  8. Say Your Last Goodbye
  9. How Long
  10. The Town of Lincoln
  11. Bitter Pills
  12. Four Walls
  13. Problem Reaction Solution