Yearly Archives: 2021

Greg Dulli: Random Desire

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On February 21, 2020, “Royal Cream” and “BMG” labels released “Random Desire”, the debut Greg Dulli studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019, at “Fireside Sound” and “Donner & Blitzen Studios” in Silver Lake, “Gold – Diggers Sound” and “Mant” in Los Angeles, “Marigny Recording Studio” in New Orleans, and was produced by Christopher Horn and Gregg Dulli.

Personnel:

  • Greg Dulli – vocals, guitar, bass, guitar, piano, organ, drums, percussion, mellotron, vibraphone
  • Charles Copley – guitar
  • Mark McGuire – guitar
  • Mathias Schneeberger – synthesizer, guitar, bass, drums
  • Jon Skibic – guitar, bass
  • Matt Schluessler – bass
  • Jon Theodore – drums
  • Rick Nelson – cello, contrabass, violin
  • Steven “Doc” Patt – contrabass, pedal steel guitar
  • Bryan Brown – percussion, castanets, bells, vibraphone
  • Camille – vocals
  • Scott Frock – trumpet
  • Jon Ramm – trombone
  • Brad Walker – saxophone
  • Meg Webb – harp
  • Avtar Khalsa – backing vocals
  • Christopher Thorn – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Dulli.

  1. Pantomima
  2. Sempre
  3. Marry Me
  4. The Tide
  5. Scorpio
  6. It Falls Apart
  7. A Ghost
  8. Lockless
  9. Black Moon
  10. Slow Pan

Sarah Harmer: Are You Gone

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On February 21, 2020, “Arts & Crafts Productions” label released “Are You Gone”, the sixth Sarah Harmer album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Marcus Paguin and Sarah Harmer.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Harmer – vocals, guitar, piano, electric piano, organ, synths, drums
  • Marcus Paguin – guitar, tambourine, piano, organ, recording
  • Gord Tough – guitar
  • Christine Bougie – lap steel guitar
  • Ben Whiteley – bass
  • Jason Euringer – vocals, bass
  • Howie Beck – guitar, drums, percussion, recording, mixing
  • John McCann – drums
  • Rob Radford – drums
  • Jon Bunny Stewart – saxophone
  • Benji Perosin – trumpet, electric guitar
  • Kevin Fox – cello
  • Aaron Holmberg – recording
  • Alex Gamble – engineer
  • John Dinsmore – engineer
  • Stephen Koszler – engineer
  • Joao Carvalho – mastering
  • Benjamin Nelson – layout, design
  • Vanessa Heins – cover photography
  • Virginia Clark – inside photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sarah Harmer, except where noted.

  1. St. Peter’s Bay
  2. New Low
  3. Just Get Here
  4. Take Me Out
  5. Squeaking Voices
  6. What I Was to You
  7. The Lookout
  8. Wildlife – David Hodge
  9. Cowbirds
  10. Little Frogs
  11. Shoemaker
  12. See Her Wave (For Jacqui)

Beck: Morning Phase

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On February 21, 2014, “Capitol” label released “Morning Phase”, the twelfth Beck studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Beck.

Personnel:

  • Beck Hansen – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, organ, electric bass, sound collage, tambourine, ukulele, charango, celeste, dulcimer, harmonica,  glockenspiel,  orchestral arrangements
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar 
  • Cody Kilby – guitar
  • Jason Falkner – electric guitar
  • Smokey Hormel – acoustic and electric guitar, ebow
  • Fats Kaplin – banjo 
  • Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – piano, synthesizers, Rhodes, clavinet, B3 organ, backing vocals
  • Roger Waronker – piano 
  • Matt Mahaffey – organ 
  • Stanley Clarke – upright bass, electric bass
  • Bram Inscore – electric bass
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass 
  • Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
  • Matt Sherrod – drums
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Stephanie Bennett – harp
  • Steve Richards – cello
  • David Campbell – orchestral arrangements, orchestrations, conducting
  • David Greenbaum – engineer
  • Florian Lagatta – engineer
  • Cole M. Greif-Neill – engineer
  • Robbie Nelson – engineer
  • Darrell Thorp – engineer
  • Cassidy Turbin – engineer
  • Joe Visciano – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck Hansen.

  1. Cycle
  2. Morning
  3. Heart Is a Drum
  4. Say Goodbye
  5. Blue Moon
  6. Unforgiven
  7. Wave
  8. Don’t let Go
  9. Blackbird Chain
  10. Phase
  11. Turn Away
  12. Country Down
  13. Waking Light

Guided By Voices: Surrender Your Poppy Field

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On February 20, 2020, “Guided By Voices Inc.” label released “Surrender Your Poppy Field”, the 30th Guided By Voices album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Serious Business Music” and “Magic Door”, and was produced by Travis Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Bare Jr. – vocals, guitar
  • Robert Pollard – vocals, guitar, art direction, layout
  • Doug Gillard – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, melodica, arranger
  • Mark Shue – bass
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Abby Shue – vocal
  • Travis Harrison – recording
  • Ray Ketchem – additional recording
  • Jamal Ruhe – mastering
  • Jeff Powell – mastering
  • Joe Patterson – art direction, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard.

  1. Year of the Hard Hitter
  2. Volcano
  3. Queen Parking Lot
  4. Arthur Has Business Elsewhere
  5. Cul De Sac Kids
  6. Cat Beats a Drum
  7. Windjammer
  8. Steely Dodger
  9. Stone Cold Moron
  10. Physician
  11. Man Called Blunder
  12. Woah Nelly
  13. Andre the hawk
  14. Always Gone
  15. Next Sea Level

Sinéad O’Connor: How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?

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On February 20, 2012, “Shamrock Solutions” label released “How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?”, the ninth Sinéad O’Connor album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by John Reynolds.

Personnel:

  • Sinéad O’Connor – vocals
  • Justin Adams, Marco Pirroni, Kevin Armstrong, Tim Vanderkuil – guitar
  • Kenny Bogan – acoustic guitar
  • Damien Dempsey – acoustic guitar
  • Julian Wilson – keyboards
  • Chris Constantinou – bass guitar
  • Samuel Dixon, Clare Kenny – bass guitar
  • John Reynolds – drums, piano
  • Caroline Dale – cello

Track listing:

  1. 4th and Vine – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds, Justin Adams
  2. Reason with Me – Sinéad O’Connor, Smith
  3. Old Lady – Sinéad O’Connor, Marco Pirroni, Chris Constantinou
  4. Take Off Your Shoes – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds
  5. Back Where You Belong – Sinéad O’Connor
  6. The Wolf is Getting Married – Sinéad O’Connor, Marco Pirroni, Chris Constantinou, O’Neill
  7. Queen of Denmark – John Grant
  8. Very Far from Home – Sinéad O’Connor
  9. I Had a Baby – Sinéad O’Connor, Marco Pirroni, Chris Constantinou, O’Neill
  10. V.I.P. – Sinéad O’Connor

Marnie Stern: Advance of the Broken Arm

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On February 20, 2007, “Rampage Records” label released “Advance of the Broken Arm”, the debut Marnie Stern album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Zach Hill.

Personnel:

  • Marnie Stern – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arrangements, additional engineering
  • John-Reed Thompson – bass, keyboards, organ, engineer, mixing
  • Zach Hill – drums, bass, keyboards, piano, arrangements
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Bella Foster – artwork

All tracks by Marnie Stern, except where noted.

  1. Vibrational Match – Marnie Stern, Bella Foster
  2. Grapefruit
  3. Every Single Line Means Something
  4. Precious Metal
  5. Put All Your Eggs in One Basket and Then Watch That Basket!!!
  6. Absorb Those Numbers
  7. This American Life
  8. Healer
  9. Patterns of a Diamond Ceiling

Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

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On February 20, 2007, “Jagjaguwar” label released “The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse”, the second Besnard Lakes studio. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

Personnel:

  • Olga Goreas – vocals, bass, organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums
  • Jace Lasek – vocals, guitar, organ, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, lap steel guitar, tambourine, drums
  • Kevin Laing – drums
  • Nicole Lizée – string, horn, flute, saxophone arrangements, bass, synthesizer
  • The Fifth String Liberation Singers Choir – vocals
  • Steve Raegele – vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Cummins – guitar
  • Jerimiah Bullied – guitar
  • Eric LaRock – bass
  • George Donoso III – drums
  • Jean-Paul Perron – drums
  • Chris Seligman – French horn
  • Billy Boufford – flute, soprano saxophone
  • Heather Schnarr – violin 
  • Sophie Trudeau – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Olga Goreas, Jace Lasek and Nicole Lizee.

  1. Disaster
  2. For Agent 13
  3. And You Lied to Me
  4. Devastation
  5. Because Tonight
  6. Rides the Rails
  7. On Bedford and Grand
  8. Cedric’s War

CAB: CAB 2

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On February 20, 2001, “Tone Center” label released “CAB 2”, the second CAB studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Warp Studio” and “B&B Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bunny Brunel.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard
  • Brian Auger – keyboard, Hammond organ
  • Bunny Brunel – keyboard, bass, engineer
  • Dennis Chambers – drums
  • Joe Yaoub – engineer
  • Emmy Moreau – engineer
  • Christopher S. Lathan – engineer
  • Bernard Torelli – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Bunny Brunel, except where noted.

  1. Decisions
  2. Madeline – Tony MacAlpine
  3. Dennis
  4. For Joe
  5. South Side – Tony MacAlpine
  6. Song for My Friend
  7. Temperamental
  8. Top Spin
  9. Wah Wah
  10. Sunday – Tony MacAlpine

Ralph Alessi: Quiver

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On February 19, 2016, “ECM” label released “Quiver”, the tenth Ralph Alessi album. It was recorded in September 2014, at “Rainbow Studios” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Ralph Alessi – trumpet, mixing
  • Gary Versace – piano
  • Drew Gress – double bass
  • Nasheet Waits – drums
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording
  • Manfred Eicher – mixing
  • James A. Farber – mixing engineer
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Caterina di Perri – cover photography
  • Gérard Tissier – liner photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Ralph Alessi.

  1. Here Tomorrow
  2. Window Goodbyes
  3. Smooth Descent
  4. Heist
  5. Gone Today, Here Tomorrow
  6. I To I
  7. Scratch
  8. Shush
  9. Quiver
  10. Do Over

Ra Ra Riot: Need Your Light

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On February 19, 2016, “Bersuk” label released “Need Your Light”, the fourth Ra Ra Riot studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij and Ryan Hadlock.

Personnel:

  • Wes Miles – vocals
  • Milo Bonacci – guitar
  • Mathieu Santos – bass guitar
  • Kenneth Bernard – drums
  • Rebecca Zeller – violin
  • Clarice Jensen – cello
  • Connor Hoffman – engineer
  • Taylor Carroll – engineer
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Christopher Everhart – design, layout
  • Jared Chambers – cover and fold out photography
  • Shervin Lainez – photography

Track listing:

  1. Water
  2. Absolutely
  3. Foreign Lovers
  4. I Need Your Light
  5. Bad Times
  6. Call Me Out
  7. Instant Breakup
  8. Every Time I’m Ready to Hug
  9. Bouncy Castle
  10. Suckers