Monthly Archives: April 2024

Son Volt: Straigtaways

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On April 22, 1997, “Warner Bros” label released “Straightaways”, the second Son Volt studio album. It was recorded in 1996 at “Echo Park” in Bloomington, Indiana, “Pachyderm Studios” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and was produced by Brian Paulson, Jay Farrar, Dave Boquist, Eric Heywood, Pauli Ryan, Jim Boquist and Mike Heidorn.

Personnel:

  • Jay Farrar – lead vocals, guitars, organ, harmonica
  • Dave Boquist – guitars, fiddle, banjo, lap steel guitar
  • Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar, mandolin
  • Pauli Ryan – tambourine
  • Jim Boquist – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Heidorn – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Farrar, except where noted.

  1. Caryatid Easy
  2. Back into Your World
  3. Picking Up the Signal
  4. Left a Slide
  5. Creosote
  6. Cemetery Savior
  7. Last Minute Shakedown
  8. Been Set Free – Jay Farrar, Monica Farrar
  9. No More Parades
  10. Way Down Watson

The Isley Brothers: Showdown

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On April 22, 1978, “T-Neck” label released “Showdown”, the 16th Isley Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper, Marvin Isley and Ernie Isley.

Personnel:

  • Ronald Isley – lead and backing vocals
  • Marvin Isley – bass, percussion, woodblock, cowbell, foot stomps, backing vocals
  • Chris Jasper – piano, keyboards, synthesizers, clavinet, tambourine, foot stomps, backing vocals
  • Ernie Isley – guitar, drums, congas, percussion, foot stomps, timbales, maracas, backing vocals
  • O’Kelly Isley, Jr. – backing vocals
  • Rudolph Isley – backing vocals
  • John Holbrook – recording
  • Thomas Mark – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O’Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.

  1. Showdown (Part 1 & 2)
  2. Groove with You
  3. Ain’t Givin’ Up No Love
  4. Rockin’ with Fire (Part 1 & 2)
  5. Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1 & 2)
  6. Coolin’ Me Out (Part 1 & 2)
  7. Fun and Games
  8. Love Fever (Part 1 & 2)

Cannonball Adderley: Love, Sex And The Zodiac

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In April 1974, “Fantasy” label released “Love, Sex, and the Zodiac”, the 47th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in 1970, in Berkeley, California, and was produced by David Axelrod.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Hal Galper – electric piano
  • George Duke – clavinet, ARP synthesizer
  • Jimmy Jones – piano
  • Walter Booker – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums
  • Rick Holmes – narration

Track listing:

  1. Introduction – Hal Galper
  2. Aries: Damn Right – George Duke
  3. Taurus: Wampus Cat – Walter Booker
  4. Gemini: Ecstasy – Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Jimmy Jones
  5. Cancer: All Sides – Nat Adderley
  6. Leo: Rosebud – Hal Galper
  7. Virgo: For Pam – Hal Galper
  8. Libra: Patricia – Roy McCurdy
  9. Scorpio: Back “A” Town – Nat Adderley
  10. Sagittarius: West Texas – Nat Adderley
  11. Capricorn: The Gentle – Nat Adderley
  12. Aquarius: Humanity Plus – Julian “Cannoball” Adderley, Nat Adderley
  13. Pisces: Allison’s Trip – Nat Adderley

Jethro Tull: RökFlöte

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On April 21, 2023, “Inside Out Music” label released “RökFlöte”, the 23rd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flutes, alto flutes, flute d’amour, Irish whistle, engineer, mixing
  • Joe Parrish-James – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin
  • John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • David Goodier – bass guitar
  • Scott Hammond – drums
  • Unnur Birna – spoken vocals
  • Nick Watson – mastering

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Voluspo
  2. Ginnungagap
  3. Allfather
  4. The Feathered Consort
  5. Hammer on Hammer
  6. Wolf Unchained
  7. The Perfect One
  8. Trickster (And the Mistletoe)
  9. Cornucopia
  10. The Navigators
  11. Guardian’s Watch
  12. Ithavoll

Enter Shikari: A Kiss For The Whole World

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On April 21, 2023, “SO Recordings” label released “A Kiss for the Whole World”, the seventh Enter Shikari studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Rou Reynolds.

Personnel:

  • Rou Reynolds – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, trumpet, programming, orchestral arrangements, mixing
  • Rory Clewlow – guitar, backing vocals, programming, engineer
  • Chris Batten – vocals, bass, synthesizer
  • Rob Rolfe – drums, programming, engineer
  • Mali Clewlow – gang vocals
  • Jordan Clewlow – gang vocals
  • Cody Frost – backing vocals
  • Rick Clark – orchestration
  • Paul Campbell – orchestration
  • City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
  • George Perks – engineer
  • Dan Lancaster – mixing
  • Clint Murphy – mixing
  • Prash Mistry – mastering
  • Polygon1993 – cover art
  • Stuart Ford – layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Rou Reynolds, all music by Rou Reynolds, Rory Clewlow, Chris Batten and Rob Rolfe.

  1. A Kiss for the Whole World x
  2. (Pls) Set Me on Fire
  3. It Hurts
  4. Leap into the Lightning
  5. Feed Your Soul
  6. Dead Wood
  7. Jailbreak
  8. Bloodshot
  9. Bloodshot (Coda)
  10. Goldfish
  11. Giant Pacific Octopus (I Don’t Know You Anymore)
  12. Giant Pacific Octopus Swirling Off into Infinity…

Everything But The Girl: Fuse

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On April 21, 2023, “Buzzin’ Fly” and “Virgin” labels released “Fuse”, the eleventh Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Riverside Studios” in Bath, and was produced by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, recording
  • Ben Watt – electric guitar, piano, drums, backing vocals, programming, arrangements, engineer
  • Ewan Pearson – programming
  • Bruno Ellingham – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Miles Showell – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn, except where noted.

  1. Mothing Left to Lose
  2. Run a Red Light – lyrics by Ben Watt
  3. Caution to the Wind
  4. When You Mess Up
  5. Time and Time Again
  6. No One Knows We’re Dancing
  7. Lost
  8. Forever
  9. Interior Space
  10. Karaoke

The Mars Volta: Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón

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On April 21, 2023, “Cloud Hills” label released “Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón”, the eighth Mars Volta (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Omar Rodriguez Lopez.

Personnel:

  • Omar Rodríguez-López – guitar, flute, engineer
  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
  • Marcel Rodríguez-López – keyboards, Mellotron, piano, additional percussion, mixing
  • Eva Gardner – double bass
  • Daniel Diaz – percussion
  • Leo Genovese – piano
  • Jon Debaun – engineer
  • Chris von Rautenkranz – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics are written by Cedric Bixler-Zavala; all music by Omar Rodríguez-López.

  1. Blacklight Shine
  2. Graveyard Love
  3. Shore Story
  4. Blank Condolences
  5. Vigil
  6. Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
  7. Cerulea
  8. Flash Burns from Flashbacks
  9. Palm Full of Crux
  10. No Case Gain
  11. Tourmaline
  12. Equus 3
  13. Collapsible Shoulders
  14. The Requisition

Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi

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On April 21, 2009, “Nonesuch” label released “The Bright Mississippi”, the tenth Allen Toussaint album. It was recorded in March 2008, and was produced by Joe Henry. 

Personnel:

  • Allen Toussaint – vocals, piano
  • Marc Ribot – acoustic guitar
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • David Piltch – upright bass
  • Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Nicholas Payton – trumpet
  • Don Byron – clarinet

Track listing:

  1. Egyptian Fantasy – Sidney Bechet, John Reid
  2. Dear Old Southland – Raymond Bloch
  3. St. James Infirmary – traditional
  4. Singin’ the Blues – Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson
  5. Whinin’ Boy Blues – Jelly Roll Morton
  6. West End Blues – Joe Oliver, Clarence Williams
  7. Blue Drag – Django Reinhardt
  8. Just a Closer Walk with Thee – traditional
  9. Bright Mississippi – Thelonious Monk
  10. Day Dream – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  11. Long, Long Journey – Leonard Feather
  12. Solitude – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange

Ian Hunter: Rant

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On April 21, 2001, “Papillion” label released “Rant”, the tenth Ian Hunter studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, in New York City and New Calcutta, and was produced by Andy York and Ian Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica, acoustic guitar
  • Andy York – electric guitar, mando guitar, groove box, autoharp, organ, zither, keyboards, mandolin, bass, backing vocals
  • Robbie Alter – guitars, bass, piano
  • Rick Tedesco – guitar, gang vocals
  • James Mastro – six-string fuzzbass, mandolin, electric slide, acoustic and electric 12-strings guitar
  • Tommy Mandel – organ, keyboards, loops
  • Doug Petty – organ, keyboards
  • John Conte – bass
  • Steve Holley – drums, percussion
  • Mickey Curry – drums
  • Rich Pagano – bongos, drums, backing vocals
  • Dane Clark – drums
  • Jesse Hunter Patterson – gang vocals
  • Lisa Ronson – gang vocals
  • Willie Nile – gang vocals

Track listing:

All tracks written by Ian Hunter.

  1. Ripoff
  2. Good Samaritan
  3. Death of a Nation
  4. Purgatory
  5. American Spy
  6. Dead Man Walkin’ (Eastenders)
  7. Wash Us Away
  8. Morons
  9. Soap ‘N’ Water
  10. Knees of My Heart
  11. No One
  12. Still Love Rock ‘n’ Roll

Dover: Devil Came To Me

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On April 21, 1997, “Subtefuge” label released “Devil Came to Me”, the second Dover studio album. It was recorded in February 1997, at “Infinity Estudios” in Madrid, and was produced by Christina Lianos, Amparo Lianos, Álvaro Gómez and Jesús Antúnez.

Personnel:

  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, guitar
  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Álvaro Gomez – bass guitar
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums, illustration, design
  • Daniel Alcover – recording, mixing, mastering
  • María Jesús Velasco – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. Devil Came to Me
  2. Loli Jackson
  3. Serenade
  4. Winter Song
  5. La Monja Mellada
  6. Spectrum
  7. Rain of the Times
  8. Pangea
  9. Push
  10. Judas
  11. Nightmare
  12. Sick Girl