Monthly Archives: June 2024

Foo Fighters: But Here We Are

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On June 2, 2023, “Roswell” label released “But Here We Are”, the eleventh Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “606 West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Greg Kurstin, Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar, drums
  • Chris Shiflett – guitar
  • Pat Smear – guitar
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards
  • Nate Mendel – bass
  • Violet Grohl – vocals
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Morning Breath, Inc. – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear.

  1. Rescued
  2. Under You
  3. Hearing Voices
  4. But Here We Are
  5. The Glass
  6. Nothing at All
  7. Show Me How
  8. Beyond Me
  9. The Teacher
  10. Rest

Cowboy Junkies: Such Ferocious Beauty

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On June 2, 2023, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Such Ferocious Beauty”, the 21st Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Hangar” in Toronto, and was produced by Alan Anton and Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, six-string bass guitar, ukulele, engineer
  • Alan Anton – bass guitar, keyboards, piano
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion, artwork
  • James McKie – fiddle, electric guitar
  • Kyle Sullivan – drums
  • Joby Baker – mixing
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering
  • Cameron Hagreen – graphic design
  • Christine Peterson – photography

Track listing:

  1. What I Lost – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  2. Flood – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  3. Hard to Build. Easy to Break – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  4. Circe and Penelope – Michael Timmins
  5. Shadows 2 – Michael Timmins
  6. Knives – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  7. Mike Tyson (Here It Comes) – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  8. Throw a Match – Michael Timmins
  9. Blue Skies – Michael Timmins

Ben Harper: Wide Open Light

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On June 2, 2023, “Chrysalis” label released “Wide Open Light”, the seventeenth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Carriage House” in Silver Lake, “Sydney Opera House” in Sydney, “Henson” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ben Harper, Danny Kalb and Jason Mozersky.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, piano, mandocello, front cover photography
  • Jason Mozersky – guitar
  • Jack Johnson – vocals, slack-key guitar
  • Piers Faccini – oud guitar, additional vocals
  • Jesse Ingalls – bass
  • Jimmy Paxson – drums
  • Rebecca Schlappich – violin
  • Shelby Lynne – additional vocals
  • Travis Taylor – backing vocals
  • Keesha Gumbs – backing vocals
  • Karyn Porter – backing vocals
  • Sheldon Gomberg – engineer
  • Kevin Smith – engineer
  • Jaime Sickora – engineer
  • Gabriel Veltri – Shelby Lynne engineering
  • Simon Beins – Jack Johnson engineering
  • Jason Mozersky – guitar engineering
  • Mike Valerio – bass engineering
  • Jimmy Paxson – drums engineering
  • Rebecca Schlappich – violin engineering
  • James Shaw – engineer, mixing
  • Danny Kalb – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Jackie Phillips – art design
  • Michael Halsband – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Ben Harper, except where noted.

  1. Heart and Crown
  2. Giving Ghost
  3. Masterpiece – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  4. 8 Minutes
  5. Yard Sale
  6. Trying Not to Fall in Love with You
  7. Wide Open Light
  8. One More Change
  9. Growing Growing Gone
  10. Love After Love
  11. Thank You Pat Brayer

Richard Dawson: Peasant

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On June 2, 2017, “Weird World” label released “Peasant”, the fifth Richard Dawson album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Blank Studio” in Newcastle, UK, and was produced by Sam Grant and Richard Dawson.

Personnel:

  • Richard Dawson – vocal, guitar, drums, electronics, editing, recording, artwork, layout
  • John Davies – trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn
  • Anghard Davies – violin
  • Rhodri Davies – harp, gong
  • Dawn Bothwell, Jake Billingsley, Nathalie Stern, Nev Clay, Rachael Macarthur, Sally Pilkington, Vic Eynon – chorus
  • Sarah Sullivan – vocal, recording
  • Sam Grant – recording, mixing
  • Christian Wright – mastering
  • Ben Wayman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Dawson.

  1. Herald (The Parent’s Crusade)
  2. Ogre
  3. Soldier
  4. Weaver (My Very Ancient Friend)
  5. Prostitute
  6. Shapeshifter
  7. Scientist
  8. Hob
  9. Beggar
  10. No-One
  11. Masseuse (The Pin of Quib)

Kentucky Headhunters: Meet Me In Bluesland

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On June 2, 2015, “Alligator” label released “Meet Me in Bluesland”, the tenth Kentucky Headhunters album.

Personnel:

  • Johnnie Johnson – lead vocals, piano
  • Greg Martin – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Richard Young – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Doug Phelps – led vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Anthony Kenney – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred Young – drums, backing vocals

Track listing

All tracks by Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young and Johnnie Johnson, except where noted.

  1. Stumblin’ – Johnnie Johnson, Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Mark S. Orr, Fred Young, Richard Young
  2. Walking with the Wolf
  3. Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
  4. She’s Got to Have It
  5. Party in Heaven – Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young
  6. Meet Me in Bluesland
  7. King Rooster
  8. Shufflin’ Back to Memphis
  9. Fast Train
  10. Sometime
  11. Superman Blues

Mercury Rev: Boces

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On June 1, 1993, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Boces”, the second Mercury Rev studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, and was produced by David Baker, Jonathan Donahue, Grasshopper, Dave Friedmann, Jimy Chambers and Suzanne Thorpe.

Personnel:

  • David Baker – vocals
  • Jonathan Donahue – vocals, guitar
  • Grasshopper – guitar
  • Dave Fridmann – bass
  • Jimy Chambers – drums
  • Suzanne Thorpe – flute
  • Jim Burgess – trombone
  • C. Gavazzi – French horn
  • Julie Baker – violin

Track listing:

  1. Meth of a Rockette’s Kick
  2. Trickle Down
  3. Bronx Cheer
  4. Boys Peel Out
  5. Downs Are Feminine Balloons
  6. Something for Joey
  7. Snorry Mouth
  8. Hi-Speed Boats
  9. Continuous Drunks and Blunders
  10. Girlfriend

Talking Heads: Speaking In Tongues

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On June 1, 1983, “Sire” label released “Speaking in Tongues”, the fifth Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at Blank Tape” in New York City, “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, “Compass Point” in Nassau, and was produced by David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. Artist Robert Rauschenberg won a “Grammy Award” for his work on the limited-edition LP version.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar, percussion, design
  • Jerry Harrison – keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Frantz – drums, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Wally Badarou – synthesizers
  • Bernie Worrell – synthesizers
  • Alex Weir – guitar
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Raphael Dejesus – percussion
  • David Van Tieghem – percussion
  • L. Shankar – double violin
  • Richard Landry – saxophone
  • Nona Hendryx – backing vocals
  • Dolette McDonald – backing vocals
  • Butch Jones – recording
  • John Convertino – recording assistant
  • Alex Sadkin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Frank Gibson – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Jay Mark – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Robert Rauschenberg – limited edition cover art

Track listing:

All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth.

  1. Burning Down the House
  2. Making Flippy Floppy
  3. Girlfriend is Better
  4. Slippery People
  5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
  6. Swamp
  7. Moon Rocks
  8. Pull Up the Rocks
  9. This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)

Lester Young: Lester Young With Oscar Peterson Trio

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In June 1954, “Norgran” label released “Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1” and “Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2”, the debut Lester Young albums. They were recorded in November 1952, in New York City, and were produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Lester Young – vocal, tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • J. C. Heard – drums
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing

  1. Ad Lib Blues – Oscar Peterson, Lester Young
  2. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  3. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
  4. Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  5. Tea for Two – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  6. There Will Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  7. (Back Home Again In) Indiana – James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald
  8. On the Sunny Side of the Street – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  9. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  10. (I’m) Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds
  11. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  12. These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey