Monthly Archives: September 2024

Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

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On September 15, 2023, “Dead Oceans” label released “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We”, the seventh Mitski studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Bomb Shelter” in Nashville, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Patrick Hyland.

Personnel:

  • Mitski Miyawaki – vocals, choir, keyboards
  • Fats Kaplin – pedal steel guitar, violin, mandolin, viola
  • Brooke Waggoner – piano, organ
  • Patrick Hyland – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards
  • Drew Erickson – piano, choir, orchestra, conductor
  • Dominic Davis – bass
  • Ross McReynolds – drums
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Danielle Ondarza – French horn 
  • Andrew Bulbrook – violin
  • Wynton Grant – violin
  • Rita Andrade – viola
  • Christine Kim – cello
  • Greg Huckins – woodwinds
  • Mark Hollingsworth – woodwinds
  • Fletcher Sheridan – choir, conductor
  • Adam Faruqi – choir
  • Andrea Zomorodian – choir
  • Ann Sheridan – choir
  • Ben Lin – choir
  • Caitlin Rose – choir
  • Callan Dwan – choir
  • Charles McDonald – choir
  • Courtney Taylor – choir
  • Elyse Willis – choir
  • Erin Rae – choir
  • Jessica Freedman – choir
  • Michael Lichtenauer – choir
  • Peter Mercer – choir
  • Tristen Gaspadarek – choir
  • Valerie Tambaoan – choir
  • Will Goldman – choir
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Nate Haessly – engineer
  • Patrick Hyland – recording, mixing
  • Bob Weston – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mitski Miyawaki.

  1. Bug Like an Angel
  2. Buffalo Replaced
  3. Heaven
  4. I Don’t Like My Mind
  5. The Deal
  6. When Memories Show
  7. My Love Mine All Mine
  8. The Frost
  9. Star
  10. I’m Your Man
  11. I Love Me After You

The Pretenders: Relentless

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On September 15, 2023, “Parlaphone” label released “Relentless”, the twelfth Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Battery Studios” and “Studio Bruxo” in London, and was produced by David Wrench.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, finger snaps
  • James Walbourne – electric guitar, bass, Mellotron, piano, organ, finger snaps, EBow guitar, Rhodes piano, Logan String Melody keyboard, backing vocals
  • Carwyn Ellis – acoustic guitar, organ, Mellotron, Ace Tone
  • Chris Hill – bass, upright bass
  • Dave Page – bass
  • Kris Sonne – drums, tambourine, finger snaps, backing vocals
  • David Wrench – bongos, finger snaps, Moog One synthesizer, Tempest drum machine, Space Echo effects, backing vocals
  • Jonny Greenwood – string arrangements
  • 12 Ensemble – strings
  • Grace Banks – engineer
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Sprosen – engineer assistant
  • Graeme Stewart – string engineering
  • Omri Katan – string engineering assistant
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Stuart Crouch Creative – design, artwork
  • Solus – cover graffiti

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne.

  1. Losing My Sense of Taste
  2. A Love
  3. Domestic Silence
  4. The Copa
  5. Promise of Love
  6. Merry Widow
  7. Let the Sun Come In
  8. Look Away
  9. Your House Is on Fire
  10. Kust Let Go
  11. Vainglorious
  12. I Think About You Daily

Explosions In The Sky: End

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On September 15, 2023, “Temporary Residence Limited” label released “End”, the eighth Explosions in the Sky studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by John Congleton, Chris Hrasky, Michael James, Munaf Ravani and Mark T. Smith.

Personnel:

  • Michael James – guitar
  • Munaf Rayani – guitar
  • Mark T. Smith – guitar
  • Chris Hrasky – drums
  • John Congleton – engineer, mixing
  • Diego Mendoza – engineer assistant
  • Gerardo “Jerry” Ordóñez – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Pat Perry – artwork
  • Ben Dickey – design

Track listing:

  1. Ten Billion People
  2. Moving On
  3. Loved Ones
  4. Peace or Quiet
  5. All Mountains
  6. The Fight
  7. It’s Never Going to Stop

John Mayall: Tough

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On September 15, 2009, “Eagle” label released “Tough”, the 34th John Mayall album. It was recorded in March 2009, at “LAFX” in Hollywood, and was produced by Michael Aarvold, John Mayall and Maggie Mayall.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitar, 12 String guitar, harmonica, organ, piano
  • Rocky Athas – guitar
  • Tom Canning – organ, piano, backing vocals
  • Greg Rzab – bass guitar
  • Maggie Mayall – backing vocals, photography, track notes
  • Michael Aarvold – engineer, mastering
  • Stuart Green – design
  • Fabrice Demessence – photography
  • Jeremy Olsen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall, except where noted.

  1. Nothing to Do with Love – Jerry Lynn Williams, John F. Miller
  2. Just What You’re Looking For – Peter Harper
  3. Playing with a Losing Hand – Walter Trout
  4. An Eye for An Eye – Jeffrey Pitchell
  5. How Far Down – Gary Nicolson, Kenneth Greenberg
  6. Train to My Heart – David Fields
  7. Slow Train to Nowhere
  8. Numbers Down – Andrew Winton
  9. That Good Old Rockin’ Blues
  10. Tough Times Ahead
  11. The Sum of Something – Curtis Salgado

Daniel Powter: Under The Radar

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On September 15, 2008, “Warner Bros” label released “Under the Radar”, the third Daniel Powter album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Linda Perry.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Powter – vocals, piano, electric piano, keyboards
  • Linda Perry – guitar, mellotron, , backing vocals, engineer
  • Seth Von Paulus – acoustic guitar
  • David Levita – guitar
  • Pete Thorn – guitar
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Jeff Young – electric piano, Hammond organ
  • Paul III – bass
  • Samuel Dixon – bass
  • Nathan Wetherington – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Drew Hester – percussion
  • Harvey Mason – timpani
  • Alwyn Wright, Alyssa Park, Amy Wickman, Audrey Solomon, Cameron Patrick, Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Melissa Reiner, Terry Glenny – violin
  • Caroline Buckman, Darrin McCann, Leah Katz – viola
  • John Krovoza – cello
  • Matt Cooker – cello
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Victor Lawrence – cello
  • The Section Quartet – additional strings
  • Sierra Swan – backing vocals
  • Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli – strings conductor
  • Eric Gorfain – strings arrangements
  • Daphne Chen – concertmaster
  • Andrew Chavez – engineer
  • David Boucher – engineer
  • Kristofer Kaufman – engineer assistant
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stephen Walker – art direction, design
  • Markku Lahdesmaki – artwork, photography
  • Jeff Aldrich, Tom Whalley – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Powter, except where noted.

  1. Best of Me – Daniel Powter, Kara DioGuardi
  2. Not Coming Back
  3. Whole World Around
  4. Next Plane Home – Daniel Powter, Rick Nowels
  5. Am I Still the One
  6. Negative Fashion
  7. Don’t Give Up on Me
  8. Fly Away
  9. Beauty Queen – Daniel Powter, Linda Perry
  10. My so Called Life – Linda Perry
  11. Love You Lately

Marianne Faithful: Seven Deadly Sins

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On September 15, 1998, “BMG” label released “The Seven Deadly Sins”, the 14th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in June 1997, at “Wiener Konzerthaus” and  “Radio Kulturhaus” in Vienna, Austria, and was produced by Malgorzata Kragora.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Dennis Russell Davies – conductor
  • Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Hudson Shad – vocal ensemble
  • Hugo Munday, Mark Bleeke – tenor vocals
  • Peter Becker – baritone vocals
  • Wilbur Pauley – bass vocals
  • Anton Corbijn – front cover photography
  • Nick Knight – back cover photography
  • Ali Schafler – opposite page photography
  • Nils Grosch – liner notes
  • Markus Spiegel – A&R
  • OKA_Lab – design

Track listing:

All music by Kurt Weill, except where noted, all lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.

  1. Prologue – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
  2. Sloth
  3. Pride
  4. Anger
  5. Gluttony
  6. Lust
  7. Covetousness
  8. Envy
  9. Epilogue
  10. Alabama Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
  11. The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
  12. Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Johnny Mercer
  13. Pirate Jenny – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht

Red Garland: Red In Blues-ville

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In September 1959, “Prestige” label released “Red in Blues-ville”, the 16th Red Garland album. It was recorded in April 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Sam Jones – double bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Esmond Edwards – photography
  • Bob Snead – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. He’s a Real Gone Guy – Nellie Lutcher
  2. See See Rider – traditional
  3. M Squad (theme) – Count Basie
  4. Your Red Wagon – Gene DePaul, Richard M. Jones, Don Raye
  5. Trouble in Mind – Richard M. Jones
  6. St. Louis Blues – W. C. Handy

Low: Double Negative

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On September 14, 2018, “Sub Pop” label released “Double Negative”, the twelfth Low studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “April Bas” in Fall Creek, “The Terrarium” in Minneapolis, and was produced by BJ Burton.

Personnel:

  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Garrington – bass guitar
  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion
  • Maaika van der Linde – bass flute
  • B. J. Burton – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Brett Bullion – engineer assistant
  • Zach Hanson – engineer assistant
  • David Kramer – editing assistant, design
  • Peter Liversidge – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Sparhawk, Steve Garrington and Mimi Parker.

  1. Quorum
  2. Dancing and Blood
  3. Fly
  4. Tempest
  5. Always Up
  6. Always Trying to Work It Out
  7. The Son, the Sun
  8. Dancing and Fire
  9. Poor Sucker
  10. Rome (Always in the Dark)
  11. Disarray

Noname: Room 25

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On September 14, 2018, Noname self-released “Room 25”, her debut studio album. It was recorded July September 2018, and was produced by Phoelix.

Personnel:

  • Noname (Fatimah Nyeema Warner) – lead vocals, executive producer
  • Phoelix – featured vocals, bass, keys, drums, executive producer
  • Brian Sanborn – guitar
  • Luke Titus Sangerman – drums
  • Adam Ness – featured vocals
  • Ravyn Lenae – featured vocals
  • Smino – featured vocals
  • Saba – featured vocals
  • Benjamin Earl Turner – featured vocals
  • Yaw – featured vocals
  • Arima Ederra – additional vocals
  • Blake Davis – additional vocals
  • Sophie Dimitroff – additional vocals
  • Matt Jones – string arrangements
  • Elton “L10MixedIt” Chueng – mixing, mastering
  • Bryant Giles – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Noname.

  1. Self
  2. Blaxploitation
  3. Prayer Song
  4. Window
  5. Don’t Forget About Me
  6. Regal
  7. Montego Bae
  8. Ace
  9. Part of Me
  10. With You
  11. No Name

The Bad Plus: Never Stop

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On September 14, 2010, “E1 Music” label released “Never Stop”, the seventh Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded in March 2010, at “Pachyderm” in Cannon Falls, MN, and was produced by Paul Hussey.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – bass
  • Dave King – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.

  1. The Radio Tower Has a Beating Heart – David King
  2. Never Stop
  3. You Are
  4. My Friend Metatron – David King
  5. People Like You
  6. Beryl Loves to Dance
  7. Snowball
  8. 2 P.M. – Ethan Iverson
  9. Bill Hickman at Home – Ethan Iverson
  10. Super America – David King