Monthly Archives: August 2025

Chvrches: Screen Violence

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On August 27, 2021, “EMI” label released “Screen Violence”, the fourth Chvrches studio album. It was recorded in 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland and in Los Angeles, US, and was produced by Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty.

Personnel:

  • Lauren Mayberry – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Iain Cook – keyboards, guitar, bass, programming, mixing
  • Martin Doherty – keyboards, guitar, bass, additional vocals, programming, mixing
  • Robert Smith – vocals, backing vocals, bass
  • Samuel Stewart – vocal engineering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Scott Kiernan – creative direction
  • Lary 7 – original cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry, except where noted.  

  1. Asking for a Friend
  2. He Said She Said
  3. California
  4. Violent Delights
  5. How Not to Drown – Robert Smith
  6. Final Girl
  7. Good Girls
  8. Lullabies
  9. Nightmares
  10. Better You Don’t

Smokey Robinson& The Miracles: One Dozen Roses

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On August 27, 1971, “Tamla” label released “One Dozen Roses”, the eleventh Smokey Robinson & The Miracles album. It was recorded in 1966, 1969 – 1971, and was produced by Smokey Robinson and Henry Cosby.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • Ronnie White, Bobby Rogers, Warren “Pete” Moore, Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. When Sundown Comes – Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin
  2. No Wonder Love’s a Wonder – Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Al Cleveland
  3. The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson, Hank Cosby, Stevie Wonder
  4. Satisfaction – Smokey Robinson
  5. Crazy About The La La La – Smokey Robinson
  6. Cecilia – Paul Simon
  7. I Don’t Blame You at All – Smokey Robinson
  8. That Girl – Joe Hinton, Hank Cosby, Candice Ghant
  9. Faces – Jack Goga
  10. I Love You Dear – Clay McMurray, John Glover, Pam Sawyer
  11. Oh Baby Baby I Love You – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland, Obie Benson
  12. The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game – Smokey Robinson

Lou Donaldson: Hot Dog

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In August 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Hot Dog”, the 32nd Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – vocals, varitone alto saxophone
  • Ed Williams – trumpet
  • Charles Earland – Hammond organ
  • Melvin Sparks – guitar
  • Leo Morris – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Who’s Making Love? – Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson
  2. Turtle Walk
  3. Bonnie – Tommy Turrentine
  4. Hot Dog
  5. It’s Your Thing – Rudolph Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley

Zach Bryan: Same

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On August 25, 2023, “Belting Bronco” label released the self-titled Zach Bryan studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Zach Bryan and Eddie Spear. At the 66th “Annual Grammy Awards” won “Grammy” for “Best Country Duo/Group Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Zach Bryan – lead vocals, vocals
  • Graham Bright – electric guitar
  • Zach Bryan – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion
  • Steve Clark – acoustic guitar, drums
  • Read Connolly – acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, steel guitar, percussion
  • Noah Le Gros – acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, percussion
  • The Lumineers – piano
  • Hudson Pollack – piano
  • The War and Treaty – piano
  • Jacob Weinberg – bass, drums, organ, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Scott Zhang – bass
  • Zephyr Avalon – acoustic bass, bass
  • Lucas Ruge-Jones – trumpet, fiddle, percussion
  • Daniel Chase – violin, viola, cello
  • Read Connolly – backing vocals, featured vocals
  • Sierra Ferrell – backing vocals, featured vocals
  • Noah Le Gros – backing vocals
  • Jacob Weinberg – backing vocals
  • Lucas Ruge-Jones – backing vocals
  • Kacey Musgraves – featured vocals
  • The War and Treaty – featured vocals
  • Jacob Weinberg – engineer
  • Jamie Hamburg – engineer
  • Scott Zhang – engineer, mixing engineer
  • Jacquire King – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Dawson March – mixing assistant
  • Justin Miller – engineer assistant
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant

Track listing:

All tracks written by Zach Bryan except where noted.

  1. Fear and Fridays (Poem)
  2. Overtime
  3. Summertime’s Close
  4. East Side of Sorrow
  5. Hey Driver
  6. Fear and Friday’s
  7. Ticking – Zach Bryan, Justin Byrd
  8. Holy Roller
  9. Jake’s Piano – Long Island
  10. El Dorado
  11. I Remember Everything – Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves
  12. Tourniquet
  13. Spotless – Zach Bryan, Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites
  14. Tradesman
  15. Smaller Acts
  16. Oklahoman Son

Lars Winnerbäck: Rusningstrafik

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On August 25, 1997, “Elvira Records” label released Rusningstrafik, the second Lars Winnerbäck studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Traxton Recording AB”, “Lennonplant” and “Kapsylen Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Johan Johansson.

Personnel:

  • Lars Winnerbäck – vocals, guitar
  • Ola Nyström – guitar
  • Niko Röhlcke – piano, accordion
  • Martin Söderström – acoustic bass, backing vocals
  • Lasse bax – bass
  • Johan Johansson – drums, percussion, guitar, tambourine, kazoo, recording, mixing
  • Christian Edgren – trumpet
  • P H Andersson – violin, backing vocals, string arrangements, recording
  • Matoula Zachariadou – viola
  • Mattias Nyberg – cello, string arrangements
  • Miranda Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Vanja Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Stefan Sundström – vocals, backing vocals
  • Lotta Nilsson – vocals, backing vocals
  • Karin Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Barbro Winnerbäck, Björn Jonson, Christian Edgren, Filip Adamo, Puttra Wikdahl, Quina Hermansson – vocals
  • Christian Edgren – recording, mixing
  • Björn Engelman – mastering
  • Anton H Le Clercq – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lars Winnerbäck.

  1. En av alla dom
  2. ngen har lust
  3. Nån annan
  4. Rusningstrafik
  5. Höst på min planet
  6. Balladen om konsekvenser
  7. Vår för hjärter dam
  8. Psalm i januari
  9. En svår och jobbig grej
  10. Låg
  11. Nu är alla små stjärnor
  12. Vänner

Interpol: Marauder

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On August 24, 2018, “Matador” label released “Marauder”, the sixth Interpol studio album.  It was recorded December 2017 – April 2018, at “Tarbox Road” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Kessler – lead guitar
  • Paul Banks – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Brandon Curtis – keyboards
  • Sam Fogarino – drums, percussion
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards
  • Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing
  • Michael Fridmann – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Matt de Jong – artwork
  • Jamie-James Medina – artwork, back photography
  • Elliot Richardson – cover art subject
  • Garry Winogrand – cover art photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Banks, Sam Fogarino and Daniel Kessler.

  1. If You Really Love Nothing
  2. The Rover
  3. Complications
  4. Flight of Fancy
  5. Stay in Touch
  6. Interlude 1
  7. Mountain Child
  8. NYSMAW
  9. Surveillance
  10. Number 10
  11. Party’s Over
  12. Interlude 2
  13. It Probably Matters

R.E.M.: Chronic Town

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On August 24, 1982, “I.R.S.” label released “Chronic Town”, the debut R.E.M. EP. It was recorded October 1981 – June 1982, at “Drive-In Studio” in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was produced by Mitch Easter, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

Personnel:

  • Michael Stipe – vocals
  • Peter Buck – acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
  • Mike Mills – bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Bill Berry – drums, maracas, timbales, backing vocals
  • Mitch Easter – tape loops, engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • R.A. Miller – artwork
  • Ron Scarselli – design
  • Kako .n. – graphics
  • Curtis Knapp – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

  1. Wolves, Lower
  2. Gardening at Night
  3. Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)
  4. 1,000,000
  5. Stumble

Fontaines D. C.: Romance

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On August 23, 2024, “XL Recordings” label released “Romance”, the fourth Fontaines D.C. studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Grian Chatten – lead vocals, piano, guitar
  • Conor Curley – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass
  • Carlos O’Connell – guitar, Mellotron, Yamaha Reface, backing vocals
  • Conor Deegan III – co-lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Tom Coll – drums, percussion, guitar
  • James Ford – fuzz guitar, mixing
  • Freddy Woodsworth – keyboard arrangements
  • Anthony Cazade – engineer
  • Animesh Raval – strings recording engineer 
  • Samuel Borst – engineer assistant
  • Carlos O’Connell – art direction
  • Texas Maragh – art direction
  • Lulu Lin – cover images

Track listing:

All tracks by Grian Chatten, Conor Curley, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll, except where noted.

  1. Romance
  2. Starbuster
  3. Here’s the Thing
  4. Desire
  5. In the Modern World
  6. Bug
  7. Motorcycle Boy
  8. Sundowner – Grian Chatten, Conor Curley
  9. Horseness Is the Whatness – Carlos O’Connell
  10. Death Kink
  11. Favourite

Lou Donaldson: Alligator Bogaloo

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In August 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Alligator Bogaloo”, the 28th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in April 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie – cornet
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Leo Morris – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Alligator Bogaloo
  2. One Cylinder – Freddie McCoy
  3. The Thang
  4. Aw Shucks! – Lonnie Smith
  5. Rev. Moses
  6. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll