On April 5, 2025, David Geoffrey Allen died aged 69. He was musician (bass), vocalist and primary songwriter of the band The Elastic Purejoy, played bass guitar in Low Pop Suicide, was member and bass player of the band Gang of Four and founding member of Shriekback.
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Waxahatchee: Ivy Tripp
On April 7, 2015, “Merge” and “Wichita” labels released “Ivy Tripp”, the third Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield) studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Wherever Audio” in Holbrook, New York, and was produced by Katie Crutchfield, Kyle Gilbride and Keith Spencer.
Personnel:
- Katie Crutchfield – vocals, guitar, keys, synth
- Kyle Gilbride – guitar, keys, synth, tambourine
- Keith Spencer – guitar, bass, drums, keys
- Kyle Gilbride – engineer
- Maggie Fost – design
- Jesse Riggins – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Katie Crutchfield.
- Breathless
- Under a Rock
- Poison
- La Loose
- Stale by Noon
- The Dirt
- Blue
- Air
- <
- Grey Hair
- Summer of Love
- Half Moon
- Bonfire
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks: Enter the Slasher House
On April 7, 2014, “Domino” label released “Enter the Slasher House”, the only Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Angel Deradoorian, Dave Portner and Jeremy Hyman.
Personnel:
- Dave Portner – lead vocals, guitars
- Angel Deradoorian – keyboards, backing vocals
- Jeremy Hyman – drums
Track listing:
- A Sender
- Duplex Trip
- Blind Babe
- Little Fang
- Catchy (Was Contagious)
- That It Won’t Grow
- The Outlaw
- Roses on the Window
- Modern Days E
- Strange Colores
- Your Card
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: 4 Way Street
On April 7, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “4 Way Street”, the first Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young live album. It was recorded June – July 1970, at “Fillmore East” in New York City, “The Forum” in Los Angeles, “Auditorium Theatre” in Chicago, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young.
Personnel:
- David Crosby – vocals, guitar
- Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
- Graham Nash – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
- Neil Young – vocals, guitar
- Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels – bass
- Johnny Barbata – drums
- Bill Halverson – engineer
- Gary Burden – art direction, design, photography
- Joel Bernstein – photography center squares
- Henry Diltz – inside sleeve photography
- David Geffen — direction
Track listing:
- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Stephen Stills
- On the Way Home – Neil Young
- Teach Your Children – Graham Nah
- Triad – David Crosby
- The Lee Shore – David Crosby
- Chicago – Graham Nash
- Right Between the Eyes – Graham Nash
- Cowgirl in the Sand – Neil Young
- Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Neil Young
- 49 Bye-Byes/America’s Children – Stephen Stills
- Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills
Wednesday: Rat Saw God
On April 7, 2023, “Dead Oceans” label released “Rat Saw God”, the fifth Wednesday studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Drop of Sun” in Asheville, North Caroline, and was produced by Alex Farrar.
Personnel:
- Karly Hartzman – vocals, guitar
- MJ Lenderman – guitar, backing vocals
- Xandy Chelmis – lap steel
- Margo Schultz – bass
- Alan Miller – drums
- Alex Farrar – engineer, mixing
- Huntley Miller – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Karly Hartzman, Margo Schultz, Mark Jacob Lenderman, Richard Miller and Alexander Reuben.
- Hot Rotten Grass Smell
- Bull Believer
- Got Shocked
- Formula One
- Chosen to Deserve
- Bath County
- Quarry
- Turkey Vultures
- What’s So Funny
- TV in the Gas Pump
James: Hey Ma
On April 7, 2008, “Fontana” label released “Hey Ma”, the tenth James studio album. It was recorded September – December 2007, at “Château de Warsy” in France, “Hotspur Press” in Manchester, “The Premises” in Hoxton, “Scream” in Brighton, and was produced by Lee Muddy Baker, Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Saul Davies, Mark Hunter, Jim Glennie and Andy Diagram.
Personnel:
- Tim Booth – lead vocals, art direction
- Larry Gott – electric, acoustic, slide and e-bow guitars, additional backing vocals, art direction
- Saul Davies – electric, acoustic and baritone guitars, violin, additional drums, art direction
- Mark Hunter – keyboards, programming, art direction
- Jim Glennie – bass guitars, art direction
- David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion, art direction
- Andy Diagram – trumpet, flugelhorn, additional backing vocals
- KK – programming
- Lee Muddy Baker – additional drums, percussion, acoustic and electric guitar, additional backing vocals
- Rob Kenny – drums
- Ben Caro – engineer
- KK – vocal engineer
- Danton Supple – mixing
- Jonathon Shakhovskay – mixing
- Lee Muddy Baker – mixing
- Chris Potter – mastering
- Love – artwork original concept
- Antony Crook – photography
- Julian Ward – Warsky photography
Track listing:
All lyric by Tim Booth, all music by Tim Booth, Larry Gott and Jim Glennie.
- Bubbles
- Hey Ma
- Waterfall
- Oh My Heart
- Boom Boom
- Semaphore
- Upside
- Whiteboy
- 72
- Of Monsters & Heroes & Men
- I Wanna Go Home
Bobby McFerrin: Vocabularies
On April 6, 2010, “EmArcy” label released “Vocabularies”, the twelve Bobby McFerrin album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Roger Treece and Linda Goldstein.
Personnel:
- Bobby McFerrin – vocals
- Roger Treece – vocals, synthesizer programming
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- Sandra Anderson – vocals
- Sandy Anderson – vocals
- Ryland Angel – vocals
- Thom Baker – vocals
- Joey Blake – vocals
- Theo Bleckmann – vocals
- Kristina Boerger – vocals
- Everett Bradley – vocals
- Lincoln Briney – vocals
- Katie Campbell – vocals
- Bonnie Denise Christansen – vocals
- Pierre Cook – vocals
- Cole Davis – vocals
- Daniel Abraham DeVeau – vocals
- Sussan Deyhim – vocals
- Judi Donaghy – vocals
- Michele Eaton – vocals
- Gary Eckert – vocals
- Rosana Eckert – vocals
- Peter Eldridge – vocals
- Elizabeth Farnum – vocals
- Andrea Figallo – vocals
- Lisa Fischer – vocals
- La Tanya Hall – vocals
- Albert Hera – vocals
- Datevik Hovanesian – vocals
- Aubrey Johnson – vocals
- Mark Johnson – vocals
- Curtis King – vocals
- Lauren Kinhan – vocals
- Josephine Lee – vocals
- Darmon Meader – vocals
- Alexandra Montano – vocals
- Gayla Morgan – vocals
- Kim Nazarian – vocals
- Kevin Osborne – vocals
- Darren Percival – vocals
- Beth Quist – vocals
- Rhiannon – vocals
- David Root – vocals
- Marlon Saunders – vocals
- Fletcher Sheridan – vocals
- Janis Siegel – vocals
- Richard Slade – vocals
- Luciana Souza – vocals
- Michael Steinberger – vocals
- Darryl Tookes – vocals
- Roger Treece – vocals
- Michelle Mailhot Vines – vocals
- Amelia Watkins – vocals
- Michele Weir – vocals
- David B. Whitworth – vocals
- Dave Worm – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby McFerrin and Roger Treece, except where noted.
- Baby
- Say Ladeo – Bobby McFerrin, Don Rosler, Roger Treece
- Wailers
- Messages – Don Rosler, Roger Treece
- The Garden
- He Ran to the Train
- Brief Eternity – Don Rosler, Roger Treece
The Veils: Sun Gangs
On April 6, 2009, “Rough Trade” label released “Sun Gangs”, the third Veils (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “West Point” and “West Heath” in London, and was produced by Graham Sutton and Bernard Butler.
Personnel:
- Finn Andrews – vocals, guitar, piano
- Dan Raishbrook – guitar, screeches, drone
- Sophia Burn – bass
- Henning Dietz – drums, percussion
- Edward Harcourt – Hammond organ
- Brian Wright – violin
- Margot Chassagne – violin
- Kristen Kilingel – viola
- Dina Beamish – cello
- Basia Bulat – backing vocals
- Catherine A.D. – backing vocals
- James Duncan – scattered ohms
Track listing:
All tracks by Finn Andrews.
- Sit Down by the Fire
- Sun Gangs
- The Letter
- Killed by the Boom
- It Hits Deep
- Three Sisters
- The House She Lived in
- Scarecrow
- Larkspur
- Begin Again
Local H: Whatever Happened To P.J. Soles
On April 6, 2004, “Studio E” label released “Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles”, the fifth Local H studio album. It was recorded February – November 2003, and was produced by Andy Gerber, Scott Lucas and Brian St. Clair.
Personnel:
- Scott Lucas – vocals, bass, guitar, percussion
- Brian St. Clair – drums
- Zak Schneider – mellotron
- Eric Oblander – harp
- Rodney Mills – mastering
- Kii Arens – design, set design, photography
- Annie – photography
- Elizabeth Chesney – cover model
- Matt Leatherman – assistant
- Geoff Sabin – help
Track listing:
- Where Are They Now
- Everyone Alive
- California Songs
- Dick Jones
- Money on the Dresser
- P.J. Soles
- How’s the Weather Down There?
- Buffalo Trace
- Heaven on the Way Down
- Hey, Rita
- Heavy Metal Bakesale
- Mellowed
- That’s What They All Say
- Halcyon Days (Where Were You Then?)
Polaris: Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete
On April 6, 1999, “Mezzotint Records” label released “Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete”, the second Polaris studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1995, and was produced by Drew Maddy Waters and Buck Buckland.
Personnel:
- Muggy – vocals, guitar
- Jersey – bass
- Harris Polaris – drums
- Joyce Raskin – vocals
- Dennis Kelly – pedal steel guitar
- Tom Chase – organ, piano
- Buel Thomas – trumpet
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Mulcahy.
- Hey Sandy
- She Is Staggering
- Waiting for October
- Saturnine
- Everywhere
- Ivy Boy
- Summerbaby
- Coronado II
- Ashamed of the Story I Told
- As Usual
- Recently
- The Monster’s Loose
