On June 25, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Boy from Michigan”, the fifth John Grant studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Green House Studios” in Reykjavik, Iceland, “Hljóðriti Studios” in Hafnarfjörður, in Iceland, and was produced by Cate Le Bon and John Grant.
Personnel:
John Grant – vocals, vocoder, piano, synthesizer, synth-bass, synthesizer programming, drum programming, mixing
On June 25, 2021, “Sacred Bones” label released “The Turning Wheel”, the third Spellling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Spelling.
On June 25, 1991, “Warner Music Canada” label released “Go Figure”, the fifth Spirit of The West album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Vancouver Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.
Personnel:
Geoffrey Kelly – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, bodhrán, whistle
Hugh McMillan – electric and pedal steel guitar, bass, chapman stick, mandolin, mandola
On June 24, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Friends”, the 14th Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded February – April 1968, at “ID Sound” in Los Angels, and was produced by Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson.
Personnel:
Mike Love – vocals
Carl Wilson – vocals, guitar, bass
Brian Wilson – vocals, organ, piano
Dennis Wilson – vocals, harmonium, congas
Bruce Johnston – vocals, keyboard, piano
Al Jardine – vocals, electric bass
Marilyn Wilson – vocals
Murry Wilson – vocals
David Cohen – guitar
Al Vescovo – banjo, guitar, lap steel guitar
Jim Ackley – keyboard, guitar
Tommy Morgan – harmonica, bass harmonica
Jimmy Bond – upright bass
Lyle Ritz – electric bass, upright bass, ukulele
Jim Gordon – drums, woodblocks, bell, congas, timbales
Norm Jeffries – drums
Gene Pello – drums
Alan Estes – vibraphone, woodblocks, chimes
Bill Green – saxophone
Jim Horn – saxophone, clarinet
Don Englert – saxophone, clarinet
Roy Caton – trumpet
Robert T. Jung – saxophone
Bill Perkins – saxophone
Meyer Hirsch J. Kenneth Jensen – saxophone
Jay Migliori – saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Tom Scott – saxophone, bass flute
David Sherr – saxophone, oboe
Tony Terran – trumpet
Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
Dick Forrest – trumpet
Dick Hyde – tuba, flugelhorn
John DeVoogt – violin
Bonnie Douglas – violin
Arnold Belnick – violin
William Kurasch – violin
Jay Rosen – violin
Ralph Schaeffer – violin
Leonard Malarsky – violin
Paul Shure – violin
Norman Botnick – viola
David Burk – viola
Raymond Kelley – cello
Jacqueline Lustgarden – cello
Jim Lockert – engineer
Track listing:
Meant for You – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Friends – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine
Wake the World – Brian Wilson, Al Jardine
Be Here in the Mornin’ – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine
When a Man Needs a Woman – Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Steve Korthof, Jon Parks
Passing By – Brian Wilson
Amma Lee, the Healer – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Little Bird – Dennis Wilson, Steve Kalinich
Be Still – Dennis Wilson, Steve Kalinich
Busy Doin’ Nothin’ – Brian Wilson
Diamond Head – Al Vescovo, Lyle Ritz, Jim Ackley, Brian Wilson
Transcendental Meditation – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine
On June 24, 2022, “Lava” label released “Error”, the third Warning (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Iiwii Studios”, “Magic Door”, “Sound on Sound”, “Ferretti’s Studios” in New Jersey and was produced by David Bendeth.
Personnel:
Daniela Villarreal – lead and backing vocals. guitar
David Bendeth – keyboards, percussion, guitar, arrangements, mixing
Alejandra Villarreal – bass guitar
Paulina Villarreal – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums
Rick Carson, Mike Ferretti – engineer
Bobby Huff, Jaren Sorenson – editing
John Bender – vocal editing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks are by Daniela Villareal, Paulina Villarealand Alejandra Villarreal, except where noted.
Intro 404 – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, David Bendeth, J. Carmona
Disciple
Choke – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, J. Carmona
Animosity
Money
Amour
Evolve – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, David Bendeth, J. Carmona
Error – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, David Bendeth
Z
23 – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, David Bendeth
On June 24, 2022, “Brushfire” label released “Meet the Moonlight”, the eighth Jack Johnson studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Mango Tree”, “East West”, “Sound City” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Blake Mills.
Personnel:
Jack Johnson – vocals, bass, bottles, drums, guitar, percussion, slide guitar, ukulele
On June 24, 1997, “Steeple Chase” label released “Dearly Beloved”, the 111th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in October 1996, and was produced by Nils Winther.
Personnel:
Lee Konitz – alto and soprano saxophone
Harold Danko – piano
Jay Anderson – bass
Billy Drummond – drums
Track listing:
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier
On June 23, 2023. “Mute” label released “The Beggar”, the 16th Swans album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Candy Bomber” in Berlin, Germany, and was produced by Michael Gira.
Personnel:
Michael Gira – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, art concept, design
Kristof Hahn – vocals, lap steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
Christopher Pravdica – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, sounds
Dana Schechter – vocals, lap steel guitar, piano, bass guitar, sounds
Larry Mullins – vocals, drums, percussion, vibraphone, piano, keyboards
Phil Puleo – vocals, drums, percussion, fujara, duduk
Norman Westberg – additional guitar
Ben Frost – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, electric guitar
On June 22, 2018, “Young” label released “Heaven and Earth”, the fourth Kamasi Washington studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Electro Vox Recording”, “Henson Recording”, “Stagg Street Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kamasi Washington.
Personnel:
Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone, arrangements
Dontae Winslow – trumpet
Ryan Porter – trombone
Cameron Graves – piano
Brandon Coleman – keyboards, organ, vocoder
Miles Mosley – bass. electric bass
Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums
Tony Austin – drums, percussion
Allakoi Peete, Kahlil Cummings – percussion
Orchestra:
Rickey Washington – flute
Greg Martin – oboe
Tracy Wannomae – clarinet
Amber Joy Wyman – bassoon
Amy Sanchez, Laura Brenes – French horn
Marc T. Bolin – tuba
Jen Simone, Martino, Paul Jacob Cartwright, Ray Suen, Reiko Nakano, Rocio Marron, Yvette Devereaux, Yvette Holzwarth – violin
Brittany Cotto, Caroline Buckman, Chad Jackson, Landon Jones, Molly Rogers, Morgan Matadero, Tom Lea – viola
Adrienne Woods, Ginger Murphy, Peter PT Jacobson – cello
Dominic Thiroux – bass
Dwight Trible, Matachi Nwosu, Patrice Quinn, Steven Wayne – lead vocals
Amaya Washington, Angelo D. Johnson Jr., Cameron Graves, Dawn Norfleet, Dustin W. Warren, Jackie Fiske, Mashica Winslowdynasty, Nia Andrews, Patrice Quinn, Sonnet Simmons, Steven Wayne, Taylor Graves, Thalma de Freitas – choir
Terrace Martin – alto saxophone
Rickey Washington – tenor saxophone
Chris Gray – trumpet
Jamael Dean – piano
Carlos del Puerto, Gabe Noel – bass
Thundercat, Gabe Noel – electric bass
Chris Dave, Jonathan Pinson, Robert Searight, Robert Miller – drums
Daddy Kev – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Kamasi Washington, except where noted.
Earth
Fists of Fury – James Wong, Joseph Koo, Ku Chia Hui
Can You Hear Him
Hub-Tones – Freddie Hubbard
Connections
Tiffakonkae
The Invincible Youth
Testify – lyrics by Patrice Quinn, Kamasi Washington, music by Kamasi Washington
Heaven
One of One
The Space Travelers Lullaby
Vi Lua Vi Sol
Street Fighter Mas
Song for the Fallen
Journey – lyrics by Patrice Quinn, music by Kamasi Washington
The Psalmnist – Ryan Porter
Show Us the Way
Will You Sing
The Choice
The Secret of Jinsinson
Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Gerald Goffin, Carole King
My Family
Agents of Multiverse – Chris Dave, Kamasi Washington