On February 18, 2013, Otis Robert Harris Jr. aka Damon Harris died aged 62. He was singer, founding member of the Temptations tribute band The Young Tempts (a.k.a. The Young Vandals), later performed under the name Impact, but was best known as member of The Temptations from 1971 to 1975.
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Robert Stinson
On February 18, 1995, Robert Neil Stinson died aged 35. He was musician (guitar), member of the bands Model Prisoner, Static Taxi and The Bleeding Hearts, but was best known as the founding member and lead guitarist of The Replacements.
The Mountain Goats: Heretic Pride
On February 18, 2008, “4AD” label released “Heretic Pride”, the eleventh Mountain Goats (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by was produced by Scott Solter and John Vanderslice.
Personnel:
- John Darnielle – vocals, guitar
- Franklin Bruno – piano, organ
- Annie Clark – guitar, backing vocals
- John Vanderslice – synthesizer
- Peter Hughes – electric guitar, bass guitar
- Jon Wurster – drums, percussion
- Rachel Ware Zooi – backing vocals
- Sarah Arslanian – backing vocals
- Scott Solter – additional percussion, recording, mixing
- Aaron Prellwitz – recording
- Timin Murray – recording assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by John Darnielle.
- Sax Rohmer #1
- San Bernardino
- Heretic Pride
- Autoclave
- New Zion
- So Desperate
- In the Craters of the Moon
- Lovecraft in Brooklyn
- Tianchi Lake
- How to Embrace a Swamp Creature
- Marduk T-Shirt Men’s Room Incident
- Sept. 15 1983
- Michael Myers Resplendent
Styx: Cyclorama
On February 18, 2003, “Sanctuary” and “CMC International” labels released “Cyclorama”, the fourteenth Styx studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young and Gary Loizzo.
Personnel:
- Lawrence Gowan – vocals, keyboards
- Tommy Shaw – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- James “JY” Young – vocals, electric guitars
- Glen Burtnik – vocals, bass
- Chuck Panozzo – bass, backing vocals
- Todd Sucherman – drums
- Brian Wilson – vocal
- Jude Cole – vocal
- Gary Loizzo – vocal, guitar
- John Waite – vocal, guitar
- Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) – vocal
- Billy Bob Thornton – vocal, drums
- Gary Loizzo, Charlie Pakaari, Craig Williams, Mark Linnett, Plinky Giglio, Dave Yackoboskie, Jimmy Hoyson, Jim Mitchell, Bruce Monical – engineer
- Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman, Glen Burtnik – associate producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Glen Burtnik, Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw, Todd Sucherman, and James “JY” Young, except where noted.
- Do Things My Way
- Waiting for Our Time
- Fields of the Brave
- Bourgeois Pig
- Kiss Your Ass Goodbye
- These Are the Times
- Yes I Can – Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Lawrence Gowan, Glen Burtnik, James Young, Todd Sucherman
- More Love for the Money
- Together
- Fooling Yourself (Palm of Your Hands) – Tommy Shaw
- Captain America
- Killing the Thing That You Love – Glen Burtnik, Tommy Shaw, Lawrence Gowan, James Young, Todd Sucherman, Bob Burger
- One with Everything
- Genki Desu Ka (with hidden Tenacious D skit and track The Chosen One)
Cat Power: You Are Free
On February 18, 2003, “Matador” label released “You Are Free”, the sixth Cat Power album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Chan Marshall.
Personnel:
- Chan Marshall – vocals, guitars, piano
- Warren Ellis – violin
- Dave Grohl – bass, drums
- Eddie Vedder – vocals
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- Maggie & Emma – vocals
- Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
- Rick Fisher – mastering
- Mark Borthwick – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Chan Marshall, except where noted.
- I Don’t Blame You
- Free
- Good Woman
- Speak for me
- Werewoll – Michael Hurley
- Fool
- He War
- Shaking paper
- Babydoll
- Maybe Not
- Names
- Half of You
- Keep on Runin’ – John Lee Hooker
- Evolution
Henry Gray
On February 2010, Henry Gray died aged 95. He was musician (piano) and singer, credited as one of the creators of the distinctive sound of the Chicago blues piano. In his seven decades long career he performed with many artists including Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Robert Lockwood Jr., Billy Boy Arnold, Morris Pejoe and The Rolling Stones. As leader Gray released more than 50 albums. In 2017, he was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame”.
Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp: Songs of the Latin Skies
On February 17, 2017, “Kin Music” label released “Songs of the Latin Skies”, the third Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp collaborative album. It was recorded in 2016 and was produced by Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp. In 2017 the album won “ARIA Award for Best World Music Album”.
Personnel:
- Katie Noonan – vocals
- Karin Schaupp – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Segurança – Maxwell
- Desafinado – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Oblivion – Ástor Piazzolla
- Wave – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Boiou – Joyce Moreno
- Retrato Brasileiro – Baden Powell
- No More Blues – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Canta Mais – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- La Muerte del Angel – Ástor Piazzolla
- Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá
- Sentimental Melody from Forest of the Amazon – Heitor Villa-Lobos
- El Marino – Antonio Lauro
- Tikata Tarpuinikichu – traditional
Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for no Witness
On February 17, 2014, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Burn Your Fire for No Witness” the second Angel Olsen studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by John Congleton.
Personnel:
- Angel Olsen – vocals, guitar
- Stewart Bronaugh – bass, guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, effects
- Joshua Jaeger – drums, piano, organ, keyboards
- John Congleton – piano, organ, keyboards, engineer, mixing
- Kreh Mellick – artwork
- Daniel Higgs – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Angel Olsen.
- Unfucktheworld
- Forgiven/Forgotten
- Hi-Five
- What Fire
- High & Wild
- Lights Out
- Stars
- Lota
- Dance Slow Decades
- Enemy
- Windows
Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere
On February 17, 2003, “Heavenly Records” label released “From Every Sphere”, the second Ed Harcourt studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Real World Studios” in Bath, Somerset, and was produced by Tchad Blake and Ed Harcourt.
Personnel:
- Ed Harcourt – vocals, Piano, acoustic, slide and electric guitar, pump organ, bass, drums, clavinet, bells, percussion, harmonica, glockenspiel, fun Machine, Korg synthesizer, omnichord
- Arnulf Lindner – electric, bowed and double bass, percussion
- Nick Yeatman – drums, percussion
- Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, trombone, Reed organ, percussion
- Leo Abrahams – acoustic, slide and electric guitar, piano, triggered strings, Casio, loops, sampling, string arrangement, woodwind arrangement, orchestral arrangement
- Jimi Goodwin – tambourine
- Lisa Germano – viola, backing vocals
- Dominic Kelly – oboe
- Rowland Sutherland – flute
- Chris Richards – clarinet
- Jo Cackett – bassoon
- Matt Gunner – French horn
- Tchad Blake – percussion
- Claire Lewis – programming
Wrecking Crew Orchestra
- Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Lucy Wilkins, Natalia Bonner, Tim Myall, Jackie Norrie, Sally Herbert, Wendy De St Paer, Anna Morris, Alison Blunt, Gillon Cameron, Claire Raybould, Louise Peacock – violin
- Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene, Amanda Drummond, Naomi Fairhurst – viola
- Sarah Willson, Oli Kraus, Andy Nice, Chris Mansell – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Ed Harcourt.
- Bittersweetheart
- All of Your Days Will Be Blessed
- Ghost Writer
- The Birds Will Sing for Us
- Sister Reneé
- Undertaker Strut
- Bleed a River Deep
- Jetsetter
- Watching the Sun Come Up
- Fireflies Take Flight
- Metaphorically Yours
- From Every Sphere
The Veils: The Runaway Found
On February 16, 2004, “Rough Trade” label released “The Runaway Found” the debut Veils (The) album. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, at “Great Linford Manor”, “2 kHz”, “Parr Street”, “The Garden” and “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Matthew Ollivier, Bernard Butler and Ken Nelson.
Personnel:
- Finn Andrews – vocals, guitar
- Oli Drake – guitar
- Adam Kinsella – bass guitar
- Ben Woollacott – drums
- Dina Beamish – cello, strings arrangement
- Claire Orsler – viola
- Anne Stevenson – violin
- Gina Ball – violin
- Brian Wright – violin
- Jackie Norrie – violin
- Sally Herbert – strings arrangement
- Ellie Gray – backing vocals
- Iron John – handclaps
Track listing:
All tracks by Finn Andrews, except where noted.
- The Wild Son
- Guiding Light
- Lavinia
- More Heat Than Light – Finn Andrews, Marsh
- The Tide That Left and Never Came Back
- The Leavers Dance
- Talk Down the Girl
- The Valleys of New Orleans
- Vicious Traditions
- The Nowhere Man
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