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Wet: Still Run

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On July 13, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Still Run”, the second Wet studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij, Andrew Sarlo, John Hill, Joe Valle, Kelly Zutrau, Noah Beresin, Loren Humphrey and Robert Ackroyd.

Personnel:

  • Kelly Zutrau – vocals, synthesizer, strings
  • Joseph Valle – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programmer, strings, synthesizer, piano, bass, horn, organ, engineer
  • Bryndon Cook (as Starchild & The New Romantic) – backing vocals
  • Garo Yellin – cello
  • TJ Maiani – drums
  • Sam Geller – piano
  • Jesse Kotansky – strings, violin
  • Meg Duffy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Hamilton Berry – cello, strings
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Shane O’Connell – electric guitar, engineer
  • Buddy Ross – piano, synthesizer
  • Daniel Aged – steel guitar, bass
  • Joe Santa Maria – saxophone
  • Chris Smith – keyboard, piano, guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Meyer – saxophone
  • Gabriel Smith – piano, drums
  • Melody English – backing vocals
  • Aerial East – backing vocals
  • Sam Geller – backing vocals
  • Sean Tracy – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Amanda Lo – violin
  • Michael McTaggart – guitar
  • Lykke Li – background vocals
  • Oliver Hill – strings, viola, violin
  • James Richardson – slide guitar
  • Loren Humphrey – engineer, drums
  • Andrew Sarlo – engineer
  • Rostam Batmanglij – bass, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer, mandolin, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, engineer
  • Robert Ackroyd – electric guitar
  • John Hill – electric guitar, synthesizer, programming
  • Noah Beresin – piano
  • Logan Patrick – engineer
  • Nick Rowe – mandolin, engineer
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Quinn McCarthy – engineer
  • Rob Duffy – engineer
  • John Thayer – engineer
  • David Schwerkolt – engineer
  • Brandon Bost – engineer assistant
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Bráulio Amado – design
  • Brianna Capozzi – cover
  • Amber Byrne Mahoney – insert photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joseph Valle and Kelly Zutray, except where noted.

  1. Still Run – Kelly Zutrau
  2. There’s a Reason
  3. You’re Not Wrong – Kelly Zutray
  4. Lately
  5. Softens
  6. 11 Hours – Kelly Zutray
  7. This Woman Loves You – Kelly Zutrau
  8. Out of Tune – Kelly Zutray
  9. Visitor
  10. Love Is Not Enough – Kelly Zutrau

The Theory of a Dead Man: The Truth Is…

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On July 12, 2011, “604” and “Roadrunner” labels released “The Truth Is…”, the fourth Theory of a Deadman studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Howard Benson.

Personnel:

  • Tyler Connolly – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Dave Brenner – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Dean Back – vocals, bass
  • Joey Dandeneau – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording
  • Hatsikazu “Hatch” Inagaki – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering 

Track listing:

  1. Lowlife – Christine Connolly, Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  2. Bitch Came Back – Kara DioGuardi, Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  3. Hurricane – Kara DioGuardi, Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  4. Out of My Head – Brett James, Christine Connolly
  5. Gentleman – Kara DioGuardi, Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  6. Love Is Hell – Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer, Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  7. The Truth Is…(I Lied About Everything) – Christine Connolly, Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  8. Head Above Water – Scott Stevens, Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  9. Drag Me to Hell – Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  10. What Was I Thinking – Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau, Christine Connolly
  11. Easy to Love You – Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau
  12. We Were Men – Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau

Truckfighters: Gravity X

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On July 12, 2005, “Fuzzorama Records” label released “Gravity X”, the debut Truckfighters studio album. It was recorded December 2004 – January 2005, at “Bomb Shellter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco and Pezo.

Personnel:

  • Ozo – bass, vocals
  • Fredo – guitar
  • Dango – guitar
  • Paco – drums
  • Pezo – drums
  • Anders Jacobson – drums
  • Andreas Alm – trumpet
  • Petter Fridell – trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco and Pezo, except where noted.

  1. Desert Cruiser
  2. Gargarismo
  3. Momentum
  4. Freewheelin’
  5. The Deal
  6. Superfunk
  7. Subfloor
  8. Gweedo-Weedo
  9. Manhatan Project
  10. In Search of (The)
  11. A. Zapruder – Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco, Pezo, Anders Jacobson
  12. Altered State

Sheppard: Bombs Away

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On July 11, 2014, “Empire of Song” label released “Bombs Away”, the debut Sheppard album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Analog Heart Studios” and “Alchemix Studios” in Brisbane, Australia, and was produced by Stuart Stuart.

Personnel:

  • Amy Sheppard – lead vocals
  • Michael Butler – lead guitar
  • Jay Bovino – guitar, percussion, programming, backing vocals
  • George Sheppard – vocals, piano, keyboards, synth, percussion, programming
  • Dean Gordon – drums
  • Emma Sheppard – backing vocals
  • Stuart Stuart – recording, mixing
  • Marty Luske – additional recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard and Jay Bovino.

  1. Geronimo
  2. Something’s Missing
  3. Let Me Down Easy
  4. These People
  5. A Grade Playa
  6. Smile
  7. The Best Is Yet to Come
  8. The Electric Feeling
  9. Find Someone
  10. Lingering
  11. Halfway To Hell

Butch Walker: The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let’s-Go-Out-Tonites

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On July 11, 2006, “Epic” label released “The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let’s-Go-Out-Tonites”, the third Butch Walker album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Butch Walker.

Personnel:

  • Butch Walker – vocals, additional guitars, additional bass, piano, organ, percussion
  • Randy Michael – acoustic guitars
  • Page Waldrop – pedal steel
  • James Hall – piano, trumpet, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Wes Flowers – Hammond organ, keys
  • Michael Guy Chislett – guitar, keyboards, claps, backing vocals
  • Darren Dodd – drums, percussion, claps, backing vocals
  • Dr. Brad Goron – horn section
  • Alecia “Pink” Moore – guest vocals
  • Yvette Petit – backing vocals

Track listing:

 All tracks by Butch Walker.

  1. Oooh…Aaah
  2. Hot Girls in Good Moods
  3. Ladies and Gentlemen…The Let’s Go Out Tonites!
  4. Bethamphetamine (Pretty, Pretty)
  5. Too Famous to Get Fully Dressed
  6. We’re All Going Down
  7. Dominoes
  8. Paid to Get Excited
  9. Song Without a Chorus
  10. The Taste of Red
  11. Rich People Die Unhappy
  12. This Is the Sweetest Little Song
  13. When Canyons Ruled the City

Kenny Dorham: Trompeta Toccata

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In July 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Trompeta Toccata”, the 20th Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in September 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Albert Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Dorham, except where noted.

  1. Trompeta Toccata
  2. Night Watch
  3. Mamacita – Joe Henderson
  4. The Fox

Hank Mobley: The Turnaround!

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In July 1965, “Blue Note” label released “The Turnaround!”, the 25th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1963 and February 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Butch Warren – bass
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Del Shields – liner notes

All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.

  1. The Turnaround
  2. East of the Village
  3. The Good Life – Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon
  4. Straight Ahead
  5. My Sin
  6. Pat ‘n’ Chat

The Wallflowers: Exit Wounds

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On July 9, 2021, “New West Records” label released “Exit Wounds”, the seventh Wallflowers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Ruby Red Productions” in Santa Monica, California, and was produced by Butch Walker.

Personnel:

  • Jakob Dylan – vocals, guitar
  • Butch Walker – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, recording
  • Whynot Jansveld – bass, mastering
  • Mark Stepro – drums
  • Aaron Embry – keyboards
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Shelby Lynne – vocals
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Todd Stopera – engineer assistant
  • Chris Dugan – mix engineer
  • Rob Carmichael, SEEN – artwork, design
  • Paige Dylan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jacob Dylan.

  1. Maybe Your Heart’s Not in it No More
  2. Roots and Wings
  3. I Hear the Ocean (When I Wanna Hear Trains)
  4. The Dive Bar in My Heart
  5. Darlin’ Hold On
  6. Move the River
  7. I’ll Let You Down (But I Will Not Give You Up)
  8. Wrong End of the Spear
  9. Who’s That Man Walking ‘Round My Garden
  10. The Daylight Between Us

Les Filles de Illighadad: At Pioneer Works

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July 9, 2021, “Sahel Sounds” label released “At Pioneer Works”, the third Les Filles de Illighadad album. It was recorded in October 2019, at “Pioneer Works” cultural center in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and was produced by Christopher Kirkley, Ben Parrish and Justin Pyre.

Personnel:

  • Fatou Seidi Ghali – vocals, guitar
  • Amaria Hamadlher – guitar, percussion
  • Alamnou Akrouni – vocals, percussion
  • Abdoulaye Madassane – vocals, percussion
  • Bob Bellarue – recording
  • Kyle Keays Hagerman – recording
  • Mathew Mann – recording
  • Osaro Ogedengbe – recording
  • Ryan Caruso – recording
  • Jason Powers – mixing
  • Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering
  • Christopher Kirkley – art direction, liner notes
  • Daniel Kent – artwork, design
  • Jesse Johanning – artwork, design
  • Walter Wlodarczyk – photography

Track listing:

  1. Surbajo
  2. Eghass Malan
  3. Telilit
  4. Chakalan
  5. Inssegh Inssegh
  6. Irriganan

Little River Band: First Under the Wire

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On July 9, 1979, “Capitol” label released “First Under the Wire”, the fifth Little River Band studio album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by John Boylan, Glenn Shorrock, David Briggs, Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble, Clive Harrison and Derek Pellicci.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Shorrock – lead vocals
  • David Briggs – lead guitars, Roland synthesizer guitars, electric sitar
  • Beeb Birtles – lead and co-lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars guitar
  • Graham Goble – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Clive Harrison – bass guitar
  • Derek Pellicci – drums, percussion
  • John Boylan – acoustic guitar
  • Peter Sullivan – piano
  • Peter Jones – piano, keyboards, orchestrations
  • Mike Clarke – bass
  • Bill Harrower – saxophones

Track listing:

  1. Lonesome Loser – David Briggs
  2. The Rumour – Glenn Shorrock
  3. By My Side – Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble
  4. Cool Change – Glenn Shorrock
  5. It’s Not a Wonder – Graham Goble
  6. Hard Life (prelude) – David Briggs
  7. Hard Life – Graham Goble
  8. Middle Man – Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble
  9. Man on the Run – Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble
  10. Mistress of Mine – Graham Goble