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Alanis Morissette: The Storm Before the Calm

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On June 17, 2022, “Epiphany Music” and “Thirty Tigers” labels released “The Storm Before the Calm”, the tenth Alanis Morissette studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Dave Harrington.

Personnel:

  • Alanis Morissette – vocals, percussion, flute
  • Dave Harrington – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass, piano, organ, Moog, mellotron, drums, congas, percussion, bells, ghaita, sampler, electronics
  • Tim Mislock – guitar, electronics
  • Andrew Fox – Korg MS20, electronics
  • Spencer Zahn – acoustic and electric bass, vibraphone, Moog
  • Cedric Lemoyne – electric bass
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums, percussion, bowed cymbals
  • Samer Ghadry – gongs, crystal bowl, Himalayan bowls
  • Mauro Refosco – surdo, tympani, concert toms, synare, udu, tamburelo, tabla, gongs, percussion
  • Stuart Bogie – clarinet, contralto clarinet, flute, tenor sax, baritone sax
  • Kiukl Adelbai, Tyler Karmen, Chris Dugan – additional engineering
  • Phil Weinrobe – mixing
  • Taylor Deupree – mastering
  • Rob Prior – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Alanis Morissette and Dave Harrington.

  1. Light – The Lightworker Lament
  2. Heart – Power of Soft Heart
  3. Explore – The Other Side of Stillness
  4. Space – Pause on Violence
  5. Purification – The Alchemical Crunch
  6. Restore – Calling Generation X
  7. Awakening – In Between Thoughts
  8. Ground – I Want to Live
  9. Safety – Empath in Paradise
  10. Mania – resting in the Fire
  11. Vapor – Amplified in Stillness

Hercules and Love Affair: In Amber

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On June 17, 2022, “Skint Records/BMG” label released “In Amber”, the fifth Hercules and Love Affair studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Blackbird Studios” and “Vox Ton” in Berlin and “Dampoort Studios” in Ghent, Belgium.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Butler – vocals, various instruments
  • Anohni – vocals
  • Gilles Demolder – guitar
  • Reinhard Vandergen – mandola, guitar, bass, strings, timpani, strings recording
  • Elin Eyþórsdóttir – vocals, backing vocals
  • Budgie – drums
  • Fitzroy Madsen – saxophone
  • Michael Ungerer – drums recording
  • Francesco Donadello – drums recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Butler, except where noted.

  1. Grace
  2. One – Andy Butler, Anohni
  3. You’ve Won This War
  4. Christian Prayers – Andy Butler, Anohni
  5. Dissociation
  6. Contempt for You – Andy Butler, Anohni
  7. Gates of Separation
  8. Killing His Family – Andy Butler, Anohni
  9. Who Will Save Us – Andy Butler, Anohni
  10. The Eyes of the Father
  11. Poisonous Storytelling – Andy Butler, Anohni
  12. Repent

Foals: Life Is Yours

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On June 17, 2022, “Warner”, “Transgressive”, “ADA” labels released “Life Is Yours”, the seventh Foals studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Speedy Wunderground” in London, “Rea; World” in Bath, and was produced by A. K. Paul, Dan Carey and John Hill.

Personnel:

  • Yannis Philippakis – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Jimmy Smith – guitar, keyboards
  • Jack Bevan – drums, percussion
  • A. K. Paul – bass, additional keyboards
  • Jack Freeman – backing vocals
  • Kit Monteith – backing vocals
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Christoph Skirl – engineer
  • Oli Middleton – engineer
  • Pete Hutchings – engineer
  • Alexis Smith – engineer
  • Mark Rankin – additional engineering 
  • James Keeley – additional engineering 
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing 
  • Chris Laws – mixing 
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Charlie Holmes – mixing assistant
  • Kieran Beardmore – mixing assistant
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Randy Merrill – mastering 

Track listing:

All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, and Jimmy Smith.

  1. Life Is Yours
  2. Wake Me Up
  3. 2am
  4. 2001
  5. Summer Sky
  6. Flutter
  7. Looking High
  8. Under the Radar
  9. Crest of the Wave
  10. The Sound
  11. Wild Green

Kathryn Williams: Songs from the Novel ‘Greatest Hits’

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On June 16, 2017, “One Little Indian” label released “Songs from the Novel ‘Greatest Hits’”, the 14th Kathryn Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Echo Zoo Studios” in Eastbourne, England, and was produced by Romeo Stodart.

Personnel:

  • Kathryn Williams – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, drum machine, bell, the twanger, toy piano
  • Neill MacColl – e-bow, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, autoharp, marxophone
  • Romeo Stodart – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, string machine, Hammond organ, marimba, backing vocals, horn arrangements
  • Andy Bruce – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
  • Michelle Stodart – bass guitar, percussion, bell, whistle, backing vocals
  • CJ Jones – drums, congas, timpani
  • Kate St John – oboe, saxophone, accordion, cor Anglais, horn arrangements
  • Laura Barnett – backing vocals
  • Dave Lynch – engineer, mixing
  • Trevor Michael – additional engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kathryn Williams and Laura Barnett, except where noted.

  1. Common Ground
  2. Architect
  3. Living Free – Kathryn Williams, Laura Barnett, Romeo Stodart
  4. I Wrote You a Love Song – Kathryn Williams, Laura Barnett, Romeo Stodart
  5. Just Us Two
  6. Road of Shadows – Kathryn Williams, Laura Barnett, Michele Stodart, Polly Paulusma
  7. Don’t Step on the Cracks
  8. She Wears a Dress
  9. Lilies
  10. Brightest Star
  11. In This Garden
  12. Queen of the Snow
  13. Home – Kathryn Williams, Laura Barnett, Michele Stodart
  14. Edge of the World
  15. Gethsemane
  16. When Morning Comes

Cheap Trick: We’re All Alright

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In June 16, 2017, “Big Machine” label released “We’re All Alright!”, the eighteenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson and Daxx Nielsen

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar
  • Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Petersson – bass, backing vocals
  • Daxx Nielsen – drums

Track listing:

  1. You Got It Going On – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond
  2. Long Time Coming – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond
  3. Nowhere – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen, Robin Zander
  4. Radio Lover – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen, Robin Zander
  5. Lolita – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
  6. Brand New Name on an Old Tattoo – Todd Cerney, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
  7. Floating Down – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
  8. She’s Alright – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
  9. Listen To Me – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen, Robin Zander
  10. The Rest of My Life – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Julian Raymond

Carly Simon: Come Upstairs

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On June 16, 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Come Upstairs”, the ninth Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded October 1979 – May 1980, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Mainieri.

Personnel:

  • Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Pete Hewlett – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Sid McGinnis – lead guitar, electric slide guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Billy Mernit – electric piano
  • Mike Mainieri – acoustic piano, Oberheim synthesizer, Prophet-5, Oberheim OB-X, Yamaha CS30, synthesizers, marimba, backing vocals
  • Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
  • Ed Walsh – Oberheim OB-X, synthesizer programming, Oberheim 8 voice
  • Ken Landrum – Prophet-5
  • Larry Fast – synthesizers
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar, fretless bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • Jerry Grossman – cello
  • James Taylor – backing vocals
  • Mariah Aguiar – backing vocals
  • Christine Martin – backing vocals
  • Laraine Newman – backing vocals
  • Hugh Taylor – backing vocals
  • Alex Taylor – backing vocals
  • Sally Taylor – backing vocals
  • Gail Boggs – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.

  1. Come Upstairs
  2. Stardust
  3. Them
  4. Jesse
  5. James
  6. In Pain – Carly Simon, Mike Mainieri, Don Grolnick
  7. The Three of Us in the Dark
  8. Take Me as I Am – Carly Simon, Mike Mainieri, Sid McGinnis
  9. The Desert

Marisa Anderson: Cloud Corner

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On June 15, 2018, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Cloud Corner”, the sixth Marisa Anderson studio album. It was recorded in January 2017, at Anderson’s home studio, in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Marisa Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Anderson – acoustic and electric guitar, charango, requinto guitar, Wurlitzer electronic piano, recording
  • Jesse Munro Johnson – mixing
  • Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering
  • Justin Landis – layout
  • Caroline Dossche – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Marisa Anderson.

  1. Pulse
  2. Slow Ascent
  3. Angel’s Rest
  4. Cloud Corner
  5. Sanctuary
  6. Sun Song
  7. Lament
  8. Sant Feliu de Guixols
  9. Surfacing
  10. Lift

Buddy Guy: The Blues Is Alive and Well

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On June 15, 2018, “RCA/Silverstone Records” label released “The Blues Is Alive and Well”, the 18th Buddy Guy studio album. It was recorded in 2018 and was produced by Tom Hambridge. At the 61st “Grammy Awards”, “The Blues Is Alive and Well” won the “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album”. 

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, lead guitar
  • Jeff Beck – guitar
  • Keith Richards – guitar
  • Rob McNelley – rhythm and slide guitar
  • James Bay – vocals, guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – keyboards, electric piano, organ, mellotron, upright piano, clavinet
  • Mick Jagger – harmonica
  • Willie Weeks – bass
  • Tommy MacDonald – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, mixing
  • The Muscle Shoals Horns – horns
  • Doug Moffet – tenor saxophone
  • Jim Hoke – baritone saxophone
  • Ducky Carlisle – recording
  • Michael Saint-Leon – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jeff Schulz – art direction, design
  • Chuck Lanza, Paul Natkin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Flemming and Tom Hambridge, except where noted.

  1. A Few Good Years
  2. Guilty as Charged
  3. Cognac – Buddy Guy, Richard Flemming, Tom Hambridge
  4. The Blues Is Alive and Well – Gary Nicholson, Tom Hambridge
  5. Bad Day – Mac Davis, Tom Hambridge
  6. Blue No More- Jamey Johnson, Tom Hambridge
  7. Whiskey for Sale – Tom Hambridge
  8. You Did the Crime
  9. Old Fashioned – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  10. When My Day Comes – Bill Sweeney, Tom Hambridge
  11. Nine Below Zero – Sonny Boy Williamson
  12. Ooh Daddy
  13. Somebody Up There
  14. End of the Line
  15. Milking Muther for Ya – Buddy Guy

Gin Blossoms: Mixed Reality

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On June 15, 2018, “Cleopatra Records” label released “Mixed Reality”, the sixth Gin Blossoms studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Drive-In Studios” in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was produced by Don Dixon.

Personnel:

  • Robin Wilson – lead vocals
  • Jesse Valenzuela – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
  • Scott “Scotty” Johnson – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Leen – bass guitar
  • Scott Hessel – drums, percussion
  • Mitch Easter – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Break
  2. Face the Dark
  3. New Mexico Trouble – Scott Johnson, Bill Leen
  4. Angels Fly – Jesse Valenzuela, Danny Wilde
  5. Here Again – Jesse Valenzuela, Danny Wilde
  6. Still Some Room in Heaven – Scott Johnson, Bill Leen
  7. Miranda Chicago – Bill Leen
  8. Girl on the Side – Scott Johnson, Kira Brown
  9. Fortunate Street – Jesse Valenzuela, Danny Wilde
  10. Wonder – Jesse Valenzuela, Danny Wilde
  11. Shadow – Scott Johnson, Robin Wilson
  12. Forever Is This Night
  13. The JFK Shit Show – Scott Johnson, Robin Wilson
  14. The Devil’s Daughter
  15. Mega Pawn King – Bill Leen

Neal Morse: Jesus Christ the Exorcist: A Progressive Rock Musical by Neal Morse

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On June 14, 2019, “Frontiers” label released “Jesus Christ the Exorcist: A Progressive Rock Musical by Neal Morse”, the tenth Neal Morse progressive rock studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by neal Morse.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse – vocals (as Pilate, Demon 1, Disciple 1), keyboards, guitar
  • Ted Leonard – vocals (as Jesus)
  • Talon David – vocals (as Mary Magdalene)
  • Nick D’Virgilio – vocals (as Judas Iscariot)
  • Rick Florian as The Devil
  • Matt Smith – vocals (as John the Baptist)
  • Jake Livgren – vocals (as Peter and Caiaphas)
  • Mark Pogue – vocals (as Israelite 1, the Madman of the Gadarenes, Pharisee 20
  • Wil Morse – vocals (as Israelite 2, Demon 3, Pharisee 1)
  • Gabe Klein – vocals (as Demon 2, Pharisee 4)
  • Gideon Klein – vocals (as Demon 4)
  • Julie Harrison – vocals (as Servant Girl)
  • Paul Bielatowicz — lead guitar
  • Bill Hubauer — keyboards
  • Randy George — bass
  • Eric Gillette — drums, guitar solo
  • Rich Mouser — mixing

Track listing:

  1. Introduction
  2. Overture
  3. Gateway
  4. Gather the People
  5. Jesus’ Baptism
  6. Jesus Temptation
  7. There’s a Highway
  8. The Woman of Seven Devils
  9. Free at Last
  10. The Madman of the Gadarenes
  11. Love Has Called My Name
  12. Better Weather
  13. The Keys to Kingdom
  14. Get Behind Me Satan
  15. He Must Go to the Cross
  16. Jerusalem
  17. Hearts Full of Holes
  18. The Last Supper
  19. Gethsemane
  20. Jesus Before the Council and Peter’s Denial
  21. Juda’s Death
  22. Jesus Before Pilate and the Crucifixion
  23. Mary at the Tomb
  24. The Greatest Love of All
  25. Love has Called My Name (reprise)