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M83: Saturdays=Youth

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On April 11, 2008, “Virgin” label released “Saturdays = Youth”, the fifth M83 studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Rockfield” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Ken Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Gonzalez – vocals, keyboards, bass, guitars, piano, pre-production, mixing, art direction
  • Loïc Maurin – drums, percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Morgan Kibby – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Ewan Pearson – additional keyboards
  • Ken Thomas – mixing
  • Ewan Pearson – co-production, pre-production
  • Richard Matthews – recording assistance
  • Tom Bailey – mixing assistance
  • Jolyon Thomas – guitar technician
  • Paul A. Taylor – art direction assistance
  • Louise Downer – artwork design
  • Anouck Bertin – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. You, Appearing – Anthony Gonzales
  2. Kim & Jessie – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales, Morgan Kibby
  3. Skin of the Night – Anthony Gonzales, Morgan Kibby
  4. Graveyard Girl – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales
  5. Couleurs – Anthony Gonzales
  6. Up – Anthony Gonzales, Morgan Kibby
  7. We Own the Sky – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales
  8. Highway of Endless Dreams – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales
  9. Too Late – Anthony Gonzales, Morgan Kibby
  10. Dark Moves of Love – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales
  11. Midnight Souls Still Remain – Anthony Gonzales

The Strokes: The New Abnormal

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On April 10, 2020, “Cult” and “RCA” labels released “The New Abnormal”, the sixth Strokes (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Shangri-La Studio” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Julian Casablancas – vocals
  • Albert Hammond Jr. – guitars
  • Nick Valensi – guitars
  • Nikolai Fraiture – bass
  • Fabrizio Moretti – drums
  • Jason Lader – engineering, mixing
  • Pete Min – additional engineering
  • Rob Bisel – assistant engineering
  • Dylan Neustadter – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Smith – engineer assistant
  • Gus Oberg – pre-production demo recordings, engineer
  • Chris Tabron – additional pre-production recordings, engineer
  • Ben Baptie – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – mastering
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat – cover painting
  • Tina Ibañez – art direction, design
  • Jason McDonald – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Julian Casablancas; all music by Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr.,Nick valensi, Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti, except where noted.

  1. The Adults Are Talking
  2. Selfless
  3. Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus
  4. Bad Decisions – Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr.,Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, Billy Idol, Tony James
  5. Eternal Summer – Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr.,Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, Richard Lofthouse Butler, Timothy George Butler
  6. At the Door – Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr.,Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, Paul Vassallo
  7. Why Are Sundays So Depressing
  8. Not the Same Anymore
  9. Ode to the Mets

Laura Marling: Song for Our Daughter

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On April 10, 2020, “Chrysalis” label released “Song for Our Daughter”, the seventh Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Monnow Valley Studio” in Wales, “Three Crows Studio” and Marling’s home studio, and was produced by Ethan Johns and Laura Marling.

Personnel:

  • Laura Marling – vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitar, guiro
  • Ethan Johns – drums, continuum fingerboard, resonator guitar, shaker, Moog, mixing
  • Chris Hillman – pedal steel guitar
  • Anna Corcoran – piano
  • Nick Pini – bass, bowed double bass
  • Dan See – drums
  • Gabriela Cabezas – cello
  • Rob Moose – string arrangements
  • Dom Monks – loops, mixing
  • Edie Phillips – recording assistant
  • Theresa Adebiyi – creative direction
  • Vance Wellenstein – design
  • Justin Tyler Close – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Marling, except where noted.

  1. Alexandra
  2. Held Down
  3. Strange Girl
  4. Only the Strong
  5. Blow by Blow
  6. Song for Our Daughter – Laura Marling, George Jephson
  7. Fortune
  8. The End of the Affair – Laura Marling, Blake Mills
  9. For You – Laura Marling, George Jephson

Jean-Michel Jarre: Amazonia

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On April 9, 2021, “Columbia” label released “Amazônia”, the twenty-first Jean-Michel Jarre studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “JMJ Studio” in Paris, and was produced by Jean-Michel Jarre. The album is a 52-minute musical score for the exhibition “Amazônia”, a project by photographer and filmmaker Sebastião Salgado. The project focuses on the Brazilian Amazon, featuring more than 200 photographs and other media by Salgado.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Michel Jarre – mixing
  • Patrick Pelamourgues – technical assistance
  • David Perreau – mastering
  • Sebastião Salgado – Amazônia photographs
  • Gong Li – Jean-Michel Jarre portrait
  • Renato Amoroso – Sebastião Salgado portrait
  • Eric BDFCK Cornic – graphic design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Michel Jarre.

  1. Amazônia Part 1
  2. Amazônia Part 2
  3. Amazônia Part 3
  4. Amazônia Part 4
  5. Amazônia Part 5
  6. Amazônia Part 6
  7. Amazônia Part 7
  8. Amazônia Part 8
  9. Amazônia Part 9

Cheap Trick: In Another World

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On April 9, 2021, “BMG” label released “In Another World”, the twentieth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2021, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen and Tom Petersson.

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar, art direction, design
  • Rick Nielsen – guitar, art direction, design
  • Tom Petersson – bass, art direction, design
  • Daxx Nielsen – drums
  • Tim Lauer, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
  • Jimmy Hall – harmonica
  • Steve Jones – additional guitar
  • Howard Willing, Julian King, Mark Dobson, Bryan Cook, Jim “Pinky” Beeman – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Lars Fox – Pro Tools engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Dale Voelker – art direction, design
  • Jeff Daly, Lou Brutus – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond and Daxx Nielsen, except where noted.

  1. The Summer Looks Good on You
  2. Quit Waking Me Up – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond, Kristian Bush, Daxx Nielsen
  3. Another World
  4. Boys & Girls & Rock’n’Roll
  5. The Party
  6. Final Days
  7. So It Goes
  8. Light Up the Fire
  9. Passing Through
  10. Here’s Looking at You – Linda Perry, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander,Tom Petersson, Dazz Nielsen
  11. Another World (reprise)
  12. I’ll See You Again
  13. Gimme Some Truth – John Lennon

The Dandy Warhols: Distortland

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On April 8, 2016, “Dine Alone” label released “Distortland”, the ninth Dandy Warhols (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “The Odditorium”, “The Air Traffic Control” and at Cortney’s apartment, and was produced by Courtney Taylor-Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Courtney Taylor-Taylor – vocals, recording, cover photography
  • Peter Holmström – guitar, bass, recording
  • Zia McCabe – bass, keyboards, percussion
  • Brent DeBoer – drums
  • Charles Normal – recording, mixing
  • Brandon Eggleston – recording
  • Daniel Firth – recording
  • Jake Holmes – recording
  • Jeff Bond – recording
  • Jeremy Sherrer – recording
  • Jim Lowe – mixing
  • Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering
  • Sean Gothman – design, layout
  • Scott Patrick Green – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Courtney Taylor-Taylor.

  1. Search Party
  2. Semper Fidelis
  3. Pope Reverend Jim
  4. Catcher in the Rye
  5. STYGGO
  6. Give
  7. You Are Killing Me
  8. Doves
  9. The Grow Up Song

Curtis Fuller: Curtis Fuller with Red Garland

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In April 1963, “New Jazz” label released “Curtis Fuller with Red Garland”, the thirteenth Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Sonny Red – alto saxophone
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums


Track listing:

  1. Seeing Red – Sonny Red, Barry Harris
  2. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  3. Cashmere – Curtis Fuller
  4. Slenderella – Sonny Red
  5. Moonlight Becomes You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. Roc and Troll – Teddy Charles

Randy Weston: Uhuru Afrika

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In April 1961, “Roulette” label released “Uhuru Afrika”, the thirteenth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig. The album features lyrics and liner notes by the poet Langston Hughes and was banned in South Africa in 1964.

Personnel:

  • Randy Weston – piano
  • Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson – trombone
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, flute
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, piccolo
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Les Spann – guitar, flute
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • George Duvivier, Ron Carter – bass
  • Max Roach, Charlie Persip – drums, percussion
  • Wilbert Hogan – drums
  • Babatunde Olatunji – percussion
  • Armando Peraza – bongos
  • Candido Camero – congas
  • Martha Flowers, Brock Peters – vocals
  • Tuntemeke Sanga – narrator
  • Melba Liston – arranger

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Weston, except where noted.

  1. Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza – Langston Hughes
  2. First Movement: Uhuru Kwanza
  3. Second Movement: African Lady – Randy Weston, Langston Hughes
  4. Third Movement: Bantu
  5. Fourth Movement: Kucheza Blues

Milt Jackson: Bean Bags

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In April 1960, “Atlantic” label released “Bean Bags”, the fifteenth Milt Jackson album. It was recorded in September 1958, in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Milt Jackson – vibes
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Milt Jackson except where noted.

  1. Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
  2. Stuffy – Coleman Hawkins
  3. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  4. Get Happy – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  5. Sandra’s Blues
  6. Indian Blues

Of Montreal: Satanic Panic in the Attic

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On April 6, 2004, “Polyvinyl” label released “Satanic Panic in the Attic”, the sixth Of Montreal album. It was recorded in August 2003 – January 2004, at “H. Hare Studio”, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes – vocals, all instruments (except where noted), engineer, mixing
  • Sara Kirkpatrick – flute
  • Heather McIntosh – cello
  • James Huggins – arrangements
  • Glenn Shick – mastering
  • David Barnes – artwork
  • Nina Barnes – art inserts
  • Robbie Lowie – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Barnes, except where noted.

  1. Disconnect the Dots
  2. Lysergic Bliss
  3. Will You Come and Fetch Me
  4. My British Tour Diary
  5. Rapture Rapes the Muses
  6. Ero’s Entropic Tundra
  7. City Bird – lyrics by Dan Donahue, music by Kevin Barnes
  8. Erroneous Escape into Erik Eckles
  9. Chrissy Kiss the Corpse
  10. Your Magic is Working
  11. Climb the Ladder
  12. How Lester Lost His Wife
  13. Spike the Senses
  14. Vegan in Furs