The Twilight Singers: Powder Burns

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On May 16, 2006, “One Little Indian” label released “Powder Burns”, the fourth Twilight Singers album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Greg Dulli and Mike Napolitano.

Personnel:

  • Greg Dulli– vocals, guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, mellotron, drums, Wurlitzer, programming, Rhodes
  • Peter Adams – organ, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Joseph Arthur- vocals, dobro
  • Scott Bennett – vocals
  • Jon Skibic – vocals, guitar, ambience
  • Mike Napolitano – guitar, lead guitar, organ
  • Dave Catching– guitar
  • Sissy Gaines – guitar solo
  • Mathias Schneeberger – organ, guitar
  • Scott Ford– vocals, bass, subs,
  • John Curley- bass
  • Michael Sullivan – bass
  • Greg Wieczorek – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bobby Macintyre – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Chris Phillips – percussion
  • Roderick Paulin – saxophone
  • Bobby Campo – trumpet
  • Andy Pizzo – trombone
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Eric Gorfain– violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Richard Dodd– cello
  • Ani DiFranco– vocals
  • Leta Lucy – vocals
  • Dave Rosser – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Dulli, except where noted.

  1. Toward the Waves
  2. I’m Ready
  3. There’s Been an Accident
  4. Bonnie Brae
  5. Forty Dollars
  6. Candy Cane Crawl
  7. Underneath the Waves – Greg Dulli, Jon Skibic
  8. My Time (Has Come) – Greg Dulli, Agnelli
  9. Dead to Rights
  10. The Conversation – Greg Dulli, Agnelli
  11. Powder Burns
  12. I Wish I Was – Greg Dulli, Scott Ford

Days Between Stations: In Extremis

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On May 15, 2013, Days Between Stations self released “In Extremis”, bands second album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Sepand Samzadeh and Oscar Fuentes.

Personnel:

  • Colin Moulding- lead vocals
  • Sepand Samzadeh– synthesizer, guitar
  • Oscar Fuentes – synthesizer, piano, acoustic guitar
  • Peter Banks – 2nd Lead and rhythm guitar
  • Matt Bradford – dobro
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Rick Wakeman– keyboards
  • Jeffery Samzadeh – sonati vocals
  • Ali Nouri – tar solo
  • Billy Sherwood– lead vocals, drums
  • The Barbershop Quartet – Pat Claypool, Matt Gray, Eric Orr, David Rakita
  • Chris Tedesco & The Angel City Orchestra
  • Paul Whitehead – artwork, layout

Track listing:

All music by Sepand Samzadeh and Oscar Fuentes, all lyrics by Sepand Samzadeh, Oscar Fuentes and Billy Sherwood.

  1. No Cause For Alarm
  2. In Utero
  3. Visionary
  4. Blackfoot
  5. The Man Who Died Two Times
  6. Waltz In E Minor
  7. Eggshell Man
  8. In Extremis
  • Part I: Mass
  • Part II: On The Ground
  • Part III: A Requiem
  • Part IV: Writing on Water
  • Part V: Overland
  • Part VI: Traveler

Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown

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On May 15, 2009, “Reprise” label released “21st Century Breakdown”, the eighth Green Day studio album. It was recorded January 2008 – April 2009, at “Ocean Way Recording” inHollywood; “Studio 880” in Oakland, California,  “Jel Studios” in Newport Beach, California, “Costa Mesa Studios” in Costa Mesa, California, and was produced by Butch Vig, Billy Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt. At the 52nd Grammy Awardsheld in January 2010, “21st Century Breakdown” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Album”. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Billie Joe Armstrong– lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Mike Dirnt– leaf and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Tré Cool– drums, percussion
  • Jason Freese– piano
  • Tom Kitt– string arrangements
  • Patrick Warren – string conducting
  • Chris Dugan – engineer
  • Keith Armstrong – engineer assistant
  • Nik Karpen – engineer assistant
  • Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
  • Brad Kobylczak – additional engineering
  • Joe McGrath – additional engineering
  • Andrew Schubert – additional engineering
  • Brad Townshend – additional engineering
  • Chris Lord-Alge– mixing=
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Chris Bilheimer – design, photography, stencils
  • Andrew Black – stencils
  • Micah Chong – stencils
  • David Cooper – stencils
  • Marina Chavez – back cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music composed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt.

  1. Song of the Century
  2. 21st Century Breakdown
  3. Know Your Enemy
  4. ¡Viva la Gloria!
  5. Before the Lobotomy
  6. Christian’s Inferno
  7. Last Night on Earth
  8. East Jesus Nowhere
  9. Peacemaker
  10. Last of the American Girls
  11. Murder City
  12. ¿Viva la Gloria?
  13. Restless Heart Syndrome
  14. Horseshoes and Handgrenades
  15. The Static Age
  16. 21 Guns
  17. American Eulogy: A. Mass Hysteria/B. Modern World
  18. See the Light

maudin of the Well’s: Part the Second

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On May 14, 2009, maudlin of the Well’s self-released “Part the Second”, bands fourth album. It was recorded 2008 -2009, and was produced by Toby Driver. The album was funded by fans donations from fans, and released for free on the internet in three formats.

Personnel:

  • Toby Driver– vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar
  • Sam Gutterman – bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Terran Olson – flute, alto and baritone saxophone, piano, organ, synths
  • Greg Massi – guitar
  • Josh Seipp-Williams – guitar
  • Mia Matsumiya– violin
  • David Bodie – orchestral percussion, hand claps
  • Madeleine Craw – cello
  • Jim Fogarty – “hammond elbow”

Track listing:

  1. An Excerpt from 6,000,000,000,000 Miles Before the First, or, the Revisitation of the Blue Ghost
  2. Another Excerpt: Keep Light Near You, Even When Dying
  3. Rose Quartz Turning to Glass
  4. Clover Garland Island
  5. Laboratories of the Invisible World (Rollerskating the Cosmic Palmistric Postborder)

The handsome Family: Milk and Scissors

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On May 14, 1996, “Carrot Top” label released “Milk and Scissors”, the second Handsome Family album. It was recorded 1995 – 199, at “Kingsize Sound Laboratories” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Dave Trumfio, Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks and Mike Werner.

Personnel:

  • Brett Sparks – vocals, guitar, dobro, organ, harmonica, lap steel
  • Rennie Sparks – vocals, bass
  • Mike Werner – percussion
  • Diane Murphy – band photography
  • Brad Miller – cover photography
  • Rennie & Mike, Sheila Sachs – design

Tracks listing:

All music by Brett Sparks, all lyrics by Rennie Sparks, except where noted.

  1. Lake Geneva
  2. Winnebago Skeletons
  3. Drunk By Noon
  4. The House Carpenter – traditional, arranged by Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks and Mike Werner, inspired by Clarence Ashley’s 1930 recording
  5. The Dutch Boy
  6. The King Who Wouldn’t Smile
  7. Emily Shore 1819-1839
  8. 3-Legged Dog – Darrell Sparks
  9. #1 Country Song – Brett Sparks
  10. Amelia Earhart vs. The Dancing Bear
  11. Tin Foil
  12. Puddin’ Fingers – Mike Werner

Dave Mason: Future’s Past

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On May 13, 2014, “Something Music” label released “Future’s Past”, the 13th Dave Mason album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, and was produced by Dave Mason.

Personnel:

  • Dave Mason – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • John McEuen- guitar, backing vocals
  • John Sambataro – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Roller – guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Bonamassa- guitar
  • Alex Drizos – bass guitar
  • George Hawkins- bass guitar
  • Gerald Johnson – bass guitar
  • Bill Reynolds – bass guitar
  • Carmine Rojas- bass guitar
  • Renato Neto – bass guitar, keyboards, organ
  • Tony Patler – bass guitar, keyboards, organ, backing vocals
  • Bill Mason- keyboards, organ
  • Dave Palmer- keyboards, organ
  • Mike Finnigan- keyboards, organ, backing vocals
  • Bob Corritore- harmonica
  • Alvino Bennett – drums
  • Tal Bergman -drums
  • Ken Eros – drums
  • J. Russell – drums, backing vocals
  • Warren Hill – saxophone
  • Suzanne Paris – backing vocals
  • J. Russell, Matt Linesch, Ken Eros – engineer, mixing
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Mason, except where noted.

  1. Dear Mr. Fantasy – Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood
  2. World in Changes
  3. You Can All Join In
  4. As Sad and Deep As You
  5. Good 2 U
  6. El Toro (Spanish Blues)
  7. Come On in My Kitchen
  8. How Do I Get To Heaven – Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason
  9. That’s Freedom

Guided by Voices: Cool Planet

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On May 13, 2014, “Guided by Voices Inc.” label released “Cool Planet”, the 21st Guided by Voices album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Cyberteknics” in Dayton, Ohio, and was produced by Robert Pollard.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – vocals, guitar, collages, layout, photography
  • Tobin Sprout – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Mitch Mitchell – guitar, recording
  • Greg Demons – bass
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Phil Mehaffey – recording, mastering
  • Joe Patterson – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard, except where noted.

  1. Authoritarian Zoo
  2. Fast Crawl
  3. Psychotic Crush – Tobin Sprout
  4. Costume Makes the Man – Robertt Pollard, Greg Demos
  5. Hat of Flames
  6. These Doom
  7. Table at Fool’s Tooth
  8. All American Boy – Tobin Sprout
  9. You Get Every Game
  10. Pan Swimmer
  11. The Bone Church – Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell
  12. Bad Love Is Easy to Do
  13. The No Doubters
  14. Narrated by Paul – Tobin Sprout
  15. Cream of Lung
  16. Males of Wormwood Mars
  17. Ticket to Hide – Tobin Sprout
  18. Cool Planet

Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution

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On May 12, 2017, “Parlaphone” label released “A Kind Revolution”, the thirteenth Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Paul Weller.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, Hammond, mellotron, keyboards, synths, harmonium , glockenspiel
  • Boy George – lead vocals
  • Josh McClorey – electric and lead guitar, Moog
  • Steve Pilgrim – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Cradock – scoustic and electric guitar, percussion
  • Andy Crofts – electric guitar , bass guitar , organ, Hammond, philicorda, Moog, Mini Moog, backing vocals
  • Jan Stan Kybert – keyboards, programming
  • Ben Gordelier – drums, percussion
  • Charles Rees – drums
  • Phil Veacock – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Robert Wyatt – vocals, trumpet
  • Jon Scott – trumpet
  • Chris Storr – trumpet
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Jessica Cox – strings
  • Amy Stanford – strings
  • Laura Stanford – strings
  • Paloma Deike – strings
  • Hannah Weller – backing vocals
  • P. Arnold – backing vocals
  • Madeline Bell – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. Woo Sé Mama – Paul Weller, Jan Stan Kybert
  2. Nova
  3. Long Long Road
  4. She Moves With the Fayre
  5. The Cranes Are Back
  6. Hopper
  7. New York
  8. One Tear – Paul Weller, Jan Stan Kybert
  9. Satellite Kid
  10. The Impossible Idea

Muddy Waters: After the Rain

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On May 12, 1969, “Cadet” label released “After the Rain”, the sixth Muddy Waters studio album. It was recorded in January 1969, and was produced by Marshall Chess, Charles Stepney and Gene Barge.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters(McKinley Morganfield) – vocals, lead guitar
  • Phil Upchurch– guitar
  • Pete Cosey– guitar
  • Otis Spann– piano
  • Charles Stepney– organ
  • Paul Oscher– harmonica
  • Morris Jennings – drums
  • Louis Satterfield– bass
  • Stu Black – engineer
  • T. Swan – re-mix production

Track listing:

All tracks by Muddy Waters, except where noted.

  1. I Am the Blues – Willie Dixon
  2. Ramblin’ Mind
  3. Rollin’ and Tumblin’
  4. Bottom of the Sea
  5. Honey Bee
  6. Blues and Trouble
  7. Hurtin’ Soul – Charles Williams
  8. Screamin’ and Cryin’

Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

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On May 11, 2018, “Domino” label released “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino”, the sixth Arctic Monkeys studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2018, at “La Frette” in Paris, “Vox” and “Lunar Surface” in Los Angeles,  various studios in London, and was produced by Alex Turner and James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Alex Turner– lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, electric, baritone and acoustic guitar, bass, synthesiser,  dolceola, harpsichord, drums, orchestron, engineer, artwork
  • Jamie Cook– electric, lap steel, acoustic and baritone guitar
  • Nick O’Malley– bass, electric and baritone guitar
  • Matt Helders– drums, rotary timpani, synthesisers, Farfisa, backing vocals
  • James Ford– synthesiser, drums, percussion, Orchestron, vibraphone, pedal steel,  baritone and acoustic guitar, piano, Farfisa, RMI Rocksichord, harpsichord, synthesiser programming, rotary timpani, organ, engineer, mixing
  • Tom Rowley– electric, fuzz, baritone and acoustic guitar, electric, acoustic and baritone guitar solo, piano
  • Evan Weiss– acoustic guitar
  • Zach Dawes– baritone guitar, piano
  • Josephine Stephenson – piano
  • Tyler Parkford– piano, Farfisa
  • James Righton– Wurlitzer
  • Loren Humphrey– drums
  • Cam Avery– backing vocals
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer
  • Nico Quéré – engineer
  • Anthony Cazade – engineer
  • Jonathan Ratovoarisoa – engineer
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Loren Humphrey – engineer
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Ben Chappell – band portraits, additional photography
  • Zackery Michael – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Turner.

  1. Star Treatment
  2. One Point Perspective
  3. American Sports
  4. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
  5. Golden Trunks
  6. Four Out of Five
  7. The World’s First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip
  8. Science Fiction
  9. She Looks Like Fun
  10. Batphone
  11. The Ultracheese

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