On May 21, 2002, “Hispavox” label released “Flamingos”, the third Enrique Bunbury album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Enrique Bunbury.
On May 15, 2001, “Volcano Entertainment” label released “Lateralus”, the third Tools studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – January 2001, at “Cello Studios” in Hollywood, “The Hook”, “Big Empty Space”, and “The Lodge” in North Hollywood, and was produced by David Bottrill, Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Justin Chacellor and Danny Carey. In April 2021, the album was certified triple Platinum in US by the “RIAA”, and double Platinum in Australia and Canada. In 2002, the band won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Metal Performance” for the song” “Schism”.
On May 13, 2003, “Warner Bros” label released “One Quiet Night”, the 34th Pat Metheny album. It was recorded November 2001 – January 2003, at Metheny’s home studio, and was produced by Steve Rodby and Pat Metheny. In 2024, “One Quiet Night” won the “Grammy Award for Best New Age Album”.
On April 26, 2002, “Avalon” label released “Reality Overdrive”, the second Hip (The) album. It was recorded in February 2001, at “Autokomanda Cinema” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vladimir Kaevski and Sead Hadzic Secko.
On April 23, 2002, “Nonesuch” label released “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”, the fourth Wilco studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, at “The Loft” in Chicago, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy, Leroy Bach, Jay Bennett, John Stirratt and Glenn Kotche.
Personnel:
Jeff Tweedy – vocals, guitar, bass, horn and string arrangements
Leroy Bach – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Jay Bennett – keyboards, engineer
John Stirratt – bass, guitar, horn and strings arrangements
Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
Craig Christiansen
Jim O’Rourke – guitar, piano, synthesizer, additional engineering, mixing
Ken Coomer – drums
Jessy Greene – violin, cello
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Chris Brickley – engineer
Jonathan Parker – additional engineering
Steve Rooke – mastering
Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
Sam Jones – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Jeff Tweedy, all music by Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett, except where noted.
On April 21, 2001, “Papillion” label released “Rant”, the tenth Ian Hunter studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, in New York City and New Calcutta, and was produced by Andy York and Ian Hunter.
Personnel:
Ian Hunter – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica, acoustic guitar
Andy York – electric guitar, mando guitar, groove box, autoharp, organ, zither, keyboards, mandolin, bass, backing vocals
Robbie Alter – guitars, bass, piano
Rick Tedesco – guitar, gang vocals
James Mastro – six-string fuzzbass, mandolin, electric slide, acoustic and electric 12-strings guitar
On April 10, 2001, “Sub Pop” label released “Old Ramon”, the sixth and final Red House Painters studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1998, at “Two Mendocino” in Comptche, California, “Studio B” in Austin, Texas, “Praire Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, “Hyde Street Studios”, “Toast Studios” and “3030 Studios” in San Francsico, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.
Personnel:
Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitars
Jerry Vessel – bass
Phil Carney – guitars
Anthony Koutsos – drums
Craig Ross – guitar, backing vocals
Mike Hardwick – guitar
David Perales – violin
Michael Urbano – drums
Paul Revelli – drums
Andy Taub, Billy Anderson, David Bianco, Mark Needham, Philo Heyward, Steve Holsworth – engineer
On April 9, 2001, “Ark 21” label released “Mechanical Wonder”, the fifth Ocean Colour Scene album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Loco Studios”, and was produced by Martin ‘Max’ Heyes, Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Raymond Meade and Oscar Harrison.
Personnel:
Simon Fowler – vocals, acoustic guitar, mixing
Steve Cradock – guitar, mixing
Raymond Meade – bass, mixing
Oscar Harrison – drums, mixing
Mick Talbot – keyboards
Wired Strings – strings
Martin ‘Max’ Heyes – engineer, mixing
Dan Sprigg, Dave Russell, Gary Bradshaw – mixing
Loz Williams, Simon Morris – engineer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Raymond Meade and Oscar Harrison.
On April 3, 2001, “Virgin” label released “B.R.M.C.”, the debut Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sound City Studios”, “Brilliant Studios”, “BMRC Studios”, “One Way Studios”, and was produced by Peter Hayes, Robert Turner and Nick Jago.
Personnel:
Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, harmonica, mixing, art direction
Robert Turner – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing, art direction
Nick Jago – drums, percussion
David Shiffman, Masaki Liu, Peter Hayes – engineer
Eric Greedy, Eric Miller, Mike Terry, Travis Crenshaw – engineer assistant
Masaki Liu – mixing, mastering
Michael Patterson – mixing
Donald Lyles – mixing assistant
Mary Fagot – art direction
Ken Schles, Lindsay Ljungkull – photography
Tony Berg – A&R
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Hayes, Robert Turner and Nick Jago.
On April 1, 2002, “Too Pure” label released “Mclusky Do Dallas”, the second Mclusky studio album. It was recorded April – June 2001, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Steve Albini.
Personnel:
Andy Falkous – vocals, guitar
Jonathan Chapple – vocals, bass
Matthew Harding – drums
Steve Albini – recording, engineer
Richard Jackson – recording
Chris Ludd – mastering
Victoria Collier – design
Stefam de Batselier – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Falkous, Jonathan Chapple, and Matthew Harding, except where noted.
Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
No New Wave No Fun
Collagen Rock
What We’ve Learned
Day of the Deadringers
Dethink to Survive
Fuck This Band
To Hell with Good Intentions
Clique Application Form
The World Loves Us and Is Our Bitch
Alan Is a Cowboy Killer
Gareth Brown Says
Chases – Simon Alexander, Andy Falkous, Jonathan Chapple, Matthew Hardin