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 7, 2003, “Parlaphone” label released “Vehicles & Animals”, the debut Athlete studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Victor Van Vugt, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Steve Roberts.
Personnel:
Joel Pott – vocals, guitar
Tim Wanstall – keyboards
Carey Willetts – bass
Steve Roberts – drums
Matt Frost – additional programming
Adam “A Skillz” Mills – additional programming
Victor Van Vugt – mixing
Pete Collis – engineer
Athlete – mixing
Bird & Bush – initial production
Blue Source – art direction
Kam Tang – illustration
Ali Peck – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Steve Roberts.
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
On March 17, 2003, “4AD” label released the self-titled, eighth Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded August – December 2002, and was produced by Kristin Hersh, Bernard Georges, David Narcizo and Tanya Donelly.
On February 19, 2002, “Hut” and “Virgin” labels released “Kissin Time”, the 15th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Tonny Hoffer, Beck, Billy Corgan, Dave Stewart, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Etienne Daho, Les Valentines, Ben Hillier and Barry Reynolds.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion, hand-clapping
On February 6, 2002, “Profundus” label released “Izohronija”, the second String Forces studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Profundus Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Dorian Jovanović.
On January 29, 2002, “Curb” label released “Lovesick, Broke and Driftin’”, the second Hank Williams III studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Hank Williams III and Joe Funderburk.
Personnel:
Hank Williams III – vocals, guitar
Billy Gibbons – electric guitar
Kayton Roberts – steel guitar
Jason Brown – stand-up bass
Shawn McWilliams – drums
Randy Kohrs – dobro, vocal harmony
Chris Carmichael – fiddle
Michael McCanless – fiddle
Track listing:
All tracks by Hank Williams III except otherwise noted.
On January 17, “Polydor” label released “25 Miles to Kissimmee”, the sixth Fool’s Garden studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Volker Hinkel, Jochen Schmalbach, Peter Freudenthaler and Roland Spremberg.
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