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Steve Earle: The Revolution Starts Now

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On August 24, 2004, “E-Squared Records” label released “The Revolution Starts Now”, the 11th Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy. In 2005, at the 47th “Grammy Awards”, Steve Earle won “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album”.

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle – vocals, guitars, mandola, organ, harmonica, harmonium

The Dukes

  • Eric “Roscoe” Ambel – vocals, guitars
  • Kelley Looney – vocals, bass
  • Will Rigby – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Patrick Earle – percussion
  • Emmylou Harris – vocals
  • String quartet
  • Chris Carmichael – viola, arrangements, conductor
  • David Angell – violin
  • David Henry – cello
  • Edward Henry – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Earle.

  1. The Revolution Starts …
  2. Home to Houston
  3. Rich Man’s War
  4. Warrior
  5. The Gringo’s Tale
  6. Condi, Condi
  7. F the CC
  8. Comin’ Around
  9. I Thought You Should Know
  10. The Seeker
  11. The Revolution Starts Now

Art Ensemble Of Chicago: Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City: Live at the Iridium

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On July 25, 2006, “Pi Recordings” label released “Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City: Live at the Iridium”, the 47th Art Ensemble of Chicago album. It was recorded April 2004, at the “Iridium Jazz Club” in New York City, and was produced by Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Famoudou Don Moye, Corey Wilkes and Jaribu Shahid.

Personnel:

  • Roscoe Mitchell: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
  • Joseph Jarman – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
  • Corey Wilkes – trumpet, pocket trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Jaribu Shahid – bass, electric bass
  • Famoudou Don Moye – drums, percussion
  • Adam Blackburn – recording
  • Brian Kingman – recording
  • Buzz Kemper – mixing
  • Steve Gotcher – mixing
  • Figureground – design
  • Dominik Huber – photography
  • Kevin Bauchamp – production assistant
  • Seth Rosner – executive producer
  • Yulun Wang – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Song for My Sister – Roscoe Mitchell
  2. The Morning Mist – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Famoudou Don Moye, Corey Wilkes, Jaribu Shahid
  3. Song for Charles – Roscoe Mitchell
  4. On the Mountain – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Famoudou Don Moye, Corey Wilkes, Jaribu Shahid
  5. Big Red Peaches – Roscoe Mitchell
  6. Odwalla – Roscoe Mitchell
  7. Erika – Joseph Jarman
  8. Malachi – Roscoe Mitchell
  9. The J Song – Joseph Jarman
  10. Red Sand Green Water – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Famoudou Don Moye, Corey Wilkes, Jaribu Shahid
  11. Slow Tenor and Bass – Roscoe Mitchell
  12. Odwalla – Roscoe Mitchell

The Tragically Hip: In Between Evolution

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On June 29, 2004, “Universal” label released “In Between Evolution”, the ninth Tragically Hip (the) studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Studio X”, in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper. In September 2004, “In Between Evolution” was certified Platinum in Canada.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Cameron Tomsett – cover art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Heaven Is a Better Place Today
  2. Summer’s Killing Us
  3. Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park
  4. Vaccination Scar
  5. It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night
  6. If New Orleans Is Beat
  7. You’re Everywhere
  8. As Makeshift as We Are
  9. Mean Streak
  10. The Heart of the Melt
  11. One Night in Copenhagen
  12. Are We Family
  13. Goodnight Josephine

Deerhunter: Turm It Up Faggot

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On June 28, 2005, “Stickfigure” label released “Turn It Up Faggot”, the debut Deerhunter album. It was recorded in June 2004, at “Radium Studios”.

Personnel:

  • Bradford Cox – vocals, guitar, piano, tapes, design montage, photography
  • Colin Mee – acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
  • Josh Fauver – bass, piano, percussion
  • Moses Archuleta – drums, percussion
  • Chris Bishop – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradford Cox.

  1. N. Animals
  2. Adorno
  3. Tech School
  4. Ponds
  5. Language / Violence
  6. Oceans
  7. Basement
  8. Young Layer
  9. Death Drag

Kings Of Convenience: Riot On An Empty Street

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On June 21, 2004, “Astralwerks” label released “Riot on an Empty Street”, the second Kings of Convenience studio album. It was recorded September 2003 – March 2004, and was produced by Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe.

Personnel:

  • Erlend Øye – lead, co-lead and harmony vocals, guitar, steel string guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums, piano, banjo, trumpet, arrangement 
  • Eirik Glambek Bøe – lead, co-lead and harmony vocals, guitar, nylon string guitar, bass, piano, drums, arpeggios, percussion, banjo, arrangements
  • Feist – outro lead vocals
  • Davide Bertolini – bass, upright bass, bowed bass, arrangements
  • Gary Peterson – trumpet, arrangements
  • Tobias Hett – viola, arrangements
  • Siri Hilmen – cello, arrangements
  • Peter Kates – additional cymbals, hi-hat
  • John-Arild Suther – trombone
  • Petter Alexander Olsen – creative consultant 

Track listing:

All tracks by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, except where noted.

  1. Homesick
  2. Misread
  3. Cayman Islands
  4. Stay Out of Trouble
  5. Know – How – Eirik Glambek Bøe, Erlend Øye, Feist
  6. Sorry or Pleasure
  7. Love Is Not Big Truth
  8. I’d Rather Dance with You
  9. Live Long – lyrics by Are Glambek Bøe, Eirik Glambek Bøe, Erlend Øye
  10. Surprise Ice
  11. Gold in the Air of Summer
  12. The Build-Up

Underoath: They’re Only Chasing Safety

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On June 15, 2004, “Solid State” label released “They’re Only Chasing Safety”, the fourth Underoath studio album. It was recorded in February 2004, at “Wisner Productions” in Florida, and was produced by James Paul Wisner.

Personnel:

  • Timothy McTague – guitar
  • James Smith – guitar
  • Christopher Dudley – keyboards
  • Spencer Chamberlain – unclean vocals
  • Grant Brandell – bass guitar
  • Aaron Gillespie – clean vocals, drums
  • Aaron Marsh – additional vocals
  • James Paul Wisner – engineer
  • Matt Goldman – additional vocals recording, programming recording
  • J.R. McNeely – mixing
  • Troy Glessner – mastering
  • Kris McCaddon – A.D. photography, design
  • David Stuart – band photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Aaron Gillespie and Spencer Chamberlain, except where noted, all music by  Timothy McTague, James Smith, Christopher Dudley, Spencer Chamberlain, Grant Brandell and Aaron Gillespie.

  1. Young and Aspiring
  2. A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black White – Aaron Gillespie, Spencer Chamberlain, Timothy McTague
  3. The Impact of Reason
  4. Reinventing Your Exit
  5. The Blue Note
  6. It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door
  7. Down, Set, Go
  8. I Don’t Feel Very Receptive Today
  9. The Content with Losing
  10. Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Other Escape – Aaron Gillespie, Spencer Chamberlain, Aaron Marsh

Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue

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On June 13, 2005, “Echo” label released “Ruby Blue”, the debut Róisín Murphy studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “The Diary” in London, and was produced by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.  

Personnel:

  • Róisín Murphy – vocals, arrangements
  • Matthew Herbert – guitar, banjo, piano, keys, synths, electric bass, Rhodes, bass
  • Phil Parnell – acoustic guitar, piano, Rhodes
  • Dave O’Higgins – saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Pete Wraight – trumpet, flugel, flute
  • Trevor Mires – trombone
  • Max de Wardener – acoustic bass, bass
  • Geoff Smith – dulcimer, tongue, drums
  • Eddie Stevens – arrangements
  • Alexis Smith – engineering assistant
  • Mandy Parnell – mastering
  • Simon Henwood – original paintings, art direction
  • Steffan MacMillan – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.

  1. Leaving the City
  2. Sinking Feeling
  3. Night of the Dancing Flame
  4. Trough Time
  5. Sow into You
  6. Dear Diary (Bang Bang)
  7. If We’re in Love
  8. Ramalama (Bang Bang)
  9. Ruby Blue
  10. Off on It
  11. Prelude to Love in the Making
  12. The Closing of the Doors

Super Furry Animals: Fuzzy Logic

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On May 20, 1996, “Creation” label released “Fuzzy Logic”, the debut Super Furry Animals album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Gorwel Owen, Gruff Rhys, Dafydd Leuan, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce and Huw Bunford. In 2013, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 245 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2004, “Q” magazine listed “Fuzzy Logic” at number 42 on its list of the “50 Best British Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Gruff Rhys – vocals, guitars, analogues, claps
  • Huw Bunford – vocals, guitars, e-bow, cello, claps
  • Cian Ciaran – vocals, keyboards, analogues, claps
  • Guto Pryce – vocals, bass, Hammond, claps, analogues
  • Dafydd Ieuan – vocals, drums, percussion, piano, claps
  • Gorwel Owen – piano, Hammond, Rhodes
  • Jez Francis – piano
  • Simon James – saxophone, flute
  • Andrew Frizell – saxophone, recorder, trombone
  • Martin Smith – trumpet, tenor horn
  • Matthew Everett – violin
  • Chris Williams – violin
  • Helen Spargo – viola
  • Catherine Tanner – cello
  • Lindsay Higgs – balalaika
  • Rhys Ifans & Dic Ben – answering machine message
  • Andy Wilkinson – engineer
  • Nick Brine – engineer assistant
  • Brian Cannon @ Microdot – design, art direction
  • Toby Egelnick – inside design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Gruff Rhys, Dafydd Leuan, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce and Huw Bunford.

  1. God! Show Me Magic
  2. Fuzzy Birds
  3. Something for the Weekend
  4. Frisbee
  5. Hometown Unicorn
  6. Gathering Moss
  7. If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You
  8. Bad Behavior
  9. Mario Man
  10. Hangin’ With Howard Marks
  11. Long Gone
  12. For Now and Ever

Tom Cochrane And Red Rider: Same

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On May 7, 1986, “Capitol” label released the self-titled, fifth Tom Cochrane and Red Rider studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, “Cedartree Studios” in Kitchener, Ontario, and was produced by Patrick Moran, Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer, Fraser Hill and Rick Hutt. The album earned Cochrane “Juno Awards” for “Composer of the Year” and “Group of the Year”. A remastered version was released by EMI in 2004.

Personnel:

  • Tom Cochrane – lead vocals, guitar
  • Ken Greer – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Webster – keyboards
  • Ken Sinnaeve – bass guitar
  • Graham Broad – drums, percussion
  • Paul Martinea – bass
  • Jorn Anderson – drums
  • John Johnson – saxophone
  • Wendy Davis – backing vocals
  • Billy Pilgrim – backing vocals
  • Mission Singers – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Cochrane, except where noted.

  1. Boy Inside Man
  2. Love Under Fire – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer
  3. The Untouchable One
  4. Lasting Song
  5. Citizen Cain
  6. Ashes to Diamonds
  7. The Loading – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer
  8. Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)
  9. River of Stone
  10. One More Time (Some Old Habits) – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer

Etta James: Let’s Roll

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On May 6, 2003, “Private Music” label released “Let’s Roll”, the twenty-sixth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Etta James, Josh Sklair, Donto Metto James and Sametto James. “Let’s Roll” won a “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album” in 2003, and in 2004 the “W. C. Handy Award” as the “Soul/Blues Album of the Year” from the “Blues Foundation”.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Josh Sklair – banjo, 12 string guitar, acoustic and electric, slide guitar, synthesizer
  • Bobby Murray – electric guitar
  • Jimmy “Z” Zavala – harmonica, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Sametto James – bass guitar
  • Donto James – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tom Poole – trumpet
  • Lee Thornburg – trombone

Track listing:

  1. Somebody to Love – Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson
  2. The Blues Is My Business – Kevin Bowe, Todd Cerney
  3. Leap of Faith – Glen Clarke, Gary Nicholson
  4. Strongest Weakness – Bekka Bramlett, Gary Nicholson
  5. Wayward Saints of Memphis – Kevin Bowe, Delbert McClinton
  6. Lie No Better – Gary Nicholson
  7. Trust Yourself – Kevin Bowe, Grady Champion
  8. A Change Is Gonna Do Me Good – Al Anderson, Bob DiPiero
  9. Old Weakness – Gary Nicholson
  10. Stacked Deck – Billy Wright
  11. On the 7th Day – Kevin Bowe, Kostas Lazarides
  12. Please, No More – David Egan, Greg Hansen