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Weezer: Raditude

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On October 30, 2009, “DGC” label released “Raditude”, the seventh Weezer studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Dr. Luke, Jacknife Lee, Polow da Don, Butch Walker and Rivers Cuomo.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Scott Shriner – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums, percussion, lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jacknife Lee – keyboards, guitar, percussion, programming, backing vocals
  • Aaron Suplizio – additional bass
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Sim Grewall – additional percussion
  • Nishat Khan – sitar, additional vocals
  • Lil Wayne – vocals
  • Amrita Sen – vocals
  • Tom McFall – recording
  • Jake Sinclair – recording
  • Joe Zook – recording
  • Doug McKean – recording
  • Shawn Everett – drum and guitar recording
  • Sam Bell – additional engineering, editing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Charlie Stavish – mixing assistant
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
  • Joshua Minyard – mixing assistant
  • George Gumbs – mixing assistant
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Douglas Forsdick – studio tech
  • Henry Trejo – guitar tech
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • Andy Mueller – art direction, design
  • Johannes Gamble – art direction, design
  • Morning Breath Inc. – cover co-design
  • Jason Neely – dog photography
  • Sean Murphy – band photography
  • Karl Koch – additional photography
  • Daniel Field – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To – Rivers Cuomo, Butch Walker
  2. I’m Your Daddy – Rivers Cuomo, Lukasz Gottwald
  3. The Girl Got Hot – Rivers Cuomo, Butch Walker
  4. Can’t Stop Partying – Jermaine Dupri, Rivers Cuomo
  5. Put Me Back Together – Rivers Cuomo, Tyson Ritter, Nick Wheeler
  6. Trippin’ Down the Freeway – Rivers Cuomo, Jacknife Lee
  7. Love Is the Answer – Rivers Cuomo, Jacknife Lee
  8. Let It All Hang Out – Rivers Cuomo, Jermaine Dupri, Jacknife Lee
  9. In the Mall – Patrick Wilson
  10. I Don’t Want to Let You Go – Rivers Cuomo

Muse: The Resistance

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On September 14, 2009, “Helium – 3”, and “Warner Bros” labels released “The Resistance”, the fifth Muse studio album, It was recorded September 2008 – May 2009, at “Studio Bellini” in Lake Como, Italy, and was produced by Matthew Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard. At the 53rd “Annual Grammy Awards”, it won the award for “Best Rock Album”. It was certified platinum in the UK by “BPI” and in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Bellamy – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, synthesisers, programming, orchestral arrangements
  • Chris Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals
  • Dominic Howard – drums, percussion, synthesizers, programming
  • Edodea Ensemble; orchestra, conducted by Audrey Riley and led by concertmaster Edoardo de Angelis
  • Enrico Gabrielli – bass clarinet
  • Tom Kirk – handclaps, football hooligan noises
  • Adrian Bushby – engineer, handclaps, football hooligan noises
  • Tommaso Colliva – additional engineering, technical setup
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Matthew Green – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Paul Reeve – additional vocal production, handclaps, football hooligan
  • La Boca – artwork
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Des Broadbery – additional technical and logistical support

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Bellamy, except where noted.

  1. Uprising
  2. Resistance
  3. Undisclosed Desires
  4. United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage) – Matthew Bellamy, Frédéric Chopin
  5. Guiding Light
  6. Unnatural Selection
  7. MK Ultra
  8. I Belong to You (+Mon Cœur S’ouvre a ta Voix) – Matthew Bellamy, Camille Saint-Saëns
  9. Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1 (Overture)
  10. Exogenesis: Symphony Part 2 (Cross-Pollination)
  11. Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)

Glasvegas: Same

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On September 8, 2008, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Glasvegas studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording Studios” in New York, and in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by James Allan and Rich Costey. In September 2009, the album was certified Platinum by the “BPI” in UK.

Personnel:

  • James Allan – vocals
  • Rab Allen – guitar
  • Paul Donoghue – bass
  • Caroline McKay – drums
  • Max Dingle – engineer
  • Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
  • Anthony Palazzole, Ben Liscio, Charlie Stavish, Justin Gerrish – engineer assistant
  • Chung King – mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Village Green – illustration, design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Allan, except where noted.

  1. Flowers & Football Tops – contains elements from the song “You Are My Sunshine” by Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis
  2. Geraldine
  3. It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry
  4. Lonesome Swan
  5. Go Square Go
  6. Polmont on My Mind
  7. Daddy’s Gone
  8. Stabbed – uses the music of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata as a backdrop to spoken word
  9. S.A.D. Light
  10. Ice Cream Van

Stereolab: Chemical Chord

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On August 18, 2008, “4AD” and “Duophonic” labels released “Chemical Chords”, the ninth Stereolab studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Instant Zero” in France, “Press Play” in London.

Personnel:

  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals, mixing
  • Tim Gane – guitar, bass, drums, mixing
  • Joe Watson – keyboards, vibraphone, electronics, drums, mixing
  • Simon Johns – bass, mixing
  • Andy Ramsay – drums, drum machine, electronics, mixing
  • Joe Walters – French horn, mixing
  • Steve Hamilton – brass
  • Dave Liddell – brass
  • Sally Herbert – strings
  • Marcus Holdaway – strings
  • Laura Melhuish – strings
  • Sean O’Hagan – string and brass arrangements
  • Brian Wright – strings
  • Joe Watson – mixing, recording
  • Bo Kondren – mastering
  • Hans Schaaf – mastering assistant
  • House – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane, except where noted.

  1. Neon Beanbag
  2. Three Women
  3. One Finger Symphony
  4. Chemical Chords
  5. The Ecstatic Static
  6. Velley Hi!
  7. Silver Sands
  8. Pop Molecule (molecular Pop 1) – Tim Gane
  9. Self Portrait with “Electric Brain”
  10. Nous vous demandons pardon
  11. Cellulose Sunshine
  12. Fractal Dream of a Thing
  13. Daisy Click Clack
  14. Vortical Phonotheque

Mew: No More Stories…

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On August 7, 2009, “Evill Office” label released “No More Stories…” the fifth Mew studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording” and “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Rich Costey, Jinas Bjerre, Bo Madsen and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

Personnel:

  • Jonas Bjerre – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers
  • Bo Madsen – guitars
  • Silas Utke Graae Jorgensen – drums, percussion
  • Bastian Juel – bass
  • Damon Tutunjian – bass
  • Dr. Nick Watts – additional keyboards
  • Nico Muhly – string, piano, piccolo and flute arrangements
  • Mathias Friis-Hansen – additional percussion, marimba
  • Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Mari Helgerlikova – additional vocals
  • Sellasi Dewornu – additional African percussion
  • Charlie Stavish – engineer, mixing
  • Rich Costey –  mixing
  • Noah Goldstein, Ben Liscio – mixing
  • Mark Santangelo – recording assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jinas Bjerre, Bo Madsen and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

  1. New Terrain
  2. Introducing Palace Players
  3. Beach
  4. Repeaterbeater
  5. Intermezzo 1
  6. Silas the Magic Car
  7. Cartoons and Macramé Wounds
  8. Hawaii Dream
  9. Hawaii
  10. Vaccine
  11. Tricks of the Trade
  12. Intermezzo 2
  13. Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy
  14. Reprise

Enochian Theory: Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio

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On August 3, 2009, “Mascot Records” label released “Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio”, the first Enochian Theory studio album. It was recorded July – October 2008, at “Etherial Tantrum Studio”, “The Old Blacksmiths Studio”, and “Rossgill Studios” in Portsmouth.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harris Hayes – vocals, guitar
  • Shaun Rayment – bass guitar
  • Sam Street – drums, percussion
  • The Lost Orchestra – pianos, synthesizers, extra sounds and orchestral performance

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Harris-Hayes, all music by Ben Harris-Hayes, Shaun Rayment and Sam Street.

  1. Every Ending Has a Beginning…
  2. The Dimensionless Monologue:
    – Tedium (i)
    – The Dimensionless Monologue (ii)
    – T.D.M (iii)
  3. At Great Odds With…
  4. Apathia
  5. Triumvirate
  6. Movement
  7. After The Movement
  8. Waves of Ascension
  9. The Fire Around the Lotus
  10. The Living Continuum
  11. A Monument to the Death of an Idea

RX Bandits: Mandala

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On July 28, 2009, “Sargent House” label released “Mandala”, the sixth Rx Bandits studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Chris Fudurich.

Personnel:

  • Matt Embree – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Choi – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Joseph Troy – bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Tsagakis – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Matthew Embree, except where noted, all music by Matt Embree, Steve Choi, Joseph Troy and Chris Tsagakis.

  1. My Lonesome Only Friend
  2. It’s Only Another Parsec…
  3. Hope Is a Butterfly, No Net Its Captor, She Beats Her Wings and Softly Sings of Summer Scent and Children’s Laughter… (Virus of Silence)
  4. Hearts That Hanker for Mistake
  5. Mientras la Veo Soñar
  6. March of the Caterpillar
  7. White Lies
  8. Bury It Down Low
  9. Breakfast Cat
  10. Bled to Be Free – Matthew Embree, Joseph Troy
  11. Bring Our Children Home or Everything Is Nothing

Son Volt: American Central Dust

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On July 7, 2009, “Rounder” label released “American Central Dust”, the sixth Son Volt studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “MO” in St. Louis, “Tape Kitchen” in Brooklyn, NY.

Personnel:

  • Jay Farrar – vocals, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, piano
  • Chris Masterson – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Spencer – acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andrew DuPlantis – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Bryson – percussion, drums
  • Eleanor Whitmore – violin, viola

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Farrar.

  1. Dynamite
  2. Down to the Wire
  3. Roll On
  4. Cocaine and Ashes
  5. Dust of Daylight
  6. When the Wheels Don’t Move
  7. No Turning Back
  8. Pushed Too Far
  9. Exiles
  10. Sultana
  11. Strength and Doubt
  12. Jukebox of Steel

Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel…

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On June 19, 2012, “Epic” label released “The Idler Wheel…”, the fourth Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2011, at “Stanley” in Los Feliz, California, “NBB” in New York City, and was produced by Charley Drayton and Fiona Apple. in 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine placed the album at number 213 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Fiona Apple (credited as “Feedy”) – singins, field recording, loops, truck stomping, dance partner, thighs, percussion, piano, celeste, timpani, voice strings, bass keyboard
  • Charley Drayton (credited as “Seedy”) – baritone vocals, voice of pain, kora, autoharartworkp, truck stomping, dance partner, percussion, Teisco guitar, guitar, bouzouki, marimba, drum set, voice strings, thighs, field recording, pillow, string harp
  • Sebastian Steinberg – acoustic bass, Harmony guitar
  • Maude Maggart – high harmony
  • John Would – recording
  • Eddison Sainsbury – recording
  • Dave Way – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Eric Roinestad – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Fiona Apple.

  1. Every Single Night
  2. Daredevil
  3. Valentine
  4. Jonathan
  5. Left Alone
  6. Werewolf
  7. Periphery
  8. Regret
  9. Anything We Want
  10. Hot Knife

Pendulum: In Silico

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On May 12, 2008, “Earstorm” label released “In Silico”, the second Pendulum studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen.

Personnel:

  • Rob Swire – vocals, synthesizers
  • Peredur ap Gwynedd – guitar
  • Gareth McGrillen – bass guitar
  • Paul Kodish – drums
  • Paul Harding – turntables, samples
  • Andy Greenwood – trumpet
  • Craig Wild – trumpet
  • Andy Wood – trombone
  • Christopher Mayhew – talk box vocals

Track listing:

  1. Showdown
  2. Different
  3. Propane Nightmares
  4. Visions
  5. Midnight Runner
  6. The Other Side
  7. Mutiny
  8. 9.000 Miles
  9. Granite
  10. The Tempest