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Poets of the Fall: Revolution Roulette

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On March 2, 2008, “Insomniac” label released “Revolution Roulette”, the third Poets of the Fall studio album. It  was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Marko Saaresto, Markus “Captain” Kaarlonen, Jaska “Daddy” Mäkinen, Olli Tukiainen, Jani Snellman and Jari Salminen.

Personnel:

  • Marko Saaresto – vocals
  • Jaska “Daddy” Mäkinen – guitar
  • Olli Tukiainen – guitar
  • Markus “Captain” Kaarlonen – keyboards
  • Jani Snellman – bass
  • Jari Salminen – drums
  • Svante Forsbäck – mastering
  • Stobe Harju – cover art
  • Tiia Ohman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen.

  1. More
  2. The Ultimate Fling
  3. Revolution Roulette
  4. Psychosis
  5. Fragile
  6. Clevermind
  7. Miss Impossible
  8. Diamonds for Tears
  9. Passion Colors Everything
  10. Save Me
  11. Where Do We Draw the Line

Starsailor: All the Plans

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On March 9, 2009, “Virgin” label released “All the Plans”, the fourth Starsailor studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • James Walsh – vocals
  • James Walsh, Richard Warren, Ronnie Wood – guitars
  • Barry Westhead – keyboards
  • James ‘Stel’ Stelfoz – bass
  • Ben Byrne – drums
  • Scott McCornick – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig, Andy “Hippy” Baldwin – mastering
  • Joe Hollick – design
  • Daniel Meadows – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, and Barry Westhead.

  1. Tell Me It’s Not Over
  2. Boy In Waiting
  3. The Thames
  4. All the Plans
  5. Neon Sky
  6. You Never Get What You Deserve
  7. Hurts Too Much
  8. Stars and Stripes
  9. Change My Mind
  10. Listen Up
  11. Safe at Home

Eisley: The Valley

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On March 1, 2011, “Equal Vision Records” label released “The Valley”, the third Eisley album. It was recorded 2008 – 2010, at “Rosewood Studios” in Tyler, Texas, and was produced by Gary Leach, Austin Deptula, Stacy Dupree King, Sherri DuPree-Bemis, Chauntelle DuPree D’Agostino, Garron DuPree and Weston DuPree.

Personnel:

  • Stacy Dupree King – vocals, keyboard, guitar
  • Sherri DuPree-Bemis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chauntelle DuPree D’Agostino – lead guitar, occasional vocals
  • Garron DuPree – bass
  • Weston DuPree – drums

Personnel:

  1. The Valley – Stacy Dupree
  2. Smarter – Sherri DuPree
  3. Watch It Die – Stacy Dupree
  4. Sad – Sherri DuPree
  5. Oxygen Mask – Stacy Dupree
  6. Better Love – Sherri DuPree
  7. I Wish – Stacy Dupree
  8. Kind – Stacy Dupree
  9. Moon – Sherri DuPree
  10. Please – Sherri DuPree
  11. Ambulance – Stacy Dupree

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: The Century of Self

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On February 17, 2009, “Richter Scale” label released “The Century of Self”, the sixth …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Bubble Studios” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Mike McCarthy.

Personnel:

  • Conrad Keely– vocals, guitar, drums, piano
  • Jason Reece– vocals, guitar, drums
  • Kevin Allen– guitar
  • Clay Morris – keyboards
  • Jay Leo Phillips– bass
  • Aaron Ford – percussion
  • Dragons of Zynth, YeasayerBrenda Radney, Jonathan Nesvadba, Joel Nesvadba, Paul Banks. – additional vocals
  • Chris Coady; Jason Buntz; David Tolomei; Jim Volentine; Frenchie Smith – engineer
  • Conrad Keely – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Leo Phillips, Clay Morris, Kevin Allen, Conrad Keely, Jason Reece and Aaron Ford.

  1. The Giants Causeway
  2. The Far Pavilions
  3. Isis Unveiled
  4. Halcyon Days
  5. Bells of Creation
  6. Fields of Coal
  7. Inland Sea
  8. Luna Park
  9. Pictures of an Only Child
  10. Insatiable (One)
  11. Ascending
  12. An August Theme
  13. Insatiable (Two)

Apparatajik: We Are Here

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On February 1, 2010, album “We Are Here”, the debut Apparatjik studio album was released for digital download via their official website. The physical release was made through “Meta Merge Un” label. It was recorded 2008 – January 2009, and was produced by Martin Terefe.

Personnel:

  • Jonas Bjerre– lead vocals, guitar
  • Magne Furuholmen– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Guy Berryman– vocals, bass
  • Martin Terefe – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonas Bjerre, Magne Furuholmen, Guy Berryman and Martin Terefe.

  1. Deadbeat
  2. Datascrolle
  3. Snow Crystals
  4. Supersonic Sound
  5. Arrow And Bow
  6. In A Quiet Corner
  7. Josie
  8. Antlers
  9. Electric Eye
  10. Look Kids
  11. Quiz Show

Franz Ferdinand: Tonight

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On January 26, 2009, “Domino” label released “Tonight”, the third Franz Ferdinand studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Old Govan Town Hall: in Govan, Scotland, “Mr. Dan’s Studio” in Buckeye, Arizona, and was produced by Dan Carey.

Personnel:

  • Alex Kapranos– lead vocals, guitar, booklet
  • Nick McCarthy– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, booklet
  • Bob Hardy– bass guitar, booklet
  • Paul Thomson– drums, percussion, backing vocals, booklet
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Paul Savage, Alexis Smith, Dan Carey, Allen Johnston – engineers
  • Dan Carey, Mike Fraser – mixing
  • Eric Mosher – engineer assistant
  • Matthew Cooper – artwork
  • Rachel Graham – booklet
  • Søren Solkær Starbird – front cover
  • Jeremiah Olvera – personal assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Paul Thomson and Nick McCarthy.

  1. Ulysses
  2. Turn It On
  3. No You Girls
  4. Send Him Away
  5. Twilight Omens
  6. Bite Hard
  7. What She came For
  8. Live Alone
  9. Can’t Stop Feeling
  10. Lucid Dreams
  11. Dream Again
  12. Katherine Kiss Me

Lightspeed Champion: Falling off the Lavender Bridge

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On January 21, 2008, “Domino” label released “Falling off the Lavender Bridge”, the debut Lightspeed Champion (Devonté Hynes) album. It was recorded in 2007, at “ARC Studios” in Omaha, Nebraska, and was produced by Mike Mogis.

Personnel:

  • Devonté Hynes- vocals, guitar
  • Emmy the Great- additional vocals
  • Tim Kasher- additional vocals
  • Derek Pressnall, Kianna Alarid, Susan Sanchez, David Coyote Bones, Nik Fackler, Joe Knapp- group vocals
  • Clark Baechle- drums
  • Kimberley Salistean, Cynthia Ricker, Donna Carnes and Tracy Sands – strings
  • Nate Walcott- strings arrangement
  • Tom Clarke – cello
  • Miguel Picanco – oboe
  • Mark Benson – clarinet
  • Karen Murphy – flute
  • Mike Mogis – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Devonté Hynes.

  1. Number One
  2. Galaxy of the Lost
  3. Tell Me What It’s Worth
  4. All to Shit
  5. Midnight Surprise
  6. Devil Tricks for a Bitch
  7. I Could Have Done This Myself
  8. Salty Water
  9. Dry Lips
  10. Everyone I Know Is Listening to Crunk
  11. Let the Bitches Die
  12. No Surprise (for Wendela) / Midnight Surprise

The Magnetic Fields: Distortion

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On January 15, 2008, “Nonesuch” label released “Distortion”, the eighth Magnetic Fields studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Mother West” in New York, and was produced by Stephin Merritt.

Personnel:

  • Stephin Merritt– vocals, instrumentation, production, mixing
  • John Woo– lead guitar
  • Daniel Handler– accordion
  • Claudia Gonson– drums, piano, Farfisa organ, backing vocals
  • Sam Davol– cello
  • Shirley Simms – vocals
  • Klasinski, I. Pearle, R. Stevens – “orgiasts”
  • Robert Stevens – engineer assistant
  • Charles Newman– mixing
  • Tom Rogers – mixing, additional mastering
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Evan Gaffney Design – design
  • Michael English – logo design
  • Marcelo Krasilcic – photography

.Track listing:

All tracks by Stephin Merritt.

  1. Three-Way
  2. California Girls
  3. Old Fools
  4. Xavier Says
  5. Mistletoe
  6. Please Stop Dancing
  7. Drive On, Driver
  8. Too Drunk to Dream
  9. Till the Bitter End
  10. I’ll Dream Alone
  11. The Nun’s Litany
  12. Zombie Boy
  13. Courtesans

The Dø: A Mouthful

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On January 14, 2008, “Cinq7” label released “A Mouthful”, the debut Dø (The) album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Olivia Merilahti and Dan Levy.

Personnel:

  • Olivia Merilahti – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Dan Levy – various instruments

Track listing:

All tracks by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.

  1. Playground Hustle
  2. At Last!
  3. On My Shoulders
  4. Song for Lovers
  5. The Bridge Is Broken
  6. Stay (Just a Little Bit More)
  7. Unissasi laulelet
  8. Tammie
  9. Queen Dot Kong
  10. Coda
  11. Searching Gold
  12. When Was I Last Home?
  13. Travel Light
  14. Aha
  15. In My Box

Ok Go: Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky

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On January 12, 2010, “Capitol” label released “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky”, the third OK Go studio album. It was recorded October 2008 – May 2009, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Damian Kulash, Jr.— lead vocals, guitars, percussion, programming
  • Tim Nordwind — bass, vocals, glockenspiel
  • Dan Konopka — drums
  • Andy Ross— vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Mark Mullins— trombone
  • Brian L. Perkins — clapping
  • Greg Calbi — mastering

Track listing:

  1. WTF? – Damian Kulash, Jr.
  2. This Too Shall Pass – Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind
  3. All Is Not Lost – Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind
  4. Needing / Getting – Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind
  5. Skyscrapers – Damian Kulash, Jr.
  6. White Knuckles – Damian Kulash, Jr.
  7. I Want You So Bad I Can’t Breathe – Timothy Nordwind
  8. End Love – Timothy Nordwind, Damian Kulash, Jr.
  9. Before the Earth Was Round – Damian Kulash, Jr.
  10. Last Leaf – Damian Kulash, Jr.
  11. Back from Kathmandu – Damian Kulash, Jr.
  12. While You Were Asleep – Andy Ross
  13. In the Glass – Damian Kulash, Jr.