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Wintersleep: New Inheritors

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On May 18, 2010, “The Tom Kotter Company” label released “New Inheritors”, the fourth Wintersleep album. It was recorded September 2009 – February 2010, and was produced by Tony Doogan.

Personnel:

  • Paul Murphy – lead vocals, guitar
  • Tim D’Eon – guitar
  • Jon Samuel – keyboards
  • Michael Bigelow – bass guitar
  • Loel Campbell – drums, percussion
  • Robin Rankin – keyboards
  • Mick Cooke – brass, string arrangements
  • Anne–Marie Proulx, Rachel Denkers – handclapping
  • Caraline Risi, Liam Lynch, Rosie Townhill, Ysla Robertson – strings
  • Tony Doogan – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jace Lasek, Sébastien Rivard – assistant
  • Graeme Patterson – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Experience the Jewel
  2. Encyclopedia
  3. Blood Collection
  4. New Inheritors
  5. Black Camera
  6. Trace Decay
  7. Mausoleum
  8. Echolocation
  9. Terrible Man
  10. Preservation
  11. Mirror Man
  12. Baltic

In Case of Fire: Align the Planets

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On May 11, 2009, “Search and Destroy” label released “Align the Planets”, the debut In Case of Fire studio album. It was recorded April—May 2008 at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, and “Miloco Studios” in London, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Steve Robinson — lead vocals, guitars
  • Mark Williamson — bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Colin Robinson — drums, percussion
  • Rocky O’Reilly — programming
  • Audrey Riley — cello
  • Chris Sheldon— mixing
  • Guy Massey — engineer
  • Ted Jensen — mastering
  • John Dunne — pro tools, engineer assistant
  • Jeff Gilligan — art direction, design
  • Paul Harries — photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Steven Robinson, all music by Steve Robinson, Colin Robinson and Mark Williamson.

  1. This Time We Stand
  2. The Cleansing
  3. Do What I Say
  4. Align The Planets
  5. Parallels
  6. Plan A — samples narrationby Martin Luther King
  7. Enemies
  8. Landslides
  9. Violence and Pictures
  10. And Sorrow
  11. A Pale New Costume
  12. Second Revelation

Roseanna Vitro: The Music of Randy Newman

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On May 10, 2011, “Motéma” label released “The Music of Randy Newman”, the twelfth Roseanna Vitro album. It was recorded on November 9, 2009 and January 22, 2010 at “Charlestown Road Studio” in Hampton, NJ, and was produced by Paul Wickliff and  Roseanna Vitro.

Personnel:

  • Roseanna Vitro – vocals, arrangements
  • Mark Soskin – piano, arrangements
  • Sara Caswell – violin
  • Dean Johnson – bass
  • Tim Horner – drums
  • Jamey Haddad – percussion
  • Steve Cardenas – guitar

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Randy Newman.

  1. Last Night I had a Dream
  2. Sail Away
  3. If I Didn’t Have You
  4. Every Time It Rains
  5. Baltimore
  6. In Germany Before the War
  7. Mama Told Me Not to Come
  8. I Will Go Sailing No More
  9. Feels Like Home
  10. Losing You

Foals: Total Life Forever

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On May 10, 2010, “Transgressive Records” label released “Total Life Forever”, the second Foals studio album. It was recorded in September 2009, at “Svenska Grammofon Studios” in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was produced by Luke Smith. The writers and editors, and the readers poll of the UK magazine “The Fly” voted “Total Life Forever” the “Best album of 2010”.

Personnel:

  • Yannis Philippakis– vocals, guitar, drums, art direction
  • Jack Bevan – drums, art direction
  • Jimmy Smith – guitar, art direction
  • Walter Gervers – bass, art direction, backing vocals
  • Edwin Congreave – keyboards, backing vocals, art direction
  • Caroline Wickberg – additional vocals
  • Ferg Peterkin – programming, engineer
  • Mike Crossey– recording assistant
  • Daniel Rejmer – engineer
  • Catherine Marks – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Moulder– mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Big Active, Tinhead – artwork
  • Steve Gullick, Dave Ma – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gervers and Edwin Congreave.

  1. Blue Blood
  2. Miami
  3. Total Life Forever
  4. Black Gold
  5. Spanish Sahara
  6. This Orient
  7. Fugue
  8. After Glow
  9. Alabaster
  10. 2 Trees
  11. What Remains

The Maccabees: Wall of Arms

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On May 4, 2009, “Fiction” label released “Wall of Arms”, the second Maccabees studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Markus Dravs. The album’s cover art was by Boo Ritson.

  • Orlando Weeks – vocals, guitar
  • Hugo White – guitar
  • Felix White – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rupert Jarvis – bass
  • Sam Doyle – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Orlando Weeks, Hugo White, Felix White, Rupert Jarvis and Sam Doyle.

  1. Love You Better
  2. One Hand Holding
  3. Can You Give It?
  4. Young Lions
  5. Wall of Arms
  6. No Kind Words/Bag of Bones Part A
  7. Dinosaurs
  8. Kiss and Resolve
  9. William Powers
  10. Seventeen Hands
  11. Bag of Bones Part B

Hole: Nobody’s Daughter

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On April 23, 2010, “Mercury” label released “Nobody’s Daughter”, the fourth and final Hole studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, and was produced by Michael Beinhorn, Micko Larkin and Linda Perry.

Personnel:

  • Courtney Love– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Micko Larkin– lead guitar
  • Shawn Dailey– bass
  • Stu Fisher– drums
  • Linda Perry– electric and acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Peter Thorn – electric and acoustic guitar
  • Paul Ill – bass
  • Kellii Scott – drums
  • Jack Irons– drums
  • Damon Fox – piano
  • Peter Levin – piano, keyboards
  • Thomas Bartlett– piano
  • Erik Friedlander– cello
  • Jenni Muldaur, Martha Wainwright, Emily Armstrong– backing vocals
  • Karl Egsieker, Noah Goldstein – engineer
  • Nico Essig, Ryan Gilligan, Ian Shea, Pete Bischof, Tom Syrowski – additional engineering
  • Dave Sardy, John O’Mahoney – mixing
  • Andy Brohard – mixing
  • Alec Gomez, Cameron Barton, John Schmersal – additional mixing
  • Dave McNair – mastering
  • Patrick Hegart – artwork
  • Owen Lewis – assistant producer

Track listing:

  1. Nobody’s Daughter – Courtney Love, Micko Larkin
  2. Skinny Little Bitch – Courtney Love, Micko Larkin
  3. Honey – Courtney Love, Micko Larkin
  4. Pacific Coast Highway – Courtney Love, Billy Corgan
  5. Samantha – Courtney Love, Micko Larkin, Linda Perry
  6. Someone Else’s Bed – Courtney Love, Micko Larkin, Linda Perry
  7. For Once in Your Life – Linda Perry, Courtney Love, Peter Thorn, Micko Larkin
  8. Letter’s Gold – Linda Perry
  9. Loser Dust – Courtney Love, Billy Corgan
  10. How Dirty Girls Get Clean – Linda Perry, Courtney Love, Billy Corgan
  11. Never Go Hungry – Courtney Love, Linda Perry

The Apples in Stereo: Travellers in Space and Time

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On April 20, 2010, “Simian Records” label released “Travellers in Space and Time”, the seventh  Apples in Stereo (The) studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, and was produced by Robert Schneider and Bryce Goggin.

Personnel:

  • Robert Schneider– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar,  mellotron, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, vocoder, engineer
  • John Dufilho– lead and backing vocals, bass, drums, percussion, electric guitar, handclapping, sound effects, synthesizer, engineer
  • Bill Doss– lead and backing vocals, cowbell, acoustic guitar,  handclapping, mellotron, melodica, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Eric Allen– bass guitar, electric guitar, handclapping, backing vocals, engineer,
  • John Ferguson– lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, handclapping, mellotron, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, vocoder
  • Craig Morris – acoustic guitar, drums
  • Dave Schneider – acoustic guitar
  • Dan Sjogren – baritone saxophone
  • Rick Benjamin, Rob Christiansen – trombone
  • Merisa Bissinger – flute, piccolo
  • Russ Farnsworth – spoken word
  • Dave Ferris – tabla
  • Heather McIntosh – cello
  • Roger Gerguson, Christin Helmuth, Otto Helmuth – backing vocals
  • Kevin Brown, Roger Ferguson, Adam Sachs – engineer
  • Bryce Goggin – electronic effects, engineer, eixing
  • Otto Helmuth, Merritt Jacob – engineer assistant
  • Craig Morris – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering
  • Paul Stec, Carolyn Suzuki – design, layout
  • Rebecca Turbow – illustrations
  • Dan Efram – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Schneider, except where noted.

  1. The Code
  2. Dream About the Future
  3. Hey Elevator
  4. Strange Solar System
  5. Dance Floor
  6. P.U.
  7. No One in the World
  8. Dignified Dignitary – Robert Schneider, Bill Doss, John Hill
  9. No Vacation – Robert Schneider, John Ferguson
  10. Told You Once
  11. It’s All Right
  12. Next Year at About the Same Time – Eric Allen
  13. Floating in Space – John Dufilho
  14. Nobody But You
  15. Wings Away – Bill Doss, John Ferguson
  16. Time Pilot

Art Brut: Art Brut vs. Satan

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On April 20, 2009, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Art Brut vs. Satan”, the third Art Brut album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Frank Black.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Argos- vocals
  • Ian Catskilkin – guitar
  • Jasper Future – guitar
  • Freddy Feedback – bass guitar
  • Mike Breyer – drums

Track listing:

  1. Alcoholics Unanimous
  2. DC Comicsand Chocolate Milkshake
  3. The Passenger
  4. Am I Normal
  5. What a Rush
  6. Demons Out
  7. Slap Dash for No Cash
  8. The Replacements
  9. Twist and Shout
  10. Summer Job
  11. Mysterious Bruises

John Grant: Queen of Denmark

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On April 19, 2010, “Bella Union” label released “Queen of Denmark”, the debut John Grant solo album. It was recorded July – October 2008 and May – July 2009, at “Midlake Recording Studio” in Denton, Texas, and was produced by Paul Alexander, Eric Pulido and John Grant.

Personnel:

  • John Grant– lead vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Eric Pulido – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Eric Nichelson – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Paul Alexander – bass, bassoon
  • McKenzie Smith – drums
  • Tim Smith– flute
  • Jesse Chandler – piano
  • Britt Herrington – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Robert Gomez – guitar
  • Bryan Van Divier – baritone guitar
  • Fiona Brice– strings
  • Buffi Jacobs – cello
  • David Pierce – trombone
  • Sara Lov– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Grant.

  1. TC and Honeybear
  2. Marz
  3. Where Dreams Go to Die
  4. Sigourney Weaver
  5. Chicken Bones
  6. Silver Platter Club
  7. It’s Easier
  8. Outer Space
  9. Jesus Hates Faggots
  10. Caramel
  11. Leopard & Lamb
  12. Queen of Denmark

Jill Sobule: California Years

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On April 14, 2009, “Pinko Records” label released “California Years”, the seventh Jill Sobule studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Jill Sobule – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, piano
  • Mark Goldenberg- vocals, guitar, slide guitar, piano
  • Bill DeMain – guitar
  • Dave Carpenter- vocals, piano
  • Greg Leisz- vocals, dobro, mandolin
  • Jamie Muhoberac- organ
  • Benmont Tench- organ
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Robin Eaton – vocals
  • Bryan Head – vocals
  • Geoff Pearlman – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Eaton and Jill Sobule except where noted.

  1. Palm Springs
  2. San Francisco
  3. Nothing to Prove
  4. Where Is Bobbie Gentry?
  5. A Good Life
  6. Sweetheart
  7. Empty Glass – Jill Sobule, Elise Thoron
  8. League of Failures
  9. Wendell Lee
  10. Bloody Valentine
  11. Mexican Pharmacy
  12. While You Were Sleeping – Bill Demain, Jill Sobule
  13. Spiderman – Bill Demain, Jill Sobule
  14. The Donor Song – Jill Sobule