Tag Archives: 2009

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

Magnetic Fields: Realism

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On January 26, 2010, “Nonesuch” label released “Realism”, the ninth Magnetic Fields studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Mother West” in New York, and was produced by Stephin Merritt.

Personnel:

  • Stephin Merritt– vocals, instrumentation
  • Claudia Gonson– vocals, piano, tablas, cajon, leaves
  • John Woo– banjo, cuatro, sitar
  • Johny Blood – vocals, flugelhorn, tuba
  • Daniel Handler– vocals, accordion
  • Shirley Simms – vocals, violin
  • Ida Pearle – violin
  • Sam Davol– cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephin Merritt.

  1. You Must Be Out of Your Mind
  2. Interlude
  3. We Are Having a Hootenanny
  4. I Don’t Know What to Say
  5. The Dolls’ Tea Party
  6. Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree
  7. Walk a Lonely Road
  8. Always Already Gone
  9. Seduced and Abandoned
  10. Better Things
  11. Painted Flower
  12. The Dada Polka
  13. From a Sinking Boat

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

Cowboy Junkies: Demons

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On January 18, 2011, “Latent” label released “Demons”, the 14th Cowboy Junkies, “Volume Two” of the “Nomad Series”. It was band’s tribute to Vic Chesnutt, who died on December 25, 2009, at age of 45. The album was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Bird – mandolin
  • Joby Baker – organ, piano, Wurlitzer, horn arrangement
  • Aaron Goldstein- guitar
  • Tania Elizabeth – fiddle
  • Dave Henry – cello
  • Henry Kucharzyk – woodwind arrangements
  • Alfons Fear, Nick Lariviere, Roy Styffe – horn
  • Bob Stevenson – clarinet
  • Andy Maize – backing vocals
  • Michael Timmins – engineer, mixing
  • Joby Baker – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Henry – engineer
  • Peter J. Moore– mastering
  • Peter Timmins – assistant
  • Alice Phieu – design
  • Enrique Martinez Celaya– cover image

Track listing:

All tracks by Vic Chesnutt.

  1. Wrong Piano
  2. Flirted with You All My Life
  3. See You Around
  4. Betty Lonely
  5. Square Room
  6. Ladle
  7. Supernatural
  8. West of Rome
  9. Strange Language
  10. We Hovered with Short Wings
  11. When the Bottom Fell Out

Dolores O’Riordan

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On January 15, 2018, Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan died aged 46. She was singer, songwriter and musician (guitar, bass, and keyboards), best known as vocalist and leader of The Cranberries. She released seven studio albums with The Cranberries, two solo albums: Are You Listening? (2007) and No Baggage (2009). In 2016 as member of the band D.A.R.K. she released the album Science Agrees.

Owen Pallett: Heartland

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On January 12, 2010, “Domino” label released “Heartland”, the third Owen Pallett album. It was recorded in 2009, at “The Greenhouse” in Reykjavík, and was produced by Owen Pallett.

Personnel:

  • Owen Pallett – vocals, violin, keyboards, arranger
  • Lisa Chisholm – bassoon
  • Micah Hellbrum – clarinet
  • Sarah Jeffrey – oboe, cor anglais
  • Leonie Wall – flute, piccolo
  • Gabe Radford – horn
  • David Pell – trombone
  • Mike Fedyshyn – trumpet
  • The Czech Symphony Strings / directed by Adam Klemens / recorded by Jan Holzner
  • The St. Kitts’ Winds / contracted by John Marshman / recorded by Jeff McMurrich, Matt Smith
  • Sturla Mio Þórisson – recording
  • Rusty Santos – mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Colin Bergh – design, illustration
  • Jimmy Limit – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Owen Pallett.

  1. Midnight Directives
  2. Keep the Dog Quiet
  3. Mount Alpentine
  4. Red Sun No. 5
  5. Lewis Takes Action
  6. The Great Elsewhere
  7. Oh Heartland, Up Yours!
  8. Lewis Takes Off His Shirt
  9. Flare Gun
  10. E Is for Estranged
  11. Tryst with Mephistopheles
  12. What Do You Think Will Happen Now?

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.

Codeine Velvet Club: Same

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On December 28, 2009, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Codeine Velvet Club studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Terminal Music”, “Playground Studios” in Glasgow, “Angel Studios” in London, and was produced by Jon Lawler and Stuart McCreadie.

Personnel:

  • Jon Lawler– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Lou Hickey– vocals
  • Ross McFarlane – drums
  • Affy Ahmad – drums
  • Helen MacLeod – harp
  • Gospel Truth Choir
  • Ed McFarlane – double bass
  • Mick Cooke – trumpet
  • Allan Cuthbertson – piano
  • Will Foster– keys
  • Lewis Gordon – bass
  • Rick Wentworth – conductor
  • Perry Montague-Mason – string leader
  • Derek Watkins– trumpet
  • Mark Nightingale – trombone
  • Mick Cooke – archestral arrangements
  • Tony Hoffer- mixing
  • Stuart McCredie – engineer
  • Niall McMenamin – engineer assistant
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Lucy Whalley – assistant musicians’ contractor
  • Grant @ Infinite Thrill – design, logo, photography
  • Jay Brooks – band portrait

Track listing:

  1. Hollywood – Jon Lawler, Lou Hickey
  2. Vanity Kills – Jon Lawler, Lou Hickey
  3. Time – Jon Lawler, Lou Hickey
  4. The Black Roses – Jon Lawler, Lou Hickey
  5. Little Sister – Jon Lawler
  6. Nevada – Jon Lawler, Will Foster
  7. Reste Avec Moi – Jon Lawler, Lou Hickey
  8. I Would Send You Roses – Jon Lawler
  9. Like a Full Moon – Jon Lawler
  10. Begging Bowl Blues – Jon Lawler
  11. I Am the Resurrection (bonus track) – Ian Brown, John Squire

 

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Pin Points And Gin Joints

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On December 8, 2009, “Big Rig” label released “Pin Points and Gin Joints”, the eighth Mighty Mighty Bosstones (The) studio album. It was recorded November 2008 – July 2009, and was produced by Ted Hult.

Personnel:

  • Dicky Barrett– lead vocals
  • Lawrence Katz – guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Gittleman– bass, backing vocals
  • Joe Sirois– drums
  • Tim “Johnny Vegas” Burton– saxophone
  • Kevin Lenear – saxophone
  • Chris Rhodes– trombone
  • Ben Carr – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks  by Dicky Barrett and Joe Gittleman, except where noted.

  1. Graffiti Worth Reading
  2. Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah
  3. The Route That I Took
  4. You Left Right?
  5. Too Many Stars – Dicky Barrett, Lawrence Katz
  6. Your Life
  7. I Wrote It
  8. Not to Me on That Night – Dicky Barrett, Lawrence Katz
  9. Wasted Summers
  10. Sister Mary
  11. The Death Valley Vipers
  12. It Will Be
  13. The Bricklayer’s Story
  14. A Pretty Sad Excuse
  15. Feeling Today

Thirty Seconds To Mars: This Is War

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On December 8, 2009, “Virgin” label released “This Is War”, the third Thirty Seconds to Mars studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Flood, Steve Lillywhite, Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”, Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, 2 x Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”, and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jared Leto – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synths
  • Tomo Miličević – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synths, violin, programming, percussion
  • Shannon Leto – drums, percussion, guitar
  • Ryan Williams, Brian Virtue – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Biller, Rob Kirwan, Dana Nielsen, Matt Radosevich, Jamie Schefman, Sonny Diperri, Joe Wohlmut – additional engineering
  • Andre Doucette – pre-production engineering
  • Cenzo Townshend, Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Brian Wholgemuth, Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Varnish Studio Inc, Jared Leto – art direction
  • Mark Thecobrasnake – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jared Leto, except where noted.

  1. Escape
  2. Night of the Hunter
  3. Kings and Queens
  4. This is War
  5. 100 Suns
  6. Hurricane
  7. Closer to the Edge
  8. Vox Populi
  9. Search and Destroy
  10. Alibi
  11. Stranger in a Strange Land
  12. L490 – Shannon Leto