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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

Biffy Clyro: Only Revolutions

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On November 9, 2009, “14th Floor” label released “Only Revolutions”,  the fifth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded May – September 2009, at “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, and was produced by Garth “GGGarth” Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil– lead vocals, guitars, piano, theremin
  • James Johnston– vocals, bass guitar
  • Ben Johnston– backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Josh Homme- additional guitar
  • Jamie Muhoberac- keyboards, programming
  • Ben Kaplan – additional keyboards, programming
  • Ben Kaplan – recording, additional editing
  • David Schiffman – recording
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Garth Richardson– additional editing
  • Nick Rowe – additional editing
  • Wesley M.Seidman – engineer assistant
  • Julia Sundström – general assistant

Orchestra

  • David Campbell- strings, brass and woodwind arrangements, conductor
  • Rick Baptist – trumpet
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Alan Kaplan – trombone
  • Steve Holtman – trombone
  • Jonathan Sacdalan – bass clarinet
  • Julie Feves – bass clarinet
  • Joe Meyer – French horn
  • Douglas Tornquist – tuba
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Roberto Cani – violin
  • Julian Hallmark – violin
  • Tammy Hatwan – violin
  • Gerardo Hilera – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Alex Orosa – violin
  • Sara Parkins – violin
  • Vladamir Polimatidi – violin
  • Philip Vaiman – violin
  • John Wittenberg – violin
  • Ken Yerke – violin
  • Liam Brennan – violin
  • Steve Richards – cello
  • Erika Duke – cello
  • George Kim Scholes – cello
  • Rudolph Stein – cello
  • Christian Hughes – Chai Wallah

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil.

  1. The Captain
  2. The Golden Rule
  3. Bubbles
  4. God & Satan
  5. Born on a Horse
  6. Mountains
  7. Shock Shock
  8. Many of Horror
  9. Booooom, Blast & Ruin
  10. Cloud of Stink
  11. Know Your Quarry
  12. Whorses

Editors: In This Light and on This Evening

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On October 12, 2009, “Kitchenware” label released “In This Light and on This Evening”, the third Editors album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Miloco Studios”, “Assault” and “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark ‘Flood’ Ellis .

Personnel:

  • Tom Smith – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Chris Urbanowicz – lead guitar
  • Russell Leetch – bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Edward Lay– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Cenzo Townshend, Rob Kirwan, Ben Hillier – mixing
  • Darren Lawson – mixing assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Liliane Lijn – cover art
  • Tom Hingston Studio – design, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Edward Lay, Russell Leetch, Tom Smith, and Chris Urbanowicz.

  1. In This Light and on This Evening
  2. Bricks and Mortar
  3. Papillon
  4. You Don’t Know Love
  5. The Big Exit
  6. The Boxer
  7. Like Treasure
  8. Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool
  9. Walk the Fleet Road

 

 

Tokio Hotel: Humanoid

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On October 2, 2009, “Cherrytree” label released “Humanoid”, the third Tokio Hotel studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, David Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost and Peter Hoffmann.

Personnel:

  • Bill Kaulitz- lead vocals
  • Tom Kaulitz – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Georg Listing – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Gustav Schäfer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Patrick Benzner, Dave Roth, David Jost, Peter Hoffman – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, except where noted.

  1. Komm
  2. Sonnensystem
  3. Automatisch
  4. Lass uns laufen
  5. Hunaboid
  6. Für immer jetzt
  7. Kampf der Liebe
  8. Hunde
  9. Menschen suchen Menschen
  10. Alien
  11. Geisterfahrer
  12. Zoom – Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Desmond Child, Blakeman