Tag Archives: 2009

Vertical Horizon: Burning The Days

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On September 22, 2009, “Outfall” label released “Burning the Days”, the fifth Vertical Horizon studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Matt Scannel.

Personnel:

  • Matt Scannell – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Richard Marx – piano
  • Sean Hurley: bass guitar
  • Jason Sutter: drums
  • Neil Peart: drums
  • Blair Sinta: drums
  • Keith Kane: harmony vocals
  • Steve Hardy: engineer, mixing
  • Joel Numa: engineer
  • Mark Valentine: engineer
  • Ted Jensen: mastering
  • Anik McGrory: artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Scannell, except where noted.

  1. All Is Said and Done
  2. The Lucky One
  3. The Middle Ground
  4. I Believe In You
  5. Save Me From Myself
  6. Carrying On
  7. Back to You
  8. Can You Help Me
  9. Afterglow
  10. Here
  11. Welcome to the Bottom
  12. Even Now – Matt Scannell, Neil Peart

Monsters Of Folk: Same

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On September 22, 2009, “Shangri-La Music” label released the, self-titled, debut Monsters of Folk album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Mike Mogis.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst- vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Mike Mogis- guitar, keyboards, baritone guitar, percussion, mandolin, drums, bass guitar
  • Jim James- vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, programming
  • Ward- vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.)
  2. Say Please
  3. Whole Lotta Losin’
  4. Temazcal
  5. The Right Place
  6. Baby Boomer
  7. Man Named Truth
  8. Goodway
  9. Ahead of the Curve
  10. Slow Down Jo
  11. Losin Yo Head
  12. Magic Marker
  13. Map of the World
  14. The Sandman, the Brakeman and Me
  15. His Master’s Voice

David Byrne: Love This Giant

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On September 10, 2012, “4AD” label released “Love This Giant”, studio album by David Byrne and St. Vincent. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, at “Water Music Studio” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and “Patrick Dillett’s Studio” in New York City, and was produced by David Byrne, Annie Clark, John Congleton, and Patrick Dillett.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitar,  percussion programming; Omnichord
  • Vincent (Annie Clark)– guitar, synth bass; piano
  • Paul Frazier – bass guitar
  • Anthony LaMarca– drums
  • Mauro Refosco– snare drum, timpani
  • John Congleton– drum programming; synth
  • The Dap Kings
  • Kenneth Finn, Tom Hutchinson– euphonium
  • Jacquelyn Adams, Eric Davis, Lawrence Di Bello, Rachel Drehmann, J. Kelly, Chris Komer – French horn
  • Randy Andos – tuba
  • Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
  • Stuart D. Bogie, Ron Blake, Martín Perna, Cochemea Gastelum , Jack Bashkow, Stan Harriison, Bob Magnuson, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Steve Elson, Alex Foster, Patrick Milando, Jonathan Powell, Tom Timko – saxophone
  • Jordan McLean, Josh Frank, Earl Gardner, Mike Gurfield, Ravi Best, David Guy, Dominic Derasse, Gareth Flowers, Kelly Pratt– trumpet
  • Jeff Caswell – bass trombone
  • William Lang, Aaron Johnson, Ryan Keberle, Brian Mahany, Ozzie Melendez, Mike Seltzer, Steve Turre, Michael Williams– trombone
  • Lenny Pickett– saxophone, brass arrangement
  • Marcus Rojas, Kyle Turner, Bob Stewart– tuba
  • Evan Smith – clarinet, flute
  • Tony Finno, Ken Thompson – brass arrangements
  • Jon Altschuler – engineer
  • Yuki Takahashi – engineer
  • Patrick Dillett– mixing, drum programming
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Gabe Bartalos – prosthetics
  • Catalina Kulczar, Juan Marin, LeeAnn Rossi – art work
  • Steve Powers – type design
  • Noah Wall – package design, art work
  • Richard Burbridge – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne and Annie Clark, except where noted

  1. Who
  2. Weekend in the Dust
  3. Dinner for Two
  4. Ice Age – Annie Clark
  5. I Am an Ape
  6. The Forest Awakes – David Byrne, Annie Clark, Walt Whitman
  7. I Should Watch TV
  8. Lazarus
  9. Optimist
  10. Lightning
  11. The One Who Broke Your Heart
  12. Outside of Space & Time – David Byrne

The Black Sorrows: 4 Days in Sing Sing

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On September 5, 2009, “Head Records” label released “4 Days in Sing Sing”, the twelfth Black Sorrows (The) studio album. It was recorded in four days in 2009, at “Sing Sing Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Joe Camilleri and Peter Bain-Hogg.

Personnel:

  • Joe Camilleri – vocals, sax, guitar, harmonica, melodica
  • James Black – piano, Hammond organ, guitar
  • Claude Carranza –  vocals, guitar
  • Joe Creighton – vocals, bass guitar
  • Tony Floyd – vocals, drums
  • Alejandro Vega – percussion
  • Tim Wilson – saxophone
  • Dave Newdick – trumpet
  • Jordan Murray – trombone

Track listing:

  1. Best Thing
  2. What Levi Wants
  3. Lonesome Road
  4. Lean On Me
  5. Don’t Judge Me Too Hard
  6. Lay By My Side
  7. Comfort Me
  8. Every Natural Thing
  9. Midnight Rain
  10. The Raven
  11. Sometimes I Wish
  12. Where’s it All Gonna End
  13. Better Times
  14. Such a Night
  15. Little Murders
  16. Viva La Money
  17. Sumo

Collective Soul: Same

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On August 25, 2009, “Loud & Proud” label released the self-titled, eight Collective Soul album (also known as Rabbit). It was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Ed Roland.

Personnel:

  • Ed Roland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Joel Kosche- lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Dean Roland – rhythm guitar
  • Will Turpin- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Cheney Brannon- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Roland except where noted.

  1. Welcome All Again
  2. Fuzzy
  3. Dig
  4. You – Ed Roland, Dean Roland, Joel Kosche, Will Turpin
  5. My Days
  6. Understanding – Ed Roland, Dean Roland, Joel Kosche, Will Turpin
  7. Staring Down
  8. She Does
  9. Lighten Up
  10. Love
  11. Hymn for My Father

 

Mew: No More Stories Are Told Today, I’m Sorry They Washed Away // No More Stories, The World Is Grey, I’m Tired, Let’s Wash Away

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On August 17, 2009, “Evil Office” label released “No More Stories Are Told Today, I’m Sorry They Washed Away // No More Stories, The World Is Grey, I’m Tired, Let’s Wash Away”, the fifth Mew studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording”, “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Evil Office” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Rich Costey, Jonas Bjerre, Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen and Bo Madsen.

Personnel:

  • Jonas Bjerre – acoustic and electric guitars, synthesizers, harmonium, piano
  • Bo Madsen – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Bastian Juel – bass
  • Damon Tutunjian – bass
  • Silas Graae – drums, percussion, African percussion, drum programming
  • Steve Coleman– alto saxophone
  • Sellasi Dewornu – African percussion
  • Marthisa Friis-Hansen – percussion, Kalimba, marimba
  • Mari Helgerlikova – additional vocals
  • Nico Muhly– string, piano, piccolo, flute arrangements
  • Nick Watts – additional keyboards
  • Choir
    • Anne Berggren
    • Anni Mogensen
    • Nanna Larsch
    • Lianna Quarshie
  • Children’s choir
    • Mia-Marie Olesen
    • Maria Bruun
    • Fannie Klint
    • Solveig Honore
    • Mathilde Lerentzen
    • Emily Piercy
    • Roselil Hansen
    • Fritjof Nørretranders
    • Sally Risell
    • Vera Kwederis
  • Charlie Stavish – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Santangelo – recording assistant
  • Noah Goldstein, Ben Liscio – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig- mastering
  • Vlado Meller- mastering
  • M/M Paris- album cover, design
  • Ari Marcopoulos- photography

Track listing:

  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
  15. Nervous

Dappled Cities: Zounds

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On August 15, 2009, “Dangerbird” label released “Zounds”, the third Dappled Cities album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Chris Coady, Ned Cooke, Tim Derricourt, Allan Kumpulainen, Alex Moore and David Rennick.

Personnel:

  • David Rennick – vocal, mixing
  • Tim Derricourt – guitar, mixing
  • Ned Cooke – keyboards, mixing
  • Alex Moore – bass, mixing
  • Allan Kumpulainen – drums, mixing
  • Alex Love – French horn
  • Madeleine Hawcroft – flute
  • Sebastian Ranguis, Des Miller, Kim Waldock, Ned Cooke – strings
  • Simon Berckelman – engineer
  • Jean-Paul Fung – engineer assistant
  • Chris Coady, Wayne Connolly, Scott Horscroft – mixing
  • Louie Teran – mastering
  • Tim Rogers – design
  • Wilk – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ned Cooke, Tim Derricourt, Allan Kumpulainen, Alex Moore and David Rennick.

  1. Hold Your Back
  2. Answer Is Zero
  3. The Price
  4. Wooden Ships
  5. Slow for Me, My Island
  6. The Night Is Young at Heart
  7. Miniature Alas
  8. Don’t Stop There
  9. Kid
  10. Middle People
  11. Apart
  12. Stepshadows

Glen Campbell

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On August 8, 2017, Glen Travis Campbell died aged 81. He was country and rock singer, musician, songwriter, television host, and actor. Campbell released more than 70 albums; sold 45 million records and won 12 “RIAA” Gold albums, four Platinum and one double-Platinum album. In 1967 Campbell won four “Grammy Awards” in the country and pop categories. In 2000, 2004 and 2009, Campbell won “Grammy Hall of Fame Awards and in 2012, he won the “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”. He also won awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year” the “Country Music Association (CMA)” and the “Academy of Country Music (ACM)”, and took the “CMA’s” top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. In his 50 years long career, Campbell has recorded and performed with many famous musicians including Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, The Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Merle Haggard,  Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Phil Spector, Ricky Nelson and The Beach Boys.

Portugal The Man: The Satanic Satanist

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On July 21, 2009, “Equal Vision” label released “The Satanic Satanist”, the fourth Portugal. The Man album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Paul Kolderie, Anthony Saffery and Adam Taylor. The album’s artwork was by lead singer John Gourley.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, machines
  • Ryan Neighbors – vocals, piano, rhodes, organ, synth
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
  • Garrett Lunceford – drums, gang
  • Zoe Manville – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. People Say
  2. Work All Day
  3. Lovers In Love
  4. The Sun
  5. The Home
  6. The Woods
  7. Guns & Dogs
  8. Do You
  9. Everyone Is Golden
  10. Let You Down
  11. Mornings

 

He Is Legend: It Hates You

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On July 21, 2009, “Tragic Hero” label released “It Hates You”, the third He Is Legend studio album. It was recorded in 2008 at “Warrior Sound Studio” in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was produced by Mitchell Marlow, Al Jacob, Kit Walters, Steve Bache, Schuylar Croom, Adam Tanbouz and Matt Williams.

Personnel:

  • Schuylar Croom – vocals
  • Adam Tanbouz – guitars
  • Matt Williams – bass guitar
  • Steve Bache – drums, percussion
  • Andrew Anagnost – cello
  • Bibis Ellison – additional vocals
  • Mitchell Marlow, Al Jacob – engineer
  • Jamie King – masterin

Track listing:

  1. Dicephalous
  2. Party Time!!!
  3. Everyone I Know Has Fang
  4. The Primarily Blues
  5. Cult of She
  6. Stranger Danger
  7. Don’t Touch That Dial
  8. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
  9. Future’s Bright, Man
  10. China White III
  11. That’s Nasty
  12. Mean Shadows