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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

The Offspring: Days Go By

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On June 26, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Days Go By”, the ninth Offspring studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, at “D-13 Studio” in Huntington Beach, California, “Plantation Mixing & Recording” in Haiku, Hawaii, “Henson Recording Studios”, “Record Plant” and “Paramount Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, California, “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Holland– lead vocals, guitar
  • Noodles– guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg K.– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Pete Parada– drums
  • Josh Freese– drums
  • Todd Morse– backing vocals
  • Jamie Edwards – keyboards
  • Jon Berry – backing vocals
  • Dani and Lizzy Mariachi – vocals
  • Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez –Mariachi band
  • Carlos Gomez – additional Mariachi guitar
  • Ronnie King– keyboards
  • DJ Trust – turntables
  • Bob Rock– engineer, mixing
  • Eric Helmkamp – engineer
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Steve Masi – guitar tech
  • Deadskinboy Design – art direction, design, cover photography
  • Firebox – illustration
  • Associated Press– occupy photography
  • Charley U. Elmaga – matches photograph

Track listing:

All tracks written Dexter Holland

  1. The Future Is Now
  2. Secrets from the Underground
  3. Days Go By
  4. Turning Into You
  5. Hurting As One
  6. Cruising California (Bumpin’ in My Trunk)
  7. All I Have Left Is You
  8. OC Guns
  9. Dirty Magic
  10. I Wanna Secret Family (With You)
  11. Dividing By Zero
  12. Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb to Hell

Mars Volta: Octahedron

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On June 23, 2009, “Warner Bros” label released “Octahedron”, the fifth Mars Volta album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “99 Sutton Street” in New York City, and was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

  • Omar Rodríguez-López– guitar, synthesizers, drum machine, direction, arrangements
  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala– vocals, lyrics
  • John Frusciante– guitar
  • Juan Alderete– bass guitar
  • Thomas Pridgen– drums
  • Marcel Rodríguez-López– keyboards, synthesizers, mellotron, percussion
  • Mark Aanderud– additional piano
  • Jeremy Michael Ward- intro recording
  • Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah Abolin, Lars Stalfors, Shaun Sullivan – recording
  • Rich Costey– mixing
  • Noah Goldstein, Lee Foster – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Jeff Jordan– original artwork
  • Sonny Kay– layout, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Cedric Bixler-Zavala, all music by Omar Rodríguez-López.

  1. Since We’ve Been Wrong
  2. Teflon
  3. Halo of Nembutals
  4. With Twilight as My Guide
  5. Cotopaxi
  6. Copernicus
  7. Luciforms

 

Jay Brannan: In Living Cover

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On June 23, 2009, “Great Depression” label released “In Living Cover”, the second  Jay Brannan studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Jay Brannan and Drew Brody.

Personnel:

  • Jay Brannan – vocals, guitar, bass, kashaka, piano
  • Greg Heffernan – cello
  • Scott Starrett – piano arrangements
  • Drew Brody – recording, mixing
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Pedro Fanti and Beatriz Milhomem – artwork
  • Clark – photography

Track listing:

  1. Beautifully – Jay Brannan
  2. Say It’s Possible – Terra Naomi
  3. All I Want – Joni Mitchell
  4. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  5. The Freshmen – The Verve Pipe
  6. Good Mother – Jann Arden
  7. Both Hands – Ani Difranco
  8. Zombie – The Cranberries
  9. Drowning – Jay Brannan

Dinosaur Jr.: Farm

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On June 23, 2009, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Farm”, the ninth Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Bisquiteen Studio” in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis– lead vocals, guitar
  • Lou Barlow– lead vocals, bass
  • Murph– drums
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • John Agnello– engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis except where noted.

  1. Pieces
  2. I Want You to Know
  3. Ocean in the Way
  4. Plans
  5. Your Weather – Lou Barlow
  6. Over It
  7. Friends
  8. Said the People
  9. There’s No Here
  10. See You
  11. I Don’t Wanna Go There
  12. Imagination Blind – Lou Barlow

The Young Veins: Take A Vacation

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On June 8, 2010, “One Heaven Music” label released “Take a Vacation!” the debut Young Veins (The) album. It was recorded June – September 2009, at “Castle Oak Studios” and “Sunset Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rob Mathes and Alex Greenwald.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Ross– vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Jon Walker– vocals, guitars, bass guitars, percussion
  • Alex Greenwald– backing vocals, lead guitars, bass guitars, wurlitzer, harmonium, stylophone, percussion
  • Eric Ronick – backing vocals, keyboards
  • Than Luu – backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Jason Boesel– drums, percussion
  • Z Berg, Michael Runion, Danny Fujikawa, Michael Fujikawa – vocals
  • Kevin Harp – engineer, mixing
  • Joshua Blanchard, Morgan Stratton – engineer assistant
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Ross and Jon Walker except where noted.

  1. Change
  2. Take a Vacation
  3. Cape Town
  4. Maybe I Will, Maybe I Won’t
  5. Young Veins (Die Tonight) – Ryan Ross, Danny Fujikawa
  6. Everyone But You
  7. The Other Girl
  8. Dangerous Blues
  9. Defiance
  10. Lie to the Truth
  11. Heart of Mine