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Elvis Costello: Secret, Profane & Sugarcane

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Secret Profane

On June 9, 2009, “Hear Music” label released “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane”, the 22nd Elvis Costello album. It was recorded in 2009, in Nashville, and was produced T Bone Burnett.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett– electric guitar
  • Mike Compton– mandolin
  • Jerry Douglas– dobro
  • Stuart Duncan– banjo, fiddle
  • Jeff Taylor – accordion
  • Dennis Crouch – double bass
  • Emmylou Harris– harmony vocals
  • Jim Lauderdale– harmony vocals
  • Tony Millionaire – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Down Among the Wines and Spirits – Elvis Costello
  2. Complicated Shadows – Elvis Costello
  3. I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came – Elvis Costello, Loretta Lynn
  4. My All Time Doll – Elvis Costello
  5. Hidden Shame – Elvis Costello
  6. She handed Me a Mirror – Elvis Costello
  7. I Dreamed Of My Old Lover – Elvis Costello
  8. How Deep is the Red – Elvis Costello
  9. She Was No Good – Elvis Costello
  10. Sulphur to Sugarcane – Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett
  11. Red Cotton – Elvis Costello
  12. The Crooked Line – Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett
  13. Changing Partners – Larry Coleman, Joe Darion

Koko Taylor

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On June 3, 2009, Cora Walton aka Koko Taylor died aged 80. She was blues singer, known by powerful and rough vocal, performing rhythm and blues, Chicago Blues and blues. Often called “The Queen of Blues”, for her work she received number of awards including:

  • In 1985, Grammy Awardfor Best Traditional Blues Album
  • In 1996, Howlin’ Wolf Award
  • In 1997, inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame
  • In 1999, Blues Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
  • In 2004, NEA National Heritage Fellowship
  • 24 times the Blues Music Award in the following categories:
  • Female Artist
  • Traditional Blues Female Artist
  • Vocalist of the Year
  • Contemporary Blues Female Artist
  • Entertainer of the Year

Iggy Pop: Préliminaires

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Preliminaires

On May 25, 2009, “Astralwerks” label released “Préliminaires”, the fifteenth Iggy Pop  studio album. It was recorded in 2009 in Miami, Florida and Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Hal Cragin. The album was inspired by Michel Houellebecq’s novel “La Possibilité d’une île” (The Possibility of an Island).

Personnel:

  • Iggy Pop – vocals, guitar,  concept
  • Jon Cowherd– piano
  • Lucie Aimé – vocals
  • Hal Cragin – bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards, drum programming
  • Kevin Hupp – drums, congas
  • Tim Ouimette – trumpet
  • Clarence L. Banks – trombone
  • Marc Phaneuf- clarinet

Track listing:

  1. Les feuilles mortes – music by Joseph Kosma, lyrics by Jacques Prévert
  2. I Want to Go to the Beach – Iggy Pop
  3. King of The Dogs – Lil Armstrong, Iggy Pop
  4. Je sais que tu sais – Lucie Aimé, Hal Cragin, Iggy Pop
  5. Spanish Coast – Hal Cragin, Iggy Pop
  6. Nice to Be Dead – Hal Cragin, Iggy Pop
  7. How Insensitive – Vinicius De Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
  8. Party Time – Hal Cragin, Iggy Pop
  9. He’s Dead / She’s Alive- Iggy Pop
  10. A Machine for Loving – Hal Cragin, Michel Houellebecq, Iggy Pop; English translation by Gavin Bowd
  11. She’s a Business – Hal Cragin, Iggy Pop
  12. Les feuilles mortes (Marc’s Theme) – music by Joseph Kosma; lyrics by Jacques Prévert

Manic Street Preachers: Journal for Plague Lovers

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Journal_for_Plague_Lovers

On May 18, 2009, “Columbia” label released “Journal for Plague Lovers”, the ninth Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded October 2008 – February 2009, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth,Wales, and was produced by Steve Albini and Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Nicky Wire– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, piano
  • Sean Moore– drums, percussion
  • Andy Walters – string arrangements, strings
  • Katherine Thomas – harp
  • Joanna Parkhurst – strings
  • Bernard Kane – strings
  • Nathan Stone – strings
  • Steve Albini– recording, mixing
  • Dave Eringa– mixing
  • Loz Williams – recording, engineer
  • Steve Davis – recording
  • Greg Norman – engineer
  • Ben Cunningham – engineer assistant
  • Jenny Saville– front cover artwork
  • Steve Stacey – design
  • Mitch Ikeda – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Richey Edwards, all music by Manic Street Preachers (James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, Nicky Wire).

  1. Peeled Apples
  2. Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
  3. Me and Stephen Hawking
  4. This Joke Sport Severed
  5. Journal for Plague Lovers
  6. She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
  7. Facing Page: Top Left
  8. Marlon J.D
  9. Doors Closing Slowly
  10. All Is Vanity
  11. Pretension/Repulsion
  12. Virginia State Epileptic Colony
  13. William’s Last Words

Meat Puppets: Sewn Together

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Sewn_Together

On May 12, 2009, “Megaforce Records” label released “Sewn Together”, the twelfth Meat Puppets studio album. It was recorded in 2009 at the “Saltmine” in Phoenix, Arizona, and was produced by Curt Kirkwood.

Personnel:

  • Curt Kirkwood – vocals, guitars, mandolin
  • Cris Kirkwood- vocals, bass guitar, synthesizers
  • Ted Marcus – drums, organ

Track listing:

  1. Sewn Together
  2. Blanket of Weeds
  3. I’m Not You
  4. Sapphire
  5. Rotten Shame
  6. Go to Your Head
  7. Clone
  8. Smoke
  9. K.A.
  10. Nursery Rhyme
  11. The Monkey and the Snake
  12. Love Mountain

Bob Dylan: Together Through Life

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together through life

On April 28, 2009, “Columbia” label released “Together Through Life”, the thirty-third Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in December 2008, and was produced by Jack Frost (Bob Dylan pseudonym).

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Mike Campbell– guitar, mandolin
  • Donnie Herron –steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, trumpet
  • David Hidalgo– accordion, guitar
  • Tony Garnier– bass guitar
  • George Receli –drums
  • David Bianco – recording, mixing
  • Rafael Serrano –engineer
  • David Spreng – engineer
  • Bill Lane– engineer assistant
  • Rich Tosti – engineer assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer -mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter, except where noted, all music by Bob Dylan.

  1. Beyond Here Lies Nothin
  2. Life Is Harrd
  3. My Wife’s Home Town – Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter
  4. If You Ever Go to Houston
  5. Forgetful Heart
  6. Jolene
  7. This Dream of You – Bob Dylan
  8. Shale Mama Shake
  9. I Feel a Change Comin’ On
  10. It’s All Good
  11. Howdy Neighbor – J. Morris
  12. Don’t Take Everybody to Be Your Friend – M. Gabler, R. Tharpe
  13. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend – L. Robin, J. Styne
  14. La Valse de Amitie – O. Guidry
  15. Make Friends – E. Mcgraw
  16. My Next Door Neighbor – J. McCain
  17. Let’s Invite Them Over – O. Wheeler
  18. My Friends – C. Burnett, S. Ling
  19. Last Night – W. Jones
  20. You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King
  21. Bad Neighborhood – Caronna, M. Rebennack
  22. Neighbour – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  23. Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals – B. Rose, M. Dixon, R. Henderson
  24. Why Can’t We Be Friends – S. Allen, H. Brown, M. Dickerson, J. Goldstein, L. Jordan, C. Miller, H. Scott, L. Oskar

Neil Young: Fork in the Road

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Fork in the Road

On April 7, 2009, “Reprise” label released “Fork in the Road”, the thirtieth Neil Young studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Neil Young and Niko Bolas.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Ben Keith – vocals, lap steel guitar, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Anthony Crawford – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Pegi Young – vocal, vibes, acoustic guitar
  • Rick Rosas – bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. When Worlds Collide
  2. Fuel Line
  3. Just Singing a Song
  4. Johnny Magic
  5. Cough Up the Bucks
  6. Get Behind the Wheel
  7. Off the Road
  8. Hit the road
  9. Light a Candle
  10. Folk in the Road

 

The Decemberists: The Hazards Of Love

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TheHazardsofLove1

On March 24, 2009, “Capitol” label released “The Hazards of Love”, the fifth Decemberists (The) album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Tucker Martine, Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query and John Moen. “The Hazards of Love” is written and recorded as a rock opera.

Personnel:

  • Colin Meloy- vocals (voice of William, The Rake, first voice, second voice), acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
  • Chris Funk- electric guitar, tenor guitar, baritone guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki, autoharp, hurdy-gurdy, hammered dulcimer, marxophone, piano, synthesizer, percussion
  • Jenny Conlee- piano, harpsichord, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, synthesizer, accordion, marxophone, drums
  • Nate Query- bass guitar, upright bass, bowed bass, synthesizer
  • John Moen- drums, hand drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Robyn Hitchcock- electric guitar
  • Becky Stark- vocals (voice of Margaret), backing vocals
  • Shara Worden- vocals (voice of the Forest Queen), backing vocals
  • Natalie Briare – vocals (voice of Charlotte)
  • Clara Ell – vocals (voice of Dawn)
  • Joseph Ell – vocals (voice of Isaiah)
  • Jim James – backing vocals
  • Rebecca Gates- backing vocals
  • Keiko Araki -violin
  • Greg Ewer – violin
  • Adam Hoornstra -viola
  • Collin Oldham -cello
  • Jenny Conlee and Nate Query – string arrangements
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy, and Mario Hugo for Hugo & Marie – design
  • Carson Ellis – illustrations
  • Autumn de Wilde – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Meloy, except where noted.

  1. Prelude – Jenny Conlee
  2. The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone)
  3. A Bower Scene
  4. Won’t Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)
  5. The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)
  6. The Queen’s Approach
  7. Isn’t It a Lovely Night?
  8. The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid
  9. An Interlude
  10. The Rake’s Song
  11. The Abduction of Margaret
  12. The Queen’s Rebuke/The Crossing
  13. Annan Water
  14. Margaret in Captivity
  15. The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!)
  16. The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)
  17. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)

Anthony And The Johnsons: The Crying Light

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Aj the crying light

On January 20, 2009,“Matador” label released “The Crying Light”, the third Antony and the Johnsons’ studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Antony Hegarty. The album’s cover artwork features a 1977 photograph of butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno, by Naoya Ikegami.

Personnel:

  • Antony – vocals, arrangements
  • Thomas Bartlett, Greg Cohen, Will Holshouser, Wil Holzhouser, Julia Kent, Parker Kindred, Jeff Langston, Rob Moose, William Whittman – musicians
  • Maxim Moston, Doug Wieselman – arrangements, musician
  • Nico Muhly – arrangements
  • Hiroko Taguchi, Antoine Silverman, Sarah Hewitt Ruth, Susan Perelman, Brian Miller, Alexandra Knoll, Bridget Kibbey, Danielle Farina, Keith Bonner, Lisa Albrecht, Tim Albright, Leise Anschuetz, Anja Wood, Amy Zoloto – orchestra
  • Dan Bora, Hector Castillo, Keith Gary, Scott Lehrer, Stewart Lerman, Alex Nizich, William Whittman – engineer
  • Bryce Goggin – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Lader – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering, remastering
  • Daniel Murphy – layout design
  • Don Felix Cervantes – photography
  • Johanna Constantine – make –up
  • Naoya Ikegami – portraits

Track listing:

All tracks by Antony Hegarty, except where noted.

  1. Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground – Antony Hegarty, Nick Hegarty
  2. Epilepsy Is Dancing
  3. One Dove – Antony Hegarty, Barry Reynolds
  4. Kiss My Name
  5. The Crying Light
  6. Another World
  7. Daylight and the Sun
  8. Aeon
  9. Dust and Water
  10. Everglade

Michael Jackson

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On June 25, 2009, Michael Joseph Jackson died aged 50.  He was singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor,  named the “King of Pop” and regarded as one of the most important artists in the history of the popular music and culture. His 1982 album “Thriller” is the best-selling album of all time and the video clips for his songs “Beat It”, “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” turned down the racial barriers and transformed the music videos into an art form. Jackson is the most awarded artists in the history of the modern music – he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, he was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame” and in to the “Dance Hall of Fame” as the first and only dancer from pop and rock music. He is multiple winner of “Guinness World Records”, he won thirteen “Grammy Awards”, the “Grammy Legend Award”, the “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”, twenty six “American Music Awards”, he was voted the “Artist of the Century” and “Artist of the 1980s”. In his solo career, Jackson had thirteen number-one singles in the US, he is the only artist to have top ten singles in the “Billboard Hot 100” and sold more than four hundred millions records worldwide. For his humanitarian job and activities, in 2000, Jackson was recognized by the “Guinness World Records” as the most humanitarian entertainer in the history, supporting 39 various charities.