Tag Archives: 2010

Jason Isbell: Here We Rest

On April 12, 2011, “Lightning Rod Records” label released “Here We Rest”, album by Jason Isbell and the 400 Units (third Jason Isbell studio album overal). It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Jason Isbell and 400 Unit.

Personnel:

  • Jason Isbell – lead vocal, lead and rhythm guitars, piano, organ
  • Browan Lollar – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Derry deBorja – piano, organ, accordion, backing vocals
  • Jimbo Hart – electric bass, upright bass, backing vocals
  • Chad Gamble – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Abby Owens – harmony vocals
  • Amanda Shires – fiddle, harmony vocals

Track listing:

  1. Alabama Pines
  2. Go It Alone
  3. We’ve Met
  4. Codeine
  5. Stopping By
  6. Daisy Mae
  7. The Ballad of Nobeard
  8. Heart on a String
  9. Save It for Sunday
  10. Tour of Duty

Pendragon: Passion

On April 11, 2011, “Madfish” and “Toff Records” labels released “Passion”, the ninth Pendragon studio album. It was recorded September 2010 – January 2011, and was produced by Karl Groom and Nick Barrett.

Personnel:

  • Nick Barret – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Clive Nolan – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Peter Gee – bass
  • Scott Higham – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Barrett.

  1. Passion
  2. Empathy
  3. Feeding Frenzy
  4. This Green And Pleasant Land
  5. It’s Just A Matter Of Not Getting Caught
  6. Skara Brae
  7. Your Black Heart

Bill Callahan: Apocalypse

On April 5, 2011, “Drag City” label released “Apocalypse”, the third Bill Callahan (third as Bill Callahan) album. It was recorded in September 2010, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, and was produced by Bill Callahan.

Personnel:

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, classical and electric guitar, snare
  • Jonathan Meiburg – Wurlitzer electric piano, piano
  • Matt Kinsey – bass, electric guitar
  • Brian Beattie – bass, mixing
  • Neal Morgan – drums
  • Gordon Butler – fiddle
  • Luke Franco – flute
  • John Congleton – recording
  • Roger Seibel – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

  1. Drover
  2. Baby’s Breath
  3. America!
  4. Universal Applicant
  5. Riding for the Feeling
  6. Free’s
  7. One Fine Morning

Samsara Blues Experiment: Long Distance Trip

On March 31, 2010, “World In Sound” label released “Long Distance Trip”, the second Samsara Blues Experiment album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Big Snuff Studio” in Berlin, Germany, and was produced by Richard Behrens.

Personnel:

  • Christian Peters – vocals, guitar, sitar, recording, mixing
  • Hans Eiselt – guitar, recording, mixing
  • Richard Behrens – bass, engineer, recording, mixing
  • Thomas Vedder – drums, recording, mixing
  • Matthias Schauble – mastering
  • SST – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Singata Mystic Queen
  2. Army of Ignorance
  3. For the Lost Souls
  4. Wheel of Time
  5. Double Freedom

The Godfathers: Jukebox Fury

On March 4, 2013, “Godfather Recordings” label released “Jukebox Fury”, the seventh Godfathers (The) studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2012, at “Credible Hulk Productions”, “Barnroom Studios”, and was produced by Bernie Tormé, Peter Coyne, Chris Coyne, Del Bartle, Grant Nicholas and Dave Twigg.

Personnel:

  • Peter Coyne – vocals
  • Del Bartle – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
  • Chris Coyne – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Grant Nicholas – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Dave Twigg – drums
  • Richard Allum – backing vocals
  • Del Bartle – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Pearce – mastering
  • Jaime Martin – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Let Your Hair Hang Down – Del Bartle, Chris Coyne
  2. If I Only Could – Del Bartle, Chris Coyne, Peter Coyne, Grant Nicholas
  3. Primitive Man – Del Bartle, Chris Coyne, Peter Coyne, Grant Nicholas
  4. The Outsider – Del Bartle, Peter Coyne
  5. I’m Branded – Link Wray
  6. A Can of Worms – Del Bartle
  7. Back into the Future – Del Bartle, Chris Coyne, Peter Coyne
  8. I Can’t Sleep Tonight – Del Bartle, Chris Coyne, Peter Coyne, Grant Nicholas
  9. Mary Baby – Del Bartle, Chris Coyne
  10. Theme to the End of the World – Del Bartle, Chris Coyne, Peter Coyne
  11. The Man in the Middle – Del Bartle, Chris Coyne
  12. Thai Nights – Chris Coyne

Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back

On February 12, 2010, “Real World / Virgin” label released “Scratch My Back”, the eighth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “AIR Lyndhurst” in London, and “Real World Studios” in Box, England, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel – vocals, arrangements, design concept
  • Melanie Gabriel – vocals
  • London Scratch Orchestra – orchestra performance
  • Hungarian Orchestra – orchestra performance
  • The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford – choir
  • John Metcalfe – arrangements, orchestration, additional recording, mixing
  • Nick Ingman – arrangements, orchestration
  • Will Gregory – arrangements
  • Randy Newman – arrangements
  • Richard Chappell – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Kurina Támas – recording
  • Kölcsényi Attila – recording
  • Steve Orchard – recording
  • Olga Fitzroy – recording assistant, Pro Tools editor
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Pete Sené – engineer assistant
  • Mark Claydon – mixing assistant
  • Laurence Greed – Pro Tools editor assistant
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Marc Bessant – graphic design, design concept
  • Nadav Kander – photography
  • David Hiscock – photography

Track listing:

  1. Heroes – David Bowie, Brian Eno
  2. The Boy in the Bubble – Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa
  3. Mirrorball – Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp
  4. Flume – Justin Vernon
  5. Listening Wind – David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
  6. The Power of Love – Lou Reed
  7. My Body Is a Cage – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tom Kingsbury, Will Butler, Jeremy Gara, Sarah Neufeld
  8. The Book of Love – Stephin Merritt
  9. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
  10. Après Moi – Regina Spektor
  11. Philadelphia – Neil Young
  12. Street Sprint (Fade Out) – Thom Yorke, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Johnny Greenwood, Phil Selway

Motorpsycho: Heavy Metal Fruit

On January 18, 2010, “Stickman Records” and “Rune Grammofon” labels released “Heavy Metal Fruit”, the fourteenth Motorpsycho studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim and Bent Sæther.

Personnel:

  • Hans Magnus Ryan – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Bent Sæther – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
  • Kenneth Kapstad – drums
  • Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim – keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Hanne Hukkelberg – vocals
  • Mathias Eick – trumpet
  • Mike Hartung – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Starhammer – Hans Magnus Ryan, Bent Sæther
  2. X-3 (Knuckleheads in Space) / The Getaway Special – Hans Magnus Ryan, Bent Sæther, Kenneth Kapstad
  3. The Bomb-Proof Roll and Beyond (for Arnie Hassle) – Hans Magnus Ryan, Bent Sæther
  4. Close Your Eyes – Bent Sæther
  5. W.B.A.T. – Bent Sæther
  6. Gullible’s Travails (pt. I – IV – Hans Magnus Ryan, Bent Sæther

Jimmy Cliff

On November 24, 2025, James Chambers (aka Jimmy Cliff) died aged 81. He was singer, musician (guitar, piano, keyboards, congas) and actor, one of the most important figures  in worldwide promotion of the Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae music. He was the only living reggae musician to hold the “Order of Merit”, the highest honor that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. In 2010, Jimmy Cliff was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.

Neil Young: Le Noise

On September 28, 2010, “Reprise” label released “Le Noise”, the 32nd Neil Young studio album. It was recorded March – May 2010, at “Le Noise” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Daniel Lanois.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitars
  • Mark Howard – recording, mixing
  • Tony Mangurian, Flo Ammon – editing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Margaret Marissen – production assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Walk with Me
  2. Sign of Love
  3. Someone’s Gonna Rescue You
  4. Love and War
  5. Angry World
  6. Hitchhiker
  7. Peaceful Valley Boulevard
  8. Rumblin’

Eels: Tomorrow Morning

On August 17, 2010, “E Works” and “Vagrant” label released “Tomorrow Morning”, the ninth Eels studio album. It was recorded August – December 2009, at “One Hitsville, U.S.A.” in Los Feliz, California, and was produced by E (Mark Oliver Everett).

Personnel:

  • Mark Oliver Everett (E) – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, harmonica, piano, Optigan, Hammond B3 organ, banjo, harmonium, Vox Continental organ, drums, percussion
  • Koool G Murder – bass guitar, guitar, recording, mixing
  •  Knuckles – drums
  • Tomorrow Morning Orchestra – horns
  • The Amy Davies Choir – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Oliver Everett.

  1. In Gratitude for This Magnificent Day
  2. I’m a Hummingbird
  3. The Morning
  4. Baby Loves Me
  5. Spectacular Girl
  6. What I Have to Offer
  7. This Is Where It Gets Good
  8. After the Earthquake
  9. Oh So Lovely
  10. The Man
  11. Looking Up
  12. That’s Not Her Way
  13. I Like the Way This Is Going
  14. Mystery of Life