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Drive-By Truckers: The Big To-Do

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On March 16, 2010, “ATO” label released “The Big To-Do”, the eighth Drive-By Truckers studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by David Barbe.

Personnel:

  • Patterson Hood – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Cooley– vocals, guitar
  • David Barbe – guitar, keyboards
  • John Neff – guitar, pedal steel
  • Jay Gonzalez – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Shonna Tucker– vocals, bass
  • Brad Morgan – drums

Track listing:

  1. Daddy Learned to Fly – Patterson Hood
  2. The Fourth Night of My Drinking – Patterson Hood
  3. Birthday Boy – Mike Cooley
  4. Drag the Lake Charlie – Patterson Hood
  5. The Wig He Made Her Wear – Patterson Hood
  6. You Got Another – Shonna Tucker
  7. This Fucking Job – Patterson Hood
  8. Get Downtown – Mike Cooley
  9. After the Scene Dies – Patterson Hood
  10. (It’s Gonna Be) I Told You So – Shonna Tucker
  11. Santa Fe – Patterson Hood
  12. The Flying Wallendas – Patterson Hood
  13. Eyes Like Glue – Mike Cooley

Awolnation: Megalithic Symphony

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On March 15, 2011, “Red Bull” label released “Megalithic Symphony”, the debut Awolnation studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Red Bull Studios”, “Awol Studio”, “Avatar Studios”, “Main and Market”, “Gymnasium”, “Fireside Sound Studio”, and was produced by Aaron Bruno, Jimmy Messer and Brian West.

Personnel:

  • Aaron Bruno– vocals, synthesizer, drums, percussion, keyboards, bass guitar, Rhodes, guitar, piano
  • Kenny Carkeet – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • David Amezcua – bass guitar
  • Hayden Scott – drums
  • Drew Stewart, Christopher Thorn – guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Aaron Bruno, except where noted.

  1. Megalithic Symphony
  2. Some Sort of Creature
  3. Soul Wars – Aaron Bruno, Eric Stenman
  4. People – Aaron Bruno, Eric Stenman
  5. Jump on My Shoulders
  6. Burn It Down – Aaron Bruno, Jimmy Messer
  7. Guilty Filthy Soul – Aaron Bruno, Jimmy Messer
  8. Kill Your Heroes – Aaron Bruno, Brian West
  9. My Nightmare’s Dream
  10. Sail
  11. Wake Up
  12. Not Your Fault
  13. All I Need – Aaron Bruno, Jimmy Messer
  14. Knights of Shame – Aaron Bruno, Cameron Duddy

Dodos: No Color

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On March 15, 2011, “Frenchkiss” label released “No Color”, the fourth Dodos album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by John Askew.

Personnel:

  • Meric Long – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Logan Kroeber – drums, percussion
  • Keaton Snyder – vibraphone, percussion
  • Neko Case– backing vocals
  • Erin Wang, Ivo Bokulic, Philip Brezina, Steph Bibbo – strings
  • Minna Choi – strings arrangements
  • Jay Pellicci – strings recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Meric Long.

  1. Black Night
  2. Going Under
  3. Good
  4. Sleep
  5. Don’t Try and Hide It
  6. When Will You Go
  7. Hunting Season
  8. Companions
  9. Don’t Stop

Gary Burden

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On March 10, 2018, Gary Burden died aged 84. He was artist specialized in design of music album covers, considered as one of the pioneers of the concept of album cover art. He created covers for many famous music acts including The Doors, Neil Young, Mama Cass, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, Jackson Browne and Matt Corby.  In 2000, together with the photographer Henry Diltz, he made “California Rock: Under the Covers”, a documentary about their mutual work on album covers and participation in the Los Angeles music scene.In 2010, at the 52nd “Annual Grammy Awards”, Burden won the award for “Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging” for the Neil Young “The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972”.

Broken Bells: Same

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On March 9, 2010, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Broken Bells album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, at “Mondo Studio” in Los Angeles, “Glenwood Place Studios” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton).

Personnel:

  • Brian Burton– organ, synthesizer, bass guitar,  piano,  drums,  programming
  • James Mercer– vocals, bass guitar, guitars
  • Christopher J. Tedesco, Philip Vaiman, Jessica van Velzen, Jennifer Walton, John Wittenberg, Alwyn Wright, Adriana Zoppo, Carolyn Osborn, Michele Nardone, Miriam Mayer, Peter Kent, Johana Krejci, Calabria McChesney,Peggy Baldwin, Alisha Bauer, Ruth Bruegger, Ronald Clark, Yvette Devereaux, Kirstin Fife, Stefanie Fife, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Ilona Geller, Neel Hammond, Margot Aldcroft – strings
  • Daniele Luppi – string conductor
  • Jeff Antebi– artist development
  • Kennie Takahashi – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Todd Monfalcone – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering
  • Jacob Escobedo – artwork, design, layout
  • Frank W. Ockenfels – photography
  • Anton Riehl – score preparation

Track listing:

All tracks by James Mercer and Brian Burton.

  1. The High Road
  2. Vaporize
  3. Your Head Is on Fire
  4. The Ghost Inside
  5. Sailing to Nowhere
  6. Trap Doors
  7. Citizen
  8. October
  9. Mongrel Heart
  10. The Mall & Misery

Liars: Sisterworld

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On March 9, 2010, “Mute” label released “Sisterworld”, the fifth Liars studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Angus Andrew.

Personnel:

  • Angus Andrew
  • Aaron Hemphill
  • Julian Gross
  • Samuel Bingg – guitar
  • Tom Biller – piano
  • Mary Pearson – bassoon
  • Chris Gonzales – trombone
  • Daphne Chen – violin, viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Sammy Banuelo – assistant
  • Brian Roettinger – art direction, design
  • Zen Sekizawa – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Angus Andrew; all music by Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross.

  1. Scissor
  2. No Barrier Fun
  3. Here Comes All the People
  4. Drip
  5. Scarecrows on a Killer Slant
  6. I Still Can See an Outside World
  7. Proud Evolution
  8. Drop Dead
  9. The Overachievers
  10. Goodnight Everything
  11. Too Much, Too Much

Portugal. The Man: American Ghetto

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On March 2, 2010, “Equal Vision” label released “American Ghetto”, the fifth Portugal. The Man, studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Anthony Saffery.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, design, photography
  • Ryan Neighbors – keyboard, vocals
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – bass, vocals
  • Jason Sechrist – drums
  • Steve Smith – percussion
  • Adam Taylor – synthesizer, programming, engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Zoe Manville – vocals
  • Ian Shaw – backing vocals
  • Bella Nobu – kazoo, roadie
  • Alex Hartman – engineer
  • Austin Sellers – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. The Dead Dog
  2. Break
  3. 60 Years
  4. All My People
  5. 1000 Years
  6. Fantastic Pace
  7. The Pushers Party
  8. Do What We Do
  9. Just a Fool
  10. Some Men
  11. When the War Ends

Rogue Wave: Permalight

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On March 2, 2010, “Brushfire” label released “Permalight”, the fourth Rogue Wave album. It was recorded April – September 2009, in Oxford, Mississippi, and was produced by Dennis Herring and Paul Thomas.
Personnel:

  • Zach Rogue – vocals, guitar
  • Dominic East – vocals, guitar, pedal steel
  • Steve Taylor – keyboards, organ
  • Ken Christianson – vocals, keyboards, violin
  • Cameron Jasper – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Rogue.

  1. Solitary Gun
  2. Good Morning (The Future)
  3. Sleepwalker
  4. Stars and Stripes
  5. Permalight
  6. Fear Itself
  7. Right With You
  8. We Will Make A Song Destroy
  9. I’ll Never Leave You
  10. Per Anger
  11. You Have Boarded
  12. All That Remains

Eisley: The Valley

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On March 1, 2011, “Equal Vision Records” label released “The Valley”, the third Eisley album. It was recorded 2008 – 2010, at “Rosewood Studios” in Tyler, Texas, and was produced by Gary Leach, Austin Deptula, Stacy Dupree King, Sherri DuPree-Bemis, Chauntelle DuPree D’Agostino, Garron DuPree and Weston DuPree.

Personnel:

  • Stacy Dupree King – vocals, keyboard, guitar
  • Sherri DuPree-Bemis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chauntelle DuPree D’Agostino – lead guitar, occasional vocals
  • Garron DuPree – bass
  • Weston DuPree – drums

Personnel:

  1. The Valley – Stacy Dupree
  2. Smarter – Sherri DuPree
  3. Watch It Die – Stacy Dupree
  4. Sad – Sherri DuPree
  5. Oxygen Mask – Stacy Dupree
  6. Better Love – Sherri DuPree
  7. I Wish – Stacy Dupree
  8. Kind – Stacy Dupree
  9. Moon – Sherri DuPree
  10. Please – Sherri DuPree
  11. Ambulance – Stacy Dupree

Rural Alberta Advantage: Departing

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On March 1, 2011, “Paper Bag Records” label released “Departing”, the second  Rural Alberta Advantage album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Roger Leavens.

Personnel:

  • Nils Edenloff – lead vocals, guitar
  • Amy Cole – keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Banwatt – drums
  • Roger Leavens – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Peter Abbenhorn – cover photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole and Paul Banwatt.

  1. Two Lovers
  2. The Breakup
  3. Under the Knife
  4. Muscle Relaxants
  5. North Star
  6. Stamp
  7. Tornado ‘87
  8. Barnes’ Yard
  9. Coldest Days
  10. Good Night