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Black Lips: Arabian Mountain

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On June 7, 2011, “Vice” label released “Arabia Mountain”, the sixth Black Lips studio album. It was recorded March 2010 – January 2011, and was produced by Lockett Pundt and Mark Ronson.

Personnel:

  • Cole Alexander – vocals, guitar
  • Ian St. Pé – vocals, guitar
  • Jared Swilley – vocals, bass
  • Joe Bradley – vocals, drums
  • Ira Raibon – saxophone
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone
  • Dale Stuckenbruck – musical saw
  • Wayne Gordon – engineer
  • Mike Wright – engineer 
  • Mike McHugh – engineer
  • Ed Rawls – engineer
  • Justin McNeight – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Cole Alexander, except where noted.

  1. Family Tree
  2. Modern Art – Jared Swilley
  3. Spidey’s Curse
  4. Mad Dog – Jared Swilley
  5. Mr. Driver
  6. Bicentennial Man – Joe Bradley
  7. Go Out and Get It – Joe Bradley
  8. Raw Meat
  9. Bone Marrow – Jared Swilley
  10. The Lie – Joe Bradley
  11. Time – St. Pe
  12. Dumpster Dive
  13. New Direction – Jared Swilley
  14. Noc-a-Homa – Jared Swilley
  15. Don’t Mess Up My Baby
  16. You Keep on Running

Japandroids: Celebration Rock

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On June 5, 2012, “Polyvinyl” label released “Celebration Rock”, the second Japandroids studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “The Hive Creative Labs” in Vancouver, and was produced by Brian King and David Prowse.

Personnel:

  • Brian King – lead vocals, guitar
  • David Prowse – drums, backing vocals
  • Jesse Gander – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Reiner Asscheman – photography
  • Brian Banks – photography
  • Annika Berglund – photography 
  • Christian Bobak – photography 
  • Simone Cecchetti – photography
  • Andy Collins – photography 
  • Sam Cowling – photography
  • Geoff Hargadon – photography 
  • Andy Mueller – photography 
  • Tom Øverlie – photography
  • Leonardo Solis Varela – photography
  • Maryanne Ventrice – photography 
  • Charlotte Zoller – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian King and David Prowse, except where noted.

  1. The Nights of Wine and Roses
  2. Fire’s Highway
  3. Evil’s Sway
  4. For the Love of Ivy – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Kid Congo Powers
  5. Adrenaline Nightshift
  6. Younger Us
  7. The House That Heaven Built
  8. Continuous Thunder

The Amazons: Future Dust

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On May 24, 2010, “Fiction” label released “Future Dust”, the second Amazons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Catherine Marks.

Personnel:

  • Matt Thomson – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Alderton – guitar
  • Elliot Briggs – bass guitar
  • Joe Emmett – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Alderton, Elliot Briggs, Joe Emmett, and Matt Thomson.

  1. Mother
  2. Fuzzy Tree
  3. 25
  4. The Mire
  5. Doubt It
  6. All Over Town
  7. End of Wonder
  8. Dark Visions
  9. 25 (reprise)
  10. Warning Sign
  11. Georgia

Neal Morse: Testimony 2

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On May 23, 2011, “Metal Blade” label released “Testimony 2”, the eight Neal Morse studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at Morse’s house in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Neal Morse.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse – vocals, guitars, synth, piano, organ
  • Randy George – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – drums
  • Steve Morse – guitar
  • Paul Bielatowicz – guitar
  • Jim Hoke – saxophones
  • Mark Leniger – saxophone
  • Kenny Barnd – violin
  • Chris Carmichael – violin, viola, cello
  • Eric Brenton – electric violin 
  • Nick D’Virgilio – vocals
  • Alan Morse – vocals
  • Dave Meros – vocals
  • Matthew Ward – backing vocals, soulful wailing
  • Debbie Bressee, April Zachary, Mark Pogue, Mita Pogue – backing vocals
  • Rich Mouser – mixing
  • Jerry Guidroz – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse.

  1. Mercy Street
  2. Overture No. 4
  3. Time Changer
  4. Jayda
  5. Nighttime Collectors
  6. Time Has Come Today
  7. Jesus Blood
  8. The Truth Will Set You Free
  9. Chance of a Lifetime
  10. Jesus Bring Me Home
  11. Road Dog Blues
  12. It’s for You
  13. Crossing Over/ Mercy Street Reprise
  14. Absolute Beginner
  15. Supernatural
  16. Seeds of Gold

Buckwheat Zydeco: Lay Your Burden Down

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On May 5, 2009, “Aligator” label released “Lay Your Burden Down”, the third Buckwheat Zydeco album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Steve Berlin. In 2010, the album won the “Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album.”  

Personnel:

Buckwheat Zydeco and The Ils Sont Partis Band, (shortened to Buckwheat Zydeco.)

  • Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. – lead and backing vocals, accordion, Hammond B3 organ, synth keyboard
  • Sir Reginald Master Dural – rubboard, backing vocals
  • Michael Melchione – guitar
  • Olivier Scoazec – guitar
  • Curtis Watson – trumpet
  • Lee Allen Zeno – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Menard – drums.
  • Sonny Landreth – slide guitar
  • Warren Haynes – slide guitar
  • Steve Berlin – baritone saxophone
  • Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews – trombone
  • John “J.J.” Grey – Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
  • David Farrell – engineer, mixing
  • Korey Richey – second engineer

Track listing:

  1. When the Levee Breaks – Kansas Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie
  2. The Wrong Side – JJ Grey
  3. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah – James B. Chambers
  4. Don’t Leave Me – Buckwheat Zydeco, Ted Fox
  5. Back in Your Arms – Bruce Springsteen
  6. Throw Me Something Mister – Buckwheat Zydeco
  7. Ley Your Burden Down – Warren Heynes, Michael Berbiero
  8. Time Goes By – Buckwheat Zydeco, Ted Fox
  9. Ninth Place – Buckwheat Zydeco, Ted Fox
  10. Too Much Time – Don Van Vliet
  11. Finding My Way Back Home – Buckwheat Zydeco

Mike Patton: Mondo Cane

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On May 4, 2010, “Ipecac Recordings” label released “Mondo Cane”, the third Mike Patton album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Vulcan Studio” in Liverpool, and was produced by Mike Patton and Daniele Luppi.

Personnel:

  • Mike Patton – vocals, arrangements, recording, tracking, editing, design, layout
  • Alessandro “Asso” Stefana – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Riccardo Onon – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Enri (Enrico Zavalloni) – Hammond organ, synthesizer, clavinet
  • Antonio Borghini – double bass, electric bass
  • Gege Munan – drums
  • Fabrizio Aiello – percussion
  • Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini – orchestra
  • Roy Paci – trumpet
  • Vincenzo Vasi – theremin, electronics
  • Beppe Gismondi, Elena Bacciolo, Roberta Bacciolo, Roberta Magnetti, Silvano Borgatta – vocal
  • Coralli Di Torino – choir
  • Aldo Sisillo – conductor
  • Anton Riehi – editing, mixing
  • Massimi Carli – live recordings
  • Andrea Carli, Roberto Monari – recording assistant
  • Daniele Luppi – editing
  • S. Husky Hoskulds – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Kenneth Weaver – design, layout
  • Lady T (Cristina Zuccatosta Patton) – design, layout
  • Martin Kvamme – design, layout
  • Massimo Simonini – live project producer

Track listing:

  1. Il Cielo In Una Stanza – Gino Paoli, Mina Anna Mazzini
  2. Che Notte! – Fred Buscaglione, Leo Matteo Chiosso
  3. Ore D’Amore – Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert, Carl Sigman, Francesco Migliacci, Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto
  4. Deep Down – Ennio Morricone
  5. Quello Che Conta – Luciano Salce, Ennio Morricone
  6. Urlo Negro – Leo Ceroni
  7. Scalinatella – Pasquale Vincenzo Bonagura, Giuseppe Cioffi, Roberto Murolo
  8. L’Uomo Che Non Sapeva Amare – Elmer Bernstein, Giulio Rapetti, Domenico Colarossi, Vito Pallavicini
  9. 20 km Al Giorno – Giulio Rapetti, Nicola Arigliano, Giuseppe Previde Massara
  10.  Ti Offro Da Bere – Giovanni Meccia, Gian Luigi Morandi
  11. Senza Fine – Vincenzo Gragnaniello, Ornella Vanoni

The Futurheads: The Chaos

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On April 26, 2010, “Dovecote Records” label released “The Chaos”, the fourth Futureheads (The) album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Youth (Martin Glover), Ross Millard, Barry Hyde, David Craig, Dave Hyde and David Brewis.

Personnel:

  • Ross Millard – vocal, guitar
  • Barry Hyde – vocal, guitar
  • David Craig – vocal, bass
  • Dave Hyde – drums
  • Clive Goddard – recording
  • Dave Curle – engineer
  • Michael Rendall – engineer
  • Ed Woods – mixing
  • Sean Genockey – mixing, additional production
  • Nigel Walton – mastering
  • Stuart Hardie – design
  • Ian West – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Chaos
  2. Struck Dumb
  3. Heartbeat Song
  4. Stop the Noise
  5. The Connector
  6. I Can Do That
  7. Sun Goes Down
  8. This Is the Life
  9. The Baron
  10. Dart at the Map
  11. Jupiter
  12. (silence)
  13. Living on Light

The Tallest Man On Earth: The Wild Hunt

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On April 13, 2010, “Dead Oceans” label released “The Wild Hunt”, the second The Tallest Man on Earth (Kristian Matsson) studio album.

Personnel:

  • The Tallest Man on Earth – vocal, guitar
  • Gunnar Backman – mastering
  • Daniel Murphy – design
  • Niclas Stenholm – design  

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristian Matsson.

  1. The Wild Hunt
  2. Burden of Tomorrow
  3. Troubles Will Be Gone
  4. You’re Going Back
  5. The Drying of the Lawns
  6. King of Spain
  7. Love Is All
  8. Thousand Ways
  9. A Lion’s Heart
  10. Kids on the Run

Hot Tuna: Steady As She Goes

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On April 5, 2011, “Red House Label” released “Steady as She Goes”, the sixth Hot Tuna studio album. It was recorded November – December 2010, at “Levon Hels Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Larry Campbell.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Barry Mitterhoff – acoustic and electric mandolin
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Skoota Warner – drums
  • Larry Campbell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, fiddle, organ
  • Teresa Williams – vocals
  • Justin Guip – engineer
  • David Glasser – mastering
  • Kevin Morgan – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Angel of Darkness – lyrics by Larry Campbell, Jorma Kaukonen, music by Larry Campbell
  2. Children of Zion – Rev. Gary Davis
  3. Second Chances – Jorma Kaukonen
  4. Goodbye to the Blues – Marshall Wilborn
  5. A Little Faster – John Hurlbut
  6. Mourning Interrupted – Jorma Kaukonen
  7. Easy Now Revisited – lyrics by Jorma Kaukonen, music by Jorma Kaukonen, Larry Campbell
  8. Smokerise Journey – lyrics by Jorma Kaukonen, music by Jack Casady, Larry Campbell
  9. Things That Might Have Been – Jorma Kaukonen
  10. Mama Let Me Ley It on You – Rev. Gary Davis
  11. Is This Love – Mark Markham
  12. Vicksburg Stomp – Papa Charlie McCoy

Black Francis: NonStopErotik

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On March 30, 2010, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “NonStopErotik”, the sixteenth Black Francis album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Ocean Way Studios” in Los Angeles, “RAK Studios” in London, “Studios G.” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Eric Drew Feldman and Black Francis.

Personnel:

  • Black Francis – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Phillips – guitar
  • Todd O’Keefe – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Eric Drew Feldman – keyboards, bass
  • Tony Maimone – bass, engineer assistant
  • David Henderson – drums
  • Todd Demma – drums
  • Jack Kidney – percussion
  • Wesley Siedman – engineer
  • Howard ‘Head’ Bullivant – engineer
  • Jonathan Sterling – engineer assistant
  • Robbie Nelson – engineer assistant
  • Helen Atkinson – engineer assistant
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Mark Lemhouse – design
  • Aaron Lucy – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. Lake of Sin
  2. O My Tidy Sum
  3. Rabbits
  4. Wheels – Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons
  5. Dead Man’s Curve
  6. Corrina
  7. Six Legged Man
  8. Wild Son
  9. When I Go Down on You
  10. Nonstoperotik
  11. Cinema Star