Tag Archives: 2011

Features: Wilderness

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On July 26, 2011, “Bug Music/Serpents and Snakes” released “Wilderness”, the third Features studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Brian Carter, Roger Dabbs, Rollum Haas, Mark Bond and Matthew Pelham.

Personnel:

  • Roger Dabbs – guitar, bass, photography
  • Matthew Pelham – vocals, guitar, illustrations
  • Mark Bond – keyboards
  • Rollum Haas – drums, illustrations
  • Craig Alvin – engineer, mixing
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Tom Burns – layout, design
  • Jay Higert – cover image

Track listing:

  1. Content
  2. Kids
  3. Another One
  4. Big Mama Gonna Whip Us Good
  5. How It Starts
  6. Rambo
  7. Offer Up
  8. Golden Comb
  9. Fat Domino
  10. Love Is…
  11. Chapter III

The Horrors: Skying

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On July 11, 2011, “XL” label released “Skying”, the third Horrors studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Offerclass Ltd”, “Miloco Garden” in London, and was produced by Craig Silvey, Faris Badwan, Joshua Third, Tom Furse, Rhys Webb and Joe Spurgeon.

Personnel:

  • Faris Badwan– vocals
  • Joshua Third – guitar
  • Tom Furse – keyboards
  • Rhys Webb – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Joe Spurgeon – drums
  • Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Mark Nightingale, Martin Owen, Richard Edwards, Richard Watkins – horns

Track listing:

  1. Changing the Rain
  2. You Said
  3. I Can See Through You
  4. Endless Blue
  5. Dive In
  6. Still Life
  7. Wild Eyed
  8. Moving Further Away
  9. Monica Gems
  10. Oceans Burning

Cellar Darling: This Is the Sound

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On June 30, 2017, “Nuclear Blast” label released “This Is the Sound”, the debut Cellar Darling studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “New Sound Studio” in Pfäffikon, Zürich, Switzerland, and was produced by Tommy Vetterli.

Personnel:

  • Anna Murphy– vocals, hurdy-gurdy, flute, keyboard
  • Ivo Henzi – guitars, bass guitar
  • Merlin Sutter – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Anna Murphy, all music by Anna Murphy, Ivo Henzi and Merlin Sutter.

  1. Avalanche
  2. Black Moon
  3. Challenge
  4. Hullaballoo
  5. Six Days
  6. The Hermit
  7. Water
  8. Fire, Water and Earth
  9. Rebels
  10. Under the Oak Tree…
  11. …High Above These Crowns
  12. Starcrusher
  13. Hedonia
  14. Redemption

Everclear: invisible Stars

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On June 26, 2012, “eOne Music” label released “Invisible Stars”, the eighth  Everclear studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, and was produced by Art Alexakis and Stuart Schenk.

Personnel:

  • Art Alexakis– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Dave French – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Freddy Herrera – bass, backing vocals
  • Sean Winchester – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Josh Crawley – keyboards
  • Sasha Smith – keyboards
  • Nathaniel Kunkel, Stuart Schenk, Erik Reichers, Mark McCluskey – recording
  • Mark McCluskey, Bob Horn – mixing
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering
  • Paul Grosso – art direction,  design
  • Tiana Godfrey, Rob Simmons – photography
  • Jordan Feldstein – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks  by Art Alexakis, except where noted.

  1. Tiger in a Burning Tree
  2. Falling in a Good Way
  3. Be Careful What You Ask For
  4. Volcano
  5. Santa Ana Wind – Art Alexakis, David Walsh
  6. Wishing – Art Alexakis, Chloe Lowery
  7. I Am Better Without You
  8. Aces
  9. Jackie Robinson
  10. The Golden Rule
  11. Rocket for the Girl
  12. Promenade

Yes: Fly From Home

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On June 22, 2011, “Frontiers Records” label released “Fly from Here”, the twentieth Yes studio album. It was recorded October 2010 – February 2011, and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Benoît David– lead vocals
  • Steve Howe– lead, co-lead and backing vocals, guitars, engineer
  • Geoff Downes– keyboards
  • Chris Squire– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Alan White– drums
  • Gerard Johnson– piano
  • Trevor Horn – additional keyboards, additional acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Oliver Wakeman– additional keyboards
  • Luís Jardim– percussion
  • Tim Weidner– engineer, mixing
  • Curtis Schwartz – engineer
  • Patrick MacDougall – additional engineering
  • Mark Lewis – additional engineering
  • Graham Archer – additional engineering
  • Simon Bloor – engineer assistant
  • Andy Hughes – engineer assistant
  • Edd Hartwell – engineer assistant
  • Brad Brooks – engineer assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Roger Dean– paintings, font, Yes logos
  • Giulio Cataldo – booklet design
  • Rob Shanahan – photography

Track listing:

  1. Fly from Here– Overture – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes
  2. Fly from Here, Part I: We Can Fly – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, Chris Squire
  3. Fly from Here, Part II: Sad Night at the Airfield – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes
  4. Fly from Here, Part III: Madman at the Screens – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes
  5. Fly from Here, Part IV: Bumpy Ride – Steve Howe
  6. Fly from Here, Part V: We Can Fly (Reprise) – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, Chris Squire
  7. The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be – Chris Squire, Gerard Johnson, Simon Sessier
  8. Life on a Film Set – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes
  9. Hour of Need – Steve Howe
  10. Solitaire – Steve Howe
  11. Into the Storm – Chris Squire, Oliver Wakeman, Steve Howe, Benoit David, Alan White

Linkin Park: Living Things

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On June 20, 2012, “Warner Bros” label released “Living Things”, the fifth Linkin Park studio album. It was recorded March 2011 – April 2012, at “NRG Recording Studios” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda.

Personnel:

  • Chester Bennington– lead vocals
  • Mike Shinoda– vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer;  strings, horns, creative director, rap vocals
  • Rob Bourdon– drums, percussions
  • Brad Delson– lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer,  sampler
  • Dave “Phoenix” Farrell– bass guitar, backing vocals, sampler
  • Joe Hahn– turntables, synthesizer, samples, programming, backing vocals, creative director
  • Owen Pallett– strings
  • Ethan Mates – engineer
  • Andrew Hayes – assistant, engineer, editor
  • Brad Delson – additional production
  • Jerry Johnson – drum technician
  • Ryan DeMarti – production coordination, A&Rcoordination
  • Manny Marroquin– mixing
  • Chris Galland, Del Bowers – mixing assistants
  • Brian Gardner– mastering
  • Brandon Parvini – artwork, creative director
  • The Uprising Creative – art direction, design
  • Frank Maddocks – LP icon design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda; all music by Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell  and Joe Hahn.

  1. Lost in the Echo
  2. In My Remains
  3. Burn it Down
  4. Lies Greed Misery
  5. I’ll Be Gone
  6. Castle of Glass
  7. Victimized
  8. Roads Untraveled
  9. Skin to Bone
  10. Until It Breaks
  11. Tinfoil
  12. Powerless

Michael Franks: Time Together

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On June 14, 2011, “Shanachie Records” label released “Time Together”, the 17th Michael Franks album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Charles Blenzig, Gil Goldstein, Chuck Loeb, Scott Petito and Mark Egan.

Personnel:

  • Michael Franks – vocals, back cover photo
  • Mark Egan – bass, feetless bass, arranger, mixing’
  • Chuck Loeb – guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, arranger, engineer
  • Romero Lubambo – guitar
  • David Spinozza – guitar
  • Charles Blenzig – piano, keyboards, arranger
  • Clifford Carter – keyboards
  • Gil Goldstein – piano, arranger
  • Jay Anderson – bass
  • Greg Cohen – bass
  • Tim Lefebvre – bass
  • Will Lee – bass, background vocals
  • Joe Bonadio – drums, percussion
  • Wolfgang Haffner – drums, percussion
  • Shawn Pelton – drums, percussion
  • Billy Kilson – drums
  • Jerry Marotta – drums
  • Rogerio Boccato – percussion
  • Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
  • Veronica Nunn – vocals, background vocals
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman, Carmen Cuesta, Lizzy Loeb – background vocals
  • Till Brönner – trumpet
  • Alex Sipiagin – trumpet
  • Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone
  • David Mann – saxophone
  • Scott Petito – bass, arranger, assembly, engineer, executive producer mastering, mixing
  • Hal Winer – engineer
  • Phil Magnotti – mixing
  • Dennis Wall – mixing
  • Alysabeth Beesmer – art direction, design
  • Kristina Swarner – cover painting
  • Dion Ogust – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Franks.

  1. Now That the Summer’s Here
  2. One Day in St. Tropez
  3. Summer in New York
  4. Mice
  5. Charlie Chan in Egypt
  6. I’d Rather Be Happy Than Right
  7. Time Together
  8. Samba Blue
  9. My Heart Said Wow
  10. If I Could Make September Stay
  11. Feathers from an Angel’s Wing

The Dear Hunter: The Color Spectrum

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On June 14, 2011, “Triple Crown Records” label released “The Color Spectrum” the fourth Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.

Personnel:

  • Judy Crescenzo – vocals
  • Casey Crescenzo – bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, engineer, mixing, programming
  • Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion
  • Brendan Brown – bass
  • Kyle Garcia – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Rachel Jorgensen – vocals
  • Tanner Merritt – vocals
  • Andy Hull – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Ballero – pedal steel
  • Chris Capaldi – banjo
  • Jessy Ribordy – mandolin
  • Chris Rosenquest – vocals, harmonica
  • Levi Audette – drums
  • Pasquale Lannelli – saxophone
  • Andrew Mericle – trumpet
  • Morgan Santos – cello
  • Manchester Orchestra
  • Jaron Eldon – vocals, keyboards, music box, drums
  • Cameron Thorne – vocals, ukulele, bass, percussion, artwork, design
  • Robert McDowell – vocals, guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Chris Freeman – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Mike Poorman – drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Watts – vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Haigler, Scott Justynowicz, Max Tousseau – engineer
  • Theo Dehart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Filth and Squalor
  2. Deny It All
  3. But There’s Wolves
  4. She’s Always Singing
  5. Things That Hide Away
  6. The Canopy
  7. Trapdoor
  8. What Time Taught Us
  9. Lillian
  10. Home
  11. Fall and Flee

Dr. John

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On June 6, 2019, Malcolm John Rebennack aka Dr. John, died aged 77. He was singer – songwriter and musician (piano, keyboards and guitar), regarded as one of the greatest New Orleans music icons. He had successful solo career and performed and recorded with many famous musicians and bands, including Art Blakey, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Van Morrison, Dan Auerbach, Eric Clapton, Bob Seger, Joe Walsh, Canned Heat, The Rolling Stones, Mike Bloomfield, Spiritualized, David Newman, Ray Anderson, Levon Helm, John Hammond, Gregg Allman, Papa John Creach, Bennie Wallace, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Harry Connick Jr., Hank Crawford, Jimmy Smith, Jools Holland, Steve Tyrell, B. B. King and Marcus Miller. Dr. John won six “Grammy Awards”, and was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” in 2011. In May 2013, he received honorary doctorate of fine arts from “Tulane University.”

Battles: Gloss Drop

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On June 6, 2011, “Warp” label released “Gloss Drop”, the second Battles studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Machines with Magnets” in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and was produced by Dave Konopka, John Stainer, Ian Williams, Keith Souza and Seth Manchester.

Personnel:

  • Ian Williams– guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Konopka– bass, guitar, effects
  • John Stanier– drums
  • Matias Aguayo – vocals
  • Gary Numan– vocals
  • Kazu Makino– vocals
  • Yamantaka Eye– vocals
  • Keith Souza – mixing
  • Seth Manchester – mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Dave Konopka– art direction
  • Lesley Unruh – photography

Track listing:

  1. Africastle
  2. Ice Cream
  3. Futura
  4. Inchworm
  5. Wall Street
  6. My Machines
  7. Dominican Fade
  8. Sweetie & Shag
  9. Toddler
  10. Rolls Boyce
  11. White Electric
  12. Sundome