Tag Archives: 2011

The Union: Siren’s Song

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On October 3, 2011, “Payola Records” label released “Siren’s Song”, the second Union (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Rockfield Studios” in  Monmouth, Wales; “Walton Castle” in Clevedon, North Somerset; “Tackle Out” and “Air Lyndhurst” in London, and was produced by Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder.

Personnel:

  • Peter Shoulder- lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, Hammond organ, pedal steel
  • Luke Morley- vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Chris Childs- bass guitar
  • Dave McCluskey, Phil Martin– drums
  • Helena May Harrison, Katy Burgess – backing vocals
  • Alex Beamont – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder.

  1. Siren’s Song
  2. Blame It On Tupelo
  3. Orion
  4. Obsession
  5. Make Up Your Mind
  6. The Remedy
  7. Cut The Line
  8. Burning Daylight
  9. Black Gold
  10. Time
  11. If I Could Make You Mine

Wilco: The Whole Love

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On September 27, 2011, “dBpm” label released “The Whole Love”, the eighth Wilco studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy, Pat Sansone and Tom Schick.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Nels Cline -loops, electric, slide,  electric 6 and 12 string guitars, lap steel, dobro, ukulele
  • Glenn Kotche– drums, percussion, cimbalom, siren, field recordings, kaossilator
  • Mikael Jorgensen– synthesizers, keyboards, programming, vocal processing, piano, “ah” sample, Guzheng samples, Wurlitzer, wavetable scrubbing
  • Patrick Sansone– vocals, Mellotron, acoustic guitar and, electric guitar, tambourine, piano, glockenspiel, music stand, percussion, ukulele,  string arrangement, organ, vibraphone
  • John Stirratt– vocals, bass guitar, piano
  • Matt Albert – violin, viola
  • Nick Photinos – cello

Track listing:

 All tracks by Jeff Tweedy.

  1. Art of Almost
  2. I Might
  3. Sunloathe
  4. Dawned on Me
  5. Black Moon
  6. Born Alone
  7. Open Mind
  8. Capitol City
  9. Standing O
  10. Rising Red Lung
  11. Whole Love
  12. One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley’s Boyfriend)

Steven Wilson: Grace For Drowning

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On September 26, 2011, “Kscope” label released “Grace for Drowning”, the second Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded January 2010 – June 2011, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson— vocals, keys, guitars, autoharp,  bass guitar,  percussion,  piano, gong, glockenspiel , programming), harmonium, mixing
  • Jordan Rudess— piano
  • Markus Reuter— U8 touch guitar
  • Trey Gunn— warr guitar, bass guitar
  • Steve Hackett, Mike Outram, Sand Snowman — guitar
  • Nick Beggs— Chapman stick, bass guitar
  • Tony Levin— bass guitar
  • Nic France — drums
  • Pat Mastelotto — acoustic and electronic drums
  • Pat Mastelotto— electronic frums, additional production
  • Theo Travis— saxophone
  • Ben Castle— clarinet
  • London Session Orchestra — strings
  • Dave Stewart— string and choir arrangements
  • Synergy Vocals – choir
  • Mat Collis — engineer
  • Paschal Byrne — mastering
  • Dave Kerzner— sound design
  • Carl Glover — art director
  • Lasse Hoile— photography, film director
  • Bettina Ejlersen — photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

Deform to Form a Star

  1. Grace for Drowning
  2. Sectarian
  3. Deform to Form a Star
  4. No Part of Me
  5. Postcard
  6. Raider Prelude
  7. Remainder the Black Dog

Like Dust I Have Cleared from My Eye

  1. Belle de Jour
  2. Index
  3. Track One
  4. Raider II
  5. Like Dust I Have Cleared from My Eye

Opeth: Heritage

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On September 14, 2011, “Roadrunner Records” label released “Heritage”, the tenth Opeth studio album. It was recorded January – February 2011, at “Atlantis Studios: in Stockholm, and was produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt.

Personnel:

  • Mikael Åkerfeldt– vocals, guitar, Mellotron, grand piano, sound effects, mixing, engineering
  • Fredrik Åkesson– guitar
  • Per Wiberg– grand piano, Mellotron, Rhodes piano, Hammond B3
  • Martín Méndez– bass guitar, upright bass
  • Martin Axenrot– drums, percussion
  • Alex Acuña– percussion
  • Joakim Svalberg– grand piano
  • Björn J:son Lindh– flute
  • Charlie Dodd – sound effects
  • Janne Hansson – engineer
  • Steven Wilson– effects engineering, vocal engineering, mixing
  • Peter Mew– mastering
  • Sandra Artigas – photography
  • Travis Smith– art direction
  • Jasper Schuurmans – project coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Mikael Åkerfeldt.

  1. Heritage
  2. The Devil’s Orchard
  3. I Feel the Dark
  4. Slither
  5. Nepenthe
  6. Häxprocess
  7. Famine
  8. The Lines in My Hand
  9. Folklore
  10. Marrow of the Earth

Bush: The Sea Of Memories

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On September 13, 2011, “Zuma Rock Records” “E1 Music”  and “earMUSIC” labels released “The Sea of Memories”, the fifth Bush studio album. It was recorded June 2010 – June 2011, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Gavin Rossdale– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chris Traynor– lead guitar
  • Corey Britz – bass, backing vocals
  • Robin Goodridge – drums
  • Jamie Muhoberac– keyboards
  • Jay Baumgardner– mixing
  • Eric Helmkamp – engineer
  • John Ewing, Jr. – engineer, mixing
  • Matty Green – assistant
  • Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • RETNA – cover art
  • Julian Peploe – artwork
  • Davis Factor – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gavin Rossdale.

  1. The Mirror of the Signs
  2. The Sound of Winter
  3. All My Life
  4. The Afterlife
  5. All Night Doctors
  6. Baby Come Home
  7. Red Light
  8. She’s a Stallion
  9. I Believe in You
  10. Stand Up
  11. The Heart of the Matter
  12. Be Still My Love

Stereophonics: Keep The Village Alive

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On September 11, 2015, “Stylus Records” label released “Keep the Village Alive”, the ninth Stereophonics studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2014, at “ICP Studios” in Brussels, Belgium, “Stylus Studios” in London, and was produced by Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Kelly Jones- lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Adam Zindani- guitar, backing vocals
  • Richard Jones- bass guitar
  • Jamie Morrison– drums
  • Sam Yapp, Javier Weyler– drums
  • Mikey Rowe – Wurly
  • Jim Lowe – additional Hammond, programming
  • Neil Cowley – additional piano
  • Tony Kirkham – additional piano, Hammond
  • Rosie Danvers – cello
  • Helen Hathorn – violin
  • Emma Owens – viola
  • David Arnoldwith Kelly Jones – orchestral arrangements
  • Nicholas Dodd – orchestration

Orchestra

  • John Bradbury – leader
  • Eos Chater, Dorina Markoff, John Bradbury, Johnathan Strange, Oli Langford, Christina Emanuel, Tom Pigott-Smith, Jackie Hartley, Peter Hanson, Ralph De Souza, Johnathan Rees, David Woodcock, Debbie Widdup, Natalia Bonner – violin section
  • Reiad Chibah, Julia Knight, Sue Dench, Nick Barr – viola section
  • Nick Cooper, Chris Worsey, Adrian Bradbury, Frank Schaefer – cello section
  • Pete Smith – tuba
  • Roger Argente – bass trombone
  • Andy Wood – tenor trombone
  • Phillip Eastop, Mike Murray, Corinne Bailey, Martin Owen – French horns
  • Daniel Newell, Jason Evans, Andy Cowley, Amos Miller – B♭ Trumpet
  • Eos Chater – violin
  • Gay-Yee Westerhoff – cello
  • Nick Barr – viola
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Paul Edouard-Laurendeau – studio assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks written by Kelly Jones.

  1. C’est la Vie
  2. White Lies
  3. Sing Little Sister
  4. I Wanna Get Lost With You
  5. Song for the Summer
  6. Fight or Flight
  7. My Hero
  8. Sunny
  9. Into the World
  10. Mr and Mrs Smith

Neon Indian: Era Extraña

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On September 7, 2011, “Static Tongues” and “Mom + Pop Music” labels released “Era Extraña”, the second Neon Indian studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “45 Kalevankatu” in Helsinki, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Alan Palomo and Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Joshua McWhirter, Jezy Gray – guitar
  • Adam Corbesmeyer – bass
  • Jason Faries – percussion
  • Alan Palomo– arrangements, performer
  • Dave Fridmann– mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
  • Aaron Brown – album art
  • Ben Chappell – album art
  • Rob Carmichael – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks Alan Palomo, except where noted.

  1. Heart Attack
  2. Polish Girl
  3. The Blindside Kiss – Alan Palomo, Joshua McWhirter
  4. Hex Girlfriend
  5. Heart Decay
  6. Fallout
  7. Era Extraña
  8. Halogen (I Could Be a Shadow)
  9. Future Sick
  10. Suns Irrupt
  11. Heart Release
  12. Arcade Blues

Cymbals Eat Guitars: Lenses Alien

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On August 30, 2011, “Barsuk Records” label released “Lenses Alien”, the second Cymbals Eat Guitars studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by John Agnello.

Personnel:

  • Joseph D’Agostino – vocals, guitar
  • Brian Hamilton – vocals, keyboards
  • Matthew Whipple – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Matthew Miller – drums, percussion
  • Heide Vanderlee – cello
  • John Agnello, Ted Young, Theo Aronson – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jeremy Withers – layout

Track listing:

  1. Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name)
  2. Shore Points
  3. Keep Me Waiting
  4. Plainclothes
  5. Definite Darkness
  6. Another Tunguska
  7. The Current
  8. Wavelengths
  9. Secret Family
  10. Gary Condit

Beirut: The Rip Tide

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On August 30, 2011, “Pompeii Records” label released “The Rip Tide”, the third Beirut studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Zach Condon and Griffin Rodrigue.

Personnel:

  • Zach Condon – vocals, ukulele, trumpet, piano, percussion, pedal bass, organ, pump organ
  • Perrin Cloutier – accordion, piano, pump organ, cello
  • Paul Collins – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Ben Lanz – trombone, piano, tuba
  • Nick Petree – drums, percussion
  • Kelly Pratt – vocals, trumpet, euphonium, French horn
  • Sharon Van Etten, Heather Trost – vocals, violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Condon.

  1. A Candle’s Fire
  2. Santa Fe
  3. East Harlem
  4. Goshen
  5. Payne’s Bay
  6. The Rip Tide
  7. Vagabond
  8. The Peacock
  9. Port of Call

Gotye: Making Mirrors

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On August 19, 2011, “Eleven” label released “Making Mirrors”, the third Gotye (Wally De Backer) studio album. It was recorded 2008 -2011, at Gotye’s parents’ farm in the Mornington Peninsula, and was produced by Wally De Backer. In 2013, “Making Mirrors” won the 2013 Grammy for “Best Alternative Music Album”.

Personnel:

  • Wally De Backer – lead and backing vocals, samples, instruments
  • Michael Hubbard – pedal steel guitar
  • Kimbra – lead and backing vocals
  • Luke Hodgson – bass guitar
  • Francois Tetaz – dubs and spaces
  • Lucas Taranto – bass guitar, poker bass, fretless bass
  • Gareth Skinner – whale cellos
  • Adam Simmons – saxophone
  • Scott Tinkler – trumpet
  • Frank De Backer – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Wally De Backer.

  1. Making Mirrors
  2. Easy Way Out
  3. Somebody That I Used to Know
  4. Eyes Wide Open
  5. Smoke and Mirrors
  6. I Feel better
  7. In Your Light
  8. State of the Art
  9. Don’t Worry, We’ll Be watching You
  10. Giving Me a Chance
  11. Save Me
  12. Bronte