Tag Archives: 2011

Cymbals Eat Guitars: Lenses Alien

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

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

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

Blue October: Any Man in America

On August 16, 2011, “Red Distribution” label released “Any Man in America”, the sixth Blue October studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Matchbox Studios” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Tim Palmer and Justin Furstenfield.

Personnel:

  • Justin Furstenfeld– vocals, guitar
  • Steve Schiltz- guitars
  • B. Hudson- guitar
  • Brendan Bond – trumpet
  • Dwight Baker – engineer
  • Matt Noveskey– bass, guitar
  • Jeremy Furstenfeld– drums, percussion
  • Ryan Delahoussaye- violin, keyboard, mandolin
  • Tim Palmer- guitars, engineer, mixing
  • Ray Cordero – guest vocalist
  • Patricia Lynn Drew- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Furstenfeld, except where noted.

  1. Everything (AM Limbo)
  2. The Feel Again (Stay)
  3. The Money Tree
  4. For the Love
  5. Drama Everything – Justin Furstenfeld, Andy Sharp
  6. The Chills – Justin Furstenfeld, Tim Palmer
  7. The Flight (Lincoln to Minneapolis)
  8. Any Man in America
  9. You Waited Too Long – Justin Furstenfeld, Tim Palmer
  10. The Honesty
  11. The Getting Over It Part – Justin Furstenfeld, Tim Palmer
  12. The Worry List – Justin Furstenfeld, Dwight Baker
  13. The Follow Through

 

Peatbog Faeries: Dust

On August 8, 2011, “Peatbog Records” label released “Dust”, the sixth Peatbog Faeries studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Orbost and Cumbernauld College” in Scotland, and was produced by Calum MacLean.

Personnel:

  • Peter Morrison – pipes, whistles
  • Peter Tickell – fiddle, effects
  • Tom Salter – guitars
  • Graeme Stafford – keyboards
  • Innes Hutton – bass
  • Stu Haikney – drums
  • John Paterson , Michael Callaghan, Chris Hattie, Peter Alexander Macdonald – recording
  • Calum Mclean – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Calgary Capers
  2. The Naughty Step
  3. Dun Beag
  4. Spiegel and Nongo
  5. Passport Panic
  6. Abhainn a’ Nathair (River of Snakes)
  7. Marx Terrace
  8. Bunny for Breakfast
  9. Ascent of Conival
  10. Fishing at Orbost
  11. Room 215

Wolf Gang: Suego Faults

On July 25, 2011, “Atlantic” label released “Suego Faults”, the debut Wolf Gang studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Dave Fridmann and Max McElligott.

Personnel:

  • Max McElligott – lead vocals
  • Gavin Slater – guitar
  • Jamie Jones – keyboard
  • James Wood – bass
  • Lasse Petersen – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Max McElligott.

  1. Lions in Cages
  2. Something Unusual
  3. Stay and Defend
  4. Suego Faults
  5. The King and All of His Men
  6. Back to Back
  7. Midnight Dancers
  8. Dancing With the Devil
  9. Where Are You Now
  10. Planets

Portugal The Man: In the Mountain in the Cloud

On July 19, 2011, “Atlantic” label released “In the Mountain in the Cloud”, the sixth Portugal. The Man studio album. It was recorded 2010 -2011, at “LA Bronz” “Kingsize Soundlabs” in Los Angeles, “White House Recorders” in San Diego, “Rusty Branson’s Pleasure Cave” and  “Sonic Ranch Studios” in New York City, and was produced by John Hill, John Gourley and Casey Bates.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, synth
  • Ryan Neighbors – vocals, piano, Rhodes, organ, synth, Farfisa
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Jason Sechrist – vocals, drums
  • Philip Peterson – strings, horns, arranging
  • Steven Nistor, Sonny DiPerri – additional drums
  • Casey Bates– engineer
  • John Morrical – engineer, editing
  • Michael Freyer, Alex Leader, Shaun Cornell, Ben Hasdovic – engineer
  • Sonny DiPerri – engineer
  • Manuel Calderon– engineering assistant
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Gourley – design, photography
  • Austin Sellers – design
  • Zach Carothers – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. So American
  2. Floating (Time Isn’t Working My Side)
  3. Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)
  4. Senseless
  5. Head Is a Flame (Cool with It)
  6. You Carried Us (Share with Me the Sun)
  7. Everything You See (Kids Count Hallelujahs)
  8. All Your Light (Times Like These)
  9. Once Was One
  10. Share with Me the Sun
  11. Sleep Forever

311: Universal Pulse

On July 19, 2011, “311” and “ATO” labels released “Universal Pulse”, a mini-LP and the tenth 311 studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “The Hive” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Nick Hexum– vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, programming
  • Tim Mahoney– lead guitar
  • Doug “SA” Martinez– vocals, turntables
  • P-Nut– bass
  • Chad Sexton– drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Time Bomb – lyrics by Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Aaron “P-Nut” Wills, music by Nick Hexum, Tim Mahoney
  2. Wild Nights – lyrics by Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, music by Nick Hexum, Chad Sexton
  3. Sunset in July – lyrics by Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Aaron “P-Nut” Wills, music by Nick Hexum, Chad Sexton
  4. Trouble – Nick Hexum
  5. Count Me In – lyrics by Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, music by Nick Hexum
  6. Rock On – lyrics by Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, music by Nick Hexum
  7. Weightless – lyrics by Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, music by Nick Hexum
  8. And a Ways to Go – lyrics by Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, music by Nick Hexum, Aaron “P-Nut” Wills

Ratatat: Magnifique

On July 17, 2015, “Because Music” label released “Magnifique”, the fifth Ratatat studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2015, and was produced by Evan Mast and Mike Stroud.

Personnel;

  • Mike Stroud – guitar, melodic, synthesizer, percussion
  • Evan Mast – bass, synthesizer, percussion
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • E*vax – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Stroud and Evan Mast.

  1. Intro
  2. Cream on Chrome
  3. Magnifique
  4. Abrasive
  5. Countach
  6. Drift
  7. Pricks of Brightness
  8. Nightclub Amnesia
  9. Cold Fingers
  10. Supreme
  11. Rome
  12. Primetime
  13. I Will Return
  14. Outro

Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan

On July 10, 2012, “Domino” label released “Swing Lo Magellan”, the sixth Dirty Projectors studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Dave Longstreth.

Personnel:

  • David Longstreth
  • Amber Coffman
  • Nat Baldwin
  • Brian McOmber
  • Haley Dekle
  • Rob Moose – violin
  • Nadia Sirota– viola
  • Clarince Jensen – cello
  • Alex Sopp – flutes
  • Hideaki Aomori – clarinets, saxophone
  • CJ Camerieri – trumpet, horn
  • David Longstreth – arranger, mixing
  • Donato Paternostro – engineer, additional mixing
  • Carl Barc – additional mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Jake Longstreth – cover photograph
  • David Longstreth – art direction, design
  • Rob Carmichael – design

Track listing:

  1. Offspring Are Blank
  2. About to Die
  3. Gun Has No Trigger
  4. Swing Lo Magellan
  5. Just from Chevron
  6. Dance for You
  7. Maybe That Was It
  8. Impregnable Question
  9. See What She Seeing
  10. The Socialites
  11. Unto Caesar
  12. Irresponsible Tune