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Blue October: Any Man in America

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

The Devin Townsend Project: Ghost

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On June 20, 2011, “HevyDevy” label released “Ghost”, the fourteenth Devin Townsend, and the fourth one in the Devin Townsend Project (The) series. It was recorded August – September 2010, and was produced by Devin Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Devin Townsend– vocals, guitars, bass, synth, ambience, banjo
  • Kat Epple– flute, woodwinds
  • Dave Young– keyboards, nord synths, harmonium, Ableton Live, mandolin
  • Mike St-Jean – drums, percussion
  • Katrina Natale – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Devin Townsend except where noted.

  1. Fly
  2. Heart Baby
  3. Feather
  4. Kawaii
  5. Ghost
  6. Blackberry
  7. Monsoon
  8. Dark Matters
  9. Texada
  10. Seams
  11. Infinite Ocean – Devin Townsend, Dave Young, Mike St-Jean
  12. As You were

Journey: Eclipse

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On May 24, 2011, “Nomota LLC” label released “Eclipse”, the 14th Journey studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, “The Blue Loft” in County Q, Nashville and “Quad Nashville” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Kevin Shirley, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain.

Personnel:

  • Arnel Pineda– lead vocals
  • Neal Schon– lead guitars, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Cain– keyboards, rhythm guitars, backing vocals
  • Ross Valory– bass, backing vocals
  • Deen Castronovo– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Kalmusky- engineer, mixing, mastering
  • James McCullagh, Alberto Hernandez, Jesse Nichols – engineer
  • Casey Barker, Jason Hall, Brett Lind, Alex Dolphin – engineer assistant
  • Travis Shinn- photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain except where noted.

  1. City of Hope
  2. Edge of the Moment
  3. Chain of Love
  4. Tantra
  5. Anything Is Possible
  6. Resonate
  7. She’s a Mystery – Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Arnel Pineda
  8. Human Feel
  9. Ritual
  10. To Whom it May Concern – Arnel Pineda, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain
  11. Someone
  12. Venus – Neal Schon

Foster the People: Torches

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On May 23, 2011, “Startime International” label released “Torches”, the debut Foster the People studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2011, and was produced by Rich Costey, Paul Epworth, Mark Foster, Tony Hoffer and  Greg Kurstin. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Mark Foster- lead vocals,  piano,  guitar, keyboards,  synthesizers,  programming, percussion, Wurlitzer, vibraphone, glockenspiel
  • Sean Cimino – guitar
  • Cubbie Fink – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Pontius – drums, percussion
  • Paul Epworth – keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Greg Kurstin – synthesizer, programming
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Zach Heiligman – programming

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Foster, except where noted.

  1. Helena Beat
  2. Pumped Up Kicks
  3. Call It What You Want
  4. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)
  5. Waste
  6. I Would Do Anything for You
  7. Houdini
  8. Life on the Nickel – Paul Epworth, Mark Foster
  9. Miss You – Zach Heiligman, Mark Foster
  10. Warrant