Tag Archives: 2011

The Pigeon Detectives: Up, Guards and at ‘Em!

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On April 4, 2011, “Dance to the Radio” label released “Up, Guards and at ‘Em!” the third Pigeon Detectives (The) studio album. It was recorded April – November 2010, and was produced by Justin Gerrish.

Personnel:

  • Matt Bowman – vocals
  • Oliver Main – guitar
  • Ryan Wilson – guitar
  • Dave Best – bass
  • Jimmi Naylor – drums

Personnel:

All tracks by Oliver Main and Matt Bowman.

  1. She Wants Me
  2. Lost
  3. What Can I Say
  4. Need to Know This
  5. Done in Secret
  6. What You Gonna Do?
  7. Turn Out the Lights
  8. Through the Door
  9. Go at It Completely
  10. I Don’t Know You

Katie Kim: Cover & Flood

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On April 2, 2012, “Flaming June Records” label released “Cover & Flood”, the Katie Kim studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at Kim’s home studio and “Granny Studios” in Waterford City, Ireland, and was produced by Katie Kim and John Haggis.

Personnel:

  • Katie Kim – vocals, guitar, piano, drums, bass
  • Aisling Browne – voice
  • Jess Maderson – cello
  • John “Spud” Murphy – bass manipulation, chimes
  • “Deaf” Joe Harney – clarinet voice
  • Ray Kehoe – guitar, mellotron, bass
  • John Haggis – drums, recording
  • Alex Lennon – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Katie Kim, except where noted.

  1. Birds Fly Low
  2. Charlie
  3. The Feast
  4. Sugar – Katie Kim, Ray Kehoe
  5. Pause
  6. All Living Things
  7. Heavy Lighting
  8. Caught in a Sling
  9. Blood Bean
  10. Dimmer
  11. Fake Your Death
  12. Jennifer Mache
  13. Your Mountains
  14. Rabbit Paw – Katie Kim, Ray Kehoe
  15. Science of Sleep
  16. Last Waltz
  17. Little Dragon – Katie Kim, John Murphy
  18. Wires
  19. Red Flags
  20. Habits

Blackfield: Welcome to My DNA

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On March 28, 2011, “Kscope” label released “Welcome to My DNA”, the third Blackfield studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hempstead, “Sarm West” in London, “Pluto” and “Bardo” in Tel Aviv, and was produced by Steven Wilson, Aviv Geffen and Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– vocals, guitars, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Aviv Geffen– vocals, guitars, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Eran Mitelman – piano, keyboards
  • Seffy Efrat– bass
  • Tomer Z– drums
  • Yankale Segal – Tar lute, oud, baglama
  • Trevor Horn- additional keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Aviv Geffen except where noted.

  1. Glass House
  2. Go to Hell
  3. Rising of the Tide
  4. Waving – Steven Wilson
  5. Far Away
  6. Dissolving with the Night
  7. Blood
  8. On the Plane
  9. Oxygen
  10. Zigota
  11. DNA

Cowboy Junkies: The Wilderness

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On March 27, 2012, “Latent” label released “The Wilderness”, the fourth in “Nomad Series”, and 16th Cowboy Junkies album overall. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– lead vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Michael Timmins – guitar
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • Jeff Bird – mandolin
  • Matt Bailey – guitar
  • Jesse O’Brien – organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Joby Baker – bowed bass, drums, organ, piano, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • Michael Davidson – vibraphone
  • Miranda Mulholland– violin
  • Peter J. Moore– mastering
  • Alice Phieu – design
  • Enrique Martinez Celaya– cover image

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins except where noted.

  1. Unanswered Letter (for JB)
  2. Idle Tales
  3. We Are the Selfish Ones
  4. Angels in the Wilderness
  5. Damaged from the Start
  6. Fairytale
  7. Staring Man – Michael Timmins, Elizabeth Bishop
  8. The Confession of Georgie E
  9. I Let Him In
  10. Fuck, I Hate the Cold

Awolnation: Megalithic Symphony

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On March 15, 2011, “Red Bull” label released “Megalithic Symphony”, the debut Awolnation studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Red Bull Studios”, “Awol Studio”, “Avatar Studios”, “Main and Market”, “Gymnasium”, “Fireside Sound Studio”, and was produced by Aaron Bruno, Jimmy Messer and Brian West.

Personnel:

  • Aaron Bruno– vocals, synthesizer, drums, percussion, keyboards, bass guitar, Rhodes, guitar, piano
  • Kenny Carkeet – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • David Amezcua – bass guitar
  • Hayden Scott – drums
  • Drew Stewart, Christopher Thorn – guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Aaron Bruno, except where noted.

  1. Megalithic Symphony
  2. Some Sort of Creature
  3. Soul Wars – Aaron Bruno, Eric Stenman
  4. People – Aaron Bruno, Eric Stenman
  5. Jump on My Shoulders
  6. Burn It Down – Aaron Bruno, Jimmy Messer
  7. Guilty Filthy Soul – Aaron Bruno, Jimmy Messer
  8. Kill Your Heroes – Aaron Bruno, Brian West
  9. My Nightmare’s Dream
  10. Sail
  11. Wake Up
  12. Not Your Fault
  13. All I Need – Aaron Bruno, Jimmy Messer
  14. Knights of Shame – Aaron Bruno, Cameron Duddy

Dodos: No Color

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On March 15, 2011, “Frenchkiss” label released “No Color”, the fourth Dodos album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by John Askew.

Personnel:

  • Meric Long – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Logan Kroeber – drums, percussion
  • Keaton Snyder – vibraphone, percussion
  • Neko Case– backing vocals
  • Erin Wang, Ivo Bokulic, Philip Brezina, Steph Bibbo – strings
  • Minna Choi – strings arrangements
  • Jay Pellicci – strings recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Meric Long.

  1. Black Night
  2. Going Under
  3. Good
  4. Sleep
  5. Don’t Try and Hide It
  6. When Will You Go
  7. Hunting Season
  8. Companions
  9. Don’t Stop

Earland & The Carnival: Nightingale

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On March 7, 2011, “Full Time Hobby” label released “Nightingale”,  the second Erland and the Carnival studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Gawain Erland Cooper, Simon Tong and David Nock.

Personnel:

  • Gawain Erland Cooper – vocals, guitar
  • Simon Tong – guitar, keyboards
  • David Nock – drums, engineer, mixing, graphics
  • Steve Sedgewick – engineer
  • Scott Hamill – layout
  • Matthew Sankey – design
  • Diana Morris – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. So Tired In The Morning
  2. Map Of An Englishman
  3. Emmeline
  4. I’m Not Really Here
  5. I Wish, I Wish
  6. This Night
  7. Nightingale
  8. East & West
  9. Springtime
  10. Wealldie
  11. Dream Of The Road
  12. The Trees They Grow So High
  13. Nothing Can Remain

American Authors: Oh, What a Life

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On March 3, 2014, “Mercury” label released “Oh, What a Life”, the debut American Authors studio album. It was recorded 2011 -2013, and was produced by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta.

Personnel:

  • Zac Barnett– lead vocals, guitar
  • James Adam Shelley – lead guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dave Rublin – bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Sanchez – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Zac Barnett, James Shelley, Dave Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, Shep Goodman, and Aaron Accetta, except where noted.

  1. Believer
  2. Think About It
  3. Best Day of My Life
  4. Luck
  5. Trouble
  6. Hit It
  7. Home
  8. Love
  9. Heart of Stone
  10. Ghost
  11. Oh, What a Life – Zac Barnett, James Shelley, Dave Rublin, Matthew Sanchez

Eisley: The Valley

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On March 1, 2011, “Equal Vision Records” label released “The Valley”, the third Eisley album. It was recorded 2008 – 2010, at “Rosewood Studios” in Tyler, Texas, and was produced by Gary Leach, Austin Deptula, Stacy Dupree King, Sherri DuPree-Bemis, Chauntelle DuPree D’Agostino, Garron DuPree and Weston DuPree.

Personnel:

  • Stacy Dupree King – vocals, keyboard, guitar
  • Sherri DuPree-Bemis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chauntelle DuPree D’Agostino – lead guitar, occasional vocals
  • Garron DuPree – bass
  • Weston DuPree – drums

Personnel:

  1. The Valley – Stacy Dupree
  2. Smarter – Sherri DuPree
  3. Watch It Die – Stacy Dupree
  4. Sad – Sherri DuPree
  5. Oxygen Mask – Stacy Dupree
  6. Better Love – Sherri DuPree
  7. I Wish – Stacy Dupree
  8. Kind – Stacy Dupree
  9. Moon – Sherri DuPree
  10. Please – Sherri DuPree
  11. Ambulance – Stacy Dupree

Rural Alberta Advantage: Departing

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On March 1, 2011, “Paper Bag Records” label released “Departing”, the second  Rural Alberta Advantage album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Roger Leavens.

Personnel:

  • Nils Edenloff – lead vocals, guitar
  • Amy Cole – keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Banwatt – drums
  • Roger Leavens – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Peter Abbenhorn – cover photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole and Paul Banwatt.

  1. Two Lovers
  2. The Breakup
  3. Under the Knife
  4. Muscle Relaxants
  5. North Star
  6. Stamp
  7. Tornado ‘87
  8. Barnes’ Yard
  9. Coldest Days
  10. Good Night