Tag Archives: 2011

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

Van Halen: A Different Kind Of Truth

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On February 7, 2012, “Interscope” label released “A Different Kind of Truth”, the twelfth Van Halen studio album. It was recorded November 2010, August 2011 and January 2012, at “Henson Recording Studios” and “5150 Studios”, and was produced by David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen and John Shanks.

Personnel:

  • David Lee Roth– lead vocals, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, mixing
  • Eddie Van Halen– guitar, backing vocals, mixing
  • Wolfgang Van Halen– bass, backing vocals, mixing
  • Alex Van Halen– drums, mixing
  • Martin Cooke – engineer
  • Paul David Hager, Peter Stanislaus – engineer assistant
  • Dan Chase – digital editing
  • Ross Hogarth – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman– mastering
  • Smog Design – album cover
  • George Hernandez – Inner sleeve design
  • Robert Y. Richie Collection – cover image courtesy
  • DeGolyer Library, SMU – cover image courtesy

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Halen and David Lee Roth.

  1. Tattoo
  2. She’s the Woman
  3. You and Your Blues
  4. China Town
  5. Blood and Fire
  6. Bullethead
  7. As Is
  8. Honeybabysweetiedoll
  9. The Trouble with Never
  10. Outta Space
  11. Stay Frosty
  12. Big River
  13. Beats Workin’

of Montreal: Paralytic Stalks

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On February 7, 2012, “Polyvinyl” label released “Paralytic Stalks”, the eleventh of Montreal studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Sunlandic Studios” in Athens, Georgia, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes– vocals
  • Bryan Poole– guitar
  • Dottie Alexander– keyboards
  • Davey Pierce – bass
  • Clayton Rychlik – drums, keys, guitar, bass
  • Nicolas Dobbratz – keyboards, percussion, bass, guitar
  • Rebecca Cash – vocals, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Kevin Barnes, Drew Vandenberg – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Barnes.

  1. Gelid Ascent
  2. Spiteful Intervention
  3. Dour Percentage
  4. We Will Commit Wolf Murder
  5. Malefic Dowery
  6. Ye, Renew the Plaintiff
  7. Wintered Debts
  8. Exorcismic Breeding Knife
  9. Authentic Pyrrhic Remission

Civil Wars: Barton Hollow

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On February 1, 2011, “Sensibility” label released “Barton Hollow”, the debut Civil Wars album. It was recorded in 2010, at “The Art House” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Charlie Peacock.

Personnel:

  • Joy Williams – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hohner organ, bells
  • John Paul White – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, banjo, bass guitar
  • Andy Leftwich – fiddle, mandolin
  • Jerry McPherson, T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Tim Lauer – keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard bass, organ
  • Charlie Peacock – electric piano, trumpet, additional engineering
  • Barry Bales – double bass
  • Ken Lewis – percussion
  • David Davidson – violin
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Richie Biggs – engineer, mixing
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Pec Petaja – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joy Williams and John Paul White, except where noted.

  1. 20 Years
  2. I’ve Got This Friend
  3. C’est la mort
  4. To Whom It May Concern
  5. Poison & Wine – Joy Williams, John Paul White, Chris Lindsey
  6. My Father’s Father
  7. Barton Hollow
  8. The Violet Hour
  9. Girl With the Red Balloon
  10. Falling
  11. Forget Me Not
  12. Birds of a Feather

Biffy Clyro: Opposites

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On January 28, 2013, “14th Floor” label released “Opposites”, the sixth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Garth “GGGarth” Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil– lead vocals, guitars, co-producer
  • James Johnston– bass, backing vocals, co-producer
  • Ben Johnston– drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-producer
  • Ben Bridwell- additional vocals
  • Mike Vennart– additional guitar, additional vocals
  • David Campbell- string, brass, choir and bagpipe arrangements
  • Eric Rigler- bagpipes
  • Alex Orosa – violin
  • James Rushent – programming, additional production
  • Ryan Williams, Ben Kaplan – recording
  • Steve Churchyard, JP Reid, Nick Rowe – additional engineering
  • Garth Richardson– additional editing
  • Ted Jensen- mastering
  • Storm Thorgerson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil.

  1. Different People
  2. Black Chandelie
  3. Sounds Like Balloons
  4. Opposite
  5. The Joke’s on Us
  6. Biblical
  7. A Girl and His Cat
  8. The Fog
  9. Little Hospitals
  10. The Thaw

Gaddabouts: Same

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On January 25, 2011, “RacecarLOTTA” label released the self-titled, debut Gaddabouts album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Steve Gadd.

Personnel:

  • Edie Brickell– vocals, guitar
  • Andy Fairweather Low– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Pino Palladino– bass, guitar
  • Steve Gadd– drums, percussion
  • Luisito Quintero – congas
  • Joey DeFrancesco– piano, organ, Rhodes piano, melodica, trumpet
  • Gil Goldstein– accordion, Hammond B3 organ
  • Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
  • Marcus Rojas– tuba
  • Dan Block– clarinet
  • Phil Ramone – sequencing
  • Andy Smith – engineer, mixing
  • Christian Baker, Dan Bucchi, Mark Johnson, Craig Luchen, Claudius Mittendorfer, Neo Tanusakdi, Tyler van Dalen – second engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mike Burns – instruments technician
  • Amy Beth McNeely – CD design
  • Jennifer Delilah – cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Edie Brickell.

  1. Never So Far Away
  2. Let It Slide
  3. Remind me
  4. My Heart
  5. They Say Everything
  6. Mad Dog
  7. Gonna Hold On
  8. Good Day
  9. Good for Me
  10. More Than Anybody
  11. Feelin’ Better