On June 28, 2011, “Acony” label released “The Harrow & the Harvest”, the fifth Gillian Welch studio album. It was recorded in February 2011, at “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by David Rawlings.
Personnel:
Gillian Welch – vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, body percussion
David Rawlings – vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, mastering
On June 19, 2012, “Epic” label released “The Idler Wheel…”, the fourth Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2011, at “Stanley” in Los Feliz, California, “NBB” in New York City, and was produced by Charley Drayton and Fiona Apple. in 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine placed the album at number 213 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Fiona Apple (credited as “Feedy”) – singins, field recording, loops, truck stomping, dance partner, thighs, percussion, piano, celeste, timpani, voice strings, bass keyboard
Charley Drayton (credited as “Seedy”) – baritone vocals, voice of pain, kora, autoharartworkp, truck stomping, dance partner, percussion, Teisco guitar, guitar, bouzouki, marimba, drum set, voice strings, thighs, field recording, pillow, string harp
Sebastian Steinberg – acoustic bass, Harmony guitar
On June 1, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Banga”, the eleventh Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York, and “Hobo Recorders” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Jay Dee Daugherty and Lenny Kaye.
Personnel:
Patti Smith – vocals, photography, Polaroids
Lenny Kaye – guitars, backing vocals
Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, mandocello, backing vocals
Tom Verlaine – guitar
Jack Petruzzelli – guitar, Hammond organ
Johnny Depp – guitar, drums
Jackson Smith – guitar
Luca Lanzi – vocals, guitar
Riccardo Dellocchio – steel guitar
Jesse Smith – piano
Rob Morsberger – piano
Sauro Lanzi – accordion
Massimilano Gregorio – bass
Fabrizio Morganti – percussion
Louie Appel – drums
Maxim Moston – violin
Entcho Todorov – violin
Andreas Petermann – violin
Hiroko Taguchi – viola
Dave Eggar – cello
Tadhg Brady – vocals
Clea Payer – vocals
Fynn Payer – vocals
Kobyn Payer – vocals
Stewart Lerman – engineer, recording, mixing
Andrea Rovacchi – engineer, recording
Iestyn Polson – additional engineering
Emery Dobyns – additional engineering
Eric Spring – additional engineering
Keenan Wyatt – additional engineering
Pete Bischoff – engineer assistant
Phil Joly – engineer assistant
Elizabeth Bauer – engineer assistant
Michael H. Brauer – mixing
Ryan Gilligan – mixing assistant, Pro Tools engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Dave Bett – art direction
Steve Sebring – photography, front cover
Mount Fuji image courtesy of The Granger Collection, New York
Track listing:
All tracks by Pattis Smith, except where noted.
Amerigo – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
April Fool – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
Fuji-san – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
This Is the Girl – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Stewart Lerman
Banga
Maria – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
Mosaic – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty
Tarkovsky (The Second Stop is Jupiter) – Patti Smith, Sun Ra
On May 29, 2012, “Fat Possum” and “Bella Union” labels released “Heaven”, the sixth Walkmen (The) studio album. It was recorded November 2011 – March 2012, at “Avast! Recording Co”.in Seattle, “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, and was produced by Phil Ek.
Personnel:
Hamilton Leithauser – vocals
Paul Maroon – guitar, keyboards
Peter Bauer – organ, bass
Walter Martin – bass, organ
Matt Barrick – drums
Morgan Henderson – percussion
Morgan Henderson – additional percussion
Victoria Parker – strings
Jen Kozel – strings
Erika Pierson – strings
Jenn Glenn – strings
Victoria Parker – strings
Jen Kozel – strings
Robin Pecknold – backing vocals
Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
Cameron Nicklaus – engineer assistant
Jerry Streeter – engineer assistant
Greg Calbi – mastering
Elizabeth Spiridakis – design
Arno Frugier – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Peter Bauer, Walter Martin and Matt Barrick.
On April 26, 2011, “New West” label released “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive”, the 14th Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded May – November 2010, and was produced by T Bone Burnett.
Personnel:
Steve Earle – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica
On April 8, 2011, “Hear Music” label released “So Beautiful or So What”, the twelfth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at Paul Simon’s cottage in New Canaan, Connecticut, Paul Simon’s summer home in New York, and was produced by Phil Ramone and Paul Simon.
Personnel:
Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic and electric twelve string-guitar, nylon string guitar, bells, glockenspiel, lyricist, percussion, whistle
Vincent Nguini – acoustic and electric guitar
Mick Rossi – piano
David Finck – bass
Jim Oblon – bass, electric and slide guitar, drums, percussion
Steve Shehan –bass, brushes, crotale, cymbals, djembe, glass harp, resonator, saz, stick and talking drum, angklung
Skip La Plante – gong, harp, wind chimes
Karaikudi R. Mani – ensemble percussion, vocal percussion
On April 8, 2011, “Because Music” label released “The English Riviera”, the third Metronomy studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Smokenhouse” in London, “Motorbass” in Paris, and was produced by Joseph Mount.
On March 14, 2011, “Esoteric Recordings” label released “A Grounding in Numbers”, the eleventh Van der Graaf Generator studio album. It was recorded in April 2010, at “Propagation House” in Holsworthy, Devon, England, and was produced by Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans.
On March 14, 2011, “Domino” label released “Submarine”, the debut Alex Turner EP. It was recorded in 2010, at “Air” and “One Inch” in London, at was produced by James Ford.
Personnel:
Alex Turner – vocals, guitar, keyboard
Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar
The Composers Ensemble – strings
Andrew Hewitt – conducting
Owen Pallett – arrangements
Jake Jackson – recording
James Ford – mixing
Track listing
All lyrics by Alex Turner, all music by Alex Turner and James Ford.
On March 8, 2013, “ISO” label released “The Next Day”, the twenty-fifth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded May 2011 – October 2012, at “Magic Shop” and “Human Worldwide” in New York City, and was produced by Tony Visconti and David Bowie.
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