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The Cult: Choice of Weapon

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On May 22, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Choice of Weapon”, the ninth Cult album. It was recorded March 2011-January 2012, and was produced by Chris Goss and Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Ian Astbury- lead vocals
  • Billy Duffy- guitars, backing vocals
  • Jamie Edwards- keyboards, strings
  • Chris Wyse- bass
  • John Tempesta– drums
  • Chris Goss- guitars, backing vocals
  • J. Celi- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.

  1. Honey from a Knife
  2. Elemental Light
  3. The Wolf
  4. Life>Death
  5. For the Animals
  6. Amnesia
  7. Wilderness Now
  8. Lucifer
  9. A Pale Horse
  10. This Night in the City Forever

Okkervil River: I Am Very Far

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On May 10, 2011, “Jagjaguwar” label released “I Am Very Far”, the sixth Okkervil River album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Will Sheff, John Congleton and Phil Palazzolo.

Personnel:

  • Will Sheff – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Wurlitzer electric  piano, cassette deck, glockenspiel, piano , sampler, file cabinet
  • Scott Brackett – cornet, Juno synthesizer, manipulated samples, vibraphone, piano
  • Brian Cassidy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, string arrangements
  • Lauren Gurgiolo – electric and acoustic guitar
  • Jonathan Meiburg – vocals, angklung
  • Patrick Pestorius – vocals, bass
  • Justin Sherburn – piano, pump organ, Farfisa, Rhodes and Helpinstill electric piano, accordion, Arp synthesizer, electric Guitar, horn arrangements
  • Cully Symington – drums, percussion
  • Stephen Belans – tympani, second drum kit
  • Jeff Johnston – acoustic guitar
  • Ben Lance – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Phil Palazzolo – electric guitar, piano,duct tape, whistling,  sampler
  • Brendan Ryan – piano, accordion
  • Zachary Thomas – bass
  • Beth Wawerna – vocals
  • Joy Askew – vocals
  • Nicole Atkins – vocals
  • Mike Booher – vocals
  • Paul Klemperer – saxophone, clarinet
  • Ephraim Owens – trumpet
  • Raul Vallejo – trombone
  • Audrey Easley – flute
  • Jeanene Ioppolo Johnson – clarinet
  • Sharon Lacey – oboe
  • Will Landin – tuba
  • Sara Scurry – bassoon
  • Sarah Pizzichemi – violin
  • Alexis Buffum – violin
  • Justin Kurys – viola
  • William Braun – cello
  • Ben Kalb – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Sheff.

  1. The Valley
  2. Piratess
  3. Rider
  4. Lay of the Last Survivor
  5. White Shadow Waltz
  6. We Need a Myth
  7. Hanging from a Hit
  8. Show Yourself
  9. Your Past Life as a Blast
  10. Wake and Be Fine
  11. The Rise

The Cars: Move Like This

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On May 10, 2011, “Hear Music” label released “Move Like This”, the seventh Cars (The) studio album. It was recorded 2010—2011 at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, “Millbrook Sound Studios” in Millbrook, New York, and was produced by Jacknife Lee, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Ric Ocasek– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Elliot Easton– guitars, backing vocals
  • Greg Hawkes– keyboards, bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals
  • David Robinson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jacknife Lee– additional bass
  • Sam Bell – engineer
  • Stephen George – engineer
  • Chris Owens, Vanessa Parr – engineer assistant
  • Paul Orofino – engineer assistant
  • Charlie Stavish – digital engineer
  • Jared Scott – editing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ric Ocasek.

  1. Blue Tip
  2. Too Late
  3. Keep On Knocking
  4. Soon
  5. Sad Song
  6. Free
  7. Drag On Forever
  8. Take Another Look
  9. It’s Only
  10. Hits Me

Antlers: Burst Apart

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On May 10, 2011, “Frenchkiss Records” label released “Burst Apart”, the fourth  Antlers studio album. It was recorded September 2010-January 2011, at “Watcher’s Woods” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Peter Silberman, Darby Cicci and Michael Lerner.

Personnel:

  • Peter Silberman – vocals, guitar, mandolin, organ
  • Darby Cicci – vocals, synthesizers, electric pianos, organ, bass, trumpet, banjo
  • Michael Lerner – drums, percussion
  • Darby Cicci – engineer
  • Dan Seiders, Peter Silberman, Darby Cicci, Michael Lerner – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Zan Goodman – cover design
  • Zan Goodman, Darby Cicci – additional design
  • Justin Hollar – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I Don’t Want Love
  2. French Exit
  3. Parentheses
  4. No Widows
  5. Rolled Together
  6. Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out
  7. Tiptoe
  8. Hounds
  9. Corsicana
  10. Putting the Dog to Sleep

Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: Summvs

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On May 9, 2011, “Raster-Noton” label released “Summvs”, the fifth collaboration album by Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was recorded at “Onkio Haus”, “Victor Studio” in Tokyo and “Hansa Studios” in Berlin.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – grand piano
  • Conrad Hensel, Fernando Aponte, Yoshifumi Iio – piano

Track listing:

  1. Microon I – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  2. Reverso – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  3. Halo – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  4. Microon II – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  5. Pionier 100 – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  6. Ionoscan – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  7. By This River – Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  8. Naono – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  9. Microon III – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  10. By This River: Phantom – Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto,  Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Jean Michel Jarre: Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise

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On May 6, 2016, “Columbia” label released “Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise”, the eighteenth Jean Michel Jarre studio album. It was recorded 2011-2016, and was produced by Jean Michel Jarre.The second of a two-part album (the first being Electronica 1: The Time Machine) is collaboration with other musicians  includes Pet Shop Boys, Rone, Julia Holter, Primal Scream, Gary Numan, Hans Zimmer, Edward Snowden, Peaches, Sébastien Tellier, The Orb,  Siriusmo,  Yello,  Jeff Mills, Cyndi Lauper and Christophe.

Track listing:

  1. The Heart of Noise, Pt. 1 (with Rone) – Jean Michel Jarre, Erwan Castex
  2. The Heart of Noise, Pt. 2 – Jean Michel Jarre
  3. Brick England (with Pet Shop Boys) – Jean Michel Jarre, Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
  4. These Creatures (with Julia Holter) – Jean Michel Jarre, Julia Holter
  5. As One (with Primal Scream) – Jean Michel Jarre, Andrew Innes, Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young
  6. Here For You (with Gary Numan) – Jean Michel Jarre, Gary Numan
  7. Electrees (with Hans Zimmer) – Jean Michel Jarre, Hans Zimmer
  8. Exit (with Edward Snowden) – Jean Michel Jarre
  9. What You Want (with Peaches) – Jean Michel Jarre, Merrill Nisker
  10. Gisele (with Sebastien Tellier) – Jean Michel Jarre, Sebastien Tellier
  11. Switch on Leon(with The Orb) – Jean Michel Jarre, Alex Paterson, Thomas Fehlmann
  12. Circus (with Siriusmo) – Jean Michel Jarre, Moritz Friedrich
  13. Why This, Why That and Why (with Yello) – Jean Michel Jarre, Dieter Meier, Boris Blank
  14. The Architect (with Jeff Mills) – Jean Michel Jarre, Jeff Mills
  15. Swipe to the Right (with Cyndi Lauper) – Jean Michel Jarre, Cyndi Lauper, Carmen Cacciatore
  16. Walking the Mile (with Christophe) – Jean Michel Jarre, Daniel Bevilacqua
  17. Falling Down – Jean Michel Jarre
  18. The Heart of Noise (The Origin) – Jean Michel Jarre

Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues

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On May 3, 2011, “Sub Pop”, released “Helplessness Blues”, the second Fleet Foxes studio album. It was recorded 2009–2010, at “Reciprocal Recording”, “Dreamland Recording”, “Bear Creek Recording”, “Avast Recording”, and was produced by Phil Ek, Robin Pecknold, Skyler Skjelset, Casey Wescott, Josh Tillman, Christian Wargo  and Morgan Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Robin Pecknold– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, fiddle, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, harmonium, Moog, lever harp, Prophet
  • Skyler Skjelset – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, water harp
  • Bill Patton – pedal and lap steel
  • Casey Wescott – piano, pump organ, Marxophone, music box, Crumarbass, Moog, Tremoloa, tibetan singing bowls, harmonium, harpsichord, Mellotron, additional vocal harmony arrangements
  • Christian Wargo– vocals, electric bass
  • Morgan Henderson– double bass, woodwinds
  • Josh Tillman– vocals, drum kit, percussion
  • Alina To – violin
  • Hanna Benn – string arrangements
  • Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Pecknold.

  1. Montezuma
  2. Bedouin Dress
  3. Sim Sala Bim
  4. Battery Kinzie
  5. The Plains / Bitter Dancer
  6. Helplessness Blues
  7. The Cascades
  8. Lorelai
  9. Someone You’d Admire
  10. The Shrine / An Argument
  11. Blue Spotted Tail
  12. Grown Ocean

Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams

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On May 3, 2011, “Reprise” label released “In Your Dreams”, the seventh Stevie Nicks studio album. It was recorded February-December 2010, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mike Campbell, David A. Stewart and Glen Ballard.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Nicks: vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Lindsey Buckingham: guitar, backing vocals
  • Glen Ballard: guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Dave Stewart: guitars, vocals
  • Tom Bukovac: guitar
  • Rob Cavallo: guitar
  • Neale Heywood: guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel: guitar
  • Greg Leisz: mandolin
  • Mike Campbell: guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Ned Douglas: keyboards
  • Ricky Peterson: Hammond organ, piano
  • Mike Rojas: Hammond organ, piano
  • Zac Rae: Hammond organ
  • Mike Rowe: keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Mike Bradford: bass
  • Simon Smith: bass
  • Michael Rhodes: bass
  • Al Ortiz: bass
  • Mick Fleetwood- drums
  • Chad Cromwell: drums
  • Steve Ferrone: drums
  • Blair Sinta: drums
  • Scott Campbell: drum programming, additional percussion
  • Lenny Castro: percussion
  • Mike Fasano: percussion
  • Ann Marie Calhoun: violin
  • Torrey DeVitto: violin
  • Sharon Celani – backing vocals
  • Lori Nicks: backing vocals
  • Scott Campbell, Ned Douglas, Karen Johnston, Mike Linett, John McBride – engineer
  • Marcus Johnson, Shin Miyazawa, Chris Owens – recording assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge; assisted by Keith Armstrong, Nik Karpin, Andrew Schubert, Brad Townsend – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Secret Love – Stevie Nicks
  2. For What It’s Worth – Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart
  3. In Your Dreams – Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart
  4. Wide Sargasso Sea – Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart
  5. New Orleans – Stevie Nicks, Neale Heywood
  6. Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream) – Stevie Nicks
  7. Annabel Lee – Stevie Nicks, Edgar Allan Poe, Waddy Wachtel
  8. Soldier’s Angel – Stevie Nicks
  9. Everybody Loves You – Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart
  10. Ghosts Are Gone – Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart
  11. You May Be The One – Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart
  12. Italian Summer – Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart
  13. Cheaper Than Free – Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart

Pennywise: All or Nothing

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On May 1, 2012, “Epitaph” label released “All or Nothing”, the tenth Pennywise studio album. It was recorded October 2011-January 2012, and was produced by Cameron Web.

Track listing:

  • Zoli Téglás– vocals
  • Fletcher Dragge– guitar
  • Randy Bradbury– bass
  • Byron McMackin– drums
  • Cameron Webb – engineer, mixing
  • Sergio Chavez – additional engineering
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Track listing:

  1. All or Nothing
  2. Waste Another Day
  3. Revolution
  4. Stand Strong
  5. Let Us Hear Your Voice
  6. Seeing Red
  7. Songs of Sorrow
  8. X Generation
  9. We Have It All
  10. Tomorrow
  11. All Along
  12. United

The Dandy Warhols: This Machine

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On April 24, 2012, “The End” label released “This Machine”, the eighth Dandy Warhols (The) studio album. It was recorded May-November 2011, and was produced by Jeremy Sherrer, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström, Zia McCabe and Brent DeBoer.

Personnel:

  • Courtney Taylor-Taylor– vocals, electric guitar
  • Peter Holmström– electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Zia McCabe– keyboards
  • David J– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Brent DeBoer– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Tim Johnston – additional drums, backing vocals
  • Taylor Aglipay – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Berlin – baritone saxophone
  • Katie Presley – trumpet
  • Daniel Lamb – trombone
  • Kat Gardiner – theremin
  • Jeremy Sherrer – engineer
  • Mat Robins – engineer
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Sean Gothman – design, layout
  • Hickory Mertasching – cover painting
  • Dan Kivitka – cover photography
  • Steve Birch – additional album cover production
  • Elliot Lee Hazel – sleeve band portraits

Track listing:

  1. Sad Vacation – Brent DeBoer, Courtney Taylor-Taylor
  2. The Autumn Carnival – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, David J
  3. Enjoy Yourself – Courtney Taylor-Taylor
  4. Alternative Power to the People – Brent DeBoer, Courtney Taylor-Taylor
  5. Well They’re Gone – Courtney Taylor-Taylor
  6. Rest Your Head – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Miles Zuniga
  7. 16 Tons – Merle Travis
  8. I Am Free – Courtney Taylor-Taylor
  9. Seti vs. the Wow! Signal – Courtney Taylor-Taylor
  10. Don’t Shoot She Cried – Brent DeBoer, Zia McCabe
  11. Slide – Brent DeBoer