Tag Archives: 2012

Switchfoot: Fading West

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On January 14, 2014, “Atlantic” label released “Fading West”, the ninth Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “Spot X Studio” in San Diego, California, and was produced by Neal Avron, Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman.

Personnel:

  • Jon Foreman– guitar, lead vocals, programming
  • Drew Shirley– guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • Jerome Fontamillas– keyboard, guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • Tim Foreman– bass, backing vocals, cover design, programming
  • Chad Butler– drums, percussion, programming
  • Mike Elizondo, Eric Owyoung – programming, additional instrumentation
  • Josh Silverberg, Jared Fox, Blain Stark, John Painter, Drew Pearson, Sarah Masen– additional instrumentation
  • Brandon Zedaker – additional instrumentation, engineer
  • Neal Avron– programming, engineer, mixing
  • Tanner Sparks, Adam Hawkins, Eric Robinson – engineer
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Chris Burkard, Brian Nevins, Alan Van Gysen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman, except where noted.

  1. Love Alone Is Worth the Fight
  2. Who We Are
  3. When We Come Alive – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Drew Pearson, David Hodges
  4. Say It Like You Mean It – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler
  5. The World You Want
  6. Slipping Away
  7. Ba55
  8. Let It Out – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Drew Pearson
  9. All or Nothing at All – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Tim Pagnotta
  10. Saltwater Heart
  11. Back to the Beginning Again

Everything Everything: Arc

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On January 14, 2013, “Sony RCA” label released “Arc”, the second Everything Everything studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, and was produced by David Kosten.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Higgs — vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Alex Robertshaw — guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Pritchard — bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Spearman — drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Cough Cough
  2. Kemosabe
  3. Torso of the Week
  4. Duet
  5. Choice Mountain
  6. Feet for Hands
  7. Undrowned
  8. Arc
  9. Armourland
  10. The House Is Dust
  11. Radiant
  12. The Peaks
  13. Don’t Try

Flaming Lips: Oczy Mlody

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On January 13, 2017, “Warner Bros” label released “Oczy Mlody”, the fourteenth Flaming Lips studio album. It was recorded June 2012 – June 2016, at “Pink Floor Studios” in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Michael ivins, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth and Nick Ley.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, theremin, guitars
  • Steven Drozd– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums
  • Derek Brown – guitars, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jake Ingalls – keyboards, guitars
  • Michael Ivins– bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Matt Duckworth  – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nick Ley – percussion, drums, samples
  • Reggie Watts – vocal
  • Miley Cyrus – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael ivins, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth and Nick Ley.

  1. Oczy Mlody
  2. How??
  3. There Should Be Unicorns
  4. Sunrise (Eyes of the Young)
  5. Nigdy Nie (Never No)
  6. Galaxy I Sink
  7. One Night While Hunting for Faeries and Witches and Wizards to Kill
  8. Do Glowy
  9. Listening to the Frogs With Demon Eyes
  10. The Castle
  11. Almost Home (Blisko Domu)
  12. We a Famly

Maccabees: Given To The Wild

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On January 9, 2012, “Fiction” label released “Given to the Wild”, the third  Maccabees studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouthshire, and was produced by Tim Goldsworthy, Bruno Ellingham, Jag Jago, Orlando Weeks, Hugo White, Felix White, Rupert Shepherd, Sam Doyle and Will White.

Personnel:

  • Orlando Weeks – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Hugo White – guitars, backing vocals
  • Felix White – guitars, backing vocals
  • Rupert Shepherd – bass
  • Sam Doyle – drums
  • Will White – keyboards, synthesizer, samplers
  • Catherine Pockson – piano, vocals

Track listing:

  1. Given to the Wild (intro)
  2. Child
  3. Feel to Follow
  4. Ayla
  5. Glimmer
  6. Forever I’ve Known
  7. Heave
  8. Pelican
  9. Went Away
  10. Go
  11. Unknown
  12. Slowly One
  13. Grew Up at Midnight

Ray Collins

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On December 24, 2012, Ray Collins died aged 76. He was musician (harmonica, tambourine) and singer, best known as member of The Mothers of Invention. Collins was the lead vocalist on most songs for their early albums, including “Freak Out!”, “Absolutely Free”, “Cruising with Ruben & the Jets” and “Uncle Meat”. In 1968 he quit The Mothers of Invention, but continued to contribute to other Frank Zappa projects in the 70s.

Lifehouse: Almeria

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On December 11, 2012, “Geffen” label released “Almería”, the sixth Lifehouse studio album. It was recorded in 2012, in Box Canyon, in California, and was produced by Jude Cole.

Personnel:

  • Jason Wade– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ben Carey– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Bryce Soderberg– bass, backing vocals
  • Rick Woolstenhulme– drums, percussion
  • Natasha Bedingfield, Peter Frampton, Charles Jones – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jude Cole, Jason Wade, Rick Woolstenhulme, Bryce Soderberg and Ben Carey.

  1. Gotta Be Tonight – Jason Wade
  2. Between the Raindrops – Jason Wade, Jude Cole, Jacob Kasher
  3. Nobody Listen – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
  4. Moveonday – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
  5. Slow Motion – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
  6. Only You’re the One – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
  7. Where I Come From – Jason Wade
  8. Right Back Home – Jason Wade, Bryce Soderberg, Rick Woolstenhulme Jr, Jude Cole
  9. Barricade – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
  10. Aftermath – Jason Wade

Aerosmith: Music From Another Dimension

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On November 6, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Music from Another Dimension!”, the fifteenth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded July 2011/ March – April 2012,  at “Pandora’s Box”, “The Boneyard”, “Poppy Studios”, “Swing House Studios”, “Mad Dog Studios”, “Spitfire Studio”, “Retro Activ Studios”, “Briar Patch Studios” and “Hensen Studios”, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Marti Frederiksen. It was band’s first studio album since 2004’s “Honkin’ on Bobo” and the first to feature all-new material since 2001’s “Just Push Play”.

Personnel:

  • Steven Tyler– lead vocals, drums, arrangement, backing vocals
  • Joe Perry– lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
  • Brad Whitford– rhythm guitar
  • Tom Hamilton– bass, lead vocals
  • Joey Kramer– drums, percussion
  • Rick Dufay– rhythm guitar
  • Paul Santo – Hammond organ, keyboards, mellotron
  • Rudy Tanzi– Hammond organ
  • Zac Rae – piano, synthesizer, electric piano
  • Desmond Child– piano
  • Russ Irwin– piano, backing vocals
  • Daniel J. Coe – synthesizer, synthesizer, programming, arrangements
  • Marti Frederiksen– keyboards, guitar, Roland synthesizer,  backing vocals, Pro Tools
  • Jack Douglas– keyboards, organ, synthesizer, outro piano, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Jesse Sky Kramer – drums
  • Tom Scott, Jessy J– tenor saxophone
  • John Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Gary Grant– trumpet
  • Larry Hall– trumpet
  • Bill Reichenbach, Jr.– trombone
  • The Section Quartet: Daphne Chen – violin,
  • Eric Gorfain– violin
  • Jesse Kotansky – violin solo
  • Lauren Chipman – viola,
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Carrie Underwood– featured vocals
  • Julian Lennon, Melanie Taylor, Sharlotte Gibson, Laura Jones – backing vocals
  • Mia Tyler– backing vocals
  • Johnny Depp, Bruce Witkin – backing vocals
  • Warren Huart– backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Al Schmidt, Chris Lord-Alge, Neal Avron– mixing
  • Anthony Focx– Pro Tools editing
  • Daphne Chen, Tom Scott– arrangements
  • Casey Patrick Tebo– artwork
  • Slash– inside artwork

Track listing:

  1. LUV XXX – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  2. Oh Yeah – Joe Perry
  3. Beautiful – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton
  4. Tell Me – Tom Hamilton
  5. Out Go the Lights – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  6. Legendary Child – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance
  7. What Could Have Been Love – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Russ Irwin
  8. Street Jesus – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Joe Perry
  9. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Whitford, Kramer, Tom Hamilton
  10. Lover A lot – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Jesse Kramer, Marco Moir
  11. We All Fall Down – Diane Warren
  12. Freedom Fighter – Joe Perry
  13. Closer – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Whitford, Kramer
  14. Something – Joe Perry
  15. Another Last Goodbye – Steven Tyler, Desmond Child, Joe Perry

Paul Batterfield: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

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In October 1965, “Elektra” label released “The Paul Butterfield Blues Band”, the debut Paul Butterfield album. It was recorded in September 1965, and was produced by Paul Rothchild and Mark Abramson. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 468 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Down Beat” magazine ranked it at number 11 on its list of the “Top 50 Blues Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Butterfield– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Mike Bloomfield– guitars
  • Elvin Bishop– guitars
  • Mark Naftalin– organ
  • Jerome Arnold– bass
  • Sam Lay– lead vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Born in Chicago – Nick Gravenites
  2. Shake Your Money-Maker – Elmore James
  3. Blues with a Feeling – Walter Jacobs
  4. Thank You Mr. Poobah – Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Mark Naftalin
  5. Mellow Down Easy – Willie Dixon
  6. Screamin – Mike Bloomfield
  7. Our Love Is Drifting – Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop
  8. Mystery Train – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips
  9. Last Night – Walter Jacobs
  10. Look Over Yonders Wall – James Clark

Tokio Hotel: Kings of Suburbia

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On October 3, 2014, “Island” label released “Kings of Suburbia”, the fifthTokio Hotel studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, and was produced by Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, David Jost, David Roth, Patrick Benzner, Peter Hoffmann and Rock Mafia.

Personnel:

  • Bill Kaulitz– lead vocals
  • Tom Kaulitz – guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals
  • Georg Listing – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Gustav Schäfer – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, except where noted.

  1. Feel it All – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Joacim Persson, David Jost
  2. Stormy Weather – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost
  3. Run, Run, Run – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Joacim Persson, Ry Cuming, David Jost, Johan Alkenäs
  4. Love Who Loves You Back – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Antonina Armato, Tim James, David Jost, Thomas Armato

Sturges

  1. Covered in Gold – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost
  2. Girl Got a Gun – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost
  3. Kings of Suburbia – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner
  4. We Found Us – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner
  5. Invaded – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner
  6. Never Let You Down – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner
  7. Louder Than Love – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, David Jost, Antonina Armato, Tim James