On June 11, 2012, “Dead Oceans” label released “There’s No Leaving Now”, the third Tallest Man on Earth (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Kristian Matsson.
Personnel:
Kristian Matsson – vocals, guitars, piano, various instruments, recording, mixing
On June 10, 2013 “Infectious Music” label released “Field of Reeds”, the third These New Puritans studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Studio P4 Funkhaus Nalepastraße” in Berlin, “Snap Studios” in London, “Modern World Studios” in Tetbury, England, and was produced by Graham Sutton and Jack Barnett.
Personnel:
Jack Barnett – vocals, piano, electric piano, organs, bass guitar, vibraphone, chromatic gongs, unpitched percussion, magnetic resonator piano, sound design, field recordings, drawings
Thomas Hein – bass guitar, roto-toms
George Barnett – drums, percussion, glass, artwork, photography
Elisa Rodrigues – vocals
Adrian Peacock – basso profondo
Elizabeth Turner – field recording vocal
Nicholas Ellis – clarinet, bass clarinet
Henry Lowther – flugelhorn, trumpet
Lindsay Kempley – French horn soloist
Daniel West – tenor and bass trombone
Pete Smith – tuba
Elspeth Hanson – viola
Chris Laurence – double bass
Toby Kearney – vibraphone soloist
Faith Leadbetter – piano, electric piano
Stargaze Ensemble
Andre de Ridder – conductor
Nikolaus Neuser – flugelhorn, trumpet
Matthias Gödeker – French horn
Stefan Most – French horn
Florian Juncker – tenor trombone
Till Krause – bass trombone
Sebastian Kunzke – tuba
Paul Valikoski – violin
Daniella Strasfogel – violin
Justin Caullet – viola
Zoe Cartier – cello
Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson – double bass
Synergy Vocal Ensemble
Micaela Haslam – director, soprano
Julia Wilson-James – soprano
Heather Cairncross – alto
Rachel Weston – alto
Phillip Brown – tenor
Andrew Busher – tenor
Children of St Mary’s Church of England Primary School
Charlie Dyer
Daisy Farthing
Maddie Farthing
Amber Motti
James Norris
Jacob Scotford
Bethany Scriven
Ben McLusky – additional pipe organ
Andrew McPherson – magnetic resonator piano setup and calibration
Shiloh – hawk
Alan Vaughan – hawk handler
Roy at TGM Glazing – glazier
Stool Trinovante – saxocone
Phill Brown – ensemble recordings
Ben McLusky – engineer assistant
Christian Bader – engineer assistant
Campbell Duncan – assistant engineer
Geoff Swan – engineer assistant
Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Matthew Cooper – artwork
Paul Steet – artwork assistant
Willy Vanderperre – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jack Barnett, except where noted.
This Guy’s in Love with You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Fragment Two
The Light in Your Name – Jack Barnett, Michel van der An
On June 5, 2012, “Silver Arrow Records” label released “Big Moon Ritual”, the debut Chris Robinson Brotherhood studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Mohanan.
Personnel:
Chris Robinson – lead vocals, guitar
Neal Casal – vocals, guitar
Adam MacDougall – vocals, keyboards
Mark Dutton – vocals, bass
George Sluppick – drums
Thom Monahan – engineer, mixing
Nicolas Essig – assistant
Geoff Neal – assistant
Bruno Borges – artwork
Alan Forbes – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Robinson, except where noted.
Tulsa Yesterday – Chris Robinson, Neal Casal
Rosalee
Star or Stone
Tomorrow Blues
Reflections on a Broken Mirror
Beware, Oh Take Care – Chris Robinson, Neal Casal
One Hundred Days of Rain – Chris Robinson, Neal Casal
On June 5, 2012, “Polyvinyl” label released “Celebration Rock”, the second Japandroids studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “The Hive Creative Labs” in Vancouver, and was produced by Brian King and David Prowse.
Personnel:
Brian King – lead vocals, guitar
David Prowse – drums, backing vocals
Jesse Gander – engineer, mixing
Alan Douches – mastering
Reiner Asscheman – photography
Brian Banks – photography
Annika Berglund – photography
Christian Bobak – photography
Simone Cecchetti – photography
Andy Collins – photography
Sam Cowling – photography
Geoff Hargadon – photography
Andy Mueller – photography
Tom Øverlie – photography
Leonardo Solis Varela – photography
Maryanne Ventrice – photography
Charlotte Zoller – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian King and David Prowse, except where noted.
The Nights of Wine and Roses
Fire’s Highway
Evil’s Sway
For the Love of Ivy – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Kid Congo Powers
On May 7, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Like Comedy”, the ninth Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Steve Evans.
Personnel:
Craig Reid – vocals
Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic guitar
Jerry Crozier Cole – acoustic and electric guitars
Zac Ware – mandolin
David Macnab – banjo
Steve Evans – electric and bass guitars, piano, drums
Conor Breen – double bass
Clive Jenner – drums
Katie Stone Lonergan – violin
Beth Porter – cello
Steve Evans – string arrangements, additional programming
On May 4, 2012, “Island” label released “Strangeland”, the fourth Keane studio album. It was recorded 2011-2012, at “Sea Fog Studios” in East Sussex, England, “RAK Studios” and “Air Lyndhurst Hall” in London, and was produced by Dan Grech-Marquerat.
Personnel:
Tom Chaplin – vocal, guitar
Tim Rice-Oxley – vocals, keyboards, bass
Jesse Quinn – vocals, bass, keyboards
Richard Hughes – drums
Dave Fridmann – additional programming
Dan Grech-Marguerat – engineer, mixing
Liam Burn – engineer
Tom Hough – engineer
Will Fenlon – engineer
Alfie Grant – engineer assistant
Duncan Fuller – mixing assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, Jesse Quinn and Richard Hughes.
On April 30, 2013, “Caldo Verde” label released “Perils from the Sea”, album by Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Mark Kozalek and Jimmy LaValle.
Personnel:
Mark Kozelek – vocals, photography
Jimmy LaValle – recording
Marcel Gemperli – strings
Peter Broderick – strings
Vanessa Ruotolo – strings
Aaron Prellwitz – vocals recording, mixing
Gabe Shepard – vocals recording
Nathan Winter – vocals recording
Et Cetera – design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Mark Kozelek, all music by Jimmy LaValle.
On April 30, 2012, “Rough Trade” label released “Radlands”, the fourth Mystery Jets studio album. It was recorded in a home studio in the Westlake area in Austin, Texas, “Vinter’s” in London, and was produced by Dan Carey, Richie Cooper, Blaine Harrison, Jack Flanagan and Kapil Trivedi.
Personnel:
Blaine Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards, photography
On April 23, 2013, “Signature Records” label released “Massachusetts”, the seventh Lori McKenna studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Mark Erelli.
Personnel:
Lori McKenna – vocals, acoustic guitar
Rose Cousins – vocals
Mike Viola – vocals, recording
Mark Erelli – vocals, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, percussion
Jamie Edwards – piano, organ, keyboards, electric guitar, recording
Paul Kochanski – electric bass, electric upright bass
On April 15, 2014, “Greenleaf” label released “Riverside”, the 39th Dave Douglas album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Humber College Recording Studio” in Toronto, and was produced by Chet Doxas and Dave Douglas.
Personnel:
Dave Douglas – trumpet
Chet Doxas – clarinet, saxophone
Steve Swallow – electric bass
Jim Doxas – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Douglas, except where noted.
Thrush
The Train and the River – Jimmy Giuffre
Old Church, New Paint (Intro) – Chet Doxas
Old Church, New Paint – Chet Doxas
Handwritten Letter
Big Shorty – Chet Doxas
Front Yard
Backyard
No Good Without You
Travelin’ Light – Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer
Sing on the Mountain High/Northern Miner – Chet Doxas
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