On June 24, 2013, Alan Myers died aged 58. He was musician (drums, percussion), music programmer, and electrical contractor. He performed with bands Babooshka, Jean-Paul Yamamoto, Skyline Electric, but was best known as the drummer of Devo.
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Lloyd Cole: Standards
On June 21, 2013, “Tapete” label released “Standards”, the tenth Lloyd Cole album. It was recorded November 2012 – February 2013 and was produced by Lloyd Cole.
Personnel:
- Lloyd Cole– vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Mark Schwaber – guitar, harmony vocals
- Will Cole – guitar, harmony vocals
- Matt Cullen – guitar
- Joan Wasser– piano, harmony vocals
- Blair Cowan– keyboards
- Matthew Sweet– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Fred Maher– drums
- Mike Wyzik – percussion
- Dave Derby– harmony vocals
- Olaf Opal – mixing
- Joerg Siegeler – mixing
- Hosuk Lee-Makiyama– artwork, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Lloyd Cole except where noted.
- California Earthquake – John Hartford
- Women’s Studies
- Period Piece
- Myrtle and Rose
- No Truck
- Blue Like mars
- Opposites Day
- Silver Lake
- It’s Late
- Kids Today
- Diminished Ex
Sigur Rós: Kveikur
On June 12, 2013, “XL” label released “Kveikur”, the seventh Sigur Rós studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “Sundlaugin Studio” in Mosfellsbær, Iceland, “Eldorado Recording Studios” in Burbank, California, “Pacifique Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kjartan Sveinsson, Alex Somers, Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Hólm, and Orri Páll Dýrason.
Personnel:
- Jón Þór Birgisson– vocals, guitar
- Georg Hólm– bass
- Orri Páll Dýrason– drums
- Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – brass arrangements
- Daníel Bjarnason – stringarrangements
- Sigrún Jónsdóttir – brass
- Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – brass
- Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir – brass
- Borgar Magnason – strings
- Margrét Árnadóttir – strings
- Pálína Árnadóttir – strings
- Una Sveinbjarnardóttir – strings
- Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir – strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason.
- Brennisteinn
- Hrafntinna
- Isjaki
- Yfirborð
- Stormur
- Kveikur
- Rafstraumur
- Bláþráður
- Var
Rogue Wave: Nightingale Floors
On June 4, 2013, “Vagrant Records” label released “Nightingale Floors”, the fifth Rogue Wave studio album. It was recorded in July 2012, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” at Cotati, CA, and was produced by John Congleton.
Personnel:
- Zach Rogue (Zach Schwartz) – vocals, guitar, bass, Hammond B3 organ
- Peter Pisano – guitar
- Ross Peacock – analogue synthesizer
- Masanori Mark Christianson- bass
- Julie Baeziger – vocal harmony
- Pat Spurgeon – demo engineer, engineer, mixing, pre-production
- John Congleton- engineer, mixing
- Matthew Wright – second engineer
- Bond Berglund – mixing
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Andrew Schoultz – artwork
- Ben Goetting – layout, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Zach Rogue.
- No Magnatone
- College
- Figured It Out
- Siren’s Song
- The Closer I get
- S(a)tan
- Used to It
- Without Pain
- When Sunday Morning Comes
Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows
On May 7, 2013, “Nonesuch” label released “Walking Shadows”, the 15th Joshua Redman studio album. It was recorded in September 2012, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.
Personnel:
- Joshua Redman– tenor saxophone
- Brad Mehldau– piano
- Larry Grenadier– bass
- Brian Blade– drums
- Pamela Sklar – flute
- Robert Carlisle – French horn
- Dan Coleman- string arrangements, orchestra director
- Avril Brown – violin
- Christina Courtin– violin
- Karen Karlsrud – violin
- Ann Leathers – violin
- Katherine Livolsi-Landau – violin
- Joanna Maurer – violin
- Courtney Orlando – violin
- Yuri Vodovos – violin
- Vincent Lionti – viola
- Daniel Panner – viola
- Dov Scheindlin – viola
- Stephanie Cummins – cello
- Eugene Moye – cello
- Ellen Westermann – cello
- Timothy Cobb– bass
Track listing:
- The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
- Stop This Train – John Mayer, Pino Palladino
- Adagio – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- Doll Is Mine – Amadeo Maria Pace, Kazu Makino, Simone Maria Pace
- Infant Eyes – Wayne Shorter
- Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Final Hour – Joshua Redman
- The Last Glimpse of Gotham – Brad Mehldau
- Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
- Let Me Down Easy – Joshua Redman
Steve Hunter: The Manhattan Blues Project
On April 30, 2013, “deaconrecords” label released “The Manhattan Blues Project”, the fifth Steve Hunter studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Steve Hunter.
Personnel:
- Steve Hunter– guitar
- Karen Ann Hunter – vocals
- Todd Chuba – drums
- Phil Aaberg– piano, keyboards
- 2Cellos – Luka Šulić, Stjepan Hauser
- Johnny Depp– guitar
- Marty Friedman– guitar
- Michael Lee Firkins– slide guitar
- Tommy Henriksen– vocal rap
- Tony Levin– bass guitar
- Joe Perry– guitar
- Joe Satriani– guitar
- Todd Chuba – drums
- Jason Becker – programming
- Dave Shirk – mastering
- Karen Hunter – design
- Michael Woodall – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Hunter.
- Prelude to the Blues
- 222 W. 23rd
- Gramercy Park
- A Night at the Waldorf
- Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
- Daydream by the Hudson – Jason Becker
- Flames at the Dakota
- The Brooklyn Shuffle
- What’s Going on – Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
- Ground Zero
- Twilight in Harlem
- Sunset in Central Park
Ceramic Dog: Your Turn
On April 30, 2013, “Northern Spy” label released “Your Turn”, studio album by Ceramic Dog (20th Marc Ribot album overall). It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Greg Saunie.
Personnel:
- Marc Ribot– vocals, guitar, banjo, bass, melodica, horn, trumpet
- Arto Lindsay– guitar
- Shahzad Ismaily– vocals, bass, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, sampling, Moog synthesizer
- Ches Smith– vocals, drums, percussion, electronics, keyboards
- Eszter Balint– vocals, melodica, organ, violin
- Dan Willis – oboe, zurna
- Keefus Ciancia– sampling
- Greg Saunier – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.
- Lies My Body Told Me
- Your Turn – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
- Masters of the Internet
- Ritual Slaughter – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
- Avanti Popolo – Carlo Tuzzi, traditional
- Ain’t Gonna Let Them Turn Us Around
- Bread and Roses – James Oppenheim
- Prayer
- Pants Goes to Hollywood
- The Kid is Back
- Take 5 – Paul Desmond
- We Are Professionals – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
- Special Snowflake – Chez Smith
Paul Bley: Nothing to Declare
On April 27, 2004, “Justin Time” label released “Nothing to Declare”, the 88th Paul Bley album. It was recorded in May 2013, at “Sound on Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Jim West.
Personnel:
- Paul Bley – piano
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Bley
- Nothing to Declare
- Breakdown
- Blues Waltz
- 8th Avenue
Laura Stevenson: Wheel
On April 23, 2013, “Don Giovanni Records” label released “Wheel”, the third Laura Stevenson album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Marcata Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Kevin McMahon.
Personnel:
- Laura Stevenson – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, arrangements
- Peter Naddeo – banjo, electric and lap steel guitar, mandolin, arrangements engineer
- Alex Billig – accordion, percussion, baritone saxophone, slide whistle, arrangements
- Mike Campbell – bass guitar, percussion, arrangements
- Dave Garwacke – drums, percussion, arranger, design
- Kelly Pratt – flugelhorn, French horn, trumpet, engineer
- Rob Moose – violin, viola
- Michelle Young – cello
- Kevin McMahon – percussion, engineer, mixing
- Jeff Rosenstock – engineer
- Jamal Ruhe – mastering
- Susan Naddeo – cover painting
Track listing:
All tracks by Laura Stevenson.
- Renée
- Triangle
- Runner
- Every Tense
- Bells & Whistles
- Sink, Swim
- The Hole
- Eleonora
- The Move
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Telluride
- L-Dopa
- The Wheel
Jenny Hval: Innosence Is Kinky
On April 19, 2013, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Innocence Is Kinky”, the second Jenny Hval studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by John Parish.
Personnel:
- Jenny Hval– lead and backing vocals, drum machine, guitar, keyboards, sampling, arranger, engineer
- Chris Kaus – quotation author
- Håvard Volden – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, drum machine, arrangements
- John Parish– banjo, bass, guitar, keyboards, trombone, mixing
- Kyrre Laastad – drum machine, drums, keyboards, percussion, arranger
- Espen Reinertsen– saxophone
- Kari Rønnekleiv – violin
- Ole Henrik Moe– violin, viola, string arrangements
- Ali Chant – engineer, mixing
- Stefan Hambrook – engineer
- John Dent – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Jenny Hval.
- Innocence Is Kinky
- Mephisto in the Water
- I Called
- Osio Oedipus
- Renée Falconetti of Orléans
- Give Me That Sound
- I Got No Strings
- Is There Anything on me That Doesn’t Speak?
- Amphibious, Androgynous
- Death of the Author
- The Seer
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