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Roger Taylor: Fun on Earth

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On November 11, 2013, “Virgin Emi” label released “Fun on Earth”, the fifth Roger Taylor studio album. It was recorded 2008–2013, at “The Priory” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Joshua J Macrae and Roger Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Roger Taylor– vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, piano, bass guitar, guitar, stylophone
  • Jeff Beck– guitar
  • Jason Falloon – guitar
  • Spike Edney– keyboards
  • Jonathan Perkins – organ, backing vocals
  • Steve Stroud – bass
  • Kevin Jefferies – bass
  • Rufus Taylor– drums, piano
  • Steve Hamilton – saxophone
  • Nicola Robins – violin
  • Josh Macrae– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Roger Taylor, except where noted.

  1. One Night Stand
  2. Fight Club
  3. Be with You – Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor
  4. Quality Street
  5. I Don’t Care
  6. Sunny Say
  7. Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)
  8. I Am the Drummer (In a Rock n’ Roll Band)
  9. Small
  10. Say It’s Not True
  11. The Unblinking Eye
  12. Up
  13. Smile

Black Flag: What The…

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On November 5, 2013, “SST” label released “What The…”, the seventh Black Flag studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Greg Ginn.

Personnel:

  • Ron Reyes– lead vocals, cover art
  • Greg Ginn– guitar, organ, theremin
  • Dale Nixon– bass
  • Gregory Moore – drums, backing vocals
  • Mathew Cortez – drums
  • The Ducky Boys of Granger Lake – backing vocals
  • Ron Raygunn – backing vocals
  • Cliff Samuels – backing vocals
  • Eric Vasquez – backing vocals
  • Andy Batwinas – engineer
  • Mike Shear – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Reyes and Greg Ginn, except where noted.

  1. My Heart’s Pumping
  2. Down in the Dirt
  3. Blood and Ashes
  4. Now is the Time
  5. Wallow in Despair
  6. Slow Your Ass Down
  7. It’s So Absurd
  8. Shut Up
  9. This Is Hell
  10. Go Away
  11. The Bitter End
  12. The Chase
  13. I’m Sick
  14. It’s Not My Time to Go-Go
  15. Lies
  16. Get Out of My Way
  17. Outside
  18. No Teeth
  19. To Hell and Back
  20. Give Me All Your Dough
  21. You Gotta Be Joking
  22. Off My Shoulders – Greg Ginn

White Denim: Corsicana Lemonade

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On October 29, 2013, “Downtown” label released “Corsicana Lemonade”, the sixth White Denim studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • James Petralli – vocals, guitar, mellotron, electric piano, sitar
  • Matt Oliver – piano, mellotron, synthesizer
  • Josh Block – harmonica, omnichord, synthesizer, drums, percussion, engineer
  • Austin Jenkins – guitar, electric piano
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums
  • Steve Terebecki – bass, synthesizer, photography
  • Jay Jernigen – engineer
  • Jim Vollentine – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Schick – mixing
  • Jeff Tweedy – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Michael Hammett – artwork, design
  • Sarah Terebecki – photography

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Dreams
  2. Corsicana Lemonade
  3. Limited by Stature
  4. New Blue Feeling
  5. Come Back
  6. Distant Relative Salute
  7. Let It Feel Good (My Eagles)
  8. Pretty Green
  9. Cheer Up / Blues Ending
  10. A Place to Start

Lincoln Durham: Exodus Of The Deemed Unrighteous

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On October 22, 2013, “Droog Records” label released “Exodus of the Deemed Unrighteous”, the second Lincoln Durham studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by George Reiff.

Personnel:

  • Lincoln Durham – vocals, guitar, fiddle, harmonica, lap steel guitar, piano, wind chimes
  • Rick Richards – drums, percussion, hand-clapping
  • George Reiff – kalimba, hand-clapping, backing vocals
  • Alissa Durham – hand-clapping, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Lincoln Durham.

  1. Ballad of a Prodigal Son
  2. Rise in the River
  3. Annie Departee
  4. Beautifully Sewn, Violently Torn
  5. Stupid Man
  6. Strike Us Down
  7. Keep on Allie
  8. Sinner
  9. Exodus Waltz
  10. Mama

Motörhead: Aftershock

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On October 18, 2013, “UDR GmbH” label released “Aftershock”, the 21st Motörhead studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “NRG Studios”, “Sound Factory” and “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Maple Studios” in Santa Ana, California, and was produced by Cameron Webb.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Killmister)– vocals, bass, sketch art, executive producer
  • Phil Campbell– guitars, executive producer
  • Mikkey Dee– drums, executive producer
  • Cameron Webb – engineer, mixing
  • Sergio Chavez – engineer assistant
  • Kris Glddens – engineer assistant
  • Steve Olmon – engineer assistant
  • Geoff Neal – engineer assistant
  • Chris Claypool – engineer assistant
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Terje Aspmo – cover art
  • Steffan Chirazi – creative direction
  • Kai Swillus – creative direction
  • Robert John – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Kilmister, Phil Campbell, Mickey Dee except where noted.

  1. Heartbreaker
  2. Coup de Grace
  3. Lost Woman Blues
  4. End of Time
  5. Do You Believe
  6. Death Machine
  7. Dust and Glass
  8. Going to Mexico
  9. Silence When You Speak to Me
  10. Crying Shame

James Blunt: Moon Landing

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On October 18, 2013, “Custard Records” and “Atlantic” label released “Moon Landing”, the fourth James Blunt studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2013 in London, New York City and Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Rothrock, Steve Mac, Steve Robson, Dan Wilson and Ryan Tedder.

Personnel:

  • James Blunt– lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards
  • Matt Chait – guitars
  • Tom Rothrock- guitars, keyboards
  • John Nau – keyboards
  • Sasha Krivtsov– bass
  • Charlie Paxson – drums, percussion
  • Mike Tarantino – engineer
  • Smith Carlson – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Face the Sun – James Blunt, Steve Robson
  2. Satellites – James Blunt, Claude Kelly, Steve Mac
  3. Bonfire Heart – James Blunt, Ryan Tedder
  4. Heart to Heart – James Blunt, Daniel Parker, Daniel Omello
  5. Miss America – James Blunt, Wayne Hector, Steve Mac
  6. The Only One – James Blunt, Wayne Hector, Steve Mac
  7. Sun on Sunday – James Blunt, Claude Kelly, Steve Mac
  8. Bones – James Blunt, Wayne Hector, Steve Mac
  9. Always Hate Me – James Blunt, Ammar Malik
  10. Postcards – James Blunt, Wayne Hector, Steve Mac
  11. Blue on Blue – James Blunt, Steve McEwan

The Avett Brothers: Magpie and the Dandelion

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On October 15, 2013, “American” label released “Magpie and the Dandelion”, the eighth Avett Brothers studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Echo Mountain Recording” in Asheville, NC, “Shangri-La Studios” in Malibu, CA, “Lock Stock Studio” in Venice, CA and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Scott Yancey Avett- lead and backing vocals, banjo, piano, acoustic guitar
  • Timothy Seth Avett– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, Piano, organ, celeste
  • Bob Crawford – lead and backing vocals, upright and electric bass
  • Joseph Kwon – cello
  • Jacob Edwards – drums
  • Chad Smith- drums
  • Steven Nistor- drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Benmont Tench- organ
  • Love– harmonica
  • Tania Elizabeth- fiddle
  • The Haas Family, Jim Avett, Sarah Avett, Susan Kay Avett, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Aaron “Woody” Wood, Mary Ellen Bush, Jacob Edwards, Stephanie Mirabelli, Charlotte Webb, Hattie Webb – final vocals for Morning Song
  • Ryan Hewitt- engineer, mixing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Justin Glanville – engineer
  • Jordan Silva, Jon Ashley, Julian Dreyer, Evan Bradford, Evan Hill – recording assistant
  • Darren Heelis, Buckley Miller, Craig Welsh, Tucker Martine – additional engineering

Track listing:

  1. Open-Ended Life
  2. Morning Song
  3. Never Been Alive
  4. Another is Waiting
  5. Bring Your Love To Me
  6. Good to You
  7. Part from Me
  8. Skin and Bones
  9. Souls Like the Wheels (live)
  10. Vanity
  11. The Clearness Is Gone

Head and the Heart: Let’s Be Still

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On October 15, 2013, “Sub Pop” label released “Let’s Be Still”, the second Head and the Heart studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Studio Litho”, “Studio X”, “Avasti Recording Co”,  and was produced by Peter Katis, Shawn Simmons, Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Russell.

Personnel:

  • Josiah Johnson – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Jonathan Russell – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Charity Rose Thielen – vocals, violin, percussion
  • Kenny Hensley – keyboards
  • Peter Katis – additional instruments, recording, mixing
  • Kit Karlson – piano, organ, engineer
  • Chris Zasche – bass
  • Tyler Williams – drums, percussion
  • Eyvind Kang – viola
  • Maria Scherer Wilson – cello
  • Brad Duncan – vocals
  • Bryan Appleby – vocals
  • Devin Busch – vocals
  • Jeffrey O’Neil – vocals
  • Joe Ruppert – vocals
  • Kyle Zantos – vocals
  • Shawn Simmons – recording
  • Damian Wiseman – engineer
  • Marlowe Stern – engineer
  • Brendan Mill McCabe – engineer assistant
  • Andy Park – engineer assistant
  • Greg Giorgio – mixing
  • Sasha Barr – design
  • Charity Tielen – photography
  • Tyler Kalberg – photography

Track listing:

  1. Homecoming Heroes
  2. Another Story
  3. Springtime
  4. Summertime
  5. Josh McBride
  6. Shake
  7. Cruel
  8. Let’s Be Still
  9. My Friends
  10. 10,000 Weight in Gold
  11. Fire/Fear
  12. These Days are Numbered
  13. Gone

Pearl Jam: Lightning Bolt

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On October 11, 2013, “Monkeywrench” label released “Lightning Bolt”, the tenth Pearl Jam studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2013, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder– lead vocals, guitar, ukulele
  • Stone Gossard– guitar, bongo drums
  • Mike McCready– guitar, bowed guitar, six string bass
  • Jeff Ament– bass, keyboard
  • Matt Cameron– drums, backing vocals
  • Boom Gaspar– piano, keyboards
  • Brendan O’Brien– piano, mixing
  • Ann Marie Calhoun– strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Vedder, except where noted.

  1. Getaway
  2. Mind Your Manners – Mike McCready
  3. My Father’s Son’s – Jeff Ament
  4. Sirens – Mike McCready
  5. Lightning Bolt
  6. Infallible – Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard
  7. Pendulum – Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard
  8. Swallowed Whole
  9. Let the Records Play – Stone Gossard
  10. Sleeping by Myself
  11. Yellow Moon – Jeff Ament
  12. Future Days

Panic! at the Disco: Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die

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On October 8, 2013, “Decaydance” and “Fueled by Ramen”, labels released “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!”, the fourth Panic! at the Disco album. It was recorded November 2012 – March 2013, and was produced by Butch Walker.

Personnel:

  • Brendon Urie– lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, vocoder
  • Dallon Weekes– bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, baritone guitar, backing vocals
  • Spencer Smith– drums, percussion, drum machine, electronic percussion
  • Butch Walker– guitar, bass guitar, producing, backing vocals
  • Rob Mathes– string arrangements, conducting
  • Lauren “Lolo” Pritchard– additional vocals
  • Julian Leaper – concertmaster
  • Emlyn Singleton – violin
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Dave Daniels – cello
  • Jake Sinclair – engineer, mixing
  • Todd Stopera – engineer assistant
  • Amir Salem – additional engineering
  • Jonathan Allen – strings recording
  • Chris Barrett – strings recording assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Alex R. Kirzhner – creative direction, photography, design
  • Panic! at the Disco – creative direction
  • Chris Phelps – additional photos
  • Anthony Franco – styling

Track listing:

  1. This Is Gospel – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Jake Sinclair
  2. Miss Jackson – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Jake Sinclair, Amir Salem, Lauren Pritchard, Alex Goose
  3. Vegas Lights – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Butch Walker
  4. Girl That You Love – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes
  5. Nicotine – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Amir Salem
  6. Girls / Girls / Boys – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes
  7. Casual Affair – Brendon Urie
  8. Far Too Young to Die – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes
  9. Collar Full – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes
  10. The End of All Things – Brendon Urie