Tag Archives: 2013

Cloud Nothings: Here And Nowhere Else

On April 1, 2014, “Carpark” label released “Here and Nowhere Else”, the third Cloud Nothings studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Water Music” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Dylan Baldi – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • TJ Duke – bass, backing vocals
  • Jayson Gerycz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dylan Baldi, TJ Duke and Jayson Gerycz.

  1. Now Hear In
  2. Quieter Today
  3. Psychic Trauma
  4. Just See Fear
  5. Giving Into Seeing
  6. No Thoughts
  7. Pattern Walks
  8. I’m Not Part of Me

Wavves: Afraid Of Heights

On March 26, 2013, “Ghost Ramp” and “Mom + Pop” labels released “Afraid of Heights”, the fourth Wavves studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by John Hill.

Personnel:

  • Nathan Williams – vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel
  • John Hill – keyboards, programming
  • Stephen Pope – vocals, bass guitar, baritone guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Jorma Vik – drums
  • Jenny Lewis – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Nathan Williams, except where noted.

  1. Sail to the Sun
  2. Demon to Lean On
  3. Mystic – Nathan Williams, Stephen Pope, John Hill
  4. Lunge Forward
  5. Dog – Nathan Williams, Stephen Pope
  6. Afraid of Heights – Nathan Williams, Stephen Pope
  7. Paranoid
  8. Cop
  9. Beat Me Up
  10. Everything Is My Fault – Nathan Williams, John Hill
  11. That’s On Me – Nathan Williams, Stephen Pope
  12. Gimme a Knife
  13. I Can’t Dream

David Bowie: The Next Day

On March 8, 2013, “ISO” label released “The Next Day”, the twenty-fifth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded May 2011 – October 2012, at “Magic Shop” and “Human Worldwide” in New York City, and was produced by Tony Visconti and David Bowie.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion, string arrangements
  • Tony Visconti – guitar, recorder, strings, bass guitar, string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Earl Slick – guitar
  • Gerry Leonard – guitar, keyboards
  • David Torn – guitar
  • Henry Hey – piano
  • Gail Ann Dorsey – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar
  • Zachary Alford – drums, percussion
  • Sterling Campbell – drums, tambourine
  • Steve Elson – baritone saxophone, clarinet
  • Maxim Moston – strings
  • Antoine Silverman – strings
  • Anja Wood – strings
  • Hiroko Taguchi – strings
  • Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals
  • Mario J. McNulty – engineer
  • Kabir Hermon – engineer assistant
  • Brian Thorn – engineer assistant
  • Dave McNair – mastering
  • Jonathan Barnbrook – cover design
  • Jimmy King – photography
  • Masayoshi Sukita – original Bowie photography for Heroes

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Bowie, all music by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. The Next Day
  2. Dirty Boys
  3. The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
  4. Love Is Lost
  5. Where Are We Now?
  6. Valentine’s Day
  7. If You Can See Me
  8. I’d Rather Be High
  9. Boss of Me – David Bowie, Gerry Leonard
  10. Dancing Out in Space
  11. How Does the Grass Grow? – David Bowie, Jerry Lordan
  12. You Will Set the World on Fire
  13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
  14. Heat

Son Volt: Honky Tonk

On March 5, 2013, “Rounder” label released “Honky Tonk”, the seventh Son Volt studio album.It was recorded in 2012, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Personnel:

  • Jay Farrar – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Thayne Bradford – accordion
  • Mark Spencer – bass, pedal steel guitar, electric guitar
  • Dave Bryson – drums, percussion
  • Brad Sarno – pedal steel guitar
  • Justin Branum – fiddle
  • Gary Hunt – fiddle, mandolin, electric guitar
  • Mark Spencer – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Farrar.

  1. Hearts and Minds
  2. Brick Walls
  3. Wild Side
  4. Down the Highway
  5. Bakersfield
  6. Livin’ On
  7. Tears of Change
  8. Angel of the Blues
  9. Seawall
  10. Barricades
  11. Shine On

Rock Candy Funk Party: Rock Candy Funk Party Takes New York: Live at the Iridium

On February 25, 2014, “J&R Adventures” label released “Rock Candy Funk Party Takes New York: Live at the Iridium”, album by Rock Candy Funk Party. It was recorded in 2013, and ws produced by Tal Bergman.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – lead guitar
  • Ron DeJesus – lead guitar
  • Renato Neto – keyboards
  • Mike Merritt – bass
  • Tal Bergman – drums
  • Daniel Sadownick – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Tal Bergman, Joe Bonamassa, Ron DeJesus, Michael Merritt and Renato Neto, except where noted.

  1. Octopus-e
  2. Work
  3. We Want Groove
  4. Heartbeat
  5. New York Song
  6. Spaztastic
  7. Ode to Gee
  8. Dope on a Rope
  9. Best Ten Minutes of Your Life
  10. Steppin’ in It
  11. One Phone Call

Rock Candy Funk Party: We Want Groove

On January 25, 2013, “J&R Adventures” label released “We Want Groove”, the debut Rock Candy Funk Party studio album. It was recorded in August 2012, and was produced by Tal Bergman.

Personnel:

  • Ron DeJesus – guitar
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar
  • Renato Neto – keyboards
  • Mike Merritt – bass
  • Tal Bergman – drums

Track listing:

All tracks Tal Bergman, Joe Bonamassa, Ron DeJesus, Michael Merritt and Renato Neto, except where noted.

  1. Octopus-e
  2. Spaztastic
  3. Ode to Gee
  4. We Want Groove
  5. The Best Ten Minutes of Your Life
  6. Animal/Work
  7. Dope on a Rope
  8. Root Down (And Get It) – James Smith
  9. New York Song (includes hidden track Mr Clean)

Fidlar: Same

On January 22, 2013, “Mom + Pop Music” label released the self-titled, debut Fidlar studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Shred Aloha Soundlabs” in Highland Park, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Zac Carper, Elvis Kuehn, Max Kuehn and Brandon Schwartzel.  

Personnel:

  • Zac Carper – vocals, guitar, recording, design
  • Elvis Kuehn – vocals, lead guitar, recording, design
  • Brandon Schwartzel – vocals, bass guitar, recording, design
  • Max Kuehn – drums, recording, design
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Milo Ward – artwork
  • Ryan Baxley – sleeve design
  • Alice Baxley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Zachary Carper, Elvis Kuehn, Max Kuehn and Brandon Schwartzel, except where noted.  

  1. Cheap Beer
  2. Stoked and Broke
  3. White on White
  4. No Waves
  5. Whore
  6. Max Can’t Skate
  7. Blackout Stout
  8. Wake Bake Skate
  9. Gimmie Something
  10. 5 to 9
  11. LDA
  12. Paycheck
  13. Wait for the Man
  14. Cocaine – Reverend Gary Davis (followed by hidden track Cheap Cocaine)

Foxygen: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic

On January 22, 2013, “Jagjaguwar” label released “We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic”, the third Foxygen studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2013, and was produced by Richard Swift.

Personnel:

  • Sam France – lead and backing vocals, piano, horns
  • Jonathan Rado – guitars, bass, piano, organ, percussion, synthesizers, mellotron
  • Richard Swift – vocals, piano, organ, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, synthesizers, mellotron, theremin, glockenspiel
  • Jessie Baylin – backing vocals
  • Sarah Versprille – backing vocals
  • Crumbs – backing vocals
  • Luke Suzumoto – handclaps, artwork

Track listing:

  1. In the Darkness
  2. No Destruction
  3. On Blue Mountain
  4. San Francisco
  5. Bowling Trophies
  6. Shuggie
  7. Oh Yeah
  8. We Are the 21st Century
    Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
  9. Oh No 2

Mogwai: Rave Tapes

On January 20, 2014, “Rock Action” label released “Rave Tapes”, the eighth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Castle of Doom” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Savage.

Personnel:

  1. Stuart Braithwaite – vocals, guitar
  2. Barry Burns – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
  3. John Cummings – guitar
  4. Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar
  5. Martin Bulloch – drums 
  6. Reverend Lee Cohen – voice
  7. Paul Savage – recording, mixing
  8. Frank Arkwright – mastering
  9. Niall McMenamin – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Braithwaite, Barry Burns, John Cummings, Dominic Aitchison and Martin Bulloch.

  1. Heard About You Last Night
  2. Simon Ferocious
  3. Remurdered
  4. Hexon Bogon
  5. Repelish
  6. Master Card
  7. Deesh
  8. Blues Hour
  9. No Medicine for Regret
  10. The Lord Is Out of Control

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra: Fuck off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

On January 20, 2014, “Constellation” label released “Fuck off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything”, the seventh Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Hotel 2 Tango” in Montreal, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mellotron
  • Thierry Amar – vocals, upright bass, electric bass, plucked piano
  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin, plucked piano
  • Sophie Trudeau – vocals, violin, plucked piano
  • David Payant – vocals, drums, organ

Track listing:

  1. Fuck Off Get Free (For the Island of Montreal)
  2. Austerity Blues
  3. Take Away These Early Grave Blues
  4. Little Ones Run
  5. What We Loved Was Not Enough
  6. Rains Thru the Roof at Thee Grande Ballroom (For Capital Steez)