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Boston: Life, Love and Hope

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On December 3, 2013, “Frontiers” label released “Life, Love & Hope”, the sixth Boston studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2013, and was produced by Tom Scholz.

Personnel:

  • Tom Scholz – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums
  • Brad Delp – vocals (posthumous)
  • Gary Pihl – vocals, guitar
  • Kimberley Dahme – vocals, flute
  • Tommy DeCarlo – vocals
  • Curly Smith – harmonica
  • David Victor, Louis St. August, Jeff Neal, Jude Nejmanowski, Beth Cohen – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Scholz, except where noted.

  1. Heaven on Earth
  2. Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love
  3. Last Day of School
  4. Sail Away
  5. Life Love and Hope
  6. If You Were In Love
  7. Someday
  8. Love Got Away
  9. Someone
  10. You Gave Up on Love
  11. Te Quiero Mia
  12. The Way You Look Tonight
  13. O Canada

Pink Floyd: The Endless River

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On November 7, 2014, “Parlaphone” label released “The Endless River”, the fifteenth and final Pink Floyd studio album. It was recorded 1968, 1993, 2013–2014, at “Royal Albert Hall”; “Olympic Studios”; “Britannia Row Studios”; “Astoria”; “Medina Studios”, and was produced by David Gilmour, Youth, Andy Jackson and Phil Manzanera.

Personnel:

  • David Gilmour– lead and backing vocals, guitars, EBow guitar, keyboards, piano, EMS VCS 3, bass guitar, Hammond organ, percussion, voice samples
  • Richard Wright– Hammond organ, Farfisa organ, Royal Albert Hall Organ, piano, Rhodes piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer, voice samples
  • Nick Mason– drums, percussion, rototoms, gong, voice samples
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar
  • Bob Ezrin – bass guitar, additional keyboards
  • Andy Jackson – bass guitar, effects
  • Jon Carin – synthesizers, percussion loop
  • Damon Iddins – additional keyboards
  • Anthony Moore – keyboards
  • Gilad Atzmon – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Escala:
    • Honor Watson – violin
    • Victoria Lyon – violin
    • Chantal Leverton – viola
    • Helen Nash – cello
  • Durga McBroom, Louise Marshal, Sarah Brown – backing vocals
  • Stephen Hawking – voice sample
  • Andy Jackson – engineer, mixing
  • Damon Iddins – engineer
  • Youth – additional programming, engineer, sound design, assorted synthesizers and keyboards
  • Eddie Bander – additional programming, engineer, sound design, assorted synthesizers and keyboards
  • Michael Rendall – additional programming, engineer, sound design, assorted synthesizers and keyboards
  • James Guthrie, Joel Plante – CD mastering
  • Doug Sax – vinyl mastering
  • Aubrey Powell – creative director
  • Stylorouge – design
  • Ahmed Emad Eldin – cover concept
  • Bob Ezrin – co-producer 1993 sessions

Track listing:

  1. Things Left Unsaid – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  2. It’s What We Do – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  3. Ebb and Flow – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  4. Sum – David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason
  5. Skins – David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason
  6. Unsung – Richard Wright
  7. Anisina – David Gilmour
  8. The Lost Art of Conversation – Richard Wright
  9. On Noodle Street – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  10. Night Light – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  11. Allons-y (1) – David Gilmour
  12. Autumn ’68 – Richard Wright
  13. Allons-y (2) – David Gilmour
  14. Talkin’ Hawkin’ – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  15. Calling – David Gilmour, Anthony Moore
  16. Eyes to Pearls – David Gilmour
  17. Surfacing – David Gilmour
  18. Louder than Words – David Gilmour, Polly Samson

Foxygen: And Star Power

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On October 14, 2014, “Jagjaguwar” label released “..And Star Power”, the third Foxygen studio album.  It was recorded 2013 – 2014, and was produced by Sam France and Jonathan Rado.

Personnel:

  • Sam France– vocals, guitar, drums, piano, horns
  • Jonathan Rado – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, drums

Track listing:

  1. Star Power Airlines
  2. How Can You Really
  3. Coulda Been My Love
  4. Cosmic Vibrations
  5. You & I
  6. Star Power I: Overture
  7. Star Power II: Star Power Nite
  8. Star Power III: What Are We Good For
  9. Star Power IV: Ooh Ooh
  10. I Don’t Have Anything/The Gate
  11. Mattress Warehouse
  12. 666
  13. Flowers
  14. Wally’s Farm
  15. Cannibal Holocaust
  16. Hot Summer
  17. Cold Winter/Freedom
  18. Can’t Contextualize My Mind
  19. Brooklyn Police Station
  20. The Game
  21. Freedom II
  22. Talk
  23. Everyone Needs Love
  24. Hang

A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Atomos

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On October 6, 2014, “Kranky” label released “Atomos”, the second A Winged Victory for the Sullen album. The album contains the music from “Atomos”, a dance piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor and his company Wayne McGregor Random Dance. The music was recorded in 2013, in Brussels, Berlin and Reykjavik.

Personnel:

  • Dustin O’Halloran – arrangements, engineer, score
  • Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie- arrangements, engineer, score
  • Nayon Han, Arthur Hornig, Christelle Heinen, Isabelle Klemt, Charlotte Danhier – cello
  • Sophie Bayet – violia
  • Neil Leiter – viola
  • Margaret Hermant – harp, violin
  • Francesco Donadello – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Frost- engineer
  • Bo Kondren – mastering
  • Craig McCaffrey – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie.

  1. Atomos I
  2. Atomos II
  3. Atomos III
  4. Atomos V
  5. Atomos VI
  6. Atomos VII
  7. Atomos VIII
  8. Atomos IX
  9. Atomos X
  10. Atomos XI
  11. Atomos XII

Kings Of Leon: Mechanical Bull

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On September 20, 2013, “RCA” label released “Mechanical Bull”, the sixth Kings of Leon studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Angelo Petraglia. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Caleb Followill – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Matthew Followill – vocals, lead guitar, piano, lap steel guitar, sitar
  • Jared Followill – vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Nathan Followill – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill.

  1. Supersoaker
  2. Rock City
  3. Don’t Matter
  4. Beautiful War
  5. Temple
  6. Wait for Me
  7. Family Tree
  8. Comeback Story
  9. Tonight
  10. Coming Back Again
  11. On the Chin

Placebo: Loud Like Love

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On September 16, 2013, “Universal” label released “Loud Like Love”, the seventh Placebo studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Adam Noble.

Personnel:

  • Brian Molko– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Stefan Olsdal– bass guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, cimbalom, backing vocals
  • Bill Lloyd – keyboards, bass guitar
  • Steve Forrest– drums, percussion
  • Fiona Brice– string arrangements, backing vocals
  • Adam Noble – programming, mixing
  • Fabian Waltmann – additional programming
  • Mike Horner – engineer assistant
  • John Prestage – engineer assistant
  • Tom Bailey – engineer assistant
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Joseph Llanes – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest.

  1. Loud Like Love
  2. Scene of the Crime
  3. Too Many Friends
  4. Hold on to Me
  5. Rob The Bank
  6. A Million Little Pieces
  7. Exit Wounds
  8. Purify
  9. Begin the End
  10. Bosco

Juliana Hatfield: Wild Animals

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On September 10, 2013, “Ye Olde” label released “Wild Animals”, the thirteenth  Juliana Hatfield. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Juliana Hatfield.

Personnel:

  • Juliana Hatfield – vocals, all instruments
  • Ian Kennedy – mastering
  • Jay Walsh – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Juliana Hatfield.

  1. Sleep
  2. June 6th
  3. Spit in the Wind
  4. Parking Lots
  5. Dog on a Chain
  6. Hurt me
  7. Tracks
  8. Push Pin
  9. Or So They Say
  10. Love Is Like the Wind
  11. Never Beg

The Smashing Pumpkins: Machina II / The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music

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On September 5, 2000, “Polydor” label released “Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music”, the sixth Smashing Pumpkinsn (The) studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Billy Corgan and Flood.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan– vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano
  • James Iha – vocals, guitars
  • D’Arcy Wretzky– bass guitar
  • Melissa Auf der Maur– bass guitar
  • Jimmy Chamberlin– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

  1. Glass
  2. Cash Car Star
  3. Dross
  4. Real Love
  5. Go – James Iha
  6. Let Me Give the World to You
  7. Innosense
  8. Home
  9. Blue Skies Bring Tears
  10. White Spyder
  11. In My Body
  12. If There Is a God
  13. Le Deux Machina
  14. Atom Bomb

Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

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On September 3, 2013, “Anti” label released “The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You”, the sixth Neko Case studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Neko Case – lead and backing vocals, guitar, tambourine, jingle bells
  • Tracyanne Campbell – vocals
  • Jon Rauhouse – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Paul Rigby – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
  • M. Ward – vocals, electric guitar
  • Carl Broemel – electric guitar solo
  • Marc Ribot– piano
  • Bo Koster – piano, organ, Mellotron, bass organ, synths, keyboards, Melodeon, Wurlitzer, clavinet, vibraphone
  • Tom V. Ray– bass
  • Kurt Dahle– drums
  • Steve Berlin – MIDI saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Jacob Venezuela – trumpets
  • Martin Wenk – trumpets
  • Jon Rauhouse – trombone
  • Tom Hagerman – violin, viola
  • Joey Burns – cello, baritone guitar, bass
  • Craig Schmaucher – chimes
  • Chris Schultz – sonar samples
  • Rachael Flotard – backing vocals
  • Jim James– backing vocals
  • Kelly Hogan– backing vocals
  • C. Newman– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neko Case, except where noted.

  1. Wild Creatures
  2. Night Still Comes
  3. Man – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  4. I’m from Nowhere – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  5. Bracing for Sunday
  6. Nearly Midnight, Honolulu
  7. Calling Cards – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  8. City Swans – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  9. Afraid – Nico
  10. Local Girl
  11. Where Did I Leave That Fire?
  12. Ragtime – Neko Case, Paul Rigby

Nine Inch nails: Hesitation Marks

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On September 3, 2013, “Columbia” label released “Hesitation Marks”, the eighth Nine Inch Nails studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Alan Moulder, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Personnel:

  • Trent Reznor– vocals, electronics, guitar, percussion, bass, Wurlitzer, dulcitone, wheelharp, piano, saxophone
  • Lindsey Buckingham– guitars
  • Adrian Belew– guitars, electronics, backing vocals
  • Daniel Rowland – electronics, guitar, additional sound design
  • Alessandro Cortini– electronics
  • Pino Palladino– bass
  • Ilan Rubin– toms, live drums
  • Eugene Goreshter– strings, electronics, violin, bass
  • Joshua Eustis– backing vocals
  • Atticus Ross– engineer
  • Jun Murakawa, Dustin Mosley, Ghian Wright– engineer
  • Michael Patterson– engineer, mixing
  • Alan Moulder– engineer, mixing
  • Joe Barresi– drum recording
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Russell Mills– artwork
  • Rob Sheridan– art direction
  • Mike Fasano– drum technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Trent Reznor, except where noted.

  1. The Eater of Dreams – Trent Reznor, Alessandro Cortini
  2. Copy of a
  3. Came Back Haunted
  4. Find My Way
  5. All Time Low
  6. Disappointed
  7. Everything
  8. Satellite
  9. Various Methods of Escape
  10. Running
  11. I Would for You
  12. In Two
  13. While I’m Still Here – contains a lyrical interpolation from “Weary Blues From Waitin'”  by Hank Williams.
  14. Black Noise