Tag Archives: 2013

Bettie Serveert: Oh, Mayhem!

On February 5, 2013, “Palomine Records” label released “Oh, Mayhem!”, the ninth Bettie Serveert studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “La Chapelle Studios” in Waimes, Belgium, and “Ijland Studio” in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

 Personnel:

  • Carol Van Dyk – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Visser – guitar
  • Herman Bunskoeke – bass guitar
  • Joppe Molenaar – drums
  • Bettie Serveert – recording, photography
  • Remko Schouten – recording, mixing
  • Carol Van Dijk – mixing
  • Peter Visser – mixing
  • Huub Reijnders – mixing
  • Darius van Helfteren – mastering
  • Maarten Diesfeldt – recording assistant
  • Daan Postume – recording assistant
  • Mark Bakker – artwork
  • Tinca Veerman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Shake-Her
  2. Mayhem
  3. Sad Dog
  4. Had2Byou
  5. Tuf Skin
  6. Monogamous
  7. Receiver (alternative version)
  8. Loser Track
  9. iPromise
  10. D.I.Y.

Tegan And Sara: Herththrob

On January 29, 2013, “Vapor Records” label released “Heartthrob”, the seventh Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded February – May 2012, and was produced by Greg Kurstin, Mike Elizondo, Justin Meldal-Johnsen and Rob Cavallo.

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Tim Pierce – guitar 
  • Josh Lopez – guitar
  • Greg Kurstin – piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, mixing, programming
  • Dave Palmer – piano, keyboards
  • Mike Elizondo – keyboards, acoustic guitar, programming
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Rob Cavallo – additional guitar, additional percussion
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums, percussion
  • Dorian Crozier – drums, percussion
  • Chris Chaney – bass 
  • Yonathan Garfias – arrangements
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Damian Taylor – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, except where noted.

  1. Closer – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Greg Kurtsin
  2. Goodbye, Goodbye
  3. I Was a Fool
  4. I’m Not Your Hero
  5. Drove Me Wild
  6. How Come You Don’t Want Me – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Jack Arnold
  7. I Couldn’t Be Your Friend
  8. Love They Say
  9. Shock to Your System

Hard Working Americans: Same

On January 21, 2014, “Thirty Tigers” and “Melvin Records” labels released the self-titled, debut Hard Working Americans studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “TRI Studios” in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Dave Schools and Todd Snider.

Personnel:

  • Todd Snider – vocals
  • Neal Casal – vocals, guitar
  • Chad Staehly – keyboards
  • Dave Schools – bass
  • Duane Trucks – drums
  • John Keane – vocals, banjo, guitar
  • John Popper – harmonica
  • Jason Crosby – piano, fiddle

Track listing:

  1. Blackland Farmer – Frankie Miller
  2. Another Train – Will Kimbrough, Gwil Owen
  3. Down to the Well – Kevin Gordon, Colin Linden
  4. The Mountain Song – Chad Jeffers, Kieran Kane, Sean Locke
  5. Stomp and Holler – Hayes Carll
  6. Straight to Hell – Kevin Kinney
  7. Welfare Music – Brian Henneman, S. Taylor
  8. Mr. President Have Pity on the Working Man – Randy Newman
  9. Run a Mile – Don Herron, Chuck Mead
  10. I Don’t Have a Gun – Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack
  11. Wrecking Ball – David Rawlings, Gillian Welch

Alcest: Shelter

On January 17, 2014, “Prophecy Productions” label released “Shelter”, the fourth Alcest studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Sundlaugin Studio” in Iceland, and was produced by Birgir Jón Birgisson and Martin Koller.

Personnel:

  • Neige – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Winterhalter – drums, percussion
  • amiina – strings
  • Hildur Ársælsdóttir – violin
  • Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir – violin
  • Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir – viola
  • Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – cello
  • Neil Halstead  – vocals
  • Billie Lindahl – choir, vocals
  • Birgir Jón Birgisson – arrangements, engineering, mixing
  • Elisabeth Carlsson – assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Metastazis – layout
  • Valnoir – layout
  • Andy Julia – picture
  • William Lacalmontie – band photography
  • Antoine Nouel – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Neige.

  1. Wings
  2. Opale
  3. La nuit marche avec moi
  4. Voix sereines
  5. L’Éveil des muses
  6. Shelter
  7. Away
  8. Délivrance

Fire! Orchestra: Exit

On January 11, 2013, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Exit!”, the debut Fire! Orchestra album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Fylkingen” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin.

Personnel:

  • Mats Gustafsson – tenor saxophone, electronics, conductor, mixing
  • Johan Berthling – electric bass, mixing
  • Andreas Werliin – drums, mixing
  • Mariam Wallentin, Sofia Jernberg – voice
  • Emil Svanängen – voice, guitar
  • Andreas Söderström, David Stackenäs, Sören Runolf – guitar
  • Sten Sandell – piano, electronic
  • Tomas Hallonsten – organ
  • Dan Berglund, Joe Williamson, Joel Grip – bass
  • Andreas Werliin, Johan Holmegard, Raymond Strid, Thomas Mera Gartz – drums 
  • Joachim Nordwall – electronics
  • Anna Högberg – alto saxophone
  • Elin Larsson – tenor saxophone
  • Fredrik Ljungkvist – baritone saxophone, clarinet
  • Jonas Kullhammar – bass saxophone
  • Emil Strandberg, Magnus Broo, Niklas Barnö – trumpet
  • Mats Äleklint – trombone
  • Per Åke Holmlander – tuba
  • Mikael Werliin – recording
  • Sigge Krantz – recording, mixing
  • Kim Hiorthøy – sleeve, design

Track listing:

All music by Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin, all lyrics by Arnold De Boer.

  1. Exit! Part One
  2. Exit! Part Two

Milko: Luğe

On January 11, 2013, “PMG Recordings” released “Luğe”, the debut Milko album. It was recorded in 2012, at “MarryPhat Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Ivica Jankulovski.

Personnel:

  • Sašo Mitrevski – vocal, guitar
  • Filip Popovski – bass guitar
  • Stefan Terpini – drums
  • Ivica Jankulovski – synthesizer
  • Aleksandar Stojanovski – mouth organ

Track listing:

  1. Mağepsan i čuden svet
  2. Prodolžuvaš da sonuvaš
  3. Kako si stari
  4. Pogled
  5. Ti ne si sam
  6. Bez ime
  7. Bez izlez
  8. Odi bez zborovi
  9. Never Let Them Win
  10. She Knows Everyone

Twenty One Pilots: Vessel

On January 8, 2013, “Fueled by Ramen” label released “Vessel”, the third Twenty One Pilots studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, at “Rocket Carousel Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Greg Wells.

Personnel:

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, ukulele, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, keytar, programming, additional production
  • Josh Dun – drums, auxiliary percussion
  • Greg Wells – additional synthesizers, programming, mixing
  • Ian McGregor – recording
  • Howie Weinberg, Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Virgilio Tzaj – art direction, design
  • Reel Bear Media – art direction, design, photography
  • Rob Gold – art manager
  • Josh Skubel – packaging production

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyler Joseph, except where noted.

  1. Ode to Sleep
  2. Holding On to You – Tyler Joseph, Maurice Gleaton, Charles Hammond, Robert Hill, Deangelo Hunt, Bernard Leverette, Gerald Tiller, Migraine
  3. Jamall Willingham.
  4. House of Gold
  5. Car Radio
  6. Semi-Automatic
  7. Screen
  8. The Run and Go
  9. Fake You Out
  10. Guns for Hands
  11. Trees
  12. Truce

Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters

On October 22, 2021, “Interscope” label released “Blue Banisters”, the eighth Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded in 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, at “Conway Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Dean’s List House of Hits” in Cypress, Texas, “Punto Rec Studios” in Turin, NY, “TAP Studios” in London, and was produced by Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Mike Dean, Barrie-James O’Neill and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Lana Del Rey – vocals, horn and string arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Miles Kane – vocals
  • Gabe Simon – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synth bass, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion, backing vocals, drum programming, sound effects
  • Greg Leisz – baritone guitar, pedal steel
  • Benji Lysaght – electric guitar
  • Evan Weiss – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dean Reid – acoustic guitar, drum programming
  • Barrie-James O’Neill – guitar, piano
  • Rick Nowels – piano
  • Robert Grant Jr. – piano
  • Drew Erickson – organ, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, drums, drum programming, Mellotron, Moog bass, horn and strings arrangements, conductor
  • Mike Dean – keyboards
  • Tyler Parkford – keyboards
  • Zachary Dawes – bass, synth bass, Höfner bass, piano, keyboards
  • Cian Riordan – synth bass
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums
  • Darren Weiss – drums, percussion
  • Loren Humphrey – drums, percussion
  • Dan Fornero – trumpet
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Dan Rosenboom – trumpet
  • Blake Cooper – tuba
  • Owen Pallett – violin, viola, string arrangement
  • Andrew Bulbrook – violin
  • Wynton Grant – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – viola
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Melodye Perry – backing vocals,
  • Lisa Stone – backing vocals
  • Táta Vega – backing vocals
  • Jon Sher – engineer, recording assistant engineer
  • Mai Leisz – engineer
  • John Congleton – engineer
  • Loren Humphrey – engineer
  • Kieron Menzies – engineer
  • Dean Reid – engineer, mixing
  • Gabe Simon – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Harris – engineer, mixing
  • Sage Skolfield – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Sean Solymar – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Ben Fletcher – recording assistant
  • Alex Tomkins – recording assistant
  • Brian Rajaratnam – recording assistant
  • Drew Erickson – mixing
  • Cian Riordan – mixing
  • Jason Wormer – mixing
  • Barrie-James O’Neill – mixing
  • MIke Dean – mixing, mastering
  • Adam Ayan – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Text Book – Lana Del Rey, Gabe Simon
  2. Blue Banister – Lana Del Rey, Gabe Simon
  3. Arcadia – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  4. Interlude – The Trio – Ennie Morricone
  5. Black Bathing Suit – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson, Zachary Dawes
  6. If You Lie Down with Me – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill, Drew Erickson
  7. Beautiful – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  8. Violets for Roses – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  9. Dealer – Lana Del Rey, Loren Humphrey, Miles Kanem Tyler Parkford, Zachary Dawes
  10. Thunder – Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes
  11. Wildflower Wildfire – Lana Del Rey, Mike Dean, Sean Solymar, Sage Skolfield
  12. Nectar of the Gods – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill
  13. Living Legend – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill
  14. Cherry Blossom – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  15. Sweet Carolina – Lana Del Rey, Alana Champion, Caroline Grant, Robert Grant Jr.

Michael Monroe: Horns And Halos

On August 23, 2013, “Spinefarm Records” label released “Horns and Halos”, the seventh Michael Monroe studio album.

Personnel:

  • Michael Monroe – lead vocals, sax, harmonica
  • Steve Conte – guitars, backing vocals
  • Dregen – guitars, backing vocals
  • Sam Yaffa – bass, backing vocals
  • Karl Rockfist – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. TNT – Dregen, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  2. Ballad of the Lower East Side – Steve Conte
  3. Eighteen Angels – Dregen, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  4. Saturday Night Special – Steve Conte
  5. Stained Glass Heart – Dregen, Steve Conte
  6. Horns and Halos – Dregen, Karl Rockfist, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  7. Child of the Revolution – Dregen, Steve Conte
  8. Soul Surrender – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  9. Half the Way – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  10. Ritual – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  11. Hands Are Tied – Dregen, Karl Rockfist, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte

Mammoth WVH: Same

On June 11, 2021, “EX1 Records” label released the self-titled, debut Mammoth WVH studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2018, at “5150 Studios”, in Studio City, Los Angeles, and was produced by Michael Baskette.

Personnel:

  • Wolfgang Van Halen – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Josh Saldate – engineer
  • Jef Moll – engineer, editing
  • Michael Baskette – mixing
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering
  • John Brosio – artwork
  • Chuck Brueckmann – art direction, design
  • Travis Shinn – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wolfgang Van Halen.

  1. Mr. Ed
  2. Horribly Right
  3. Epiphany
  4. Don’t Back Down
  5. Resolve
  6. You’ll Be the One
  7. Mammoth
  8. Circles
  9. The Big Picture
  10. Think It Over
  11. You’re to Blame
  12. Feel
  13. Stone
  14. Distance