Tag Archives: 2014

The Wombats: Glitterbug

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On April 13, 2015, “14th Floor” label released “Glitterbug”, the third Wombats (The) studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, and was produced by Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis, Tord Øverland Knudsen, Mark Crew and Eric Valentine.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
  • Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mark Crew – recording
  • Eric Valentine – recording
  • Oliver Nelson – additional production
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Conor O’ Mahony – coordination
  • Storm Yeechong – coordination
  • Samuel Burgess-Johnson – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Murphy.

  1. Emotions
  2. Give Ne a Try
  3. Greek Tragedy
  4. Be Your Shadow
  5. Headspace
  6. This Is Not a Party
  7. Isabel
  8. Your Body Is a Weapon
  9. The English Summer
  10. Pink Lemonade
  11. Curveballs

The Black Sorrows: Certified Blue

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On April 4, 2014, “Head Records” label released “Certified Blue”, the fourteenth Black Sorrows (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Woodstock Studios”, and was produced by Joe Camilleri and John McAll.

Personnel:

  • Joe Camilleri – vocals, guitar, harp, percussion
  • Claude Carranza – vocals, guitar
  • John McAll – vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Gray – vocals, bass
  • Angus Burchall – drums
  • Tim Wilson – alto saxophone, flute
  • Julien Wilson – tenor saxophone
  • Greg Clarkson – baritone saxophone
  • James Mustafa – trumpet
  • Travis Woods – trumpet
  • Ben Gillespie – trombone

Track listing:

  1. Roarin’ Town
  2. Certified Blue
  3. Can’t Give Up on You
  4. Wake Me Up in Paradise
  5. Save Me
  6. Return of the Voodoo Sheiks
  7. Righteous Blues
  8. Lovers Waltz
  9. Man of Straw
  10. The Devil Came Knockin’ on Sunday

Chon: Grow

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On March 24, 2015, “Sumerian Records” label released “Grow”, the debut Chon studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Eric Palmquist, Shaun Lopez
and Eric Broyhill.

Personnel:

  • Mario Camarena – guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, piano
  • Erick Hansel – guitar, bass, piano
  • Drew Pelisek – vocals, bass guitar
  • Nathan Camarena – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Brian Evans – drums
  • Matt Garstka – drums
  • Eric Palmquist – tracking, recording, audio engineer
  • Shaun Lopez – mixing
  • Eric Broyhill – mastering
  • Daniel McBride – artwork, layout, photography
  • Mario Camarena and Erick Hansel – additional art
  • Steven Conteras – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. Drift
  2. Story
  3. Fall
  4. Book
  5. Can’t Wait
  6. Suda
  7. Knot
  8. Moon
  9. Splash
  10. Perfect Pillow
  11. Echo
  12. But

Laura Marling: Short Movie

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On March 23, 2015, “Virgin” label released “Short Movie”, the fifth Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Urchin Studios” in London, and was produced by Laura Marling, Matt Ingram and Dan Cox.

Personnel:

  • Laura Marling – vocals, electric guitar, bass, piano, ukulele, artwork
  • Nick Pinni – bass, strings
  • Matt Ingram – drums, recording, mixing
  • Ruth De Turberville – cello, strings
  • Tom Hobden – fiddle, strings
  • Dan Cox – recording, mixing
  • Mark Bengston – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Vealey – engineer, mixing
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Marling.

  1. Warrior
  2. False Hope
  3. I Feel Your Love
  4. Walk Alone
  5. Strange
  6. Don’t Let Me Bring You Down
  7. Easy
  8. Gurdjieff’s Daughter
  9. Divine
  10. How Can I
  11. How!
  12. Short Movie
  13. Worship Me

Billy Hart: One is the Other

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On March 4, 2014, “ECM” label released “One Is the Other”, the twelve Billy Hart album. It was recorded April – May 2013, At “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Billy Hart – drums
  • Mark Turner – tenor sax
  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Ben Street – double bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Hart, except where noted.

  1. Lennie Groove – Mark Turner
  2. Maraschino – Ethan Iverson
  3. Teule’s Redemption
  4. Amethyst
  5. Yard
  6. Sonnet for Stevie – Mark Turner
  7. Some Enchanted Evening – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  8. Big Trees – Ethan Iverson

Bigelf: Into the Maelstrom

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On March 3, 2014, “Inside Out Music” label released “Into the Maelstrom”, the fourth Bigelf studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Damon Fox.

Personnel:

  • Damon Fox – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Luis Maldonado – guitar
  • Duffy Snowhill – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – drums
  • Steve Linsley – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Fox.

  1. Incredible Time Machine
  2. Hypersleep
  3. Already Gone
  4. Alien Frequency
  5. The Professor & the Madman
  6. Mr. Harry McQuhae
  7. Vertigod
  8. Control Freak
  9. High
  10. Edge of Oblivion
  11. Theater of Dreams
  12. ITM

Mike Gordon: Overstep

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On February 25, 2014, “Megaplum/ATO Records” label released “Overstep”, the fourth Mike Gordon studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie.

Personnel:

  • Mike Gordon – vocals, bass, guitar, synthesizer, organ, loops
  • Scott Murawski – vocals, electric guitar, cymbal
  • Matt Chamberlain – vocals, drums, drums programming, loops
  • Todd Isler – drums, percussion
  • Craig Myers – xalam, percussion
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – tambourine, shaker
  • Robert Walter – keyboards, organ, pedal steel guitar
  • Julia Mordaunt – vibe tube, art direction, layout
  • Tom Cleary – piano, keyboards, accordion
  • Rob O’Dea – engineer
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – engineer
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering
  • Chuck Anderson – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Gordon and Scott Murawski.

  1. Ether
  2. Tiny Little World
  3. Jumping
  4. Yarmouth Road
  5. Say Something
  6. Face
  7. Paint
  8. Different World
  9. Peel
  10. Long Black Line
  11. Surface

The Smashing Pumpkins: Monuments to an Elegy

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On December 9, 2014, “Martha’s Music” label released “Monuments to an Elegy”, the ninth Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. It was recorded March – July 2014, and was produced by Billy Corgan, Howard Willing and Jeff Schroeder.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar
  • Tommy Lee – drums
  • Sstaria (Sheri Shaw) – backing vocals
  • Nikola Dokic – 2nd Engineer
  • Smiley Sean – 2nd Engineer
  • Sam Wiewel – 2nd Engineer
  • Jonathan DeRing – Assistant Engineer
  • David Bottrill – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Corgan.

  1. Tiberius
  2. Being Beige
  3. Anaise!
  4. One and All (We Are)
  5. Run2me
  6. Drum + Fife
  7. Monuments
  8. Dorian
  9. Anti-Hero

She & Him: Classics

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On December 2, 2014, “Columbia” label released “Classics”, the fifth She & Him studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by M.Ward.

Personnel:

  • Zooey Deschanel – lead vocals and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer
  • M. Ward – vocals, guitar
  • Boo Reiners – banjo
  • Nate Walcott – piano
  • Chapin Sisters – vocals
  • Tyler Tornfelt – bass
  • Tim Luntzel – bass
  • Pierre de Reeder – bass, drums, percussion, engineer
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
  • Charlie Pillow – alto saxophone, flute, oboe, backing vocals
  • Doug Wieselman – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, backing vocals
  • Trombone Shorty – trombone
  • Curtis Hasselbring – trombone
  • Art Baron – trombone, backing vocals
  • Steven Bernstein – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Tom Hagerman – violin
  • Amanda Lawrence – viola
  • Tom Schick – engineer, mixing
  • Larry Crane – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Stars Fell on Alabama – Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins
  2. Oh No, Not My Baby – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  3. It’s Not for Me to Say – Robert Allen, Al Stillman
  4. Stay Awhile – Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde
  5. This Girl’s in Love with You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  7. She – Charles Aznavour. Herbert Kretzmer
  8. Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
  9. It’s Always You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  10. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  11. I’ll Never Be Free – Bennie Benjamin, George Davis Weiss
  12. Would You Like to Take a Walk – Mort Dixon, Billy Rose, Harry Warren
  13. We’’ll Meet Again – Hugh Charles, Ross Parker

Circa Survive: Descensus

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On November 24, 2014, “Sumerian Records” label released “Descensus”, the fifth Circa Survive studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Will Yip.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Green – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Colin Frangicetto – vocals, guitar
  • Brendan Ekstrom – guitar
  • Nick Beard – bass
  • Steve Clifford – drums
  • Steven Choi – guitar
  • Joe Montone – keyboards
  • Will Yip – engineer, mixing
  • Japhil Nicolo – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Esao Andrews – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Anthony Green, Colin Frangicetto, Brendan Ekstrom, Nick Beard and Steve Clifford.

  1. Schemia
  2. Child of the Desert
  3. Always Begin
  4. Who Will Lie with Me Now
  5. Only the Sun
  6. Nesting Dolls
  7. Quiet Down
  8. Phantom
  9. Sovereign Circle
  10. Descensus