Tag Archives: 2014

Brian Setzer: Rockabilly Riot: All Original

On August 12, 2014, “Surfdog” label released “Rockabilly Riot!: All Original”, the ninth Brian Setzer studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “RCA Studio A” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Collins.

Personnel:

  • Brian Setzer – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – piano
  • Chris Pelcer – organ
  • Mark W. Winchester – bass
  • Noah Levy – drums
  • Joey Nardone – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Shake
  2. Rockabilly Blues
  3. Vinyl Records
  4. Lemme Slide
  5. Nothing’s is a Sure Thing
  6. What’s Her Name?
  7. Calamity Jane
  8. The Girl with the Blues in Her Eyes
  9. Stiletto Cool
  10. I Should’a Had a V-8
  11. Blue Lights, Big City
  12. Cock-a-doodle Don’t

Arkells: High Noon

On August 5, 2014, “Dine Alone Records” and “Universal Music Canada” labels released “High Noon”, the third Arkells studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “The Hobby Shop” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Max Kerman – lead vocals, guitar
  • Micheal DeAngelis – vocals, guitar
  • Anthony Carone – vocals, keyboards, strings, arranger
  • Nick Dika – bass guitar
  • Tim Oxford – drums, percussion
  • Leland Whitty – tenor saxophone
  • Dana Grey – baritone saxophone
  • Ernesto Barahona – trombone
  • Christine Chesebrough – violin
  • Kelly Lefaive – violin
  • Emma Vachon-Tweeny – viola
  • Igor Saika-Voivod – cello, score, conductor
  • Cameron Lister – recording
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Eric Ratz – engineer, mixing
  • Harry Hess – mastering
  • Micheal DeAngelis – design
  • Brooks Reynolds – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Max Kerman, Micheal DeAngelis, Anthony Carone, Nick Dika and Tim Oxford.

  1. Fake Money
  2. Come to Light
  3. Cynical Bastards
  4. 11:11
  5. Never Thought That This Would Happen
  6. Dirty Blonde
  7. What Are You Holding on To?
  8. Hey Kids!
  9. Leather Jacket
  10. Crawling Through the Window
  11. Systematic

Bleachers: Strange Desire

On July 11, 2014, “RCA” label released “Strange Desire”, the debut Bleachers album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, and was produced by Jack Antonoff, John Hill, Greg Kurstin and Vince Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Jack Antonoff – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, string arrangement, programming
  • Little Ricky Antonoff – guitar
  • Greg Kurstin – synths, electric guitars, drums
  • Vince Clarke – keyboards, programming
  • John Hill – drums, guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Jon Shiffman – drums
  • Victoria Parker – violin
  • Phillip Peterson – cello, string arrangement
  • Emile Haynie – programming
  • Kurt Uenala – programming
  • Grimes – vocals
  • Yoko Ono – spoken word
  • Cyrus Grace Dunham – spoken word
  • Sara Quin – backing vocals
  • Rachel Antonoff – backing vocals
  • Andrew Dost – backing vocals
  • Mae Whitman – backing vocals
  • Lena Dunham – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack Antonoff and John Hill, except where noted.

  1. Wild Heart
  2. Rollercoaster
  3. Shadow – Jack Antonoff, John Hill, Emile Haynie
  4. I Wanna Get Better
  5. Wake Me – Jack Antonoff, Patrick Berger, John Hill
  6. Reckless Love
  7. Take Me Away – Jack Antonoff, Claire Boucher, John Hill
  8. Like a River Runs
  9. You’re Still a Mystery
  10. I’m Ready to Move On / Wild Heart Reprise – Jack Antonoff, Yoko Ono, Jack Hill
  11. Who I Want You to Love – Jack Antonoff, Jack Hill, Emile Haynie

Midge Ure: Fragile

On July 7, 2014, “Hypertension” label released “Fragile”, the sixth Midge Ure studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Environment Studio” in Bath, England, and was produced by Midge Ure.

Personnel:

  • Midge Ure – vocals, various instruments, mixing
  • Moby – keyboards, programming
  • Russell Field – drum samples
  • Robbie Bronnimann – mastering
  • Fuego / Friedel Muders – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Midge Ure, except where noted.

  1. I Survived
  2. Are We Connected
  3. Let It Rise – Midge Ure, Christopher von Deylen
  4. Become
  5. Star Crossed
  6. Wire and Wood
  7. Dark, Dark Night – Midge Ure, Richard M. Hall
  8. For All You Know
  9. Bridges
  10. Fragile

Muse: Drones

On June 5, 2015, “Warner Bros” label released “Drones”, the seventh Muse studio album. It was recorded October 2014 – April 2015, at “The Warehouse” in Vancouver, “Officine Meccaniche” in Milan, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard.

Personnel:

  • Matt Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, arrangements
  • Chris Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals
  • Dominic Howard – drums
  • Will Leon Thompson – dialogue
  • Michael Shiloah – dialogue
  • John F. Kennedy – recorded dialogue of April 1961 Secret Societies speech 
  • Alessandro Cortini – modular synthesizers
  • Edoardo De Angelis – concertmaster, violin
  • Sarah Cross – violin
  • Freiherr von Dellingshausen – violin
  • Anna Minella – violin
  • Elia Mariani – violin
  • Gian Guerra – violin
  • Gian Lodigiani – violin
  • Gianmaria Bellisario – violin
  • Marco Corsini – violin
  • Michelle Torresetti – violin
  • Tommaso Belli – violin
  • Valerio D’Ercole – violin
  • Maria Lucchi – viola
  • Serena Palozzi – viola
  • Valentina Emilio Eria – viola
  • Andrea Scacchi – cello
  • Eliana Gintoli – cello
  • Francesco Sacco – cello
  • Martina Rudic – cello
  • Linati Omar – contrabass
  • Massimo Clavenna – contrabass
  • Audrey Riley – string arrangements, conductor
  • Robert John “Mutt” Lange – backing vocals
  • Olle “Sven” Romo – additional programming
  • Tommaso Colliva – additional production, engineer
  • Adam Greenholtz – additional engineering
  • Eric Mosher – engineer assistant
  • Giuseppe Salvadori – engineer assistant
  • Jacopo Dorici – engineer assistant
  • John Prestage – engineer assistant
  • Tom Bailey – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey – additional production, mixing
  • Marlo Borgatta – mixing assistant
  • Giovanni Versari – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering 
  • Matt Colton – mastering 
  • Durand Trench – dialogue recording
  • Matt Mahurin – art direction, illustration, package design

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Bellamy, except where noted.

  1. Dead Inside
  2. Drill Sergeant
  3. Psycho
  4. Mercy
  5. Reapers
  6. The Handler
  7. JFK
  8. Defector
  9. Revolt
  10. Aftermath
  11. The Globalist – Matt Bellamy, Edward Elgar
  12. Drones – Matt Bellamy, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Phosphorescent Harvest

On April 29, 2014, “Silver Arrow records” label released “Phosphorescent Harvest” the third Chris Robinson Brotherhood (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Thom Monahan.

Personnel:

  • Chris Robinson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Neal Casal – vocals, guitar, photography
  • Adam MacDougall – vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Dutton – vocals, bass
  • George Sluppick – drums
  • Thom Monahan – engineer, mixing
  • Geoff Neal – engineer assistant
  • Nicolas Essig – engineer assistant
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Amy Finkle – featured artist
  • Larry Carlson – cover art
  • Alan Forbes – inside panel, owl artwork
  • Craig Santiago – “Sower” line art

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Robinson and Neal Casal, except where noted.

  1. Shore Power
  2. About a Strange
  3. Meanwhile in the Gods…
  4. Badlands Here We Come
  5. Clear Blue Sky & the Good Doctor
  6. Beggar’s Moon
  7. Wanderer’s Lament
  8. Tornado – Chris Robinson
  9. Jump the Turnstiles – Chris Robinson
  10. Burn Slow

The Wombats: Glitterbug

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

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

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

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