On September 4, 2015, “ECM” label released “Luys i Luso”, the seventh Tigran Hamasyan album. It was recorded October 2014, and was produced by Manfred Eicher. The album was released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
On August 1, 2014, “EMI Music Australia” label released the self-titled, third Angus & Julia Stone album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Shangri-La Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Complex”, “Grand Street Recording”, and was produced by Rick Rubin, Angus Stone and Julia Stone.
Personnel:
Angus Stone – vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, bass
Julia Stone – vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, trumpet
Jordan Power, Ken Rich, Tomek Miernowski – recording
On July 29, 2014, “Warner Bros” label released “The Voyager”, the third Jenny Lewis studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Pax-Am Studios” in Hollywood, CA. “ARC Studios” in Omaha, NE, and was produced by Ryan Adams, Beck Hansen, Jenny Lewis, Jonathan Rice and Mike Viola.
Personnel:
Jenny Lewis – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, layout
Alex Greenwald – vocal
Beck Hansen – vocal
Johanna Söderberg – vocal
Jonathan Rice – vocal
Klara Söderberg – vocal
Mike Viola – vocal
Farmer Dave Scher – vocal
Benmomt Tench – vocal, keyboards
Ryan Adams – vocal, guitar
Elizabeth Berg – vocal, guitar
Jason Boesel – vocal, guitar
Rebecca Stark – vocal, tambourine
Blake Mills – guitar
Gus Seyffert – guitar
Lou Barlow – bass, guitar
Mike Elizondo – bass, keyboards
Mickey Madden – bass
Wyllie Gelber – bass
Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
Jason Boessel – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion
Nate Walcott – horn
The Section Quartet
Lili Haydn – violin
Daphine Chen – string arrangements
Nathaniel Walcott – string arrangements
The Watson Twins
Charlie Stavish, David Labrel, Mike Mogis – recording
Brent Arrowood, Chris Szcech, Cole Marsden, Grief Neill, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, Jason Lader, Jim Watts, Mario Borgatta, Pierre de Reeder, Robert Rossman – additional recording
On July 22, 2014, “Royal Mountain” label released the self-titled, debut Alvvays album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Chad VanGaalen. In 2015, “CBS Music” ranked it at number 1 on its list of “30 Best Canadian Albums of 2014”.
On July 15, 2014, “Blue Note” label released “No Fools, No Fun”, the debut Puss n Boots studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Studio G”, “The Bell House” in Brooklyn, New York.
On July 7, 2014, “Fortuna Pop” label released “Paperback Ghosts”, the seventh Comet Gain studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Soup Studio” in London.
Personnel:
David Feck – vocals, guitar
James Hornsey – bass
Woodie Taylor – drums, percussion
Helen Short – cello
Rachel Evans – vocals
John McKeown – voice
Anne Laure Guillain – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Sam Beer – organ
David Christian – vocals, guitar
Kevin Pickering – guitar
Ben Phillipson – guitar glockenspiel, backing vocals
On June 24, 2016, “Inside Out Music” label released “Invention of Knowledge”, the debut Anderson/Stolt album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “Fenix Studios” in Varnhem, Sweden, and in California, and was produced by Reine Stolt.
Personnel:
Jon Anderson – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion
Roine Stolt – acoustic and electric guitars, Portuguese guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards, dobro, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
Tom Brislin – Yamaha C7 grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizers
Lalle Larsson – grand piano, synthesizer
Jonas Reingold – bass guitar, backing vocals
Michael Stolt – bass guitar, Moog bass
Felix Lehrmann – drums
Daniel Gildenlöw – backing vocals
Nad Sylvan – backing vocals
Anja Obermayer – backing vocals
Maria Rerych – backing vocals
Kristina Westas – backing vocals
Lars Hallbäck – backing vocals recording
Jonas Reingold – mastering
Silas Toball – artwork
Eva Toball – artwork assistant
Johnny Taxen – photography
Per Kristianssen – photography
Lilian Westin – photography
Anders Olsson – photography
Hans Froberg – photography
Erik Edlund – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Jon Anderson.
Invention – Jon Anderson, Neil Campbell, Roine Stolt
We Are Truth – Jon Anderson, Dan Spollen
Knowledge – Jon Anderson, Neil Campbell, Roine Stolt
Knowing – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme, Roine Stolt
Chase and Harmony – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme
Everybody Heals – Jon Anderson, Roine Stolt, Neil Campbell, Joseph Cowell, Andy Maslivec, Marty Snape
Better by Far – Jon Anderson, Dan Spollen
Golden Light – Jon Anderson, Roine Stolt, Neil Campbell, Joseph Cowell, Andy Maslivec, Marty Snape
Know – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme, Roine Stolt
On June 24, 2014, “Blue Note” label released “Enjoy the View”, the 25th Bobby Hutcherson album for this label, and was Hutcherson’s final studio album released before his death on August 15, 2016. It was recorded in 2014, at “Ocean Way Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Don Was.
Personnel:
Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Joey DeFrancesco – trumpet, organ
Billy Hart – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Hutcherson, except where noted.
On June 22, 2015, “RCA Victor” label released “Get to Heaven”, the third Everything Everything studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Angelic Studios” in Northampton, “Crotch Int.” in Gilsland, “Making Do” in Manchester, “Eve Studios” in Bredbury, “Distillery” in Wiltshire, (all in England), and was produced by Stuart Price.
Personnel:
Jonathan Higgs – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming, engineer, recording
Alex Robertshaw – guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, engineer, recording
Jeremy Pritchard – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, recording
Michael Spearman – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, recording
Stuart Price – programming, mixing
Tom A.D. Fuller – engineer, additional production
Martin King – engineer
Harry Broadhead – engineer
Matt Tait – engineer
Phil Parsons – engineer
Ian Dowling – additional engineering
Cenzo Townshend – mixing
Tim Young – mastering
Jim Abiss – additional production
Luke Gibbs – recording assistant
Andrew Archer – cover illustration
Johnny Costello – layout, typography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Alex Robertshaw, and Michael Spearman.
On June 6, 2014, “Columbia” label released “48:13”, the fifth Kasabian studio album. It was recorded in 2013, in London, and was produced by Sergio Pizzorno.
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