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Glass Hammer: Ode to Echo

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On March 11, 2014, “Arion Records/Audio Resources” labels released “Ode to Echo”, the fourteenth Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Sound Resources” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Schendel and Steve Babb.

Personnel:

  • Carl Groves – lead vocals
  • Jon Davison– lead and backing vocals
  • Susie Bogdanowicz – lead and backing vocals
  • Alan Shikoh – electricacoustic and classical guitars, electric sitar
  • Steve Babb – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Fred Schendel – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
  • Aaron Raulston – drums
  • Walter Moore – vocals
  • Michelle Young– backing vocals
  • Randy Jackson– guitar, backing vocas
  • David Ragsdale- violin
  • Rob Reed – piano, Minimoogsolo
  • Bob Katz- mastering
  • Bret Noblitt – precision audio
  • Michał Xaay Loranc – cover, artwork, logo design
  • Julie Babb – band photography

Track listing:

  1. Garden of Hedon – lyrics by Carl Groves, music by Alan Shikoh, Fred Schendel, Steve Babb, Carl Groves
  2. Misantrog – lyrics by Carl Groves, music by Fred Schendel, Carl Groves
  3. Crowbone – lyrics by Robert Low, music by Fred Schendel
  4. I Am I – lyrics by Steve Babb, music by Steve Babb, Fred Schendel
  5. The Grey Hills – Steve Babb, music by Steve Babb, Carl Groves
  6. Porpoise Song – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  7. Panegyric – Fred Schendell
  8. Ozymandias – lyrics by Carl Groves, music by Steve Babb, Carl Groves

Blood Red Shoes: Same

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On March 3, 2014, “Jazz Life” label released the self titled, fourth Blood Red Shoes album. It was recorded in 2013, in Berlin, and was produced by Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell.

Personnel:

  • Laura-Mary Carter – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Steven Ansell – viola, engineer, mixing
  • Kris Jones – brass
  • Ian Clement, Margarita Louca– vocals
  • Mike Lord – engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Greg Calbi, Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • We Three Club – artwork
  • Nima Elm, Steve Glashier, Format 34, Anton Coene – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell. .

  1. Welcome Home
  2. Everything All At Once
  3. An Animal
  4. Grey Smoke
  5. Far Away
  6. The Perfect Mess
  7. Behind A Wall
  8. Stranger
  9. Speech Coma
  10. Don’t Get Caught
  11. Cigarettes in the Dark
  12. Tightwire

Guided By Voices: Motivational Jumpsuit

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On February 18, 2014, “Guided by Voices Inc.” label released “Motivational Jumpsuit”, the 20th Guided by Voices album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Cyberteknics” in Dayton, Ohio, and in Leland, Michigan, and was produced by Robert Pollard, Mitch Mitchell, Tobin Sprout,

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – vocals, guitar, artwork, layout, photography
  • Mitch Mitchell – guitar, recording
  • Tobin Sprout – guitar, recording
  • Greg Demos – bass
  • Kevin Fennell – drums
  • Darrell Robbins, John Shough, Phil Mahaffey – recording
  • Dave Davies – mastering
  • Joe Patterson – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard, except where noted.

  1. Littlest League Possible
  2. Until Next Time
  3. Writer’s Bloc (Psycho All the Time)
  4. Child Activist
  5. Planet Score
  6. Jupiter Spin – Tobin Sprout
  7. Save the Company
  8. Go Without Packing
  9. Record Level Love – Tobin Sprout
  10. I Am Columbus
  11. Difficult Outburst and Breakthrough
  12. Calling Up Washington – Tobin Sprout
  13. Zero Elasticity
  14. A Bird With No Name
  15. Shine (Tomahawk Breath) – Tobin Sprout
  16. Vote For Me Dummy
  17. Some Things Are Big (And Some Things Are Small) – Tobin Sprout
  18. Bulletin Borders
  19. Evangeline Dandelion
  20. Alex and the Omegas

Ron Sexsmith: Forever Endeavour

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On February 5, 2013, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Forever Endeavour”, the thirteen Ron Sexsmith studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Mitchell Froom. In 2014, the album won the “Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Ron Sexsmith – vocals, guitar
  • Val McCallum- electric guitar
  • Greg Leisz- pedal steel
  • Mitchell Froom– keyboards
  • Davey Faragher– bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Matt Chamberlain- drums, percussion
  • Don Heffington- drums, percussion
  • Pete Thomas- drums, percussion
  • Michael Urbano- drums, percussion
  • Hagai Izraeli – brass
  • Darrell Leonard– brass
  • John Steinmetz – brass
  • Lori Stuntz – tuba
  • William Roper – tuba
  • Joe Meyer – French horn
  • Dan Higgins– woodwinds
  • Charlene Huang – strings
  • Albert Romero – strings
  • Joshua Heapley – strings
  • Calder Group – strings

Track listing:

  1. Nowhere to Go
  2. Nowhere Is
  3. Of Only Avenue
  4. Snake Road
  5. Blind Eye
  6. Lost in Thought
  7. Sneak Out The Back Door
  8. Back Of My Hand
  9. Deepens With Time
  10. Me Myself and Wine
  11. She Does My Heart Good
  12. The Morning Light
  13. Life After a Broken Heart
  14. Autumn Light

Diana Krall: Wallflower

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On February 3, 2015, “Verve” label released “Wallflower”, the twelfth Diana Krall album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Verve Studio” in Santa Monica, “Capitol Studios” and “The Village Studios” in Hollywood, “MSR Studios” in New York City, “Soundtrade Studios” in Sweden, “The Orange Lounge” in Toronto, “Creekside Studio” in Vancouver BC, “Studio Ferber” in Paris, “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by David Foster.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall – vocals, piano
  • Michael Buble – vocals
  • Brian Adams – vocals
  • Ramon Stagnaro – acoustic guitar
  • Michael Thompson – acoustic guitar
  • David Foster – piano, keyboards, arranger
  • William Ross – arranger
  • Chris Walden – arranger
  • Vince Mendoza – arranger
  • Stephen Stills – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Graham Nash, Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Christian McBride, E-Bow – bass
  • Dennis Crouch – bass
  • Michael Thompson – electric guitar
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Karriem Riggins – drums
  • Karriem Riggins – drums
  • Jochem van der Saag – synth, programming, sound designer, mixing, co-producer
  • Gavin Greenaway – orchestra conductor
  • Everton Nelson – orchestra leader
  • Anders Pantzer, Roy Hendrickson, Spencer Sunshine – recording
  • Chris Potter, Guillaume Dujardin, Jochem van der Saag, Jorge Vivo – engineer
  • Paul Forgues, Daniel Fyfe, Chris Owens, Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
  • Jorge Vivo, Nuno Fernandes, Steve Price, Hank Linderman – recording
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Coco Shinomiya – design
  • Fotheringham – illustration
  • Andreas Carlsson – co-producer

Track listing:

  1. California Dreamin’ – John Philips, Michelle Philips
  2. Desperado – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  3. Superstar – Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell
  4. Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan
  5. Wallflower – Bob Dylan
  6. If I Take You Home Tonight – Paul McCartney
  7. I Can’t Tell You Why – Timothy B. Schmit, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  8. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word – Elton John, Bernard Taupin
  9. Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) – Jim Croce
  10. I’m Not in Love – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
  11. Feels Like Home – Randy Newman
  12. Don’t Dream It’s Over – Neil Finn

Ulver: ATGCLVLSSCAP

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On January 22, 2016, “House of Mythology” label released “ATGCLVLSSCAP”, the tenth Ulver studio album. It was recorded in February 2014, at “Subsonic Society”, “Oak Hill Studios” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Seth Beaudreault, Ole Alexander Halstensgård, Anders Møller, Daniel O’Sullivan, Kristoffer Rygg, Jørn H. Sværen, Ivar Thormodsæter and Tore Ylvisaker.

Personnel:

  • Seth Beaudreault — audiovisuals
  • Ole Alexander Halstensgård — electronics
  • Anders Møller — percussion
  • Daniel O’Sullivan — bass, guitar
  • Kristoffer Rygg — electronics, percussion, voice
  • Jørn H. Sværen — voice
  • Ivar Thormodsæter — drums
  • Tore Ylvisaker — keys, electronics
  • Ralph Blagau — driver 1, stagehand
  • Chris Fullard — FOH, tour manager
  • Mark Lewis — tour booking
  • Aleš Meduna — driver 2, merchandise mind
  • Jaime Gomez Arellano – mastering
  • Tor Harald Degerstrøm, THD Vinyl Mastering – cut for vinyl
  • Paschalis Zervas, + wolframgrafik, Athens – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. England’s Hidden
  2. Glammer Hammer
  3. Moody Stix
  4. Cromagnosis
  5. The Spirits That Lend Strength Are Invisible
  6. Om Hanumate Namah
  7. Desert/Dawn
  8. D-Day Drone
  9. Gold Beach
  10. Nowhere (Sweet Sixteen)
  11. Ecclesiastes (A Vernal Catnap)
  12. Solaris

Angels & Airwaves: The Dream Walker

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On December 9, 2014, “To the Stars” label released “The Dream Walker”, the fifth Angels & Airwaves studio album. It was recorded June – October 2014, at “Jupiter Sound” in San Diego, California, and was produced by Tom DeLonge and Aaron Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Tom DeLonge– lead vocals, guitar, synths, bass guitar
  • Ilan Rubin– drums, percussion, piano, bass guitar, synths, guitar, backing vocals
  • Aaron Rubin – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge, Alan Moulder– mixing
  • Brian Gardner– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom DeLong, Ilan Rubin and Aaron Rubin.

  1. Teenagers & Rituals
  2. Paralyzed
  3. The Wolfpack
  4. Tunnels
  5. Kiss With a Spell
  6. Mercenaries
  7. Bullets in the Wind
  8. The Disease
  9. Tremors
  10. Anomaly

U2: Songs of Experience

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On December 1, 2017, “Interscope” and “Island” labels released “Songs of Experience”, the fourteenth U2 studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2017, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “The Garage” in Topanaga, California, “Shangri-La”, “The Woodshed”, ”Waterloo Studios” and “Neptune Valley” in Los Angeles, “Strathmore House” in Killiney, Ireland, “Hanover Quay” and “Windmill Lane Studios” in  Dublin, “Uno Mas Studio” in Brentwood, Tennessee, “The Church Studios” in London, and was produced by Jacknife Lee, Ryan Tedder, Steve Lillywhite, Andy Barlow, Jolyon Thomas, Brent Kutzle, Paul Epworth, Danger Mouse, and Declan Gaffney. The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP”, and Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”.

Personnel:

  • Bono– vocals
  • The Edge– vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Adam Clayton– bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr.– drums, percussion
  • Andy Barlow– additional keyboards, programming, sound design,  engineer, mixing
  • Jacknife Lee – additional guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Ryan Tedder– keyboards, additional guitar, programming, backing vocals
  • Brent Kutzle – keyboards, acoustic guitar, programming
  • Davide Rossi– strings
  • Goshua Usov – additional keyboards
  • Paul Epworth– additional keyboards, programming
  • Declan Gaffney – additional keyboards
  • Andrew Taggart– additional keyboards
  • Jolyon Thomas – additional guitar, additional keyboards
  • Brandon Collins – string arrangement
  • Amy Helman – violins
  • Avery Bright – violins
  • Betsy Lamb – viola
  • Paul Nelson – cello
  • Noel Zancanella – additional programming
  • Nate Lotz – additional percussion
  • Steve Wilmot – additional percussion
  • Kendrick Lamar– outro, intro
  • Julian Lennon– backing vocals
  • Haim– backing vocals
  • Lady Gaga– backing vocals
  • Dawn Kenny – additional credit
  • Tyler Spry, Drew Bang, Rich Rich, Matt Wiggins  – engineer
  • Matt Bishop – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Matty Green – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Brandon Bost – engineer, mixing assistance
  • Declan Gaffney –  engineer, additional mixing
  • Christopher Henry – additional engineering, engineer assistant
  • Richard Rainey, Greg Clooney, Doug Sarrett – additional engineering
  • Gosha Usov, Alan Kelly, Aleks Von Korff – engineer assistant
  • Dave “Squirrel” Covell, Barry McCready – engineer assistant
  • Alex Bailey – engineer assistant, mixing assistant,
  • Kelana, Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Steve Lillywhite– mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bono, all music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, except where noted.

  1. Love Is All We Have Left
  2. Lights of Home – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.,Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim, Ariel Rechtshaid
  3. You’re the Best Thing About Me
  4. Get Out of Your Own Way
  5. American Soul
  6. Summer of Love
  7. Red Flag Day
  8. The Showman (Little More Better)
  9. The Little Things That Give You Away
  10. Landlady
  11. The Blackout
  12. Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way
  13. 13 (There Is a Light)

Nels Cline and Julian Lage: Room

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On November 25, 2014, “Mack Avenue” label released “Room”, album by Nels Cline and Julian Lage. It was recorded in December 2013, and was produced by Nels Cline and Julian Lage.

Personnel:

  • Nels Cline – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Julian Lage– acoustic and electric guitars

Track listing:

All tracks by Nels Cline except where noted.

  1. Abstract 12 – Julian Lage
  2. Racy
  3. The Scent of Light
  4. Whispers from Eve
  5. Blues, Too
  6. Odd End
  7. Amenette
  8. Freesia/The Bond
  9. Waxman – Nels Cline, Julian Lage
  10. Calder – Julian Lage

Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil: Goliath

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On November 18, 2014, “Splint Entertainment” label released “Goliath”, the sixth Steve Taylor studio album, and the first with the group Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil. It was recorded in 2014, at “IHOF Studio”, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Steve Taylor and Danny Seim.

Personnel:

  • Steve Taylor – vocals, one hand piano
  • Jimmy Abegg – guitars, backing vocals
  • Peter Furler – drums, backing vocals
  • John Mark Painter – bass, cello, baritone sax, tenor sax, alto sax, French horn, trumpet and anything else laying around, backing vocals, recording
  • Danny Seim – additional keyboard flourishes, miscellaneous wizardry, overdubs recording
  • Lori Chaffer, Fleming McWilliams – vocal
  • Luke Yang – vibes
  • Stephen Parolini – jenga
  • Brendan Jones – breathalyzer
  • Sam Sacco – zeitgeist
  • Phillip Holmes – turbinado
  • Tim and Val Hudson – vodaphone
  • Steve Kellner – condoleeza
  • Danny Seim – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Jimmy Abegg – design
  • Buddy Jackson – insert illustration
  • Frank Ockenfels III – photography
  • Larry & Nancy VanArendonk, Martin Turner, Rick Law, Richard Bickersteth – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Taylor, all music by Steve Taylor, Jimmy Abegg, Peter Furler and John Mark Painter.

  1. Only a Ride
  2. Double Negative
  3. Goliath
  4. Moonshot
  5. Rubberneck
  6. The Sympathy Vote
  7. Standing In Line
  8. In Layers
  9. Happy Go Lazy
  10. A Life Preserved
  11. Comedian