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Conor Oberst: Upside Down Mountain

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On May 19, 2014, “Nonesuch” label released “Upside Down Mountain”, the sixth Conor Oberst studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Conor Oberst. The cover art is a painting by Ian Felice entitled “The Creation of the Bulls”.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst – vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Wilson – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards, bass, drums, piano , organ, glockenspiel
  • Andy LeMaster – bass, guitar, voice, percussion, drums, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Blake Mills– vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Omar Velasco – guitar
  • Mike Mogis – pedal steel
  • Joshua Grange – pedal steel
  • Macey Taylor – bass
  • Cully Symington – drums, percussion
  • Jason Boesel – drums
  • Ben Brodin – vibraphone
  • Klara Söderberg, Johanna Söderberg – vocals
  • Corina Figueroa Escamilla – vocals
  • Orenda Fink – vocals
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet, piano, organ, keyboard
  • Scott Vicroy – saxophone
  • Pete Madsen – trombone
  • Leslie Fagan – flute
  • John Klinghammer – clarinet
  • Corina Figureoa-Esamilla and Phillip Schaffart – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Oberst.

  1. Time Forgot
  2. Zigzagging Toward the Light
  3. Hundreds of Ways
  4. Artifact #1
  5. Lonely at the Top
  6. Enola Gay
  7. Double Life
  8. Kick
  9. Night at Lake Unknown
  10. You Are Your Mother’s Child
  11. Governor’s Ball
  12. Desert Island Questionnaire
  13. Common Knowledge

Casualties of Cool: Same

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On May 14, 2014, “HevyDevy” label released the self – titled, debut Casualties of Cool album. It was recorded October 2010 – February 2014, and was produced by Devin Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Ché Aimee Dorval – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Devin Townsend– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Morgan Ågren– drums, percussion
  • Kat Epple– flute, woodwinds
  • Jørgen Munkeby– saxophones
  • The Sångkraft Chamber Choir – choir
  • Leif Åkesson – choir conducting
  • Dave Young– additional keyboards
  • Mike St-Jean – additional drums
  • Jeff Schmidt– additional bass guitar
  • Randy Slaugh – string arrangements, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Devin Townsend except where noted.

  1. Daddy – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval
  2. Mountaintop – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  3. Flight – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval
  4. The Code – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  5. Moon
  6. Pier – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  7. Ether
  8. Hejda – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  9. Forgive Me – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  10. Broken
  11. Bones – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval
  12. Deathscope
  13. The Field – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval
  14. The Bridge – music by Devin Townsend, Kat Epple
  15. Pure – music by Kat Epple

Andrew Jackson: Christmas Island

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On May 6, 2014, “SideOneDummy” label released “Christmas Island”, the fifth Andrew Jackson Jihad studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Sean Bonnette – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Preston Bryant – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dylan Cook – mandolin
  • Ben Gallaty – bass guitar, double bass, piano, Hammond B3, backing vocals
  • Deacon Batchelor – drums, percussion
  • Jamie Stewart – vocals
  • Mark Glick – cello
  • Suzanne Falk – paintings
  • Jeff Rosenstock – layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Sean Bonnette, all music by Sean Bonnette, Ben Gallaty, Preston Bryant and Mark Glick .

  1. Temple Grandin
  2. Children of God
  3. Do, Re and Me
  4. Coffin Dance
  5. Getting Naked, Playing with Guns
  6. I Wanna Rock Out In My Dreams
  7. Kokopelli Face Tattoo
  8. Best Friend
  9. Linda Ronstadt
  10. Deathlessness
  11. Temple Grandin Too
  12. Angel of Death

 

Ben & Ellen Harper: Childhood Home

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On May 6, 2014, “Prestige Folklore” label released “Childhood Home”, the twelfth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded in released 2014 at “The Machine Shop” in Santa Monica, California, and was produced by Ben Harper, Ethan Allan, Jason Mozersky, Jesse Ingalls and Jimmy Paxson. The album is Ben Harper’s collaboration with his mother, Ellen.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, guitars, autoharp, dulcimer
  • Jason Mozersky – guitar
  • Ellen Harper – vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Jesse Ingalls – bass, keyboards
  • Jimmy Paxson – drums
  • Ethan Allen – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Dolan – art direction
  • Trifon Trifonopolous – photography
  • Daniel Voll – cover photography
  • Eric Hendrix – back cover photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper; except where noted.

  1. A House is a Home
  2. City of Dreams
  3. Born to Love You
  4. Heavyhearted World
  5. Farmer’s Daughter
  6. Memories of Gold
  7. Altar of Love
  8. Break Your Heart
  9. Learn it All Again Tomorrow
  10. How Could We Not Believe

Wye Oak: Shriek

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On April 29, 2014, “Merge” label released “Shriek”, the fourth Wye Oak studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack.

Personnel:

  • Jenn Wasner– vocals, bass, keyboards, programming
  • Andy Stack- drums, keyboard, keyboards, upright bass, programming

Track listing:

All track s by Jenn Wasner.

  1. Before
  2. Shriek
  3. The Tower
  4. Glory
  5. Sick Talk
  6. Schools of Eyes
  7. Despicable Animal
  8. Paradise
  9. I Know the Law
  10. Logic of Color

Brian Jonestown Massacre: Musique de Film Imaginé

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On April 27, 2015, “A” label released “Musique de Film Imaginé”, the fourteenth  Brian Jonestown Massacre studio album. It was recorded in August 2014, in Berlin, and was produced by Anton Newcombe.

Personnel:

  1. Anton Newcombe – vocal, guitar
  2. Asia Argento – vocal
  3. Soko – vocal
  4. Rob Campanella – guitar
  5. Dino Karlis – percussion
  6. William Sheller – arrangements
  7. Fabien Leseure – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Anton Newcombe, except where noted.

  1. Après Le Vin
  2. Philadelphie Story – Guy Skornik, François Wertheimer
  3. La Dispute
  4. L’Enfer
  5. Elle s’échappe
  6. Le Cadeau
  7. Le Sacre du Printemps – Asia Argento, Anton Newcombe
  8. Le Souvenir
  9. Les Trois Cloches
  10. Bonbon
  11. L’Ennui
  12. Bonbon Deux
  13. La Question
  14. Au Sommet

Passenger: Whispers II

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On April 20, 2010, “Black Crow” label released “Whispers II”, the sixth Passenger studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Mike Rosenberg and Chris Vallejo.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rosenberg – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Stu Hanter – Fender rhodes, glockenspiel, organ, piano
  • Matthew Keegan – brass, brass arrangement, woodwind, woodwind arrangements
  • Scott Anlin – piano
  • Tim Hardin – mandolin
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel
  • Chris Vallejo – mellotron, engineer, mixing
  • Alex Boneham – electric bass, contrabass
  • Cameron Lindy – bass
  • Peter Marin – drums
  • Tony Azzopardi, Jess Clampa – percussion
  • James Greening – saxophone, clarinet
  • Nick Garbet – trumpet, trombone
  • Marianne Broadfoot, Kerry Martin – violin
  • Shelley Soerensen – viola
  • Rowena Macneish – cello
  • The Enigma Quartet – strings
  • Nicholas Buc – string arrangements
  • Phil Churchill, Andrew Dale, Geraldine Hollett, Stu Larsen, The Once, Georgia Mooney – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Rosenberg.

  1. Fear of Fear
  2. Catch in the Dark
  3. A Thousand Matches
  4. I’ll Be Your Man
  5. Travelling Alone
  6. David
  7. Words
  8. The Way That I Need You
  9. Strangers
  10. Nothing’s Changed

Afgan Whigs: Do To The Beast

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On April 15, 2014, “Sub Pop” label released “Do to the Beast”, the seventh Afghan Whigs studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Burbank” in Joshua Tree, Silverlake,” Algiers Point” in New Orleans, Cincinnati, and was produced by Greg Dulli.

Personnel:

  • Greg Dulli- vocals, rhythm guitar, mixing
  • Dave Rosser, Jon Skibic, Mark McGuire – guitars
  • John Curley- bass
  • Patrick Keeler – drums
  • Kerry Brown, Rick Nelson, David Rosser, Justin Smith, Christopher  Thorn, John Curley – engineer
  • Mike Napolitano, Mathias Schneeberger – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Christopher Friedman – artwork, layout
  • Amanda Demme– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Dulli.

  1. Parked Outside
  2. Matamoros
  3. It Kills
  4. Algiers
  5. Lost in the Woods
  6. The Lottery
  7. Can Rova
  8. Royal Cream
  9. I Am Fire
  10. These Sticks

Manchester Orchestra: Cope

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On April 1, 2014, “Favorite Gentlemen / Loma Vista Recordings” labels released “Cope”, the fourth Manchester Orchestra studio album. It was recorded June 2012 – March 2013, at “Fluxivity Studios” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Dan Hannon, Andy Hull, Chris Freeman, Andy Prince and Tim Very.

Personnel:

  • Andy Hull – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Freeman – keyboards
  • Andy Prince – bass
  • Tim Very – drums
  • Robert McDowell – guitar, engineer
  • Nick Day, Brad Fisher – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Jordan Noel – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Hull.

  1. Top Notch
  2. Choose You
  3. Girl Harbor
  4. The Mansion
  5. The Ocean
  6. Every Stone
  7. All That I Really Wanted
  8. Trees
  9. Indentions
  10. See It Again
  11. Cope

Steve Hackett: The Night Siren

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On March 24, 2017, “Inside Out Music” label released “The Night Siren”, the twenty-fifth Steve Hackett studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2017, and was produced by Steve Hackett, Roger King and Benedict Fenner.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hackett – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars,  oud,  charango, sitar, harmonica
  • Malik Mansurov – tar
  • Roger King, Benedict Fenner – keyboards, programming
  • Leslie-Miriam Bennett – keyboards
  • Nad Sylvan, Jo Hackett – vocals
  • Amanda Lehmann – vocals
  • Dick Driver – double bass
  • Kobi Farhi, Mīrā ‘Awaḍ, Nick D’Virgilio– drums
  • Gulli Briem – drums, cajon, percussion
  • Gary O’Toole – drums
  • Rob Townsend – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, flageolet, quena, duduk, bass clarinet
  • John Hackett– flute
  • Ferenc Kovács – trumpet
  • Christine Townsend – violin, viola
  • Troy Donockley– uilleann pipes
  • Sara Kovács – didgeridoo

Track listing:

  1. Behind the Smoke – Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, Roger King
  2. Martina Sea – Steve Hackett
  3. Fifty Miles from the North Pole – Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, Amanda Lehmann
  4. El Niño – Steve Hackett, Roger King
  5. Other Side of the Wall – Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett
  6. Anything but Love – Steve Hackett
  7. Inca Terra – Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett
  8. In Another Life – Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, Roger King, Troy Donockley
  9. In the Skeleton Gallery – Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett
  10. West to East – Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett
  11. The Gift – Leslie-Miriam Bennet, Benedict Fenner