Tag Archives: 2014

Wolf Alice: My Love Is Cool

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On June 22, 2015, “Dirty Hit Records” label released “My Love Is Cool”, the debut Wolf Alice studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, and was produced by Mike Crossey.

Personnel:

  • Ellie Rowsell — lead and backin vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, Hammond organ, omnichord
  • Joff Oddie — guitar, synthesizer, banjo, violin, backing vocals, programming
  • Theo Ellis — bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Joel Amey — drums, organ, percussion, synthesizer, lead and backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Turn to Dust
  2. Bros
  3. Your Loves Whore
  4. You’re a Germ
  5. Lisbon
  6. Silk
  7. Freazy
  8. Giant Peach
  9. Swallowtail
  10. Soapy Water
  11. Fluffy
  12. The Wonderwhy

Four Tet: Morning/Evening

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On June 21, 2015, “Text Records” label released “Morning/Evening”, the eighth Four Tet (Kieran Hebden) album. It was recorded August 2014 – February 2015, and was produced by Kieran Hebden.

Personnel:

  • Kieran Hebden– music
  • Katrhryn Bint – label drawings
  • Tallulah Hebden – label drawings
  • Matt Cooper – design
  • Jason Evans – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kieran Hebden.

  1. Morning Side
  2. Evening Side

James Taylor: Before This World

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On June 15, 2015, “Concord” label released “Before This World”, the seventeenth James Taylor studio album.It was recorded 2014-2015, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor — guitar, vocals, harmonica, guitar synthesizer
  • David Lasley, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller, Andrea Zonn – vocals
  • Michael Landau – guitars
  • Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
  • Jimmy Johnson – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • David Mann, Lou Marini, Roger Rosenberg – saxophone
  • Walt Fowler, Barry Danielian, Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Randy Andos, Michael Davis – trombone
  • Tony Kadlek – flugelhorn
  • Larry Di Bello, David Peel – French horn
  • Jonathan Dinklage, Rachel Golub, Hiroko Taguchi, Entcho Todorov, Orlando Wells, Andrea Zonn – violin
  • Katharine Kresek, Philip Payton – viola
  • Emily Brause, Yo-Yo Ma, Peter Sachon – cello
  • Rob Mounsey – arrangements
  • Ted Jensen- mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Today Today Today
  2. You and I Again
  3. Angels of Fenway
  4. Stretch of the Highway
  5. Montana
  6. Watchin’ Over Me
  7. SnowTime
  8. Before This World / Jolly Springtime
  9. Far Afghanistan
  10. Wild Mountain Thyme – Francis McPeake

Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence

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On June 13, 2014, “Polydor” label released “Ultraviolence”, the third Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded 2013-2014, and was produced by Dan Auerbach, Lana Del Rey, Rick Novels, Blake Stranathan, Paul Epworth, Lee Foster, Daniel Heath and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Lana Del Rey – lead and backing vocals
  • Kenny Vaughan– acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Blake Stranathan – guitars
  • Blake Stranathan – guitar
  • Pablo Tato – guitar
  • Dan Auerbach – electric guitar, shaker, 12–string acoustic guitar,
  • synthesizer, claps, backing vocals, mixing
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Seth Kauffman – synthesizer, claps, electric guitar, omnichord, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ed Harcourt– piano
  • Rick Nowels– piano
  • Leon Michaels – synthesizer, piano, mellotron, tambourine, percussion, tenor saxophone, claps
  • Nick Movshon– bass guitar, upright bass, drums, piano, claps
  • Tom Herbert– bass guitar
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Collin Dupuis – drum programming, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen– philicorda, mellotron
  • Leo Taylor– drums
  • Maximilian Weissenfeldt – claps, drums
  • Alfreda McCrary Lee – backing vocals
  • Ann McCrary – backing vocals
  • Regina McCrary – backing vocals
  • Daniel Heath – arrangements
  • Matthew McGaughey – orchestration
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer
  • Milton Gutiérrez – engineer
  • Phil Joly – engineer, tracking engineer, mixing
  • Julian Burg – additional engineering
  • Vira Byramji – engineer assistant
  • Andy Zisakis – engineer assistant
  • Kieron Menzies – vocal engineering
  • Alex Pasco – additional engineering
  • Robert Orton– mixing
  • Greg Kurstin– mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Mat Maitland– design
  • Neil Krug – photography
  • Myan Soffia – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. Cruel World – Lana Del Rey, Blake Stranathan
  2. Ultraviolence – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath
  3. Shades of Cool – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  4. Brooklyn Baby – Lana Del Rey, Barrie O’Neill
  5. West Coasts – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  6. Sad Girl – Lana Del Rey – Rick Nowels
  7. Pretty When You Cry – Lana Del Rey, Blake Stranathan
  8. Money Power Glory – Lana Del Rey, Greg Kurstin
  9. Fucked My Way Up to the Top – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath
  10. Old Money – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath, Robbie Fitzsimmons
  11. The Other Woman – Jessie Mae Robinson

Jack White: Lazaretto

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On June 10, 2014, “Third Man Records” label released “Lazaretto”, the second Jack White studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, at “Third Man Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by Jack White.

Personnel:

  • Jack White – lead vocals. acoustic and electric guitars, piano, maracas, shaker, percussion, mixing, layout, design
  • Maggie Björklund – acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Fats Kaplin – mandolin, pedal steel guitar, fiddle
  • Lillie Mae Rische – mandolin, backing vocals, fiddle
  • Ruby Amanfu – tambourine, shaker, backing vocals
  • Brooke Waggoner– B3 Organ, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, piano
  • Cory Younts– harmonica, Korg synthesizer, mandolin, piano, shaker
  • Ikey Owens– B3 Organ, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, piano, Rhode
  • Catherine Popper– bass guitar
  • Bryn Davies– upright bass
  • Dominic Davis – bass guitar, bass VI, upright bass
  • Carla Azar– drums, timpani
  • Ben Blackwell– drums
  • Olivia Jean – African drum, backing vocals
  • Daru Jones – drums
  • Patrick Keeler– drums
  • Timbre Cierpke – harp
  • Joshua V. Smith – engineer, mixing, backing vocals
  • Vance Powell – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Lars Fox– editing
  • Mindy Watts – assistant
  • Ryon Nishimori – design, layout
  • Nathanio Strimpopulos – design, layout
  • Trent Thibodeaux – design, layout
  • Lewis Hine – back cover, images
  • Elfred Tseng – images
  • C. Gundlach – back cover photography
  • Mary Ellen Matthews – photography
  • Jo McCaughey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Three Women – Blind Willie McTell
  2. Lazaretto
  3. Temporary Ground
  4. Would You Fight for My Love?
  5. High Ball Stepper
  6. Just One Drink
  7. Alone in My Home
  8. Entitlement
  9. That Black Bat Licorice
  10. I Think I Found the Culprit
  11. Want and Able

FFS: Same

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On June 9, 2015, “Domino” label released the self-titled, debut FFS studio album. The band consists of members from Franz Ferdinand and Sparks. It was recorded in 2014, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Alex Kapranos – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Nick McCarthy – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Russell Mael– lead and backing vocals
  • Ron Mael– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bob Hardy– bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Thomson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • John Congleton– engineer, mixing
  • Mike Horner – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend– mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – layout, design
  • Galen Johnson – front cover design
  • David Edwards – photography

Track listing:

  1. Johnny Delusional
  2. Call Girl
  3. Dictator’s Son
  4. Little Guy from the Suburbs
  5. Police Encounters
  6. Save Me from Myself
  7. Sõ Desu Ne
  8. The Man Without a Tan
  9. Things I Won’t Get
  10. The Power Couple
  11. Collaborations Don’t Work
  12. Piss Off

First Aid Kit: Stay Gold

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On June 6, 2014, “Columbia” label released “Stay Gold”, the third First Aid Kit studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “ARC Studios” in Omaha, Nebraska, and was produced by Mike Mogis.

Personnel:

  • Klara Söderberg – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Johanna Söderberg – vocals, keyboard, autoharp, percussion
  • Benkt Sörderberg – bass, percussion
  • Niclas Lindström – drums, percussion
  • Brian Sherwood – viola
  • Jeffery King – violin
  • Mike Mogis- bass, percussion, pedal steel, Marxophone, electric guitar, lap dulcimer, mandolin, programming, autoharp, acoustic guitar
  • Nathaniel Walcott – piano, organ, electric piano, trumpet
  • Paul Ledwon – cello
  • Susanna Gilmore – violin
  • Ben Brodin – Mellotron, vibraphone
  • John Klinghammer – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Leslie Fagan – flute, alto flute
  • Anna Söderberg – percussion
  • Isak Söderberg – percussion
  • Dan Fletcher – violin
  • Frank Seligman – violin
  • Judy Divis – viola
  • Juliet Yoshida – violin
  • Keith Plenert – violin
  • Phyllis Duncan – violin
  • Scott Shoemaker – violin
  • Thomas Kluge – viola
  • Tim Strang – cello
  • Tracy Dunn – violin
  • Will Clifton – upright bass
  • Mike Mogis – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Brodin – engineer assistant
  • Doug Van Sloun – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Klara and Johanna Söderberg.

  1. My Silver Lining
  2. Master Pretender
  3. Stay Gold
  4. Cedar Lane
  5. Shattered & Hollow
  6. The Bell
  7. Waitress Song
  8. Fleeting One
  9. Heaven Knows
  10. A Long Time Ago

Sun Kill Moon: Universal Themes

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On June 2, 2015, “Caldo Verde Records” label released “Universal Themes”, the seventh Sun Kil Moon studio album. It was recorded 2014-2015, in San Francisco and Hoboken, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek– vocals, guitar, percussion, photography
  • Steve Shelley– drums
  • Alex Schwartz – bass guitar
  • Chris Connolly – keyboards
  • Nathan Winter – recording
  • Aaron Mullan – additional recording
  • Jack Kertzman – additional recording
  • Will Chason – recording, mixing
  • Brian Azer – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek.

  1. The Possum
  2. Birds of Film
  3. With a Sort of Grace I Walked to the Bathroom to Cry
  4. Cry Me a River Williamsburg Sleeve Tattoo Blues
  5. Little Rascals
  6. Garden of Lavender
  7. Ali/Spinks 2
  8. This Is My First Day and I’m Indian and I Work at a Gas Station

Vaccines: English Graffiti

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On May 25, 2015, “Columbia” label released “English Graffiti”, the third Vaccines studio album. It was recorded 2013-2014, and was produced by Justin Young, Freddie Cowan, Arni Arnason, Pete Robertson, Dave Fridmann and Cole M. Greif-Neill.

Personnel:

  • Justin Young—vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Freddie Cowan—lead guitar
  • Arni Arnason—bass guitar
  • Pete Robertson—drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Justin Hayward-Young, all music by Justin Young, Freddie Cowan, Arni Arnason and Pete Robertson.

  1. Handsome
  2. Dream Lover
  3. Minimal Affection
  4. 20/20
  5. (All Afternoon) In Love
  6. Denial
  7. Want You So Bad
  8. Radio Bikini
  9. Maybe I Could Hold You
  10. Give Me a Sign
  11. Undercover

Coldplay: Ghost Stories

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On May 16, 2014, “Parlaphone” label released “Ghost Stories”, the sixth Coldplay studio album. It was recorded 2013-2014 at “The Bakery and “The Beehive “in London, and was produced by Avicii, Paul Epworth, Daniel Green, Jon Hopkins, Rik Simpson, Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Personnel:

  • Chris Martin- lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Jonny Buckland- electric guitar, slide guitar, synthesizer, piano
  • Guy Berryman- bass guitar, synthesizer, piano
  • Will Champion- drum pad, percussion, reactable, backing vocals
  • Timbaland– extra drums
  • Apple Martin, Moses Martin, Mabel Krichefski – additional vocals
  • John Metcalfe – strings arrangement, conductor
  • Davide Rossi– individual arrangement and strings
  • Tim Bergling(Avicii) – piano
  • Jon Hopkins– extra magic
  • Geoff Swan – assistant
  • Mike Dean– extra magic
  • Madeon– extra magic
  • Olga Fitzroy – engineer
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer
  • Jaime Sickora – engineer
  • Chris Owens – engineer
  • Joe Visciano – engineer
  • Daniel Green – mixing
  • Rik Simpson– mixing
  • Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Tom Bailey – additional studio assistance
  • Fiona Cruickshank – additional studio assistance
  • Nicolas Essig – additional studio assistance
  • Jeff Gartenbaum – additional studio assistance
  • Christian Green – additional studio assistance
  • Joseph Hartwell Jones – additional studio assistance
  • Pablo Hernandez – additional studio assistance
  • Neil Lambert – additional studio assistance
  • Matt McGinn – additional studio assistance
  • Adam Miller – additional studio assistance
  • Roxy Pope – additional studio assistance
  • John Prestage – additional studio assistance
  • Bill Rahko – additional studio assistance
  • Kyle Stevens – additional studio assistance
  • Mila Fürstová – artwork
  • Tappin Gofton – design, art direction
  • Phil Harvey– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin, except A Sky Full of Stars co-written by Tim Bergling.

  1. Always in My Head
  2. Magic
  3. Ink
  4. True Love
  5. Midnight
  6. Another’s Arm
  7. Oceans
  8. A Sky Full of Stars
  9. O (Fly On)