On June 10, 2016, “Epitaph” label released “If I’m the Devil…”, the fourth and final Letlive studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Justin Pilbrow, Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jay Johnson and Loniel Robinson.
Personnel:
Jason Aalon Butler – lead vocals
Jeff Sahyoun – guitars, keyboard, backing vocals
Ryan Jay Johnson – bass, backing vocals
Loniel Robinson – drums, percussion
Carson Rick – strings
Andrew Tholl – strings
Paul Cartwright – strings
Robert Allaire – strings
Derek Stein – strings
Cheyenne Wright – additional vocals
Courtney Jackson – additional vocals
Janelle Ioimo – additional vocals
Hannah Marshall – additional vocals
Justine Zimbron – additional vocals
Yvonne Marder – additional vocals
Nikki Simmons – additional vocals
Benjamin Knapp – engineer
Neil Baldock – engineer
Dan Korneff – mixing, mastering
Jason Link – layout, design
Jonathan Weiner – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jay Johnson and Loniel Robinson.
On June 3, 2015, China Crisis self-released “Autumn in the Neighborhood”, bands seventh album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “The Lab Studio”, “Whitewood Studios”, and “LIPA” in Liverpool, “Bryn Derwen Studios” in Bethesda, Wales, “Rocket Science Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Jan Kisjes Studios” in Dalfsen, Holland.
Personnel:
Eddie Lundon – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
Gary Daly – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synths
Brian McNeil – keyboards, programming
Gary Gazza Johnson – bass guitar
Thomas McConnell – acoustic guitar, bouzouki
Colin Hinds – electric guitar
Stuart Nisbet – guitar, pedal steel guitar
Carl Brown – keyboards, electric guitar
Andy Steele – synth
Chloe Mullett – saxophone, flute, electric piano, tin whistle, arrangements
Chris Hutchinson – bass guitar
Chris Nicholls – bass guitar
Sian Monaghan – drums, percussion
Steve Barney – drums
Kate Walker – oboe
Moly Daly – backing vocals
Maggie Reilly – backing vocals
Nina Jones – backing vocals
Laura Campbell – backing vocals
Sophie Cooke – backing vocals
Paul Mitchell-Davidson – brass arrangements
Steve Parker – recording
Carl Brown – recording
Daniel Woodward – engineer
David Wrench – engineer
James Walsh – engineer
Lance Thomas – engineer
Rob Whiteley – engineer
Tom Ignatius – engineer
Mark Phythian – mixing
Shawn Joseph – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Daly, except where noted.
Smile (What Kind of Love Is This)
Down Here on Earth
Autumn in the Neighbourhood
Because My Heart – Gary Daly, Gary Gazza Johnson
Bernard
Joy and the Spark
Being in Love – Brian McNeil, Chris Barlow, Eddie Lundon, Gary Daly, Gary Gazza Johnson
On May 29, 2015, “Island” label released “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”, the third Florence and the Machine studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “The Pool”, “Angel”, “Urchin”, “Lightship”, “123”, “Sarm Studio”, and “No. 1 Baltic Place” in London, “Bedrock Rehearsal” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Markus Dravs, Kid Harpoon, John Hill, Paul Epworth, James Ford, Charlie Hugall, Isabella Summers, Brett Shaw and Dan Wilson.
Personnel:
Florence Welch – lead and backing vocals, body percussion, stamps, claps, piano, percussion
Rob Ackroyd – acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele
Leo Abrahams – acoustic and electric guitar
Kid Harpoon – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano, CP 70 synth, drums, percussion, bass, brass writing, brass arrangements
On May 12, 2014, “Nonesuch” label released “Turn Blue”, the eighth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded July – August 2013, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Key Club” in Benton Harbor, Michigan, “Easy Eye Sound Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton), Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. The album was certified Platinum in Canada.
Personnel:
Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
Patrick Carney – drums, keyboards, percussion
Brian Burton – keyboards, piano
Regina, Ann, Alfreda McCrary – backing vocals
Kennie Takahashi – engineer
Geoff Neal – additional engineering
Bill Skibbe – additional engineering
Collin Dupuis – additional engineering
Tchad Blake – mixing
Brian Lucey – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, and Brian Burton except where noted.
On May 6, 2014, “Innovative Leisure” label released “III”, the third BadBadNotGood studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Revolution Recording” and “Studio 69” in Toronto, and was produced by Frank Dukes, Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen and Alexander Sowinski.
Personnel:
Matthew Tavares – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, electric guitar
On April 29, 2014, “Glitterhouse Records” and “Deathwish Inc.” labels released “Refractory Obdurate”, the seventh Wovenhand studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Sanford Parker.
Personnel:
David Eugene Edwards – vocals, guitar, banjo
Chuck French – guitar
Neil Keener – bass, synth
Ordy Garrison – drums
Sanford Parker – engineer, mixing
Collin Jordan – mastering
Neil Keener – artwork
Jacob Bannon – design
Track listing:
All tracks by David Eugene Edwards, except where noted.
Corsicana Clip
Masonic Youth
The Refractory
Good Shepherd
Salome
King David
Field of Hedon
Obdurate Obscura – David Eugene Edwards, Chuck French
Hiss
El-Bow – David Eugene Edwards, French, Ordy Garrison, Neil Keener
On April 22, 2014, “Kind of Blue Music” label released “BLUESAmericana”, the twelfth Keb’ Mo’ studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Stu Stu Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Keb’ Mo’, Leigh Brannon and Casey Wasner.
Personnel:
Keb’ Mo’ (Kevin Moore) – acoustic and electric guitar, resonator guitar, slide guitar, banjo, bass, piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards, harmonica, horn arrangements
The California Feet Warmers – featured artist
Paul Franklin – pedal steel
Jeffrey Moran – banjo
Patrick Morrison – banjo
Colin Linden – mandolin, handclapping
Tim Lauer – organ, piano
Michael Hanna – piano, organ
Michael Hicks – organ, backing vocals
Casey Wasner – bass, drums, engineer, tracking
Brian Allen – bass
Tom Hambridge – drums
Dominique Rodriguez – drums
Steve Jordan – drums
Keio Stroud – drums
Jovan Quallo – tenor saxophone
Brandon Armstrong – sousaphone
Charles Decastro – trumpet
Quentin Ware – trumpet
Justin Rubenstein – trombone
Roland Barber – trombone
Joshua Kaufman – clarinet
Tom Shinness – cello, mandolin
Juan Carlos Reynoso – washboard
Joe Wood – handclapping
Robbie Brooks-Moore – backing vocals
Moiba Mustafa – backing vocals
Rip Patton – backing vocals
Kevin So – backing vocals
Darcy Stewart – backing vocals
Melvin “Maestro” Lightford – horn arrangements
John Caldwell – engineer, tracking
David Leonard – engineer, tracking
John Schirmer – engineer, tracking
Zach Allen – engineer, tracking
Ross Hogarth – mixing
Richard Dodd – mastering
Meghan Aileen Schirmer – design, package design
Andrea Lucero – photography
Leigh Brannon – project manager
Track listing:
The Worst Is Yet to Come – Heather Donovan, Kevin Moore, Pete Sallis
Somebody Hurt You – Kevin Moore, John Lewis Parker
Do It Right – Kevin Moore, Jim Weatherly
I’m Gonna Be Your Man – Kevin Moore, John Lewis Parker
On April 15, 2014, “Greenleaf” label released “Riverside”, the 39th Dave Douglas album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Humber College Recording Studio” in Toronto, and was produced by Chet Doxas and Dave Douglas.
Personnel:
Dave Douglas – trumpet
Chet Doxas – clarinet, saxophone
Steve Swallow – electric bass
Jim Doxas – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Douglas, except where noted.
Thrush
The Train and the River – Jimmy Giuffre
Old Church, New Paint (Intro) – Chet Doxas
Old Church, New Paint – Chet Doxas
Handwritten Letter
Big Shorty – Chet Doxas
Front Yard
Backyard
No Good Without You
Travelin’ Light – Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer
Sing on the Mountain High/Northern Miner – Chet Doxas
On April 2, 2015, “High Note” label released “The Real Thing”, the 38th Eric Alexander album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Eric Alexander.
Personnel:
Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
Pat Martino – guitar
Harold Mabern – piano
John Webber – bass
Joe Farnsworth – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mixing, mastering
Maureen Sickler – engineer assistant
Christopher Drukker – design, session photography
Jimmy Katz – Eric Alexander photography
Joe Fields – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Eric Alexander except where noted.
The Real Thing
Pure Pat
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin
Little Boat – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal
For George and Trane
Sleep Warm – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Lew Spence
On March 31, 2014, “Provogue” label released “In My Soul”, the 17th Robert Cray album (credited to Robert Cray Band). It was recorded in 2013, at “Santa Barbara Sound Studios” in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by Steve Jordan.
Personnel:
Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
Dover Weinberg – keyboards
Richard Cousins – bass
Les Falconer – vocal, drums
Steve Jordan – drums, percussion, mixing
Trevor Lawrence – tenor sacophone
Steve Madaio – trumpet
Niko Bolas – engineer
Dom Camardella, Tomas del Toro-Diaz – engineer assistant
Niko Bolas – mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering
Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
Roy Koch – artwork
Jeff Katz Photography – photography
Fallout Ent – studio album
Track listing:
All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.
You Move Me
Nobody’s Fault but Mine – Otis Redding
Fine Yesterday
You Good Thing Is Above to End – David Porter, Isaac Hayes
I Guess I’ll Never Know – Jeff Paris, Les Falconer, Rick Whitfield
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