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The Heavy: Hurt & the Merciless

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On April 1, 2016, “Counter Records” label released “Hurt & the Merciless”, the fourth Heavy (The) studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, and was produced by Kelvin Swaby, Dan Taylor, Spencer Page and Chris Ellul.

Personnel:

  • Kelvin Swaby – vocals
  • Dan Taylor – guitar
  • Spencer Page – bass
  • Chris Ellul – drums
  • Bosco Mann – brass, strings, arrangement
  • Toby McLaren – brass, strings, arrangement
  • Andrew Scheps – mixing
  • Bazza – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Since You Been Gone
  2. What Happened to the Love
  3. Not the One
  4. The Apology
  5. Nobody’s Hero
  6. Miss California
  7. Turn Up
  8. A Ghost You Can’t Forget
  9. Last Confession
  10. Mean or Man
  11. Slave to Your Love
  12. Goodbye Baby
  13. Panic Attack (bonus track)

Built To Spill: Untethered Moon

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On April 18, 2015, “Warner Bros” label released “Untethered Moon”, the eighth Built to Spill studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Jackpot! Recording Studio” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Doug Martsch and Sam Coomes.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – lead and backing vocals, guitar, cover photography
  • Sam Coomes – piano, mellotron, keyboards, shaker 
  • Jason Albertini – bass
  • Steve Gere – drums
  • Caitlin Gallupe, Duncan MacConnell, Jordan Minkoff – backing vocals
  • Adam Lee – recording, mixing
  • Larry Crane – recording
  • Sam Coomes – recording, mixing
  • Travis Harrison – mixing
  • Jeremy Sherrer – mixing
  • Jamal Ruhe – mastering
  • Erin Cunningham – painting
  • Doug Martsch, Karena Youtz, Tamara Shores – design
  • John Shinn – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Martsch, Sam Coomes, Jason Albertini and Steve Gere, with contribution in the lyrics by Karena Youtz.

  1. All Our Songs
  2. Living Zoo
  3. On the Way
  4. Some Other Song
  5. Never Be the Same
  6. C.R.E.B.
  7. Another Day
  8. Horizon to Cliff
  9. So
  10. When I’m Blind

Sturgill Simpson: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

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On April 15, 2016, “Atlantic” label released “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” the third Sturgill Simpson studio album. It was recorded in 2015 at “The Butcher Shoppe” in Nashville, and was produced by Sturgill Simpson. At the 59th “Grammy Awards” it won award for “Best Country Album”.

Personnel:

  • Sturgill Simpson – lead and backing vocals, 12-string and acoustic guitar, Moog synthesizer, synthesizer
  • Robert Emmett – keyboards, Moog synthesizer, organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer, background vocals
  • Jefferson Crow – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Laur Joamets – electric and slide guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Dave Roe – bass guitar
  • Miles Miller – drums, background vocals
  • Jonathan Dinklage – violin
  • Whitney LaGrange – violin
  • Arthur Cook – cello
  • Garo Yellin – cello
  • Clark Gayton – trombone
  • David Guy – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Ian Hendrickson-Smith – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone
  • Dougie Wilkinson – bagpipes
  • David Ferguson – engineer, mixing
  • Ebonie Smith – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Sturgill Simpson except where noted.

  1. Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)
  2. Breakers Roar
  3. Keep It Between the Lines
  4. Sea Stories
  5. In Bloom – Kurt Cobain
  6. Brace for Impact (Live a Little)
  7. All Around You
  8. Oh Sarah
  9. Call to Arms

The Mountain Goats: Beat the Champ

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On April 7, 2015, “Merge Records” label released “Beat the Champ” the fifteenth Mountain Goats (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2014 and was produced by Brandon Eggleston and Scott Solter.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Peter Hughes – bass, electric guitar
  • Jon Wurster – drums, percussion
  • Nathan Golub – steel guitar
  • Austin Nevins – guitar
  • Brad Cook – background vocals
  • Phil Cook – organ, background vocals
  • Matt Douglas – woodwind, woodwind arrangement
  • Erik Friedlander – strings, string arrangement
  • Scott Solter – mixing
  • Brent Lambert – mastering
  • Rob Carmichael – graphic design, typography
  • Leela Corman – cover illustration, additional illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by John Darnielle.

  1. Southwestern Territory
  2. The Legend of Chavo Guerrero
  3. Foreign Object
  4. Animal Mask
  5. Choked Out
  6. Heel Turn 2
  7. Fire Editorial
  8. Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan
  9. Werewolf Gimmick
  10. Luna
  11. Unmasked
  12. The Ballad of Bull Ramos
  13. Hair Match

White Denim: Stiff

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On March 25, 2016, “Downtown” label released “Stiff” the seventh White Denim studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Echo Mountain” in Asheville, North Carolina, and was produced by Ethan Johns.

Personnel:

  • James Petralli – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Terebecki – bass, synthesizer, group vocals
  • Jonathon Horne – guitar, group vocals
  • Jeff Olson – drums, percussion, synthesizer, group vocals

Track listing:

  1. Had 2 Know (Personal)
  2. Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)
  3. Holda You (I’m Psycho)
  4. There’s a Brain in My head
  5. Take It Easy (Ever After Lasting Love)
  6. (I’m the One) Big Big Fun
  7. Real Deal Momma
  8. Mirrored in Reverse
  9. Thank You

Mathia Eick: Midwest

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On March 20, 2015, “ECM” label released “Midwest” the third Mathias Eick studio album. It was recorded in May 2014, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Mathias Eick – trumpet
  • Gjermund Larsen – violin
  • Jon Balke – piano
  • Mats Eilertsen – double bass
  • Helge Norbakken – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Mathias Eick.

  1. Midwest
  2. Hem
  3. March
  4. At Sea
  5. Dakota
  6. Lost
  7. Fargo
  8. November

James: Girl at the End of the World

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On March 18, 2016, “BMG” label released “Girl at the End of the World” the 14th James studio album. It was recorded May – September 2015, at “RAK Studios” in London, “Offtape Studios” in Borehamwood, UK, and was produced by Max Dingel.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead vocals
  • Larry Gott – guitar
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar
  • Saul Davies – guitar, violin
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, guitar, drum programming
  • David Baynton-Power – drums
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet
  • Brian Eno – synthesizer
  • Adrian Oxaal – cello, mandolin
  • Max Dingel – synth bass, electronic drums
  • Ron Yeadon – backing vocals
  • Larion Stolk – backing vocal arranger

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tim Booth, all music by Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Jim Glennie, Saul Davies, and Mark Hunter.

  1. Bitch
  2. To My Surprise
  3. Nothing but Love
  4. Attention
  5. Dear John
  6. Feet of Clay
  7. Surfer’s Song
  8. Catapult
  9. Move Down South
  10. Alvin
  11. Waking
  12. Girl at the End of the World

Bernays Propaganda: Politika

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On March 14, 2016, “Moonlee Records” label released “Politika”, the fourth Bernays Propaganda album. It was recorded May – November 2015, at Deni Krstev’s home studio in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vasko Atanasovski.

Personnel:

  • Vasko Atanasovski – guitar, bass guitar
  • Kristina Gorovska – vocal, design
  • Sasha Pavlovic – bass guitar
  • Deni Krstev – synthesizers, drum programming
  • Ljupco Jovanovski – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kristina Gorovska except where noted, all music by Vasko Atanasovski except where noted.

  1. Politika
  2. Armija
  3. I dvete
  4. Lazi me, lazi me
  5. Jalova
  6. Poveke
  7. Ne sum veke ubava – music by Kristina Gorovska
  8. Sakav da se zaljubam – lyrics by Vasko Atanasovski
  9. Politika II (I ke dojde vreme) – lyrics and music by Ohridski Trubaduri

The Bright Light Soxial Hour: Space Is Still The Place

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On March 10, 2015, “Mapple Music Recordings” and “Frenchkiss Records” labels released “Space Is Still the Place”, the second Bright Light Social Hour studio album. It was recorded June 2013 – January 2014, and was produced by Jack O’Brien, Joseph Mirasole.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Roush – vocals, guitar, Minimoog Voyager, Roland Juno-60, Wurlitzer, effects, engineer
  • Jack O’Brien – bass, vocals, Roland Juno-60, tambourine, engineer
  • Joseph Mirasole – drums, Dave Smith Tempest, Elektron Analog Four, Minimoog Voyager, effects, tape machine, engineer
  • Chris Coady – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mariano Peccinetti – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Roush, Jack O’Brien and Joseph Mirasole.

  1. Sweet Madelene
  2. Slipstream
  3. Dreamlove
  4. Ghost Dance
  5. Sea of the Edge
  6. Aperture
  7. Ouroboros
  8. Infinite Cities
  9. The Moon
  10. Escape Velocity

Ray LaMontagne: Ouroboros

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On March 4, 2016, “RCA” label released “Ouroboros”, the sixth Ray LaMontagne studio album. It was recorded in February 2015, at “La La land” in Louisville, US, and was produced by Jim James.

Personnel:

  • Ray LaMontagne – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dan Dorff – CP70, RMI, piano, vibes, Mellotron, Trident synthesizer, Multivox piano, Juno, pump organ, pocket piano
  • Dave Givan – drums, percussion
  • Jim James – electric guitar, saxophone, Juno, Trident synthesizer, background vocals
  • Seth Kaufman – bass, meditation box, electric guitar textures, slide guitar
  • Alexis Marsh – background vocals
  • Kevin Ratterman – Moog bass, piano strings, pocket piano, Moog F/X

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray LaMontagne.

  1. Homecoming
  2. Hey No Pressure
  3. The Changing Man
  4. While It Still Beats
  5. In My Own Way
  6. Another Day
  7. A Murmuration of Starlings
  8. Wouldn’t It Make a Lovely Photograph