On February 3, 2015, “P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.” label released “Sauna”, the seventh Mount Eerie album. It was recorded in 2014 and was produced by Phil Elverum.
Personnel:
Track listing:
All tracks by Phil Elverum.
On January 29, 2016, “BMG” label released “Hymns”, the fifth Bloc Party studio album. It was recorded March – August 2015, at “Lynchmob Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Bran and Roy Kerr.
Personnel:
Track listing:
All tracks by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, except where noted.
On January 29, 2016, “Chemical Underground” label released “In Search of Harperfield”, the third Emma Pollock studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Paul Savage.
Personnel:
Track listing:
All tracks by Emma Pollock, except where noted.
On January 27, 2015, “Spacebomb Records”, “Startime International” labels released the self-titled, debut Natalie Prass album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Matthew E. White and Trey Pollard.
Personnel:
Track listing:
All tracks by Natalie Prass.
On January 9, 2015, “Domino Recording Company” released “Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper”, the fifth Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Miosotis Garage” in Almada, Portugal, “Estudio Namouche” in Lisbon, Portugal,and was produced by Panda Bear and Sonic Boom.
Personnel:
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Noah Lennox, except where noted.
“Crosswords” contains a sample of “Ashley’s Roachclip”, performed by The Soul Searchers
“Tropic of Cancer” contains samples of “Fragments of the ballet “The Nutcracker” Pas de Deux”
“Lonely Wanderer” contains a sample of “Arabesque No. 1” in E major, composed by Claude Debussy, and performed by François-Joël Thiollier
On December 28, 2015, Ian Fraser Kilmister aka Lemmy died aged 70. He was musician (bass), singer, and songwriter, was member and worked with Hawkwind, The Rockin’ Vickers, Opal Butterfly, The Damned, The Head Cat, Girlschool, and Sam Gopal, but was best known as founder, leader, singer, primary songwriter, and bass player of Motörhead.
On December 22, 2016, “The Null Corporation” label released “Not the Actual Events”, the fifth Nine Inch Nails extended play. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
Personnel:
Track listing:
All tracks by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
On December 3, 2001, Thomas Grady Martin died aged 72. He was musician (guitar), founder and leader of the band Grady Martin and Slew Foot Five (later Grady Martin and his Winging Strings). As a session guitarist he was member of the Nashville A-team, and in his 50-year career he recorded and performed with Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Leon Russell, Patsy Cline, J. J. Cale, Woody Guthrie, Johnny Horton, Conway Twitty, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Arlo Guthrie, Brenda Lee, Don Woody, Sammi Smith, Marty Robbins, and Johnny Burnette. In March 2015, Martin was inducted in the “Country Music Hall of Fame”.
On November 20, 2015, “ECM” label released “This is Not a Miracle”, the eighth Food album. The album was recorded in June 2013, at “Holand Sound” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
Track listing:
All tracks by Thomas Strønen.
On November 13, 2015, on King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s “Bandcamp” was released “Mâché Dream Balloon”, band’s seventh studio album. One week later it was released on “Heavenly Records”.
Personnel:
Track listing:
All tracks by Stu Mackenzie except where noted.
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