On September 29, 2018, Otis Rush died aged 84. He was musician (guitar), singer, and songwriter, together with Magic Sam and Buddy Guy, regarded as creator of the West Side Chicago blues style. In 1984, Rush was elected to the “Blues Hall of Fame”; in 2015, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 53 on its list of “100 Greatest Guitarists”; in 2018, “Jazz Foundation of America” honored Rush with a “Lifetime Achievement Award”. Rush influenced many musicians, including Peter Green, Michael Bloomfield and Eric Clapton.
Tag Archives: 2015
Matthew Good: Chaotic Neutral
On September 25, 2015, “Warner Music Canada” label released “Chaotic Neutral”, the 10th Matthew Good solo album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Warne Livesey.
Personnel:
- Matthew Good – vocals, guitar, art direction
- Joel Livesey – second engineer
- Warne Livesey – mixing
- Andy Vandette – mastering
- Derek Broad – art direction, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Matthew Good except where noted.
- All You Sons and Daughters
- Moment
- Kid Down the Well
- No Liars
- Harridan
- Tiger by the Tail
- Girls in Black
- Cloudbusting – Kate Bush
- Cold Water
- Army of Lions
- Los Alamos
Silversun Pickups: Better Nature
On September 25, 2015, “New Machine” label released “Better Nature”, the fourth Silversun Pickups studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Jacknife Lee.
Personnel:
- Brian Aubert – lead and backing vocals, guitars
- Nikki Monninger – lead and backing vocals, vibraphone
- Joe Lester – keyboards, synthesizer, sound manipulation, drum machine, sequencer, backing vocals
- Christopher Guanlao – drums, backing vocals
- Jacknife Lee – additional keyboards, mixing, programming
- Alan Moulder – mixing.
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Joe Lester and Christopher Guanlao.
- Cradle (Better Nature)
- Connection
- Pins & Needles
- Friendly Fires
- Nightlight
- Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)
- Tapedeck
- Latchkey Kids
- Ragamuffin
- The Wild Kind
Chris Cornel: Higher Truth
On September 18, 2015, “UM” label released “Higher Truth”, the fourth and final Chris Cornell studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.
Personnel:
- Chris Cornell– vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, percussion
- Brendan O’Brien– guitar, bass, keyboards, hurdy-gurdy, drums, percussion, mixing
- Patrick Warren – piano
- Matt Chamberlain– drums
- Anne Marie Simpson – strings
- Billy Joe Bowers – engineer, mastering
- Kyle Stevens, Tom Syrowski – engineer
- Josh Graham – art direction
- Suspended in Light – art direction
- Jeff Lipsky– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Cornell.
- Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart
- Dead Wishes
- Worried Moon
- Before We Disappear
- Through the Window
- Josephine
- Murderer of Blue Skies
- Higher Truth
- Let Your Eyes Wander
- Only These Words
- Circling
- Our Time in Universe
The Battles: La Di Da Di
On September 18, 2015, “Warp” label released “La Di Da Di”, the third Battles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Machines with Magnets” in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and was produced by Dave Konopka, John Stanier, Ian Williams, Keith Souza and Seth Manchester.
Personnel:
- Ian Williams– guitar, keyboards
- Dave Konopka– bass, guitar, effects, art direction
- John Stanier– drums
- Keith Souza, Seth Manchester – mixing
- Greg Calbi– mastering
Track listing:
All tracks written by Dave Konopka, John Stanier and Ian Williams.
- The Yabba
- Dot Net
- FF Bada
- Summer Simmer
- Cacio e Pepe
- Non-Violence
- Dot Com
- Tyne Wear
- Tricentennial
- Megatouch
- Flora > Fauna
- Luu Le
Ben Folds: So There
On September 11, 2015, “New West” label released “So There”, the fifth Ben Folds album overall, and the first one with yMusic Ensemble. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Ben Folds and Elliot Scheiner.
Personnel:
- Ben Folds – vocals, piano, grand piano, percussion
- Ryan Lerman – guitar
- CJ Camerieri – trumpet, French horn
- Alex Sopp – flute, alto flute, piccolo, harmonies, cover art
- Hideaki Aomori – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Gracie Folds – harmony
- Sam Smith – drums
- Chad Chapin – percussion
- Rob Moose – violin, harmonies
- Nadia Sirota – viola
- Gabriel Cabezas – cello
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra – various orchestral instruments
- Allan Amato – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Folds except where noted.
- Capable of Anything
- Not a Fan
- So There
- Long Way to Go
- Phone in a Pool
- Yes Man – Ben Folds, Rob Mouse
- F10-D-A
- I’m Not tha Man – Ben Folds, Alicia Witt
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Movement 1
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Movement 2
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Movement 3
Stereophonics: Keep The Village Alive
On September 11, 2015, “Stylus Records” label released “Keep the Village Alive”, the ninth Stereophonics studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2014, at “ICP Studios” in Brussels, Belgium, “Stylus Studios” in London, and was produced by Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe.
Personnel:
- Kelly Jones- lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Adam Zindani- guitar, backing vocals
- Richard Jones- bass guitar
- Jamie Morrison– drums
- Sam Yapp, Javier Weyler– drums
- Mikey Rowe – Wurly
- Jim Lowe – additional Hammond, programming
- Neil Cowley – additional piano
- Tony Kirkham – additional piano, Hammond
- Rosie Danvers – cello
- Helen Hathorn – violin
- Emma Owens – viola
- David Arnoldwith Kelly Jones – orchestral arrangements
- Nicholas Dodd – orchestration
Orchestra
- John Bradbury – leader
- Eos Chater, Dorina Markoff, John Bradbury, Johnathan Strange, Oli Langford, Christina Emanuel, Tom Pigott-Smith, Jackie Hartley, Peter Hanson, Ralph De Souza, Johnathan Rees, David Woodcock, Debbie Widdup, Natalia Bonner – violin section
- Reiad Chibah, Julia Knight, Sue Dench, Nick Barr – viola section
- Nick Cooper, Chris Worsey, Adrian Bradbury, Frank Schaefer – cello section
- Pete Smith – tuba
- Roger Argente – bass trombone
- Andy Wood – tenor trombone
- Phillip Eastop, Mike Murray, Corinne Bailey, Martin Owen – French horns
- Daniel Newell, Jason Evans, Andy Cowley, Amos Miller – B♭ Trumpet
- Eos Chater – violin
- Gay-Yee Westerhoff – cello
- Nick Barr – viola
- Craig Silvey – mixing
- Paul Edouard-Laurendeau – studio assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks written by Kelly Jones.
- C’est la Vie
- White Lies
- Sing Little Sister
- I Wanna Get Lost With You
- Song for the Summer
- Fight or Flight
- My Hero
- Sunny
- Into the World
- Mr and Mrs Smith
The Dear Hunter: Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise
On September 4, 2015, “Equal Vision Records” label released “Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise”, the sixth Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.
Personnel:
- Casey Crescenzo- lead vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitars, Rhodes, organ, synth, aux. percussion, engineer
- Rob Parr – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ
- Max Tousseau – guitar, synth
- Nick Sollecito – bass guitar
- Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion
- Lily Sevier – timpani, percussion
- Judy Crescenzo, Tivoli Breckenridge – additional vocals
- Jon Betts, Heidi Trefethen, Phil Hobson, Nick Carnes – horn
- Harlow Carpenter, Michael Cox, Justin Smith – trumpet
- Allison Gomer, Bruce Colman – trombone
- Jeremy Carrillo – bass trombone
- Robinson Love – tuba
- Ashley Ertz, Sue Crum – oboe
- James Pytko, Carolyn Walter – clarinet
- Scott Alexander – bassoon
- Kris King – contrabassoon
- Jenny Hanson – flute
- Arturo Rodriguez – piccolo
- Awesöme Orchestra
- Ishtar Hernandez,, Laura Shifley, Ann Eastman, Shaina Evoniuk , Lucy Giraldo, Moses Lei – violin
- Christina Owens , Christina Lesicko, Alice Eastman – viola
- Sam Leachman,, Karen Hsu, Kane Suga, Cindy Hickox – cello
- Travis Kindred, Amanda Wu, Alex Van Gils – double bass
- Liza Wallace – harp
- David Möschler – conductor, music director
- Casey Crescenzo – orchestrations
- Brian Adam McCune – additional orchestrations
- Fesse Nichols – recording
- Jason Butler – assistant engineer
- Nick Crescenzo, Max Tousseau, Phil Crescenzo – additional engineering
- Mike Watts – mixing
- Brian Adam McCune – music preparation
- Nicky Barkla – cover art
- Joel Kanitz – layout, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.
- Rebirth
- The Old Haunt
- Waves
- At the End of the Earth
- Remembered
- A Night on the Town
- Is There Anybody Here?
- The Squeaky Wheel
- The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt
- The Bitter Suite VI: Abandon
- King of Swords (Reversed)
- If All Goes Well
- The Line
- Wait
- Ouroboros
Rivers: Love, Fear and the Time Machine
On September 4, 2015, “InsideOut Music” label released “Love, Fear and the Time Machine”, the sixth Riverside album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Serakos Studio” in Warsaw, Poland, and was produced by Magda Srzedniccy, Robert Srzedniccy, Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Michał Łapaj and Piotr Kozieradzki.
Personnel:
- Mariusz Duda– vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, ukulele
- Piotr Grudziński – guitar
- Michał Kapaj– keyboards
- Piotr Kozieradzki– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Mariusz Duda, except where noted.
- Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By a Hat?)
- Under the Pillow
- #Addicted
- Caterpillar and the Barbed Wire
- Saturate Me
- Afloa
- Discard Your Fear
- Towards the Blue Horizon
- Time Travellers
- Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)
Day Session – Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Michał Kapaj.
- Heavenland
- Return
- Aether
- Machines
- Promise
Foals: What Went Down
On August 28, 2015, “Transagressive Records” label released “What Went Down”, the fourth Foals studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “La Fabriue” in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, and was produced by James Ford.
Personnel:
- Yannis Philippakis– vocals, guitar, art direction
- Jimmy Smith – guitar, keyboards
- Edwin Congreave – keyboards, backing vocals
- Walter Gervers – bass, backing vocals
- Jack Bevan – drums
- James Ford– additional keyboards, guitar, percussion
- Jimmy Robertson – engineer
- Damien Arlot – studio assistant
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Caesar Edmunds – mixing assistant
- John Davis – mastering
- Daisuke Yokota – artwork, additional photogray
- Neil Krug – additional photography
- Mike Lythgoe – design
Track listing:
- What Went Down
- Mountain All My Gates
- Birch Tree
- Give It All
- Albatross
- Snake Oil
- Night Swimmers
- London Thunder
- Lonely Hunter
- A Knife in the Ocean
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