Tag Archives: 2016

Howe Gelb: Future Standards

On November 25, 2016, “Fire Records” label released “Future Standards”, the 23rd Howe Gelb album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rift Studio” in New York, “Wavelab Studio” in Tucson, AX, “Fireball Studio” in Carlisle Estate, St. Johns, Antigua, and was produced by Howe Gelb.

Personnel:

  • Howe Gelb – vocals, piano, recording
  • Lonna Kelley – vocals
  • J. B. Meijers – guitar, recording, co-producer
  • Naim Amor – guitar
  • Aram Kersbergen – bass
  • Ian Stapp – bass
  • Thøger Lund – bass
  • Andrew Collberg – drums
  • Arthur Vint – drums
  • Joost Kroon – drums
  • Tom Gardner – recording
  • Chris Schultz – recording, mixing
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Martin Krafft – lacquer cut
  • John Foster – layout
  • Amelia Poe – photography
  • Faniel Martin Diaz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Howe Gelb.

  1. Terribly So
  2. Irresponsible Lovers
  3. A Book You’ve Read Before
  4. Relevant
  5. Ownin’ It
  6. Clear
  7. Impossible Thing
  8. The Shiver Revisited
  9. Mad Man at Large
  10. May You Never Fall In Love
  11. Sweet Confusion
  12. Mad Man at Home

William Patrick Corgan: Ogilala

On October 13, 2017, “Martha’s Music” label released “Ogilala”, the second Billy Corgan (under his full name William Patrick Corgan) studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Shangri-La Recording Studio” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Billy Corgan.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan (as William Patrick Corgan) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Mellotron, photography
  • James Iha – guitar, mellotron
  • Sierra Swan – occasional backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan.

  1. Zowie
  2. Processional
  3. The Spaniards
  4. Aeronaut
  5. The Long Goodbye
  6. Half-Life of an Autodidact
  7. Amarinthe
  8. Antietam
  9. Mandarynne
  10. Shiloh
  11. Archer

John Prine: For Better, Or Worse

On September 30, 2016, “Oh Boy” label released “For Better, or Worse”, the seventeenth John Prine studio album. It was recorded January – February 2016. 

Personnel:

  • John Prine – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mark Howard – acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • Susan Tedeschi – vocals, electric guitar
  • Jason Wilber – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Lloyd Green – pedal steel guitar
  • Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
  • Pat McLaughlin – mandolin
  • Tim O’Brien – mandolin, fiddle
  • Pete Wasner – piano, Wurlitzer piano
  • Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson – harmonica
  • Shad Cobb – fiddle
  • Dave Jacques – upright bass
  • Kenneth Blevins – drums
  • Iris DeMent – vocals
  • Alison Krauss – vocals
  • Miranda Lambert – vocals
  • Kathy Mattea – vocals
  • Kacey Musgraves – vocals
  • Fiona Prine – vocals
  • Amanda Shires – vocals
  • Morgane Stapleton – vocals
  • Holly Williams – vocals
  • Lee Ann Womack – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out – Johnny Tillotson, Teddy Wilburn
  2. Storm Never Last – Jessi Colter
  3. Falling in Love Again – Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner
  4. Color of the Blues – George Jones, Lawton Williams
  5. I’m Tellin You – Billy Hughes
  6. Remember Me (When Candlelights Are Gleaming) – Scott Wiseman
  7. Look at Us – Max T. Barnes, Vince Gill
  8. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) – Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis
  9. Fifteen Years Ago – Raymond Smith
  10. Cold Cold Heart – Hank Williams
  11. Dreaming My Dreams with You – Allen Reynolds
  12. Mental Cruelty – Buck Owens, Dixie Davis, Larry Davis
  13. Mr. & Mrs. used to Be – Joe Deaton
  14. My Happiness – Betty Peterson, Borney Bergantine
  15. Just Waitin’ – Hank Williams

Ariel Pink: Dedicated To Bobby Jameson

On September 15, 2017, “Mexican Summer” label released “Dedicated to Bobby Jameson”, the eleventh Ariel Pink studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Tierra Mia Studios”, “Perfect Sound Studios”, “Ultrasound Studios”, “ABC Recording Studios”, “Kingsize Soundlabs”, “Stones Throw Studios”, “Downtown Rehearsal”, “Amorosa Studios”, “Red Bull Studios”, and was produced by Ariel Pink.

Personnel:

  • Ariel Pink – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, mixing, art direction, design
  • Dâm-Funk – vocals
  • Kenny Gilmore – engineer, mixing
  • Juliette Amoroso – engineer
  • Alle Norton – engineer
  • Patrik Berger – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Robert Beatty – art direction, design
  • Charlotte Ercoli Coe – photography
  • Jillian Alexander – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ariel Pink, except where noted.

  1. Time to Meet Your God – Kenneth Gilmore, Ariel Pink
  2. Feels Like Heaven
  3. Death Patrol – Allison Norton, Ariel Pink
  4. Santa’s in the Closet
  5. Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
  6. Time to Live
  7. Another Weekend – Patrick Berger, Måns Lundberg, Ariel Pink
  8. I Wanna Be Young
  9. Bubblegum Dreams – Jorge Elbrecht, Ariel Pink
  10. Dreamdate Narcissist
  11. Kitchen Witch – Charlotte Ercoli Coe, Ariel Pink
  12. Do Yourself a Favor – Michael Collins, Ariel Pink
  13. Acting – Damon Riddick, Ariel Pink

Ryley Walker: Golden Sings That Have Been Sung

On August 19, 2016, “Dead Oceans” label released “Golden Sings That Have Been Sung”, the third Ryley Walker studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by LeRoy Bach and Ryley Walker.

Personnel:

  • Ryley Walker – vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • LeRoy Bach – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards, piano, clarinet, percussion, arrangements, additional engineering
  • Brian Sulpizio – electric guitar
  • Ben Boye – keyboards, piano, autoharp
  • Anton Hatwich – bass
  • Frank Rosaly, Quin Kirchner, Ryan Jewell – drums
  • Whitney Johnson – viola
  • Cooper Crain – engineer
  • Matt Dewine – additional engineering
  • Brian Deck – mixing
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering assistant
  • Brian Blomerth – artwork
  • Miles Johnson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryley Walker.

  1. The Halfwit in Me
  2. A Choir Apart
  3. Funny Thing She Said
  4. Sullen Mind
  5. I Will Ask You Twice
  6. The Roundabout
  7. The Great and Undecided
  8. Age Old Tale

John Paul White: Beulah

On August 19, 2016, “Single Lock Records” label released “Beulah”, the second John Paul White studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Single Lock Studios” in Florence, “FAME Studios” in Muscle Shoals, and was produced by Ben Tanner and John Paul White.

Personnel:

  • John Paul White – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, package design
  • Laura Rogers (The Secret Sisters) – vocals
  • Lydia Slagle (The Secret Sisters) – vocals
  • Jason Goforth – lap steel, harmonica
  • Bryan Farris – electric guitar
  • Jon Estes – piano, bass, mandolin
  • Ben Tanner – pump organ, electric guitar, B3, Wurlitzer, recording, mixing
  • David Hood – bass
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Reed Watson – drums
  • Jeremy Gibson – drums
  • Ken Lewis – percussion
  • Jonathan Oliphant – vibraphone, package design
  • Kimi Samson – violin
  • Caleb Elliott – cello
  • Elizabeth Estes – fiddle
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Browan Lollar – artwork
  • Rachel Briggs – package design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Paul White.

  1. Black Leaf
  2. What’s So
  3. The Once and Future Queen
  4. Make You Cry
  5. Fight for You
  6. Hope I Die
  7. I’ve Been Over This Before
  8. The Martyr
  9. Hate the Way You Love Me
  10. I’ll Get Even

Thee Oh Sees: Weird Exits

On August 12, 2016, “Castle Face” label released “Weird Exits”, the seventeenth Thee Oh Sees studio album. It was recorded in 2015 – 2016, at “The Dock Studio” in Sacramento, California.

Personnel:

  • John Dwyer – vocals, guitar, Mellotron, synths, moisturizer, flute, percussion, band photography
  • Tim Hellman – bass
  • Dan Rincon – drums
  • Ryan Moutinho – drums
  • Brigid Dawson – vocals
  • Chris Woodhouse – drums, organ, guitar, percussion
  • Greer McGitrick – cello
  • Chris Woodhouse – recording, mixing
  • Robert Beatty – cover art
  • Matt Jones – layout
  • Kristin Linney – crowd photography
  • Brian Lee Hughes – Castle Face photography

Track listing:

  1. Dead Man’s Gun
  2. Ticklish Warrior
  3. Jammed Entrance
  4. Plastic Pant
  5. Gelatinous Cube
  6. Unwrap the Friend Pt. 2
  7. Crawl Out into the Fall Out
  8. The Axis

The Beths: Future Me Hates Me

On August 10, 2018, “Carpark” label released “Future Me Hates Me”, the debut Beths (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Jonathan Pearce.

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Stokes – lead vocals
  • Jonathan Pearce – guitars
  • Benjamin Sinclair – bass
  • Tristan Deck – drums

Track listing:

  1. Great No One
  2. Future Me Hates Me
  3. Uptown Girl
  4. You Wouldn’t Like Me
  5. Not Running
  6. Little Death
  7. Happy Unhappy
  8. River Run: Lvl 1
  9. Whatever
  10. Less Than Thou

Blues Pills: Lady In Gold

On August 5, 2016, “Nuclear Blast” label released “Lady in Gold”, the second Blues Pills studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Don Alsterberg.

Personnel:

  • Elin Larsson – vocals
  • Dorian Sorriaux – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Zach Anderson – bass
  • André Kvarnström – drums
  • Tobias Winterkorn – mellotron
  • Rickard Nygren – organ
  • Per Larsson – piano
  • Carl Lindvall, Elin Larsson, Ellinor Svensson, Sofie Lee Johansson – choir (Voodoo Chor)
  • Don Alsterberg – xylophone
  • Francis Rencoret – vocal arrangements
  • Don Alsterberg – recording, mixing
  • Hans Olsson Brookes – mastering
  • Marijke Koger-Dunham –design
  • Kiryk Drewinski – logo design, layout, typography
  • John McMurtrie – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Zach Anderson and Elin Larsson except where noted, all music by Elin Larsson, Dorian Sorriaux, Zach Anderson and André Kvarnström, except where noted.

  1. Lady in Gold
  2. Little Boy Preacher
  3. Burned Out
  4. I Felt a Change – lyrics by Elin Larsson
  5. Gone So Long
  6. Bad Talkers
  7. You Gotta Try
  8. Won’t Go Back
  9. Rejections
  10. Elements and Things – lyrics and music Tony Joe White

Black Grape: Pop Voodoo

On August 4, 2017, “UMC” label released “Pop Voodoo”, the third Black Grape studio album. It was recorded in September 2016, at Martin “Youth” Glover’s studio in Sierra Nevada, Spain, and in London, and was produced by Martin “Youth” Glover.

Personnel:

  • Shaun Ryder – vocals
  • Paul “Kermit” Leveridge – vocals
  • Martin “Youth” Glover – guitar, Fender VI bass, programming
  • Seth Leppard – guitar
  • Jackson Scott – acoustic guitar
  • Jamie Grashion – guitar, programming
  • Michael Rendall – keyboards, guitar, programming
  • Rainbow Man – harmonica
  • Alex Ward – saxophone
  • Michael Rendall – recording, mixing, additional production
  • Jamie Grashion – engineer assistant
  • Luke Fitzpatrick – engineer assistant
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Jon Gray – illustration
  • Estuary English – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Shaun Ryder, Paul Leveridge and Martin Glover.

  1. Everything You Know Is Wrong – Intro
  2. Nine Lives
  3. Set the Grass on Fire
  4. Whiskey, Wine and Ham
  5. Money Burns
  6. String Theory
  7. Pop Voodoo
  8. I Wanna Be Like You
  9. Sugar Money
  10. Shame
  11. Losing Sleep
  12. Young and Dumb