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BadBadNotGood: IV

On July 8, 2016, “Innovative Leisure” label released “IV”, the fourth BadBadNotGood studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Studio 69” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty and Alexander Sowinski.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Tavares – piano, Rhodes, CS-60, crumar, bass guitar, drum machine, Polysix, auxiliary synthesizer, Juno-60, engineer, mixing
  • Leland Whitty – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, violin, CS-60, clarinet, vibraphone 
  • Chester Hansen – bass guitar, acoustic bass, CS-60, piano, crumar, Yamaha organ 
  • Alexander Sowinski – drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Colin Stetson – tenor and bass saxophone 
  • Tom Moffat – trumpet, trombone
  • Kaytranada – CS-60, percussion
  • Sam Herring – vocals
  • Mick Jenkins – vocals
  • Charlotte Day Wilson – vocals
  • Stephen Koszler – mixing
  • João Carvalho – mastering

Track listing:

  1. And That, Too – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  2. Speaking Gently – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  3. Time Moves Slowly – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Sam Herring
  4. Confession Pt. II – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Colin Stetson
  5. Lavender – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Kevin Celestin
  6. Chompy’s Paradise – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  7. IV – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  8. Hyssop of Love – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Jayson Jenkins
  9. Structure No. 3 – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  10. In Your Eyes – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Charlotte Day Wilson
  11. Cashmere – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski

Jeff Parker: The New Breed

On June 24, 2016,”International Anthem” label released “The New Breed”, the seventh Jeff Parker album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Paul Bryan and Jeff Parker.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Parker – electric guitar, Korg MS-20, Wurlitzer electric piano, mellotron, loops and samplers, MIDI and drum programming, arrangements
  • Josh Johnson – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, mellotron
  • Paul Bryan – electric bass guitar, engineer, editing, mixing
  • Jamire Williams – drums
  • Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
  • Ruby Parker – vocals
  • John McEntire – vocal recording
  • Dave Cooley – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Parker, except where noted.

  1. Executive Life
  2. Para Ha Tay
  3. Here Comes Ezra
  4. Visions – Bobby Hutcherson
  5. Jrifted
  6. How Fun It Is to Year Whip
  7. Get Dressed
  8. Cliché

Airbag: Disconnected

On June 10, 2016, “Karisma Records” label released “Disconnected”, the fourth Airbag album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Subsonic Society” in Oslo, “Airbag Studio” and was produced by Asle Tostrup and Bjørn Riis.

Personnel:

  • Asle Tostrup – lead vocals, guitar
  • Bjørn Riis – vocals, guitar
  • Henrik Bergan Fossum: – drums
  • Vegard Sleipnes – engineer
  • Chris Sansom – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Killer
  2. Broken
  3. Slave
  4. Sleepwalker
  5. Disconnected
  6. Return

Kevin Morby: Singing Saw

On April 15, 2016, “Dead Oceans” label released “Singing Saw”, the third Kevin Morby studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Isokon Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Sam Cohen.

Personnel:

  •  Kevin Morby – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Sam Cohen – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums
  • Marco Benevento – piano, keyboards 
  • Justin Sullivan – drums, percussion
  • Nick Kinsey – drums, percussion 
  • John Andrews – singing saw 
  • Alec Spiegelman – saxophone, flute
  • Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet 
  • Eliza Bagg – strings
  • Oliver Hill – strings
  • Alecia Chakour – backing vocals 
  • Hannah Cohen – backing vocals 
  • Lauren Balthrop – backing vocals
  • D. James Goodwin – engineer, mixing
  • John Thayer – engineer assistant
  • Sam Cohen – additional engineering
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering assistant
  • Miles Johnson – design
  • Dusdin Condren – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Morby.

  1. Cut Me Down
  2. I Have Been to the Mountain
  3. Singing Saw
  4. Drunk and on a Star
  5. Dorothy
  6. Ferris Wheel
  7. Destroyer
  8. Black Flowers
  9. Water

John Zorn: The Painted Bird

On March 18, 2016, “Tzadik” label released “The Painted Bird”, album by John Zorn, It was recorded in 2915, at “East Side Sound” in New York, and was produced by John Zorn.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn – arrangements, conductor, artwork
  • Simulacrum – ensemble
  • Matt Hollenberg – guitar
  • John Medeski – organ
  • Kenny Wollesen – vibes
  • Kenny Grohowski – drums
  • Ches Smith – voudin drums, congas
  • Marc Urselli – recordin
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Kazunori Sugiyama – executive producer

Track listing:

All track by John Zorn.

  1. Snakeskin
  2. Plague
  3. Ravens
  4. Comet
  5. Cinders
  6. Nettles
  7. Night
  8. Spike
  9. Missal

Shamblemaths: Same

On March 15, 2016, Shamblemaths self-released, band’s self-titled, debut album.

Personnel:

  • Simen Ådnøy Ellingsen – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, soprano and baritone saxophone
  • Eirik Øverland Dischler – keyboards
  • Halvor Lund – organ
  • Eirik Mathias Husum – bass guitar
  • Jon Even Schärer – drums
  • Colin Howarth – tenor saxophone
  • Marit Høye Ådnøy – soprano vocal
  • Helene Hesselberg Rendal, Karl Yngve Lervåg – choir

Track listing:

Conglomeration (Or: The Grand Pathetic Suite)

  1. Bloody Racket
  2. Your Silly Stare
  3. A Mockery In The Making
  4. The Different Tastes Of Sick
  5. A Mockery Well Made
  6. Life Is Tough (When You’re Me)
  7. Saucy Tiara Woman!
  8. Another Pear Of Ice
  9. Con-Girl Omen Ratio 1
  10. Overture

A Failing Ember

  1. Never Innocent Again
  2. The Winding Star
  3. Three Flowers
  4. Deus Caritatis

Stalker

  1. Stalker Begins
  2. Bad Conscience Underneath Your Gown
  3. Stalker: Persistance
  4. Stalker’s Lullaby
  5. Stalker: The Harrowing
  6. Stalker: Inevitable Anticlimax And Fade-Out

MGMT: Little Dark Age

On February 9, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Little Dark Age”, the fourth MGMT studio album. It was recorded September 2016 – May 2017, at “Baby Office” and “Kingsize Soundlabs” in Los Angeles, “The CRC” and “Tarbox Toad” in New York, and was produced by Patrick Wimberly, Dave Fridmann and Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser.

Personnel:

  • Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, programming
  • Ben Goldwasser – vocals, backing vocals, organ, keyboards, bass, synthesizer, flute,  programming
  • Josh Da Costa – additional drums
  • Ariel Pink – synthesizer, guitars, backing vocals
  • Danny Meyer – saxophone
  • Connan Mockasin – guitar, backing vocals
  • Cellars – vocals
  • Patrick Wimberly – vocals, bass, percussion, vibraphone
  • James Richardson – additional bass, synthesizer, French horn, recorder, guitar, bass
  • Sébastien Tellier – backing vocals
  • Patrick Wimberly – engineer
  • Dave Fridmann – engineer, mixing
  • Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – additional engineering
  • Celso A. Estrada – engineer assistant
  • Tyler Karmen – engineer assistant
  • Matt Estep – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden, all music by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, except where noted.

  1. She Works Out Too Much
  2. Little Dark Age
  3. When You Die – lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ariel Pink, music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Ariel Pink
  4. Me and Michael
  5. TSLAMP – music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, James Richardosn
  6. James
  7. Days That Gone Away – music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Patrick Wimberley, Connan Mockasin
  8. One Thing Left to Try
  9. When You’re Small – lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser
  10. Hand It Over

Kairon; Irse: Reunation

On February 3, 2017, “Svart Records” label released “Reunation”, the third Kairon; Irse album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Tonehaven Recording Studio” in Jyväskylä, Finland, and was produced by Juho Vanhanen, Niko Lehdontie, Lasse Luhta, Dmitry Melet and Johannes Kohal.

Personnel:

  1. Niko Lehdontie – guitar, synth, organ
  2. Lasse Luhta – guitar
  3. Dmitry Melet – vocals, bass, violin
  4. Johannes Kohal – drums
  5. Andreas Heino – saxophone
  6. Tom Brooke – recording, engineer, mixing
  7. Jaakko Vitalahde – mastering
  8. Olli Kiviluoto – artwork, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Lasse Luhta, except where noted, all music by Niko Lehdontie, Lasse Luhta, Dmitry Melet and Johannes Kohal.

  1. Sinister Waters I
  2. Sinister Waters II
  3. Llullaillaco
  4. Starik – lyrics by Dwitry Melet
  5. Porphyrogennetos
  6. Ruination – lyrics by Jenna Haapaharju

Japandroids: Near to the Wild Heart of Life

On January 27, 2017, “ANTI-” label released “Near to the Wild Heart of Life”, the third Japandroids studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Rain City Recorders” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Jesse Gander, Damian Taylor, Brian King and David Prowse.

Personnel:

  • Brian King – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • David Prowse – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Louise Burns – backing vocals
  • Melissa Gregerson – backing vocals
  • Olga Straffon – backing vocals
  • Jesse Gander – engineer
  • Damian Taylor – engineer
  • Peter Katis – mixing, additional production
  • Greg Giorgio – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Near to the Wild Heart of Life
  2. North East South West
  3. True Love and a Free Life of Free Will
  4. I’m Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner)
  5. Arc of Bar
  6. Midnight to Morning
  7. No Known Drink or Drug
  8. In a Body Like a Grave

Savages: Adore Life

On January 22, 2016, “Matador” label released “Adore Life”, the second Savages studio album. It was recorded in April 2015, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Johnny Hostile.

Personnel:

  • Jehnny Beth – vocals
  • Gemma Thompson – guitar
  • Ayse Hassan – bass guitar
  • Fay Milton – drums
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer
  • Trentemøller – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Craig Ward – design, logo

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jehnny Beth, all music by Ayse Hassan, Fay Milton, Gemma Thompson, and Jehnny Beth.

  1. The Answer
  2. Evil
  3. Sad Person
  4. Adore
  5. Slowing Down the World
  6. I Need Something New
  7. When In Love
  8. Surrender
  9. T.I.W.Y.G.
  10. Mechanics