On January 27, 2017, “Thirsty Ear” label released “Piano Song”, credited to Matthew Shipp Trio, and the 62nd Matthew Shipp album overall. It was recorded in April 2016, at “Park West” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Gordon.
On December 9, 2016, “Vagrant Records” label released “Lost on You”, the fourth LP studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Scott Thomas Robinson.
Personnel:
LP (Laura Pergolizzi) – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Charles Jones, Josh Record, Maiya Sykes, Mike Del Rio – backing vocals
Joe Leoni – engineer
Mitch McCarthy – engineer
Rob Kinelski – mixing
John Greenham Mastering – mastering
Randall Leddy – layout, design
Michel Compte – photography
Taylor Bringuel – creative director
Mike Del Rio – executive producer
Track listing:
Muddy Waters – LP, Mike Del Rio, Joshua Record
No Witness – LP, Mike Del Rio, Ricky Lina
Lost on You – LP, Nate Campany, Mike Del Rio
Up Against Me – LP, PJ Bianco
Tightrope – LP, Del Rio, Nikolai Potthoff
Other People – LP, Ren Romans, Nate Campany
Into the Wild – LP, PJ Bianco
Strange – LP, Mike Del Rio, Nate Campany
Death Valley – LP, David Thomas
You Want It All – LP, Mike Del Rio, PJ Bianco, Jonathan Malone
On December 6, 2019, “White Heart Records” label released “Arrhythmia”, the second Hail the Ghost studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2019, at “Jam Studios” in Ballinamona, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland, and was produced by Kieran O’Reilly and Martin Quinn.
Personnel:
Kieran O’Reilly – lead and backing vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
Eamonn Young – guitars
Ian Corr – piano, keyboards
Martin Quinn – bass, backing vocals
Paul Higgins – guitars
Gavin Mulhall – drums
Eamonn Young Sr. – saxophone
Joe Donnelly – spoken word
Zach Minogue O’Reilly – boys laughing
Lua Minogue O’Reilly – boys laughing
Sveva Robiony – cover art
Track listing:
All lyrics by Kieran O’Reilly, except where noted.
On December 1, 2017, “Cave and Canary Goods” label released “All Is as All Should Be”, the 14th Dear Hunter (The) EP. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.
Personnel:
Casey Crescenzo – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
On October 28, 2016, “ECM” label released “Rising Grace”, the 21st Wolfgang Muthspiel album. It was recorded in January 2016, at “Studios La Buissonne” in Pernes-les-Fontaines, in France, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
Wolfgang Muthspiel – guitar
Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet
Brad Mehldau – piano
Larry Grenadier – double bass
Brian Blade – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Wolfgang Muthspiel, except where noted.
On October 21, 2016, “RCA” label released “Integrity Blues”, the ninth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Sunset Sound”, “Chez JMJ”, “Unit 2”, and was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton.
On October 11, 2017, “Geenger Records” and “Balkan Veliki” labels released “Pazi Kuče”, album by Vasko Atanasovski. It was recorded October 2016 – April 2017, at “Studio 1060” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vasko Atanasovski.
On September 15, 2017, “ECM” label released “Pelagos”, the 24th Stefano Battaglia album. It was recorded in May 2016, at “Fazioli Concert Hall” in Sacile, Italy, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
On September 2, 2016, “Divine Comedy Records” label released “Foreverland”, the eleventh Divine Comedy (The) studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2916, and was produced by Neil Hannon.
On August 24, 2021, Charles Robert Watts died aged 80. He was musician (drums) and songwriter, member of Blues Incorporated and The Charlie Watts Tentetm, but was best known as a drummer of The Rolling Stones since 1963. Watts was featured on all the Rolling Stones albums. In 2006, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”, and in 2016, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at number 12 on its “100 Greatest Drummers of All Time” list. In addition to his work with The Rolling Stones, Watts has released eleventh albums.