Tag Archives: 2016

Sparks: Hippopotamus

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On September 8, 2017, “The End” and “BMG” labels released “Hippopotamus”, the twenty third Sparks studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sparks Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael– vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Ron Mael– keyboards, programming, orchestrations, mixing
  • Dean Menta– guitars
  • Steven Nistor– drums
  • Leos Carax– vocals, accordion
  • Rebecca Sjöwall– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

  1. Probably Nothing
  2. Missionary Position
  3. Edith Piaf(Said It Better Than Me)
  4. Scandinavian Design
  5. Giddy Giddy
  6. What the Hell Is It This Time?
  7. Unaware
  8. Hippopotamus
  9. Bumme
  10. I Wish You Were Fun
  11. So Tell Me  LincolnAside from That How Was the Play?
  12. When You’re a French Director
  13. The Amazing Mr. Repeat
  14. A Little Bit Like Fun
  15. Life with the Macbeths

Mogwai: Every Country’s Sun

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On September 1, 2017, “Rock Action” label released “Every Country’s Sun”, the ninth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Braithwaite – vocals, guitar
  • Barry Burns – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar
  • Dominic Aitchison – bass
  • Martin Bulloch – drums
  • Dave Fridmann– mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • DLT – design, illustration
  • Matt Estep – mixing assistant, production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch and Barry Burns.

  1. Coolverine
  2. Party in the Dark
  3. Brain Sweeties
  4. Crossing the Road Material
  5. Aka 47
  6. 20 Size
  7. 1000 Foot Face
  8. Don’t Believe the Fife
  9. Battered at a Scramble
  10. Old Poisons
  11. Every Country’s Sun

Omar Rodríguez-López: Arañas en la Sombra

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On August 26, 2016, “Ipecac Recordings” label released “Arañas en la Sombra”, the thirtieth Omar Rodríguez-López studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2012, and was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

  • Omar Rodríguez-López– vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, synths
  • Isaiah “Ikey” Owens– keyboards
  • Eva Gardner, Juan Alderete de la Peña– bass
  • Jon Theodore– drums
  • John Frusciante– additional guitar
  • Teri Gender Bender– backing vocals
  • Jon Debaun– recording, mixing
  • Chris Common– mastering
  • Julio Venegas– cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Omar Rodríguez-López.

  1. No Hay Inteligencia
  2. Arcos del Amor
  3. El Vacío
  4. Piojos Histéricos
  5. Un Mar Amargo
  6. Metamorfosis
  7. Extravagants Dientes
  8. Primitivo y Bárbaro
  9. Semillas de Hez
  10. Araña en la Sombra
  11. Voluntad de los Ciegos
  12. Presencia

The Bad Plus: It’s Hard

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On August 26, 2016, “Okeh Records” label released “It’s Hard”, the twelfth Bad Plus studio album. It was recorded in April 2016, and was produced by Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson– piano
  • Reid Anderson– bass
  • David King– drums

Track listing:

  1. Maps – Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek, Nick Zinner
  2. Games Without Frontiers – Peter Gabriel
  3. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman
  4. I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
  5. Alfombra Magica – Bill McHenry
  6. The Beautiful Ones – Prince
  7. Don’t Dream It’s Over – Neil Finn
  8. Staring at the Sun – Tunde Adebimpe, David Andrew Sitek
  9. Mandy – Scott English, Richard Kerr
  10. The Robots – Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter
  11. Broken Shadows – Ornette Coleman

Steven Wilson: To The Bone

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On August 18, 2017, “Caroline International” label released “To the Bone”, the fifth Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded December 2016 – April 2017, at “Strangeways” in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson and Paul Stacey.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
  • Ninet Tayeb– vocals, ,backing vocals
  • David Kollar– guitars
  • Paul Stacey– guitar solo
  • Nick Beggs, Robin Mullarkey – bass
  • Adam Holzman– piano, clavinet, organ, Solina strings
  • Craig Blundell, Jeremy Stacey– drums
  • Pete Eckford – percussion
  • Mark Feltham– harmonica
  • Sophie Hunger– vocals
  • Jasmine Walkes – spoken word
  • David Kilminster– backing vocals
  • Dave Stewart– string arrangements
  • The London Session Orchestra– strings
  • Synergy Vocals – choir
  • Paul Draper– sequencer
  • Paul Stacey– engineer, co-production
  • Lasse Hoile – cover art, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except  where noted.

  1. To the Bone – music by Steven Wilson, lyrics by Andy Partridge
  2. Nowhere Now
  3. Pariah
  4. The Same Asylum as Before
  5. Refuge
  6. Permanating
  7. Blank Tapes
  8. People Who Eat Darkness
  9. Song of I
  10. Detonation
  11. Song of Unborn

of Montreal: Innocence Reaches

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On August 12, 2016, “Polyvinyl” label released “Innocence Reaches”, the fourteenth of Montreal studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes – vocals, bass, drum programming, guitar, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Bennett Lewis – guitar
  • Clayton Rychlik – drums, percussion, piano
  • JoJo Glidewell – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Keiko Ishibashi – violin
  • Philip Mayer – percussion
  • Robert Parins – acoustic guitar, pedal steel
  • Zac Colwell – brass, woodwind
  • Drew Vandenberg – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • David Barnes – artwork
  • Jerrod Landon Porter – layout, lettering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Barnes.

  1. Let’s Relate
  2. It’s Different for Girls
  3. Gratuitous Abysses
  4. My Fair Lady
  5. Les Chants de Maldoror
  6. A Sport and a Pastime
  7. Ambassador Bridge
  8. Def Pacts
  9. Chaos Arpeggiating
  10. Nursing Slopes
  11. Trashed Exes
  12. Chap Plot

Young the Giant: Home of the Strange

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On August 12, 2016, “Fueled by Ramen” label released “Home of the Strange”, the third Young the Giant studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Jeff Bhasker and Alex Salibian.

Personnel:

  • Sameer Gadhia – lead vocals, percussion, ukulele, organ, electric guitar
  • Eric Cannata – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, synths, percussion, additional vocals
  • Jacob Tilley – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synths, vibraphone
  • Payam Doostzadeh – bass, piano, synths
  • Francois Comtois – drums, percussion, additional vocals, piano, synths
  • Alex Salibian – additional electric guitar, piano, synths, vocals
  • Alexandra Govere, Gabrielle Walter-Clay, Nilu Madadi, Nora Riegels, Sonia Gadhia – additional vocals

Track listing:

  1. Amerika
  2. Something to Believe In
  3. Elsewhere
  4. Know-It-All
  5. Jungle Youth
  6. Titus Was Born
  7. Repeat
  8. Silvertongue
  9. Art Exhibit
  10. Nothing’s Over
  11. Home of the Strange

Arcade Fire: Everything Now

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On July 28, 2017, “Sonovox Records” label released “Everything Now”, the fifth  Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded September 2016 – April 2017, at “Boombox” in New Orleans, “Sonovox” in Montreal and “Gang” in Paris, and was produced by Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury  , Jeremy Gara, Thomas Bangalter, Steve Mackey, Markus Dravs, Geoff Barrow and Eric Heigle.

Personnel:

  • Richard Reed Parry – electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Tim Kingsbury – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Win Butler– vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, string arrangements
  • Régine Chassagne– vocals, piano, keyboards, keytar, string arrangements
  • William Butler– keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Jeremy Gara– drums, string arrangements
  • Owen Pallett– piano, strings, string arrangements
  • Sarah Neufeld– string arrangements, strings
  • Daniel Lanois– pedal steel
  • Thomas Bangalter – synthesizer, programming
  • Geoff Barrow – synthesizer
  • Mark Lawson – MPC
  • Stuart Bogie– saxophone, flute
  • Matt Bauder, Charlie Gabriel– saxophone
  • Patrick Bebey – pygmy flute
  • Willonson Duprate, Jean “Diol Kidi” Edmond – congas
  • Korey Richey – drum machine
  • Rebecca Crenshaw, Helen Gillet – strings
  • Harmonistic Praise Crusade Choir
  • Akia Nevills, Kayla Jasmine – choir vocals, Tracci Lee, Jelly Joseph – choir vocals
  • Eric Heigle – recording
  • Mark Lawson, Iain Berryman, Korey Richey, Florian Lagatta – additional recording
  • Craig Silvey– mixing
  • Max Prior – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • JR– artwork
  • Marc Azoulay, Camille Pajot, Guillaume Cagniard – artwork assistant
  • Ping Pong Ping – design
  • Anton Corbijn– band portrait

Track listing:

All tracks by Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara.

  1. Everything_Now (Continued)
  2. Everything Now – contains elements from “The Coffee Cola Song” written by Francis Bebey
  3. Signs of Life
  4. Creature Comfort
  5. Peter Pan
  6. Chemistry
  7. Infinite Content
  8. Infinite Content
  9. Electric Blue
  10. Good God Damn
  11. Put Your Money on Me
  12. We Don’t Deserve Love
  13. Everything Now (Continued)

The Fall: New Facts Emerge

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On July 28, 2017, “Cherry Red Records” label released “New Facts Emerge”, the 31st and final studio Fall studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Keiron Melling and Mark E. Smith.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith– vocals
  • Peter Greenway – guitar, synth, backing vocals
  • David Spurr – bass guitar, Mellotron, backing vocals
  • Keiron Melling – drums, piano
  • Christophe Bride – French voice
  • Mat Arnold – engineer
  • Simon “Ding” Archer – engineer
  • Andy Pearce – mastering
  • Matt Wortham – mastering assistant
  • Pamela Vander – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Segue – Mark E. Smith
  2. Fol de Rol – Dave Spurr, Keiron Melling, Mark E. Smith
  3. Brillo de Facto – Dave Spurr, Keiron Melling, Mark E. Smith, Pete Greenway
  4. Victoria Train Station Massacre – Dave Spurr, Mark E.Smith
  5. New Facts Emerge – Dave Spurr, Mark E. Smith
  6. Couples vs Jobless Mid 30s – Dave Spurr, Keiron Melling, Mark E. Smith
  7. Second House Now – Dave Spurr, Mark E. Smith, Peter Greenway
  8. O! ZZTRRK Man – Keiron Melling, Mark E. Smith
  9. Gibbus Gibson – Dave Spurr, Mark E. Smith, Peter Greenway
  10. Groundsboy – Dave Spurr, Mark E. Smith, Peter Greenway
  11. Nine Out of Ten – Mark E. Smith

Bat for Lashes: The Bride

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On July 1, 2016, “Parlaphone” label released “The Bride”, the fourth Bat for Lashes (Natasha Khan) studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2015, and was produced by David Baron, Dan Carey, Ben Christophers, Simone Felice, Matt Hales, Head, Natasha Khan and Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Natasha Khan– vocals, Omnichord, guitars, mandolin, tambourine, Rhodes, drum programming; keyboards,  pocket piano, synth; harp; drums, string arrangements, celesta, vibraphone, bass synth, drum machine; handclaps; art direction, concept
  • Kevin Salem – guitar
  • Dawn Landes– guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Christophers – vocals, bowed guitar,; bass, sound effects, piano,  recording
  • David Baron– bass, synth, Rhodes, programming, string arrangements, sound effects, recording, mixing
  • Lou Rogai– guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Leo Taylor– drums
  • Alex Reeves – timpani; drums, percussion
  • Simone Felice – drums, recording
  • Matt Hales–drum programming, recording, synth
  • Sandy Bell – backing vocals
  • Rachael Yamagata– backing vocals
  • Jacknife Lee– programming, recording, sampler, synth
  • Davide Rossi – string arrangements, string recording, strings
  • Dan Carey– programming, recording, synth
  • Pete Hanlon – recording, engineer
  • Head – recording, mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Neil Krug – photography
  • Richard Welland – design
  • Michael Whitham – director of photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Natasha Khan, except where noted.

  1. I Do
  2. Joe’s Dream
  3. In God’s House
  4. Honeymooning Alone
  5. Sunday Love – Natasha Khan, Dan Carey
  6. Never Forgive the Angels
  7. Close Encounters
  8. Widow’s Peak – Natasha Khan, Simone Felice
  9. Land’s End
  10. If I Knew
  11. I Will Love Again – Natasha Khan, Simone Felice, Lou Rogal
  12. In Your Bed