Tag Archives: 2016

Afghan Whigs: In Spades

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On May 5, 2017, “Sub Pop” label released “In Spades”, the eighth Afghan Whigs studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Memphis and Joshua Tree, and was produced by Greg Dulli.

Personnel:

  • Greg Dulli – vocals, guitars, mellotron, harmonium, bass guitar, piano, electric piano, percussion
  • Dave Rosser – vocals, guitars
  • Jon Skibic – guitars, mellotron
  • Rick Nelson – vocals, cello, violin, viola
  • John Curley – bass guitar
  • Patrick Keeler – drums
  • Susan Marshall, Scott Bennett – vocals
  • Ben Ellman – baritone saxophone
  • Ian Bowman – tenor saxophone
  • John Culbreth – trumpet
  • Evan Oberla – trombone
  • David Ralicke – saxophone, trombone, trumpet
  • Rob Ingraham – tenor saxophone
  • Petra Haden – vocals, violin
  • Gabe Noel – cello
  • Rick Nelson, Christopher Thorn, Mike Napolitano, Justin Smith, Jeff Powell, Kyle Kelso, Matt Beck, Wesley Graham, Jon Skibic – recording
  • Mike Napolitano, Christopher Thorn – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman, Joe Bozzi – mastering
  • Ramon Rodrigues Melo – artwork
  • Christopher Friedman – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Dulli.

  1. Birdland
  2. Arabian Heights
  3. Demon in Profile
  4. Toy Automatic
  5. Oriole
  6. Copernicus
  7. The Spell
  8. Light as a Feather
  9. I Got Lost
  10. Into the Floor

Sunset Rainbow: Shut Up I Am Dreaming

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On May 2, 2006, “Absolutely Kosher” label released “Shut Up I Am Dreaming”, the second Sunset Rubdown album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Breakglass Studio”.

Personnel:

  • Spencer Krug- vocals, keys, guitar, kick drum
  • Camilla Wynne Ingr – vocals, percussion, keyboards
  • Michael Doerksen – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizers, drums
  • Jordan Robson-Cramer – drums, guitar, keyboards
  • Mark Nicol – bass, kalimba, drums
  • Jace Lasek, Dave Smith – engineer
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Matt Moroz – design

Track listing:

  1. Stadiums and Shrines II
  2. They Took a Vote and Said No
  3. Us Ones in Between
  4. I’m Sorry I Sang on Your Hands That Must Have Been in the Grave
  5. Snake’s Got a Leg III
  6. The Empty Threats of Little Lord
  7. Swimming
  8. The Men Are Called Horsemen There
  9. Q-Chord
  10. Shut Up I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings

Bower Rebellion: Ocean by Ocean

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On April 29, 2016, “Amplify” label released “Ocean by Ocean”, the fifth Boxer Rebellion album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Billy Bush.

Personnel:

  • Nathan Nicholson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Andrew Smith – lead guitar
  • Adam Harrison – bass guitar
  • Piers Hewitt – drums
  • Billy Bush – engineer, mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Trevor McCarthy – artwork
  • Glen Alberastine – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nathan Nicholson, Andrew Smith, Adam Harrison and Piers Hewitt.

  1. Weapon
  2. Big Ideas
  3. Let’s Disappear
  4. Put Yourself Together
  5. Firework
  6. Keep Me Close
  7. Redemption
  8. The Fog I Was Lost In
  9. You Can Love Me
  10. Let It Go

Brian Eno: The Ship

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On April 29, 2016, “Warp” label released “The Ship”, the twenty-fifth Brian Eno solo studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers.

Personnel:

  • Brian Eno – recording, cover, photography
  • Peter Chilvers – keyboards, vocoder, recording, programming
  • Leo Abrahams– guitar
  • Jon Hopkins– keyboards
  • Nell Catchpole – violin, viola
  • Nuria Homs – voice
  • Members of the Elgin Marvels – voice
  • Peter Serafinowicz– voice

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Eno, except where noted.

  1. The Ship
  2. Fickle Sun (I)
  3. Fickle Sun (II) The Hour is Thin
  4. Fickle Sun (III) I’m Set Free – Brian Eno, Lou Reed

 

Billy Paul

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On April 24, 2016, Paul Williams aka Billy Paul died aged 81. He was singer and song writer, associated with the Philadelphia soul sound, best known for his 1972 “Grammy Awarded” #1 single, “Me and Mrs. Jones”, and the albums “360 Degrees of Billy Paul” (1972) and  “War of Gods” (1973).

Procol Harum: Novum

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On April 21, 2017, “Eagle Rock Entertainment” label released “Novum”, the twelfth Procol Harum studio album. It was recorded October – December 2016, and was produced by Dennis Weinreich.

Personnel:

  • Gary Brooker– vocals, piano, accordion
  • Geoff Whitehorn– guitar
  • Josh Phillips – vocals, organ
  • Matt Pegg– bass guitar
  • Geoff Dunn– drums

Track listing:

Music by Gary Brooker, and Josh Phillips, except where noted. Lyrics by Pete Brown, except where noted.

  1. I Told On You
  2. Last Chance Motel
  3. Image of the Beas – music Gary Brooker, Josh Philips, Geoff Whitehorn
  4. Soldier – lyrics Gary Brooker
  5. Don’t Get Caught
  6. Neighbour
  7. Sunday Morning
  8. Businessman
  9. Can’t Say That
  10. The Only One
  11. Somewhen – lyrics Gary Brooker

Incubus: 8

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On April 21, 2017, “Island” label released “8”, the eighth Incubus studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Leandro Dusso Jr., Brandon Boyd, Michael Einziger, Jose Pasillas II, Chris Kilmore and Ben Kenney.

Personnel:

  • Brandon Boyd– lead vocals, guitar, melodies, percussion, art direction
  • Michael Einziger– guitar, piano, backing vocals, string orchestration and arrangements, conducting, additional engineering
  • Jose Pasillas II– drums
  • Chris Kilmore– piano, keyboards, mellotron, organ, turntables
  • Ben Kenney– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • James Monti – engineer
  • Cameron Barton – engineer assistant
  • Matt Tuggle – 2nd engineer
  • Bryan Dimaio – 3rd engineer
  • Gabe Sackier, Todd Hurtt – additional engineering
  • Gentry Studer – mastering
  • Brantley Gutierrez – art direction, band photography
  • Alberto Erazo – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brandon Boyd, Michael Einziger, Jose Pasillas II, Chris Kilmore and Ben Kenney.

  1. No Fun
  2. Nimble Bastard
  3. State of the Art
  4. Glitterbomb
  5. Undefeated
  6. Loneliest
  7. When I Became a Man
  8. Familiar Faces
  9. Love in a Time of Surveillance
  10. Make No Sound in the Digital Forest
  11. Throw Out the Map

Maximo Park: Risk to Exist

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On April 21, 2017, “Daylighting” label released “Risk to Exist”, the sixth Maximo Park studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “The Loft” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Tom Schick.

Personnel:

  • Paul Smith – vocals
  • Duncan Lloyd – guitars
  • Lukas Wooller – keyboards
  • Paul Rafferty – bass guitar
  • Tom English – drums
  • Mimi Parker– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. What Did We Do to You to Deserve This?
  2. Get High (No, I Don’t)
  3. What Equals Love?
  4. Risk to Exist
  5. I’ll Be Around
  6. Work and Then Wait
  7. The hero
  8. The Reason I Am Here
  9. Make What You Can
  10. Respond to the Feeling
  11. Alchemy

Cate Le Bon: Crab Day

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On April 15, 2016, “Drag City”, “Turnstile Music”, and “Caroline International” labels released “Crab Day”, the fourth Cate Le Bon studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Panoramic House” in Stinson Beach, California, and was produced by Josiah Steinbrick and Noah Georgeson.

Personnel:

  • Cate Le Bon– vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, synthesizer, marimba
  • Huw Gwynfryn Evans– guitar, marimba, synthesizer
  • Josiah Steinbrick– bass, piano, percussion
  • Stephen Black– bass, clarinet, saxophone
  • Stella Mozgawa– drums
  • Samur Khouja – engineer
  • Noah Georgeson– mixing
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Hawkline– sleeve
  • Ivana Klickovic – cover photography, insert photography
  • Isabel Vollrath – kimono jacket
  • Christian Fritzenwanker – make up

Track listing:

All tracks written Cate Le Bon.

  1. Crab Day
  2. Love Is Not Love
  3. Wonderful
  4. Find Me
  5. I’m a Dirty Attic
  6. I Was Born on the Wrong Day
  7. We Might Revolve
  8. Yellow Blinds, Cream Shadows
  9. How Do You Know?
  10. What’s Not Mine

Art Bergmann: The Apostate

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On April 8, 2016, “Weewerk” label released “The Apostate”, the eighth Art Bergmann studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Lome Matheson.

Personnel:

  • Art Bergmann – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
  • Paul Rigby – steel, acoustic, baritone and electric guitars, mandolin, e-bow
  • Lorrie Matheson – acoustic and electric guitars, mellotron, organ, pianorgan, chopsticks
  • Jason Sniderman– piano, wurlitzer, mellotron
  • Mike Little – accordion
  • Peter Clarke – bass
  • Ian Grant – drums, percussion
  • Foon Yap – violin
  • Natasha Sayer, Emily Triggs, Nikki Valentine – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Art Bergmann.

  1. Atheist Prayer
  2. Mirage (The Apostate)
  3. Cassandra
  4. The Greatest Story Never Told
  5. Live It Up
  6. A Town Called Mean
  7. Pioneers
  8. The Legend of Bobby Bird