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).
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Procol Harum: Novum
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.
- I Told On You
- Last Chance Motel
- Image of the Beas – music Gary Brooker, Josh Philips, Geoff Whitehorn
- Soldier – lyrics Gary Brooker
- Don’t Get Caught
- Neighbour
- Sunday Morning
- Businessman
- Can’t Say That
- The Only One
- Somewhen – lyrics Gary Brooker
Incubus: 8
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.
- No Fun
- Nimble Bastard
- State of the Art
- Glitterbomb
- Undefeated
- Loneliest
- When I Became a Man
- Familiar Faces
- Love in a Time of Surveillance
- Make No Sound in the Digital Forest
- Throw Out the Map
Maximo Park: Risk to Exist
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:
- What Did We Do to You to Deserve This?
- Get High (No, I Don’t)
- What Equals Love?
- Risk to Exist
- I’ll Be Around
- Work and Then Wait
- The hero
- The Reason I Am Here
- Make What You Can
- Respond to the Feeling
- Alchemy
Cate Le Bon: Crab Day
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.
- Crab Day
- Love Is Not Love
- Wonderful
- Find Me
- I’m a Dirty Attic
- I Was Born on the Wrong Day
- We Might Revolve
- Yellow Blinds, Cream Shadows
- How Do You Know?
- What’s Not Mine
Art Bergmann: The Apostate
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.
- Atheist Prayer
- Mirage (The Apostate)
- Cassandra
- The Greatest Story Never Told
- Live It Up
- A Town Called Mean
- Pioneers
- The Legend of Bobby Bird
Josh Tillman: Pure Comedy
On April 7, 2017, “Bella Union” label released “Pure Comedy”, the third Josh Tillman album, under his pseudonym Father John Misty. It was recorded in March 2016 at “United Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Josh Tillman. In its choice of the “100 Best Albums of the Year”, “The Sunday Times” ranked “Pure Comedy” at number one.
Personnel:
- Josh Tillman– vocals, horn and vocal arrangement, mixing, art direction
- Jonathan Wilson– performance, mixing
- Thomas Bartlett, Elijah Thomson, Daniel Bailey, Keefus Ciancia, Kyle Flynn – performance
- Gavin Bryars – vibraphone, string arrangements
- Greg Leisz– pedal steel, lap steel
- Kelsey Lu – cello
- George Potts Young, De’Ante Duckett, Ryan Stewart, Tiffanie Cross, Vanessa Grundy, Shanika Bereal, Celeste Young, Dominique Dubose – additional vocals
- Chavonne Stewart – additional vocals, vocal arrangement
- Gavin Bryars– horn arrangements
- James King– horn arrangements
- Paul Jacob Cartwright, Tom Lea, Nico Muhly– string arrangements
- Trevor Spencer – engineer, mixing
- Vira Byramji, Dave Cerminara, Rouble Kapoor, Bryce Gonzales – additional engineering
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Ed Steed – illustrations, art direction
- Sasha Barr – art direction, additional art, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Josh Tillman.
- Pure Comedy
- Total Entertainment Forever
- Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution
- Ballad of the Dying Man
- Birdie
- Leaving LA
- A Bigger Paper Bag
- When the God of Love Returns There’ll Be Hell to Pay
- Smoochie
- Two Wildly Different Perspectives
- The Memo
- So I’m Growing Old on Magic Mountain
- In Twenty Years or So
Merle Haggard
On April 6, 2016, Merle Ronald Haggard died aged 79. He was musician (guitar, fiddle) and songwriter, together with his band the Strangers helped the creation of the Bakersfield sound, characterized by the twang of Fender Telecaster and the mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound.
Cheap Trick: Bang, Zoom, Crazy…Hello
On April 1, 2016, “Big Machine” label released “Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello”, the seventeenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Julian Raymond.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander– lead vocals, guitar
- Rick Nielsen– lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Petersson– bass, backing vocals
- Daxx Nielsen – drums, backing vocals
- Wayne Kramer– guitar
- Tim Lauer, Zac Rae, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
- Robin T. Zander, Johnny Keach, Chris Deaton, Julian Raymond – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Heart on the Line – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Gregg Giuffria, Julian Raymond, Daxx Nielsen
- No Direction Home – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
- When I Wake Up Tomorrow – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
- Do You Believe Me – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen
- Blood Red Lips – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
- Sing My Blues Away – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
- Roll Me – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen
- The In Crowd – Billy Page
- Long Time No See Ya – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen
- The Sun Never Sets – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
- All Strung Out – Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
Last Shadow Puppets: Everything You’ve Come to Expect
On April 1, 2016, “Domino” label released “Everything You’ve Come to Expect”, the second Last Shadow Puppets album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Shangri La Studios” in Malibu, CA, and was produced by James Ford.
Personnel:
- Miles Kane– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, saxophone
- Alex Turner– lead and backing vocals, acoustic, electric, twelve-string, and baritone guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Zach Dawes– bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, percussion
- James Ford– drums, percussion, keyboards
- Ian Walker – contrabass
- Sara Andon – flute
- Stephanie O’Keefe – French horn
- Alwyn Wright, Amy Wickman, Chris Bautista, Chris Woods, Daphne Chen, Eric Gorfrain, Gina Kronstadt, Leah Katz, Marisa Kuney, Nick Daley – violin
- Rodney Wirtz – viola
- John Krovoza, Peggy Baldwin, Richard Dodd – cello
- Matt Helders– backing vocals
- Owen Pallett– string arrangements, conducting
- Sean Oakley – engineer
- Ross Hogarth – orchestra recording
- Tchad Blake– mixing
- Brian Lucey – mastering
- Matthew Cooper – design
- Matt Helders, Taylor Bagley, Zackery Michael, Ben Chappell – booklet photography
- Jack Robinson – cover photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Alex Turner and Miles Kane, except where noted; all music by Miles Kane, Alex Turner, Zach Daves and James Ford, except where noted.
- Aviation
- Miracle Aligner – Alex Turner, Alexandra Savior
- Dracula Teeth
- Everything You’ve Come to Expect
- The Element of Surprise
- Bad Habits
- Sweet Dreams, TN
- Used to Be My Girl
- She Does the Woods
- Pattern
- The Dream Synopsis
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