Tag Archives: 2016

Mother Mother: No Culture

On February 10, 2017, “Def Jam” label released “No Culture”, the sixth Mother Mother album. It was recorded in 2016, at “The Warehouse Studio”, and was produced by Ryan Guldemond, Brian Howes and Jason Van Poederooyen.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Guldemond – vocals, guitar
  • Molly Guldemond – vocals, keyboard, art direction, design
  • Jasmin Parkin – vocals, keyboard
  • Mike Young – bass
  • Ali Siadat – drums
  • Jeremy Page – bass, saxophone
  • The Warehouse Kids Choir – backing vocals
  • Zach Blackstone – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Raina + Wilson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Guldemond.

  1. Free
  2. Love Stuck
  3. The Drugs
  4. Back in School
  5. Letter
  6. Baby Boy
  7. Mouth of the Devil
  8. No Culture
  9. Everything Is Happening
  10. Family

DIIV: Is The Is Are

On February 5, 2016, “Captured Tracks” label released “Is the Is Are”, the second DIIV studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Strange Weather Recording Studio” and “The Bunker Studio”  in Brooklyn, and was produced by Zachary Cole Smith.

Personnel:

  • Zachary Cole Smith– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, drums, mixing, art arrangements
  • Devin Ruben Perez – bass guitar
  • Ben Wolf – drums
  • Colby Hewitt – drums
  • Colin Caulfield – drums, harmony arrangements
  • Sky Ferreira– vocals
  • Daniel Schlett – recording, additional mixing
  • Kurt Feldman – additional mixing, additional recording, , mixing
  • Jacob Portrait – mixing
  • Alex DeTurk – mastering
  • Joji Nakamura, Bizaroïds (Frederick Deming) – artwork
  • Hidemasa Miyake – photography
  • Ryan McCardle, Pam, Will – art arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Out of Mind
  2. Under the Sun
  3. Bent (Roi’s Song)
  4. Dopamine
  5. Blue Boredom (Sky’s Song)
  6. Valentine
  7. Yr Not Far
  8. Take Your Time
  9. Is the Is Are
  10. Mire (Grant’s Song)
  11. Incarnate Devil
  12. (Fuck)
  13. Healthy Moon
  14. Loose Ends
  15. (Napa)
  16. Dust
  17. Waste of Breath

Field Music: Commontime

On February 5, 2016, “Memphis Industries Records” label released “Commontime”, the sixth Field Music studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “FMHQ”, and was produced by Peter Brewis and David Brewis.

Personnel:

  • Peter Brewis
  • David Brewis
  • Andrew Moore – keyboards
  • Pete Fraser – saxophone
  • Simon Dennis – trumpets
  • Ed Cross, Josephine Montgomery – violin
  • Chrissie Slater – viola
  • Ele Leckie – cello
  • Liz Corney, Jennie Brewis – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Brewis and Peter Brewis.

  1. The Noisy Days Are Over
  2. Disappointed
  3. But Not for You
  4. I’m Glad
  5. Don’t You Want to Know What’s Wrong?
  6. How Should I Know If You’ve Changed?
  7. Trouble at the Lights
  8. They Want You to Remember
  9. It’s a Good Thing
  10. The Morning Is Waiting
  11. Indeed It Is
  12. That’s Close Enough for Now
  13. Same Name
  14. Stay Awake

Kellermensch: Goliath

On January 27, 2017, “Universal” label released “Goliath”, the fourth Kellermensch studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in Esbjerg, Denmark, and was produced by Sebastian Wolff, Anders Trans, Christian Sinderman, Jan V. Laursen, Claudio W. Suez and John V. Laursen.

Personnel:

  • Sebastian Wolff – vocals, guitar
  • Jan V. Laursen – guitar
  • Christian Sinderman – vocals, organ
  • Claudio W. Suez – bass
  • John V. Laursen – upright bass, guitar
  • Anders Trans – drums
  • Søren Storm, Nils Gröndahl – violins
  • Inger Juhl Jensen – cello
  • Sebastian Wolff, Anders Trans, Christian Sinderman, Jan V. Laursen, Claudio W. Suez, John V. Laursen – recording
  • Sebastian Wolff – mixing
  • Jan Eliason – mastering
  • Jan V. Laursen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Bad Sign
  2. The Pain of Salvation
  3. Atheist in a Foxhole
  4. Mediocre Man
  5. Remainder
  6. All That I Can Say
  7. Carrying My Name
  8. Lost at Sea
  9. Moth
  10. How to Get By

Ty Segall: Same

On January 27, 2017, “Drag City” label released the self titled, ninth Ty Segall studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Ty Segall – vocals, guitar
  • Emmett Kelly – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Boye – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Mikal Cronin – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Charles Moothart – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ty Segall.

  1. Break a Guitar
  2. Freedom
  3. Warm Hands (Freedom Returned)
  4. Talkin’
  5. The Only One
  6. Thank You Mr. K
  7. Orange Color Queen
  8. Papers
  9. Take Care (To Comb Your Hair)
  10. Untitled

Transatlantic: Kaleidoscope

On January 27, 2014, “Inside Out Music” label released “Kaleidoscope”, the fourth  Transatlantic studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Pete Trewavas and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse— vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitars
  • Roine Stolt— vocals, electric guitars, percussion, additional keyboards
  • Pete Trewavas— vocals, bass guitar
  • Mike Portnoy— vocals, drums
  • Rich Mouser— pedal steel guitar
  • Chris Carmichael— cello
  • Daniel Gildenlöw— vocals
  • Rich Mouser — mixing
  • Jerry Guidroz — engineer
  • Thomas Ewerhard — design, layout
  • Per Nordin — Transatlantic Ship
  • Joey Pippin — band photos
  • Jerry Guidroz — Kaleidoscope photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, except where noted.

  1. Into the Blue
  • Overture
  • The Dreamer and the Healer
  • A New Beginning
  • Written in Your Heart
  • The Dreamer and the Healer (reprise)
  1. Black as the Sky
  2. Beyond the Sky
  3. Kaleidoscope
  • Overture
  • Ride the Lightning
  • Black Gold
  • Walking the Road
  • Desolation Days
  • Lemon Looking Glass
  • Ride the Lightning (reprise)

The Charlatans: Modern Nature

On January 26, 2015, “BMG” label released “Modern Nature”, the twelve  Charlatans (The) album. It was recorded in 2014, at Cheshire, and was produced by Jim Spencer, Tim Burgess, Tony Rodgers, Mark Collins and Martin Blunt.

Personnel:

  • Tim Burgess– lead vocals
  • Tony Rodgers – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mark Collins – guitar
  • Martin Blunt – bass
  • Peter Salisbury, Gabriel Gurnsey, Stephen Morris, Dave Tolan – drums

Track listing:

  1. Talking in Tones
  2. So On
  3. Come Baby Home
  4. Keep Enough
  5. In the Tall Grass
  6. Emilie
  7. Let the Good Times Be Never Ending
  8. I Need You to Know
  9. Lean In
  10. Trouble Understanding
  11. Lot to Say

Dolores O’Riordan

On January 15, 2018, Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan died aged 46. She was singer, songwriter and musician (guitar, bass, and keyboards), best known as vocalist and leader of The Cranberries. She released seven studio albums with The Cranberries, two solo albums: Are You Listening? (2007) and No Baggage (2009). In 2016 as member of the band D.A.R.K. she released the album Science Agrees.

Flaming Lips: Oczy Mlody

On January 13, 2017, “Warner Bros” label released “Oczy Mlody”, the fourteenth Flaming Lips studio album. It was recorded June 2012 – June 2016, at “Pink Floor Studios” in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Michael ivins, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth and Nick Ley.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, theremin, guitars
  • Steven Drozd– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums
  • Derek Brown – guitars, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jake Ingalls – keyboards, guitars
  • Michael Ivins– bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Matt Duckworth  – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nick Ley – percussion, drums, samples
  • Reggie Watts – vocal
  • Miley Cyrus – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael ivins, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth and Nick Ley.

  1. Oczy Mlody
  2. How??
  3. There Should Be Unicorns
  4. Sunrise (Eyes of the Young)
  5. Nigdy Nie (Never No)
  6. Galaxy I Sink
  7. One Night While Hunting for Faeries and Witches and Wizards to Kill
  8. Do Glowy
  9. Listening to the Frogs With Demon Eyes
  10. The Castle
  11. Almost Home (Blisko Domu)
  12. We a Famly