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Andrew Bird: Are You Serious

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On April 1, 2016, “Loma Vista” label released “Are You Serious”, the thirteen Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Fairfax Studio” and “Zeitgeist Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tony Berg and David Boucher.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, violins, whistling, guitar, omnichord
  • Blake Mills – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, tiple, electric banjo, drums
  • Tony Berg – guitar, keyboards, recording
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards
  • Bram Inscore – keyboards
  • Alan Hampton – bass, guitar
  • Ted Poor – drums, percussion, vibes, tubular bells
  • Moses Sumney – vocals
  • Fiona Apple – vocals
  • David Boucher – recording, mixing
  • Joseph Lorge – additional recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Roettinger – art direction, design
  • John Baldessari – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird.

  1. Capsized
  2. Roma Fade
  3. Truth Lies Low
  4. Puma
  5. Chemical Switches
  6. Left Handed Kisses
  7. Are You Serious
  8. Saints Preservus
  9. The New Saint Jude
  10. Valleys of the Young
  11. Bellevue

Pet Shop Boys: Super

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On April 1, 2016, “X2” label released “Super”, the thirteenth Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Stuart Price.

Personnel:

  • Neil Tennant – vocals, programming
  • Chris Lowe – keyboards, programming
  • Jessica Freedman – additional vocals
  • Nayana Holley – additional vocals
  • Stuart Price – additional programming, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

  1. Happiness
  2. The Pop Kids
  3. Twenty-something
  4. Groovy
  5. The Dictator Decides
  6. Pazzo!
  7. Inner Sanctum
  8. Undertow
  9. Sad Robot World
  10. Say it to Me
  11. Burn
  12. Into Thin Air

Violent Femmes: We Can Do Anything

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On March 4, 2016, “PIAS America” label released “We Can Do Anything”, the ninth Violent Femmes album. The cover art was by Kevin Hearn.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Gano – lead vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Brian Ritchie– vocals, acoustic bass guitar
  • Brian Viglione – vocals, drums, percussion

The Horns of Dilemma

  • John Sparrow – bass cajon
  • Jeff Hamilton – guitar, mandolin, 6 string banjo, ukulele, vocals, percussion
  • Blaise Garza– contrabass, bass, baritone and tenor saxophones
  • Kevin Hearn– accordion, guitar, piano, organ, vocals
  • Paul Cebar – electric 12-string

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Gano except where noted.

  1. Memory
  2. I Could Be Anything
  3. Issues – Gordon Gano, Kevin Griffin, Sam Hollander
  4. Holy Ghost – Gordon Gano, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz
  5. What You Really Mean – Cynthia Gayneau
  6. Foothills – Gordon Gano, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz
  7. Travelling Solves Everything
  8. Big Car
  9. Untrue Love
  10. I’m Not Done

Esperanza Spalding: Emily’s D+Evolution

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On March 4, 2016, “Concord” label released “Emily’s D+Evolution”, the fifth Esperanza Spalding album. It was recorded in 2015, at “NRG Studios” in Hollywood; “The Magic Shop” and “HUMAN” in New York City, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding and Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Esperanza Spalding – vocals, bass, lyrics, piano, bass synthesizer
  • Matthew Stevens – guitar
  • Corey King – backing vocals, synthesizer, writing, trombone, keyboards
  • Karriem Riggins – drums, percussion
  • Justin Tyson – drums
  • Emily Elbert – backing vocals
  • Nadia Washington – backing vocals
  • Celeste Butler – backing vocals
  • Fred Martin – backing vocals
  • Katriz Trinidad – backing vocals
  • Kimberly L. Cook-Ratliff – backing vocals
  • Kyle Hoffman – engineer
  • Tim Price – engineer
  • Erin Tonkon – engineer assistant
  • Kyle McAulay – engineer assistant
  • Martin Cooke – engineer assistant
  • Nicolas Fournier – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Tony Visconti – mixing
  • Mario Borgatta – mixing assistant
  • Lawrence Azzerad – design
  • Holly Andres – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted.

  1. Good Lava
  2. Unconditional Love
  3. Judas
  4. Earth to Heaven
  5. One
  6. Rest in Pleasure
  7. Ebony and Ivy
  8. Noble Nobles – Esperanza Spalding, Corey King
  9. Farewell Dolly
  10. Elevate or operate
  11. Funk the Fear
  12. I Want It Now – Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse

Cult: Hidden City

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On February 5, 2016, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Hidden City”, the tenth Cult studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Ian Astbury– vocals, tambourine, guitars
  • Billy Duffy– guitars
  • Jamie Muhoberac– piano, keyboards
  • Chris Chaney– bass
  • Bob Rock– bass, guitars
  • John Tempesta– drums
  • Dan Chase – drums
  • Ted Jensen- mastering

Track listing:

  1. Dark Energy
  2. No Love Lost
  3. Dance the Night
  4. In Blood
  5. Birds of Paradise
  6. Hinterland
  7. G O A T
  8. Deeply Ordered Chaos
  9. Avalanche of Light
  10. Lilies
  11. Heathens
  12. Sound and Fury

Dream Theater: The Astonishing

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On January 29, 2016, “Roadrunner Records” label released “The Astonishing”, the thirteenth Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded in 2015 at “Cove City Sound Studios” in Long Island, New York City, and was produced by John Petrucci.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie– lead vocals
  • John Petrucci– guitar, story and concept
  • Jordan Rudess– keyboards
  • Eric Rigler– bagpipes
  • John Myung– bass
  • Mike Mangini– drums, percussion
  • David Campbell– orchestral and choir arrangements
  • City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Richard Chycki – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Schuppan- engineer
  • Travis Warner – engineer
  • Jiema – cover art

Track listing:

All lyrics by John Petrucci, all music by John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess.

  1. Descent of the Nomacs
  2. Dystopian Overture
  3. The Gift of Music
  4. The Answer
  5. A Better Life
  6. Lord Nafarayus
  7. A Savior in the Square
  8. When Your Time Has Come
  9. Act of Faythe
  10. Three Days
  11. The Hovering Sojourn
  12. Brother, Can You Hear Me
  13. A Life Left behind
  14. Ravenskill
  15. Chosen
  16. Tempting Offer
  17. Digital Dicord
  18. The X Aspect
  19. A New Beginning
  20. The Road to Revolution
  21. 2285 Entr’acte
  22. Moment of Betrayal
  23. Heaven’s Cove
  24. Begin Again
  25. The Path That Divides
  26. Machine Chatter
  27. The Walking Shadow
  28. My Last Farewell
  29. Losing Faythe
  30. Whispers on the Wind
  31. Hymn of a Thousand Voices
  32. Our New World
  33. Power Down
  34. Astonishing

Basemant: Promise Everything

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On January 29, 2016, “Run for Cover” label released “Promise Everything”, the third Basement studio album. It was recorded in April 2015, at “Assault and Battery 2”, and was produced by Sam Pura.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Fisher – vocals
  • Ronan Crix – guitar
  • Alex Henery – guitar
  • Duncan Stewart – bass
  • James Fisher – drums
  • Sam Pura – mixing
  • Brian Gardener – mastering
  • V. – artwork
  • Alex Henery – layout
  • Mitch Pinney – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brother’s Keeper
  2. Hanging Around
  3. Lose Your Grip
  4. Aquasun
  5. Submission
  6. Oversized
  7. Blinded Bye
  8. For You the Moon
  9. Promise Everything
  10. Halo

T, J, Tindall

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On January 26, 2016, Thomas Joshua Tindall aka T.J. Tindall died aged 65. He was musician (guitar), as member of MFSB he was one of the architects of the Philadelphia Sound. Tindall recorded with many  musicians and bands including the O’Jays, the Trammps, Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Blue Magic, the Intruders, the Three Degrees, Bonnie Raitt, the Chambers Brothers, the Jacksons, Robert Palmer and the Temptations.Tindall was inducted twice into the “Philadelphia Music Alliance’s Walk of Fame” as a member of MFSB and the Salsoul Orchestra.

Steven Wilson: 4½

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On January 22, 2016, “Kscope” label released “4½”, the fifth Steven Wilson solo album. The mini album features songs that were written during the sessions for Wilson’s previous two studio albums, “Hand. Cannot. Erase”. and “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”., and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– lead vocals, guitars, autoharp, Mellotron, piano, percussion, virtual instruments
  • Dave Kilminster– guitar
  • Guthrie Govan– guitar
  • Adam Holzman– Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Rhodes, piano
  • Theo Travis– reeds
  • Ninet Tayeb– co-lead vocals
  • Nick Beggs– bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
  • Craig Blundell – drums
  • Marco Minnemann– drums
  • Chad Wackerman– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. My Book of Regrets
  2. Year of the Plague
  3. Happiness III
  4. Sunday Rain Sets In
  5. Vermillioncore
  6. Don’t Hate Me

Suede: Night Thoughts

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On January 22, 2016, “Suede Ltd.” label released “Night Thoughts”, the seventh Suede studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Ed Buller and Neil Codling. The album was accompanied by a feature film, directed by Roger Sargent.

Personnel:

  • Brett Anderson– vocals
  • Richard Oakes– guitars
  • Neil Codling– synthesizer, piano
  • Mat Osman– bass guitar
  • Simon Gilbert– drums, percussion
  • Tom Fry – double bass
  • James Mainwaring – baritone saxophone
  • Oli Langford – strings arrangement, violin, viola
  • Danny Keane – cello
  • Andy Hughes– engineer
  • Paul-Edouard Laurendeau – engineer
  • Joel M. Peters – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townsend– mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering

Track listing:

  1. When You Are Young – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling
  2. Outsiders – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling
  3. No Tomorrow – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
  4. Pale Snow – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling, Richard Oakes
  5. I Don’t Know How to Reach You – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling, Richard Oakes
  6. What I’m Trying to Tell You – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling, Richard Oakes
  7. Tightrope – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling
  8. Learning to Be – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
  9. Like Kids – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
  10. I Can’t Give Her What She Wants – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
  11. When You Were Young – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling
  12. The Fur and the Feathers – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Neil Codling