On March 4,2016, “Barsuk” label released “You Know Who You Are”, the eighth Nada Surf studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Nuthouse Recording” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Tom Beaujour, Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, Ira Elliot and Doug Gillard.
On February 10, 2017, “Godfather Recordings” label released “A Big Bad Beautiful Noise” the eighth Godfathers (The) studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Bridge Studio” in Birmingham, “Cowshed Studio” in London, and was produced by Paul Robert Gray, Teo Miller, Steve Crittall, Peter Coyne, Mauro Venegas, Darren Birch and Tim James.
On February 5, 2016, “Highway 20” label released “The Ghosts of Highway 20”, the 12th Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Greg Liesz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams.
Personnel:
Lucinda Williams – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bill Frisell – electric guitar
Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Val McCallum – electric guitar
David Sutton – bass guitar, backing vocals
Carlton “Santa” Davis – drums
Butch Norton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Ras Michael – hand drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
On February 1, 2019, “4AD” label released “Gallipoli”, the fifth Beirut studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “The Relic Room” in New York City, “Sudestudio” in Guagnano, Italy, “Kaiku Studios” in Berlin, Germany, and was produced by Cach Condon and Gabe Wax.
Personnel:
Zach Condon – lead and backing vocals, piano, Rhodes piano, Farfisa orga, Hammond organ, pump organ, ukulele, trumpet, accordion, percussion, synth, Moog Voyager synthesizer, modular synthesizer, bells, Roland keyboard, ROLI Seaboard keyboard, shaker, drum machine, vocal recording, mixing
On January 20, 2017, “Temporary” label released “A Shadow in Time”, the 24th William Basinski album. It was recorded in 2016, at “2062” studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by William Basinski.
On January 6, 2017, “Born & Bred” label released “11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory”, the ninth Dropkick Murphys studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in El Paso, Texas, and was produced by Tedd Hutt.
Personnel:
Al Barr – lead vocals
Tim Brennan – vocals, guitars, accordion, mellotron, tin whistle
James Lynch – vocals, guitars
Ken Casey – lead vocals, bass guitar
Jeff DaRosa – vocals, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, acoustic guitars
Matt Kelly – vocals, drums, percussion
Ted Hutt – percussion
Lee Forshner – bagpipes
Track listing:
The Lonesome Boatman
Rebels with a Cause
Blood
Sandlot
First Class Loser
Paying My Way
I Had a Hat
Kicked to the Curb
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
On December 1, 2017, “Reprise” label released “The Visitor”, the second Neil Young and the Promise album (40th Neil Young album overall). It was recorded November 2016, June – August 2017, at “Shangri-la” in Malibu, California, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Hanlon, Niko Bolas and Neil Young.
Personnel:
Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, pump organ, whistle, water bottle, bathroom whistle
Micah Nelson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, accordion, pump organ, glockenspiel, toy piano, whistle
Lukas Nelson – vocals, guitar, whistle, water bottle
Corey McCormick – vocals, bass, whistle, water bottle
Anthony LoGerfo – vocals, drums, vocals
Tato Melgar – vocals, percussion, whistle, water bottle
On October 28, 2016, “Outside Music” label released “Home on Native Land”, the seventh Hidden Cameras (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rooster Recording Studio”, and was produced by Joel Gibb.
Personnel:
Joel Gibb – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, piano, keyboards, drums, additional recording
On October 20, 2017, “Ropeadope” label released “The Emancipation Procrastination”, the 13th Christian Scott (Christian aTunde Adjuah) album. It was recorded in April 2016, at “The Parlor” in New Orleans, and was produced by Christian aTunde Adjuah and Chris Dunn.
Personnel:
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – trumpet, siren, flugelhorn, MIDI controller
Braxton Cook – alto saxophone
Stephen J. Gladney – tenor saxophone
Kris Funn – bass
Luques Curtis – bass
Weedie Braimah – djembe, bata, congas
Joe Dyson Jr. – drums, MIDI controller
Corey Fonville – drums, MIDI controller
Marcus Gillmore – drums, MIDI controller
Elena Pinderhughes – flute
Cliff Hines – guitar
Dominic Minix – guitar
Matthew Stevens – guitar
Lawrence Fields – piano, electric piano
Track listing:
All tracks by Christian Scott, except where noted.
The Emancipation Procrastination
AvengHer
Ruler Rebel (X. aTunde Adjuah Remix)
Ashes of Our Forever
In the Beginning (Interlude) – Weedie Braimah
Michele with One L
The Cypher
Videotape – Colin Charles Greenwood, Thomas Edward Yorke, Philip James Selway
Gerrymandering Game – Cliff Hynes, Christian Scott, Lawrence Fields