Tag Archives: 2017

Tyler Childers: Purgatory

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On August 4, 2017, “Hickman Holler” label released “Purgatory”, the second Tyler Childers studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Butcher Shoppe” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David R. Ferguson.

Personnel:

  • Tyler Childers – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Sturgill Simpson – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Russ Pahl – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, pedal steel guitar, Jew’s harp
  • Stuart Duncan – acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Michael J. Henderson – electric guitar
  • Michael Bub – bass
  • Miles Miller – drums, backing vocals
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
  • David Ferguson – engineer, mixing
  • Sean Sullivan – engineer assistant
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Jimbo Valentine, Amalgam Unlimited – artwork
  • Juanita Copeland – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyler Childers.

  1. I Swear (To God)
  2. Feathered Indians
  3. Tattoos
  4. Born Again
  5. Whitehouse Road
  6. Banded Clovis
  7. Purgatory
  8. Honky Tonk Flame
  9. Universal Sound
  10. Lady May

James: Living in Extraordinary Times

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On August 3, 2018, “Infectious Music” label released “Living in Extraordinary Times”, is the 15th James studio album. It was recorded October – December 2017, at “Livingston” and “Iguana” in London, and was produced by Charlie Andrew and Beni Giles.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • Adrian Oxaal – guitar, cello, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, percussion, drum programming
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar, percussion
  • David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion
  • Saul Davies – percussion, guitar, violin
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Brian Eno – synth programming
  • Charlie Andrew – drums, percussion, congas, bells, synth programming, additional drum programming, horns arrangements
  • Beni Giles – lead guitar, drums, percussion, bells, Moog bass, harmonium, synth programming, additional drum programming, horns arrangements
  • Rick Webster – additional programming, backing vocals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion
  • Peter Robertson – drums, percussion
  • Katie Earl – percussion
  • Tom Archer – percussion
  • Henri Davis – additional percussion
  • Mark Brown – saxophone
  • Pat Hartley – trombone
  • Trevor Mires – trombone, bass trombone
  • Larion Stolk – backing vocals
  • Ron Yeadon – backing vocals
  • Josephine Stephenson – choir
  • Kate Huggett – choir
  • Sarah Latto – choir
  • Dan Moyler – recording
  • Billy Halliday – recording
  • Tom Archer – recording assistant
  • Henri Davis – recording assistant
  • Charlie Andrew – mixing
  • Beni Giles – mixing
  • Jay Pocknell – mixing assistant
  • Katie Earl – mixing assistant
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Magnus Gjoen – artwork
  • Studio Juice – design, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tim Booth, all music by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Saul Davies and Mark Hunter, except where noted.

  1. Hank
  2. Coming Home (Pt.2) – Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Saul Davies, Mark Hunter, Larry Gott
  3. Leviathan
  4. Heads
  5. Many Faces
  6. How Hard the Day
  7. Extraordinary Times
  8. Picture of This Place
  9. Hope to Sleep
  10. Better Than That
  11. Mask
  12. What’s It All About

Jillette Johnson: All I Ever See In You Is Me

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On July 28, 2017, “Rounder Records” label released “All I Ever See in You Is Me”, the second Jillette Johnson album. It was recorded in 2017, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, and was prodyced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Jillette Johnson – vocals, piano, mellotron, synth
  • Dave Cobb – guitar, additional percussion, mixing
  •  Brian Allen – bass
  • Chris Powell – drums, percussion
  • Matt Ross Spang – engineer, mixing
  • Gena Johnson – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Sean Winter – design
  • Anna Webber – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jilette Johnson.

  1. Bunny
  2. Love Is Blind
  3. Throw Out Your Mirror
  4. Holiday
  5. Flip a Coin
  6. In Repair
  7. Not Tonight
  8. Like You Raised Me
  9. I’m Sorry
  10. All I Ever See in You Is Me
  11. Thumbelina

Joywave: Content

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On July 28, 2017, “Cultco” and “Hollywood Records” labels released “Content”, the second Joywave studio album. It was recorded in 2016 in Bloomfield, New York, and was produced by Daniel Armbruster and Sean Donnelly.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Armbruster – vocals
  • Joseph Morinelli – guitar
  • Paul Brenner – drums

Track listing:

  1. Content
  2. Shutdown
  3. It’s a Trip
  4. Rumors
  5. Confidence
  6. Doubt
  7. Going to a Place
  8. Little Lies You’re Told
  9. When You’re Bored
  10. Thanks. Thanks for Coming
  11. Let’s Talk About Feelings

Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Barefoot in the Head

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On July 21, 2017, “Silver Arrow” label released “Barefoot in the Head”, the sixth Chris Robinson Brotherhood album. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Brotherhood Arts Lab”, and was produced by Chris Robinson, Neal Casal, Adam McDougall, Jeff Hill and Tony Leone.

Personnel:

  • Chris Robinson – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Neal Casal – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, banjo, charango
  • Adam McDougall – vocals, keyboards, melodica
  • Jeff Hill – vocals, upright bass, electric bass, double bass, cello
  • Tony Leone – drums, percussion, mandolin, marimba
  • Barry Sless – pedal steel guitar
  • Alam Khan – sarode
  • Robert Cheek – recording, mixing
  • W.F.N. – art direction, design
  • Kyle Field – drawings
  • Matthew Mendenhall – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Chris Robinson.

  1. Behold the Seer
  2. She Shares My Blanket
  3. Hark, the Herald Hermit Speaks
  4. Blonde Light of Morning
  5. Dog Eat Sun
  6. Blue Star Woman
  7. High Is not the Top
  8. If You Had a Heart to Break
  9. Glow
  10. Good to Know

Chon: Homey

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On June 16, 2017, “Sumerian Records” label released “Homey”, the second Chon studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Eric Palmquist, Erick Hansel, Mario Camarena, Esiah Camarena and Nathan Camarena.

Personnel:

  • Erick Hansel – guitar, bass
  • Mario Camarena – guitar
  • Esiah Camarena – bass
  • Nathan Camarena – drums
  • Brian Evans – drums
  • Go Yama – guitar
  • Anthony Crawford – bass
  • Masego (Micah Davis) – vocal, saxophone
  • Lophiile (Tyler Acord) – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Giraffage (Charlie Yin) – electronics
  • Eric Palmquist – engineer, mixing
  • John Greenham – mastering
  • Daniel McBride – artwork, layout
  • Randy Edwards – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sleepy Tea
  2. Waterslide
  3. Berry Streets
  4. No Signal
  5. Checkpoint
  6. Nayhoo
  7. Here and There
  8. The Space
  9. Feel This Way
  10. Continue?
  11. Glitch
  12. Wave Bounce

Sublime with Rome: Blessings

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On May 31, 2019, “5 Music” label released “Blessings”, the third Sublime with Rome studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Sonic Ranch” in El Paso, Texas, and was produced by Rob Cavallo and Leigh Snyder.

Personnel:

  • Rome Ramirez – vocals, guitar
  • Eric Wilson – bass
  • Carlos Verdugo – drums, percussion
  • Gabrial McNair – trombone, keyboards
  • Eddie Zuko – guest vocals

Track listing:

  1. Blessing
  2. Light On
  3. Wild Fire
  4. Spiderweb
  5. Blackout
  6. Wicked Heart
  7. Survive
  8. May Day
  9. One Day at a Time
  10. Thank U
  11. For the Night

Alan White

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On May 26, 2022, Alan White died aged 72. He was musician (drums, percussion), performed and recorded with John Lennon, George Harrison, Terry Reid, Donovan, The Ventures, Joe Cocker, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Gary Wright, Jesse Davis, Paul Kossoff, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Eddie Harris, Gary Wright, Chris Squire, Johnny Harris and Alan Price, but was best known as drummer of Yes. As leader, he released one album. In 2017, White was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, as a member of Yes.  

Loreena McKennitt: Lost Souls

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On May 11, 2018, “Quinian Road” label released “Lost Souls”, the tenth Loreena McKennitt studio album. It was recorded May – October 2017, and was produced by Loreena McKennitt.

Personnel:

  • Loreena McKennitt – vocals, accordion, harp, keyboards, piano
  • Brian Hughes – bouzouki, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer
  • Daniel Casares – flamenco guitar, handclapping
  • Nigel Eaton – hurdy gurdy
  • Panos Dimitrakopoulos – kanonaki
  • Dudley Phillips – acoustic and electric bass
  • Tal Bergman – drums, percussion
  • Robert Brian – drums, percussion
  • Graham Hargrove – antique cymbal, drums
  • Rick Lazar – percussion
  • Hossam Ramzy – percussion
  • Miguel Ortiz Ruvira – percussion, handclapping
  • Michael White – trumpet
  • Ian Harper – highland bagpipe
  • Haig Yazdjian – oud
  • Hugh Marsh – violin
  • Caroline Lavelle – cello, concertina
  • Sokratis Sinopoulos – lyra
  • Ana Alcaide – nyckelharpa
  • Yossi Shakked – engineer
  • Jeff Wolpert – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Bruce – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Loreena McKennitt.

  1. Spanish Guitars and Night Plazas
  2. A hundred Wishes
  3. Ages Past, Ages Hence
  4. The Ballad of the Fox Hunter
  5. Manx Ayre
  6. La Belle Dame Sans Merci
  7. Sun, Moon and Stars
  8. Breaking of the Sword
  9. Lost Souls

Avishai Cohen: Cross My Palm with Silver

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On May 5, 2017, “ECM” label released “Cross My Palm with Silver”, the ninth Avishai Cohen album. It was recorded in September 2016, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Avishai Cohen – trumpet
  • Yonathan Avishai – piano
  • Barak Mori – double bass
  • Nasheet Waits – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Avishai Cohen

  1. Will I DIe, Miss? Will I Die?
  2. Theme for Jimmy Greene
  3. 340 Down
  4. Shoot Me in the Leg
  5. 50 Years and Counting