Tag Archives: 2017

Belly: Dove

On May 4, 2018, “Belly Touring LLC” and “The Orchard” labels released “Dove”, the third Belly studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Stable Sound” in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, “Downwind Farm” and “Rock ’n’ Roll Center” in Rhode Island, “Lavastudio” in New York, “Studio 24” in Massachusetts, and was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie, Tom Gorman, Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood,

Personnel:

  • Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Tom Gorman – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Gail Greenwood – bass, guitar, recording
  • Chris Gorman – drums, percussion, recording, photography
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – mixing
  • Kim Rosen – mastering
  • Chil Mott – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood, Tom Gorman and Chris Gorman.

  1. Mine
  2. Shiny One
  3. Human Child
  4. Faceless
  5. Suffer the Fools
  6. Girl
  7. Army of Clay
  8. Stars Again
  9. Quicksand
  10. Artifact
  11. Heartstrings
  12. Starryeyed (hidden track)

Goldfrapp: Silver Eye

On March 31, 2017, “Mute” label released “Silver Eye”, the seventh Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded July 2015 – December 2016, in Dallas, Texas, and London, England, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, instruments, engineer
  • Will Gregory – instruments, engineer
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar 
  • Charlie Jones – bass guitar 
  • Sebastian Sternberg – live drum loops 
  • Robert Brian – drums 
  • Andy Savours – programming
  • David Wrench – additional programming
  • John Congleton – additional drum programming
  • Nick Batt – additional drum programming 
  • Sebastian Sternberg – live drum loops recording
  • Mark Frith – drum recording 
  • Iain Berryman – additional engineering
  • Alessandro Baldessari – additional engineering
  • Pete Hutchings – additional engineering
  • Marco Migliari – additional engineering
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Marta Salogni – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • The Haxan Cloak – co-production
  • John Congleton – co-production 
  • Leo Abrahams – additional production
  • Andy Savours – additional production
  • Alison Goldfrapp – art direction, photography
  • Mat Maitland – album design

Track listing:

All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted.

  1. Anymore
  2. Systemagic
  3. Tigerman
  4. Become the One
  5. Faux Suede Drifter – Alsion Goldfrapp, Will Gregory, Bobby Krlic
  6. Zodiac Black
  7. Beast That Never Was
  8. Everything Is Never Enough
  9. Moon In Your Mouth
  10. Ocean

Conor Oberst: Salutations

On March 17, 2017, “Nonesuch” label released “Salutations”, the eighth Conor Oberst studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Jim Keltner and Conor Oberst.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, harmonica
  • Jonathan Wilson – guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Ian Felice – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • M. Ward – guitar
  • James Felice – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, accordion, backing vocals
  • Blake Mills – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, guitarrón
  • Josh Rawson – bass, backing vocals
  • Gus Seyffert – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
  • Greg Farley – violin, backing vocals
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Pearl Charles – backing vocals
  • Jim James – backing vocals
  • Andy LeMaster – backing vocals
  • Maria Taylor – backing vocals
  • Gillian Welch – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Oberst, except where noted.

  1. Too Late to Fixate
  2. Gossamer Thin
  3. Overdue – Conor Oberst, James Felice
  4. Afterthought
  5. Next of Kin
  6. Napalm
  7. Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)
  8. Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out
  9. Barbary Coast (Later)
  10. Tachycardia
  11. Empty Hotel by the Sea
  12. Anytime Soon – Conor Oberst, Jonathan Rice, Taylor Goldsmith, Jonathan Wilson
  13. Counting Sheep
  14. The Rain Follows the Plow
  15. You All Loved Him Once
  16. A Little Uncanny
  17. Salutations

The Decemberists: I’ll Be Your Girl

On March 16, 2018, “Rough Trade” and “Capitol” labels released “I’ll Be Your Girl”, the eighth Decemberists (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Colin Meloy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Funk – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Jenny Conlee – accordion, organ, piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Nate Query – cello, electric bass, upright bass, backing vocals
  • John Moen – drums, percussion. backing vocals
  • Mikaela Davis – harp
  • Gaelynn Lea – violin
  • Kelly Hogan – backing vocals
  • Nora O’Connor – backing vocals
  • Birch Query – choir
  • Eleanor Laurie – choir
  • Finn Query – choir
  • Louise Moen – choir
  • Max Markewitz – choir
  • Mina Greenberg Motamedi – choir
  • Sabrina Montgomery – choir
  • Satchel Laurie – choir
  • Scout Funk – choir vocals
  • John Congleton – recording, mixing
  • Adam Lee – recording assistant, mixing assistant, studio personnel
  • Greg Calbi – studio personnel

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Meloy, except where noted.

  1. Once in My Life – Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, Colin Meloy
  2. Cutting Stone
  3. Severed
  4. Starwatcher
  5. Tripping Along
  6. You Ghost
  7. Everything is Awful
  8. Sucker’s Prayer
  9. We All Die Young
  10. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
  11. I’ll Be Your Girl

Methyl Ethel: Everything Is Forgotten

On March 3, 2017, “4AD” label released “Everything Is Forgotten”, the second Methyl Ethel studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by James Ford and Jake Webb. At the 2017 “West Australian Music Industry Awards”, the album won “Best Album” award.

Personnel:

  • Jake Webb – vocals, instrumentation, recording
  • Thom Stewart – organ
  • James Ford – drums, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Noël Besson – vocals
  • Holly Fewson – cover painting
  • Phil Laslett – design

All tracks by Jake Webb, except where noted.

  1. Drink Wine
  2. Ubu
  3. No. 28
  4. Femme Maison / One Man House
  5. L’Heure des Sorcières
  6. Act of Contrition
  7. Groundswell
  8. Hyakki Yako
  9. Summer Moon
  10. Weeds Through the Rind
  11. Schlager

Matmatah: Plates Coutures

On March 3, 2017, “La Ouache Production” label released “Plates Coutures”, the fifth Matmatah studio album. It was recorded in August 2016, at “ICP Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Bruno Green, Emmanuel Baroux, Éric Digaire, Benoît Fournier and Tristan Nihouarn.

Personnel:

  • Emmanuel Baroux – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Éric Digaire – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, percussions
  • – drums, percussion, guitars, piano
  • Tristan Nihouarn – vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, flute
  • Bruno Green – keyboards, guitars, percussions
  • Gaëlle Kerrien – choirs
  • Gaëlle Bellaunay – choirs
  • Morgane Mercier – choirs director, choirs
  • Ghislaine Bachelier, Odile Guillarmou, Nadia Le Goff, Grand Palladium – choirs
  • Dana Colley – voice, bass clarinet, saxophones, flute
  • Sebastien Blanchon – trumpet
  • David Dupuis – trombone
  • Jacopo Costa – cimbalum 

Track listing:

 All tracks by Tristan Nihouarn.

  1. Nous y sommes
  2. Lésine pas
  3. Petite frappe
  4. Marée haute
  5. Toboggan
  6. Retour à la normale
  7. Ô ma beauté
  8. Entre en lignes
  9. Overcom
  10. Margipop
  11. Peshmerga

Crystal Fairy: Same

On February 24, 2017, “Ipecac Recordings” label released the self-titled, debut Crystal Fairy album. It was recorded in 2016, at “E-Clat Morgue Portable Disaster Unit” and “Sound Of Sirens Studio”, and was produced by King Buzzo, Teri Gender Bender, Dale Crover and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez.

Personnel:

  • Teri Gender Bender (Teresa Suaréz) – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • King Buzzo (Roger Osborne) – vocals, guitar
  • Omar Rodríguez-López – bass, guitar
  • Dale Crover – drums, guitar
  • Chris Common – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Toshi Kasai – recording
  • Mackie Osborne – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by King Buzzo, Teri Gender Bender, Dale Crover and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, except where noted.

  1. Chiseler
  2. Drugs on the Bus
  3. Necklace of Divorce
  4. Moth Tongue
  5. Crystal Fairy
  6. Secret Agent Rat
  7. Under Trouble
  8. Bent Teeth
  9. Pocesion – Pat Stratford, Lyon Wong, Steve Hunt, Geoff Magner, Mike Hunter
  10. Sweet Self
  11. Vampire X-Mas

Dams of the West: Youngish American

On February 24, 2017, “30th Century Records” label released “Youngish American”, the debut Dams of the West studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Patrick Carney, Roger Moutenot and Chris Tomson.

Personnel:

  • Chris Tomson – vocals, piano, guitar, drums, percussion
  • Laura Epling – violin
  • Katherine Messer – viola
  • Maggie Chaffee – cello
  • Marc Whitmore, Roger Moutenot – engineer
  • Patrick Carney – mixing
  • Roger Moutenot – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Mick Harper – design
  • Jake Longstreth – design
  • Emily Tomson – photography
  • Edward Bursch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Tomson.

  1. Bridges and Tunnels
  2. Tell the Truth
  3. Death Wish
  4. The Inerrancy of You and Me
  5. Polo Grounds
  6. Will I Be Known to Her
  7. Flag on the Can
  8. Perfect Wave
  9. Pretty Good WiFi
  10. Youngish American

Franz Ferdinand: Always Ascending

On February 9, 2018, “Domino Recording Company” label released “Always Ascending”, the fifth Franz Ferdinand studio album. It was recorded in 2017 at “Motorbass” in Paris, “RAK” in London, and was produced by Philippe Zdar.

Personnel:

  • Alex Kapranos – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, design
  • Dino Bardot – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, design
  • Julian Corrie – keyboards, lead guitar, backing vocals, design
  • Bob Hardy – bass guitar, design
  • Paul Thomson – drums, percussion, backing vocals, design
  • Terry Edwards – saxophone
  • Mike Horner – additional production
  • Pierre Juarez – additional production
  • Sam Potter – extra contribution 
  • Antoine Poyeton – engineer assistant
  • Will Purton – engineer assistant
  • Philippe Zdar – mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Melissa Appleton – Infinity Mirror construction
  • Edwin Burdis – coordination
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Alexis Anne Mackenzie – cover art, band collages
  • Sylvan Deleu – photography
  • David Edwards – band collage photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Corrie, Bob Hardy, Alex Kapranos, Dino Bardot and Paul Thomson.

  1. Always Ascending
  2. Lazy Boy
  3. Paper Cages
  4. Finally
  5. The Academy Award
  6. Lois Lane
  7. Huck and Jim
  8. Glimpse of Love
  9. Feel the Love Go
  10. Slow Don’t Kill Me Slow

Matthew Shipp Trio: Piano Song

On January 27, 2017, “Thirsty Ear” label released “Piano Song”, credited to Matthew Shipp Trio, and the 62nd Matthew Shipp album overall. It was recorded in April 2016, at “Park West” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Gordon.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Shipp – piano
  • Michael Bisio – bass
  • Newman Taylor Baker – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Shipp

  1. Links
  2. Cosmopolitan
  3. Blue Desert
  4. Silence Of
  5. Flying Carpet
  6. Scrambled Brain
  7. Microwave
  8. Mind Space
  9. Void of Sea
  10. The Nature Of
  11. Gravity Point
  12. Piano Song