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Imagine Dragons: Origins

On November 9, 2018, “Kidinakorner”, “Polydor” and “Interscope” labels released “Origins”, the fourth Imagine Dragons studio album. It was recorded November 2017 – October 2018, and was produced by Alex da Kid, Mattman & Robin, John Hill, Joel Little, Tim Randolph, and Jayson DeZuzio.

Personnel:

  • Dan Reynolds – lead and additional backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Wayne Sermon – acoustic and electric guitar, violin, backing vocals; engineer
  • Ben McKee – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Daniel Platzman – drums, viola, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kygo – vocals
  • Elisa – vocals
  • Alex da Kid – programming, executive production
  • Mattman & Robin – engineer
  • Ido Zmishlany – engineer
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Jorgen Odegard – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Mark Needham – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Tyler Spratt – mixing assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Beeple – cover art
  • Dina Hovsepian – design, layout
  • Eric Ray Davidson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, and Daniel Platzman, additional writers as below.

  1. Natural – Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter
  2. Boomerang – Jorgen Odegard
  3. Machine – Alexander Grant
  4. Cool Out – Tim Randolph
  5. Bad Liar – Jorgen Odegard, Aja Volkman
  6. West Coast
  7. Zero – John Hill
  8. Bullet in a Gun – Grant, Jayson DeZuzio
  9. Digital – Grant
  10. Only – Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter
  11. Stuck – Grant, Jayson DeZuzio
  12. Love – Ido Zmishlany

Robert Plant: Carry Fire

On October 13, 2017, “Nonesuch” and “Warner Bros” labels released “Carry Fire”, the eleventh Robert Plant studio album. It was Plant’s second studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Attic Studio” in Bristol, “The Bee Barn” in Bala, “Billy Fuller’s Home Studio” in Bristol, “Black Earth Studios” in Bath, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, and was produced by Robert Plant.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant – vocals
  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals
  • The Sensational Space Shifters:

Justin Adams – guitar, oud

Liam “Skin” Tyson – guitar

John Baggott – keyboards

Billy Fuller – bass guitar

Dave Smith – drums

  • Seth Lakeman – viola, fiddle
  • Redi Hasa – cello

Track listing:

  1. The May Queen – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Liam Tyson
  2. New World… – Robert Plant, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson
  3. Season’s Song – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Liam Tyson
  4. Dance with You Tonight – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson
  5. Carving up the World Again… A Wall and Not a Fence – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Liam Tyson
  6. A Way with Words – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott
  7. Carry Fire – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson
  8. Bones of Saints – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson
  9. Keep It Hid – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott
  10. Bluebird over the Mountain – Ersel Hickey
  11. Heaven Sent – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson

William Patrick Corgan: Ogilala

On October 13, 2017, “Martha’s Music” label released “Ogilala”, the second Billy Corgan (under his full name William Patrick Corgan) studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Shangri-La Recording Studio” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Billy Corgan.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan (as William Patrick Corgan) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Mellotron, photography
  • James Iha – guitar, mellotron
  • Sierra Swan – occasional backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan.

  1. Zowie
  2. Processional
  3. The Spaniards
  4. Aeronaut
  5. The Long Goodbye
  6. Half-Life of an Autodidact
  7. Amarinthe
  8. Antietam
  9. Mandarynne
  10. Shiloh
  11. Archer

Phoebe Bridgers: Stranger In The Alps

On September 22, 2017, “Dead Oceans” label released “Stranger in the Alps”, the debut Phoebe Bridgers studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Zeitgeist” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska.

Personnel:

  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Ethan Gruska – keyboards, piano, drums, percussion, drum programming, guitar, bass, baritone guitar, bandura, jet engine, “that incessant toe tapping”
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Tony Berg – guitar, keyboards, recording
  • Harrison Whitford – guitar
  • Daniel Rhine – upright bass
  • Marshall Vore – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Conor Oberst – vocals
  • John Doe – vocals
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • Gabe Witcher – violin
  • Gabe Noel – cello, bass
  • Rob Moose – string arrangements
  • Mike Mogis – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Angela Deane – artwork
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – layout
  • Elaine Gandola – photography
  • Frank W. Ockenfels III – photography
  • Bridgers’ mother – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phoebe Bridgers, except where noted.

  1. Smoke Signals – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  2. Motion Sickness – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  3. Funeral
  4. Demi Moore – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore, Harrison Whitford
  5. Scott Street – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  6. Killer
  7. Georgia
  8. Chelsea
  9. Would You Rather – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore, Tony Berg
  10. You Missed My Heart – Mark Kozalek, Jimmy LaValle
  11. Smoke Signals (reprise) – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore

Ariel Pink: Dedicated To Bobby Jameson

On September 15, 2017, “Mexican Summer” label released “Dedicated to Bobby Jameson”, the eleventh Ariel Pink studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Tierra Mia Studios”, “Perfect Sound Studios”, “Ultrasound Studios”, “ABC Recording Studios”, “Kingsize Soundlabs”, “Stones Throw Studios”, “Downtown Rehearsal”, “Amorosa Studios”, “Red Bull Studios”, and was produced by Ariel Pink.

Personnel:

  • Ariel Pink – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, mixing, art direction, design
  • Dâm-Funk – vocals
  • Kenny Gilmore – engineer, mixing
  • Juliette Amoroso – engineer
  • Alle Norton – engineer
  • Patrik Berger – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Robert Beatty – art direction, design
  • Charlotte Ercoli Coe – photography
  • Jillian Alexander – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ariel Pink, except where noted.

  1. Time to Meet Your God – Kenneth Gilmore, Ariel Pink
  2. Feels Like Heaven
  3. Death Patrol – Allison Norton, Ariel Pink
  4. Santa’s in the Closet
  5. Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
  6. Time to Live
  7. Another Weekend – Patrick Berger, Måns Lundberg, Ariel Pink
  8. I Wanna Be Young
  9. Bubblegum Dreams – Jorge Elbrecht, Ariel Pink
  10. Dreamdate Narcissist
  11. Kitchen Witch – Charlotte Ercoli Coe, Ariel Pink
  12. Do Yourself a Favor – Michael Collins, Ariel Pink
  13. Acting – Damon Riddick, Ariel Pink

Neil Young: Hitchhiker

On September 8, 2017, “Reprise” label released “Hitchhiker”, the 39th Neil Young studio album. It was recorded in August 1976, at “Indigo Ranch Recording Studio, Malibu, California, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs and John Hanlon.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Richard Kaplan – engineer
  • David Briggs – mixing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Pocahontas
  2. Powderfinger
  3. Captain Kennedy
  4. Hawaii
  5. Give Me Strength
  6. Ride My Liama
  7. Hitchhiker
  8. Campaigner
  9. Human Highway
  10. The Old Country Waltz

Idles: Joy As An Act Of Resistance

On August 31, 2018, “Partisan” label released “Joy as an Act of Resistance”, the second Idles studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by Space.

Personnel:

  • Joe Talbot – lead vocals
  • Mark Bowen – guitar
  • Lee Kiernan – guitar
  • Adam Devonshire – bass
  • Jon Beavis – drums
  • Nick Launay – mixing
  • Adam ‘Atom’ Greenspan – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Adam Devonshire, Jonathan Beavis, Joseph Talbot, Lee Kiernan, and Mark Bowen except where noted.

  1. Colossus
  2. Never Fight a Man with a Perm
  3. I’m Scum
  4. Danny Nedelko
  5. Love Song
  6. June
  7. Samaritans
  8. Television
  9. Great
  10. Gram Rock
  11. Cry to Me – Bert Russell
  12. Rottweiler

Interpol: Marauder

On August 24, 2018, “Matador” label released “Marauder”, the sixth Interpol studio album.  It was recorded December 2017 – April 2018, at “Tarbox Road” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Kessler – lead guitar
  • Paul Banks – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Brandon Curtis – keyboards
  • Sam Fogarino – drums, percussion
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards
  • Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing
  • Michael Fridmann – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Matt de Jong – artwork
  • Jamie-James Medina – artwork, back photography
  • Elliot Richardson – cover art subject
  • Garry Winogrand – cover art photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Banks, Sam Fogarino and Daniel Kessler.

  1. If You Really Love Nothing
  2. The Rover
  3. Complications
  4. Flight of Fancy
  5. Stay in Touch
  6. Interlude 1
  7. Mountain Child
  8. NYSMAW
  9. Surveillance
  10. Number 10
  11. Party’s Over
  12. Interlude 2
  13. It Probably Matters

John Paul White: Beulah

On August 19, 2016, “Single Lock Records” label released “Beulah”, the second John Paul White studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Single Lock Studios” in Florence, “FAME Studios” in Muscle Shoals, and was produced by Ben Tanner and John Paul White.

Personnel:

  • John Paul White – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, package design
  • Laura Rogers (The Secret Sisters) – vocals
  • Lydia Slagle (The Secret Sisters) – vocals
  • Jason Goforth – lap steel, harmonica
  • Bryan Farris – electric guitar
  • Jon Estes – piano, bass, mandolin
  • Ben Tanner – pump organ, electric guitar, B3, Wurlitzer, recording, mixing
  • David Hood – bass
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Reed Watson – drums
  • Jeremy Gibson – drums
  • Ken Lewis – percussion
  • Jonathan Oliphant – vibraphone, package design
  • Kimi Samson – violin
  • Caleb Elliott – cello
  • Elizabeth Estes – fiddle
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Browan Lollar – artwork
  • Rachel Briggs – package design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Paul White.

  1. Black Leaf
  2. What’s So
  3. The Once and Future Queen
  4. Make You Cry
  5. Fight for You
  6. Hope I Die
  7. I’ve Been Over This Before
  8. The Martyr
  9. Hate the Way You Love Me
  10. I’ll Get Even

Black Grape: Pop Voodoo

On August 4, 2017, “UMC” label released “Pop Voodoo”, the third Black Grape studio album. It was recorded in September 2016, at Martin “Youth” Glover’s studio in Sierra Nevada, Spain, and in London, and was produced by Martin “Youth” Glover.

Personnel:

  • Shaun Ryder – vocals
  • Paul “Kermit” Leveridge – vocals
  • Martin “Youth” Glover – guitar, Fender VI bass, programming
  • Seth Leppard – guitar
  • Jackson Scott – acoustic guitar
  • Jamie Grashion – guitar, programming
  • Michael Rendall – keyboards, guitar, programming
  • Rainbow Man – harmonica
  • Alex Ward – saxophone
  • Michael Rendall – recording, mixing, additional production
  • Jamie Grashion – engineer assistant
  • Luke Fitzpatrick – engineer assistant
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Jon Gray – illustration
  • Estuary English – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Shaun Ryder, Paul Leveridge and Martin Glover.

  1. Everything You Know Is Wrong – Intro
  2. Nine Lives
  3. Set the Grass on Fire
  4. Whiskey, Wine and Ham
  5. Money Burns
  6. String Theory
  7. Pop Voodoo
  8. I Wanna Be Like You
  9. Sugar Money
  10. Shame
  11. Losing Sleep
  12. Young and Dumb