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Charles Lloyd, The Marvels and Lucinda Williams: Vanished Gardens

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On June 29, 2018, “Blue Note” label released “Vanished Gardens”, album by Charles Lloyd, The Marvels and Lucinda Williams. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “EastWest” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Dorothy Darr, Don Was, Charles Lloyd and Lucinda Williams.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – alto flute, tenor saxophone, vocals, band leader
  • Lucinda Williams – vocals
  • Bill Frisell – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Reuben Rogers – double bass
  • Eric Harland – drums
  • Michael C. Ross – engineer, mixing
  • Tyler Shields – engineer assistant
  • Will Delaney – engineer assistant 
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Dorothy Darr – art design, photography
  • Paul Moore – layout
  • Joe Harley – poetry

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd, except where noted.

  1. Defiant
  2. Dust – Lucinda Williams
  3. Vanished Gardens
  4. Ventura – Lucinda Williams
  5. Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
  6. We’ve Come Too Far to Turn Around – Lucinda Williams
  7. Blues for Langston and LaRue
  8. Unsuffer Me – Lucinda Williams
  9. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  10. Angel – Jimi Hendrix

Ray Davies: Our Country: Americana Act II

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On June 29, 2018, “Legacy Recordings” label released “Our Country: Americana Act II”, the sixth Ray Davies album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Konk Studios”, and was produced by Ray Davies.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, guitars, piano, percussion, harmonica, dropped beer glasses and broken tea cups, arrangements
  • Bill Shanley – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Gary Louris – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
  • John Jackson – mandolin, violin, acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Karen Grotberg – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Marc Perlman – bass, backing vocals
  • Tim O’ Reagan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Guy Massey – recording, mixing, co-producer
  • Josh Green – recording, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • John Jackson – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies.

  1. Our Country
  2. The Invaders
  3. Back in the Day
  4. Oklahoma U.S.A.
  5. Bringing Up Baby
  6. The Getaway
  7. The Take
  8. We Will Get There
  9. The Real World
  10. The Street Called Hope
  11. The Empty Room
  12. Calling Home
  13. Louisiana Sky
  14. March of the Zombies
  15. The Big Weird
  16. Tony and Bob
  17. The Big Guy
  18. Epilogue
  19. Muswell Kills

Laurel Halo: Dust

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On June 23, 2017, “Hyperdub” label released “Dust”, the third Laurel Halo album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Laurel Halo.

Personnel:

  • Laurel Halo – vocals, synthesizer, piano, vibraphone, guitaret
  • Michael Beharie – electric guitar
  • Eli Keszler – drum kit, dumbek, glockenspiel
  • Diamond Terrifier – tenor saxophone 
  • Julia Holter – cello 
  • Craig Clouse – Wurlitzer 
  • Max D – cowbell
  • Klein – vocals
  • Lafawndah – vocals
  • Michael Salu – vocals
  • Cole M.G.N. – mixing
  • Jason Goz – mastering
  • Phillip Aumann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Laurel Halo.

  1. Sun to Solar
  2. Jelly
  3. Koinos
  4. Arschkriecher
  5. Moontalk
  6. Nicht Ohne Risiko
  7. Who Won
  8. Like an L
  9. Syzygy
  10. Do U Ever Happen
  11. Buh-Bye

Algiers: The Underside Of Power

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On June 23, 2017, “Matador” label released “The Underside of Power”, the second Algiers studio album. It was recorded June – October 2016, at “Argot Studio”, “Strange Weather” and “Walker Studios”, “Figure 8” in New York, “Goat Farm” in Atlanta, “Real World” in Bath, “Rex Studios” in London, and was produced by Adrian Utley and Ali Chant.

Personnel:

  • Franklin James Fisher – vocals, cello, double bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, sampling, synthesizer, tambourine, Wurlitzer
  • Lee Tesche – cymbals, guitar, harmonium, loop, music box, percussion, prepared guitar, prepared piano, saxophone, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Ryan Mahan – bass, drum programming, guitar, baritone guitar, sampling, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Matt Tong – chimes, drones, drums, glockenspiel, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Adrian Utley – drum machine, guitar, Moog bass, synthesizer
  • Ali Chant – guitar, backing vocals
  • Macks Faulkron – guitar, percussion, engineer
  • Ashiya Eastwood – backing vocals
  • Jessica Upton Crowe – backing vocals
  • Travis Ono – backing vocals
  • Alex Weston – engineer
  • Ben Greenberg – engineer, additional production
  • Chris Kyles – engineer
  • Oli Jacobs – engineer
  • Patrick Phillips – engineer
  • Paul Reust – engineer
  • Randall Dunn – mixing
  • Will Smith – mixing assistant
  • Jason Ward – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Walk Like a Panther
  2. Cry of the Martyrs
  3. The Underside of Power
  4. Death March
  5. A Murmur A Sign
  6. Mme Rieux
  7. Cleveland
  8. Animals
  9. Plague Years
  10. Hymn for and Average Man
  11. Bury Me Standing
  12. The Cycle/The Spiral: Time to Go Down Slowly

Colin Stetson: All This I Do For Glory

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On April 20, 2017, “52 Hz” label released “All This I Do for Glory”, the fifth Colin Stetson studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Colin Stetson.

Personnel:

  • Colin Stetson – alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, bass saxophones, contrabass clarinet, engineer, mixing
  •  Eli Crews – additional mixing
  • Mell Dettmer – mastering
  • Kent Rogowski – artwork, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Stetson.

  1. All This I Do for Glory
  2. Like Wolves on the Fold
  3. Between Water and Wind
  4. Spindrift
  5. In the Clinches
  6. The Lure of the Mine

John Prine: The Tree Of Forgiveness

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On April 13, 2018, “Oh Boy” label released “The Tree of Forgiveness”, the eighteenth and final John Prine studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • John Prine – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, theremin, kazoo, handclaps, liner notes
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, mellotron
  • Jason Wilber – electric guitar
  • Mike Webb – piano, B3. mellotron
  • Matt Ross-Sprang – engineer
  • Pat McLaughlin – mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dave Jacques – bass
  • Ken Blevins – drums, kick drum, rack torn
  • Gena Johnson – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Bob Delevante – layout, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Fiona Whelan Prine, Jody Whelan – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Knockin on Your Screen Door – Pat McLaughlin, John Prine
  2. I Have met My Love Today – Roger Cook, John Prine
  3. Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone) – Pat McLaughlin, John Prine
  4. Summer’s End – Pat McLaughlin, John Prine
  5. Caravan of Fools – Dan Auerbach, Pat McLaughlin, John Prine
  6. The Lonesome Friends of Science – John Prine
  7. No Ordinary Blue – John Prine, Keith Sykes
  8. Boundless Love – Dan Auerbach, Pat McLaughlin, John Prine
  9. God Only Knows – John Prine, Phil Spector
  10. When I Get to Heaven – John Prine

Preoccupations: New Material

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On March 23, 2018, “Flemish Eye” label released “New Material”, the third Preoccupations studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Scott Munro.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Christiansen – guitar
  • Scott Munro – guitar, synthesizer, engineer
  • Matthew Flegel – vocals, bass
  • Michael Wallace – drums
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – synthesizer bass, mixing
  • Rena Kozak – editing
  • Mike Schuppan – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Miles Johnson – layout
  • Marc Rimmer – front and back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Christiansen, Scott Munro, Matthew Flegel and Michael Wallace.

  1. Espionage
  2. Decompose
  3. Disarray
  4. Manipulation
  5. Antidote
  6. Solace
  7. Doubt
  8. Compliance

Idles: Brutalism

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On March 10, 2017, “Partisan” label released “Brutalism”, the debut Idles studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Space.

Personnel:

  • Joe Talbot – lead vocals
  • Mark Bowen – lead guitar
  • Lee Kiernan – rhythm guitar
  • Adam Devonshire – bass
  • Jon Beavis – drums

Track listing:

  1. Heel / Heal
  2. Well Done
  3. Mother
  4. Date Night
  5. Faith in the City
  6. 1049 Gotho
  7. Divide & Conquer
  8. Rachel Khoo
  9. Stendhal Syndrome
  10. Exeter
  11. Benzocaine
  12. White Privilege
  13. Slow Savage

Rolo Tomassi: Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It

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On March 2, 2018, “Holy Roar” label released “Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It”, the fifth Rolo Tomassi studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Ranch, Southampton, England, and was produced by Lewis Johns.

Personnel:

  • Eva Spence – lead vocals
  • James Spence – co-lead vocals, electronic keyboards, piano
  • Chris Cayford – electric guitar
  • Nathan Fairweather – electric bass guitar
  • Tom Pitts – drum kit, backing vocals
  • Lewis Johns – vocals, recording, mixing
  • Dom Wright – recording, mixing
  • Brad Boatright – mastering
  • Simon Moody – art, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Eva Spence and James Spence, all music by Eva Spence, James Spence, Chris Cayfordm Nathan Fairweather and Tom Pitts.

  1. Towards Dawn
  2. Aftermath
  3. Rituals
  4. The Hollow Hour
  5. Balancing the Dark
  6. Alma Mater
  7. A Flood of Light
  8. Whispers Among Us
  9. Contretemps
  10. Risen

Lucy Dacus: Historian

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On March 2, 2018, “Matador” label released “Historian”, the second Lucy Dacus studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Trace Horse Studio” and “The Smoakstack” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Montrose Studios” in Richmond, Virginia, and was produced by Jacob Blizard, Lucy Dacus and Collin Pastore.

Personnel:

  • Lucy Dacus – vocals, guitars
  • Jake Finch – drums
  • Miles Huffman – drums
  • Sam Koff – trumpet
  • Steve Cunningham – trumpet
  • John Hulley – trombone
  • Reggie Pace – trombone
  • John Mailander – violin
  • Ben Plotnick – viola
  • Collin Pastore – engineer
  • Scottie Prudhoe – engineer
  • Preston Cochran – engineer
  • Adrian Olsen – engineer
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Lucy Dacus.

  1. Night Shift
  2. Addictions
  3. The Shell
  4. Nonbeliever
  5. Yours & Mine
  6. Body to Flame
  7. Timefighter
  8. Next of Kin
  9. Pillar of Truth
  10. Historians