Tag Archives: 2017

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott: Crooked Calypso

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On July 21, 2017, “Virgin EMI” label released “Crooked Calypso”, the third Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Chairworks” in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, and was produced by John Owan Williams.

Personnel:

  • Paul Heaton – lead vocal
  • Jacqui Abbott – lead vocal
  • Jonny Lexus – guitar, backing vocals
  • Stephen Large – piano, keyboards, accordion, melodica
  • Chris Wise – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Pete Marshall – drums, mandolin, timpani, backing vocals
  • Gary Hammond – percussion
  • Sam Healey – tenor saxophone
  • Gavin Hibberd, Kat Curlett – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Richard McVeigh – trombone
  • John Purton, Natalie Purton, Sarah Brandwood-Spencer, Savannah Simmons – violin
  • Alice Billen, Emma Richards – viola
  • Esther Harriott – cello
  • Liz Hanks – cello
  • Stephen Large – strings arrangements
  • Pete Whitfield – strings arrangements
  • David Watts – engineer, mixing
  • Jamie Ross – Robson, Marina Walker, Mark Scully – mixing assistant
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Salvador Design – design
  • Sean Welch – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Gotta Praise – Johnny Lexus, Paul Heaton
  2. He Wants To – Paul Heaton
  3. If I May – Paul Heaton
  4. She Got the Garden – Jonny Lexus, Paul Heaton
  5. People Like Us – Jonny Lexus, Paul Heaton
  6. Blackwater Banks – Jonny Lexus, Paul Heaton
  7. The Lord Is a White Con – Paul Heaton
  8. Silence Is – Paul Heaton
  9. Love Makes You Happy – Paul Heaton
  10. The Fat Man – Jonny Lexus, Paul Heaton
  11. Your Bit of Stuff – Paul Heaton
  12. He Can’t Merry Her – Paul Heaton

James Elkington: Wintres Woma

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On July 7, 2017, “Paradise of Bachelors” label released “Wintres Woma”, album by James Elkington. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Loft” in Newcastle, England.

Personnel:

  • James Elkington – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Nick Macri – bass
  • Tim Daisy – percussion
  • Macie Stewart – vocals, violin, viola
  • Tomeka Reid – vocals, cello
  • Mark Greenberg – recording, mixing
  • Josh Bonati – mastering
  • Brendan Greaves – layout
  • Spencer Tweedy – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by James Elkington, except where noted.

  1. Make It Up
  2. Hollow in Your House
  3. Wading the Vapors
  4. Grief Is Not Coming
  5. When I Am Slow
  6. The Parting Glass – traditional
  7. The Hermit Census
  8. Greatness Yet to Come
  9. Sister of Mine
  10. My Trade in Sun Tears
  11. Any Afternoon

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