Tag Archives: 2017

Mount Eerie: Now Only

On March 16, 2018, “P.W. Elverum & Sun.Ltd.” label released “Now Only”, the ninth Mount Eerie studio album (Phil Elverum solo project). It was recorded March – October 2017, and was produced by Phil Elverum.

Personnel:

  • Phil Elverum – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Elverum.

  1. Tintin in Tibet
  2. Distortion
  3. Now Only
  4. Earth
  5. Two Paintings by Nikolai Astrup
  6. Crow, Pt. 2

The Fratellis: In Your Own Sweet Time

On March 16, 2018, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “In Your Own Sweet Time”, the fifth Fratellis (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Hobby Shop Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Jon Fratelli – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Barry Fratelli – bass
  • Mince Fratelli – drums, percussion
  • Stevie Black – strings, esraj
  • Tony Hoffer – additional keyboards, mixing
  • Will Foster – orchestral score
  • Cameron Lister – engineer
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Ben Brown – cover art
  • Jamie Farrell – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Fratelli, except where noted.

  1. Stand Up Tragedy
  2. Starcrossed Losers – Jon Fratelli, Will Foster
  3. Sugartown
  4. Told You So
  5. The Next Time We Wed
  6. I’ve Been Blind
  7. Laughing Gas
  8. Advaita Shuffle
  9. I Guess…I Suppose…
  10.  Indestructable
  11. I Am That

Anna Von Hausswolff: Dead Magic

On March 2, 2018, “City Slang” label released “Dead Magic”, the fourth Anna von Hausswolff studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Randall Dunn.

Personnel:

  • Anna von Hausswolff – vocals, pipe organ, Mellotron, design, layout, inner sleeve drawing
  • Karl Vento – guitar
  • Joel Fabiansson – guitar
  • Randall Dunn – Mellotron, Korg MS-20, sound designer, mixing
  • Filip Leyman – synthesizer
  • David Sabel – bass guitar
  • Ulrik Ording – drums
  • Shahzad Ismaily – percussion
  • Gyda Valtysdottir – strings
  • Úlfur Hansson – string arrangements
  • Jason Ward – mastering
  • Magnus Andersson – layout
  • Maria von Hausswolff – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Anna von Hausswolff.

  1. The Truth, the Glow, the Fall
  2. The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra
  3. Ugly and Vengeful
  4. The Marble Eye
  5. Källans återuppståndelse

Danielle Nicole: Cry No More

On February 23, 2018, “Concord” label released “Cry No More”, the second Danielle Nicole album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Tony Braunagel.

Personnel:

  • Danielle Nicole – vocals, bass
  • Brandon Miller – guitar
  • Nick Schnebelen – guitar
  • Johnny Lee Schell – guitar, fiddle
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd – guitar
  • Luther Dickinson – guitar
  • Walter Trout – guitar
  • Sonny Landreth – slide guitar
  • Mike Finnigan – keyboards, organ
  • Mike Sedovic – keyboards, organ
  • Tony Braunagel – drums
  • Kudisan Kai – backing vocal
  • Maxanne Lewis – backing vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Danielle Schnebelen and Tony Braunagel, except where noted.

  1. Crawl – Jeff Paris, Tamara Champlin
  2. I’m Going Home 
  3. Hot Spell – Anthony La Peau, Bill Withers, Guy Caman
  4. Burnin’ for You
  5. Cry No More
  6. Poison the Well – Maia Sharp, Pamela Rose
  7. Bobby – Danielle Schnebelen
  8. Save Me
  9. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore – Prince Roger Nelson
  10. Baby Eyes – Danielle Schnebelen
  11. Pusher Man – Danielle Schnebelen, John Lardieri
  12. My Heart Remains – Danielle Schnebelen
  13. Someday You Might Change Your Mind
  14. Lord I Just Can’t Keep from Crying – Blind Willie Johnson

Son Volt: Notes Of Blue

On February 17, 2017, “Transmit Sound” label released “Notes of Blue”, the eight Son Volt album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Red Pill” in St. Louis, Missouri, and was produced by Jay Farrar.

Personnel:

  • Jay Farrar – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, organ
  • Jason Kardong – pedal steel guitar
  • Mark Spencer – bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Jacob Edwards – drums, percussion
  • Gary Hunt – fiddle, backing vocals
  • Jacob Detering – engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Brad Sarno – mastering
  • Ryan Smith – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Farrar.

  1. Promise the World
  2. Back Against the Wall
  3. Static
  4. Cherokee St.
  5. The Storm
  6. Lost Souls
  7. Midnight
  8. Sinking Down
  9. Cairo and Southern
  10. Threads and Steel

Shame: Songs Of Praise

On January 12, 2018, “Dead Oceans” label released “Songs of Praise”, the debut Shame studio album. It was recorded in April 2017, at “Rockfield Studios” in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales, and was produced by Nathan Boddy and Dan Foat.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Steen – lead vocals
  • Sean Coyle-Smith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Eddie Green – guitar, backing vocals
  • Josh Finerty – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Charlie Forbes – drums, backing vocals
  • Dan Foat – keyboards, programming
  • Nathan Boddy – keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Holly Whitaker – backing vocals 
  • Sean Genockey – engineer
  • Joe Jones – assistant engineer
  • Paul Carr – assistant engineer
  • Ric Baxendale – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Samir Alikhanizadeh – additional production
  • Miles Johnson – design
  • Holly Whitaker – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Steen, Sean Coyle-Smith, Eddie Green, Josh Finerty and Charlie Forbes.

  1. Dust on Trial
  2. Concrete
  3. One Rizla
  4. The Lick
  5. Tasteless
  6. Donk
  7. Gold Hole
  8. Friction
  9. Lampoon
  10. Angie

Gone Is Gone: Echolocation

On January 6, 2017, “Rise Records” label released “Echolocation”, the second Gone Is Gone album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sencit Music” and “Rock Garden Recording Studio” in Clearwater, Florida, and was produced by Troy Van Leeuwen, Mike Zarin, Troy Sanders and Tony Hajjar.

Personnel:

  • Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar
  • Mike Zarin – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Troy Sanders – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Tony Hajjar – drums
  • The Budapest Film Orchestra
  • Matthew Janszen – orchestration
  • Dan Byers – recording
  • Axel Marrin – engineer
  • Mike Stern – additional engineering
  • Jared Kvitka – additional engineering
  • Ken Andrews – mixing
  • Dave Greenberg – mastering
  • Lurie Belegurschi – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sentient
  2. Gift
  3. Resurge
  4. Dublin
  5. Ornament
  6. Pawns
  7. Colourfade
  8. Roads
  9. Slow Awakening
  10. Fast Awakening
  11. Resolve
  12. Echolocation

Conan Osiris: Adoro Bolos

On December 30, 2017, “AVNL Records” label released “Adoro Bolos”, the second Conan Osiris album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Conan Osiris.

Personnel:

  • Conan Osiris – vocal, recording, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Conan Osiris.

  1. Borrego
  2. Celulitite
  3. Adoro Bolos
  4. Ein Angel
  5. 100 Paciencia
  6. Barcos
  7. Nasce Nas Acucenas
  8. Nada Nada Nada Nada
  9. Titanique
  10. Ave Lagrima
  11. Obrigado

Chris Stapleton: From A Room: Volume 2

On December 1. 2017, “Mercury Nashville” label released “From A Room: Volume 2”, the third Chris Stapleton studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, and was produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton.

Personnel:

  • Chris Stapleton – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Morgane Stapleton – tambourine, backing vocals
  • J.T. Cure – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Derek Mixon – drums
  • Vance Powell – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Gena Jonhson – assistant
  • Rachel Urquhart – illustrations
  • Mary Hooper – design

Track listing:

  1. Millionaire – Kevin Welch
  2. Hard Livin’ – Chris Stapleton, Kendell Marvel
  3. Scarecrow in the Garden – Chris Stapleton, Brice Long, Matt Fleener, Salvatore Polimeni
  4. Nobody’s Lonely Tonight – Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
  5. Tryin’ to Untangle My Mind – Chris Stapleton, Jaron Boyer, Kendell Marvel
  6. A Simple Song – Chris Stapleton, Darrell Hayes
  7. Midnight Train to Memphis – Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
  8. Drunkard’s Prayer – Chris Stapleton, Jameson Clark
  9. Friendship – Homer Banks, Lester Snell

B’z: Dinosaur

On November 29, 2017, “Vermillion Records” label released “Dinosaur”, the twentieth B’z studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Tak Matsumoto.

Personnel:

  • Koshi Inaba – vocals, arrangements
  • Tak Matsumoto – guitars, arrangements
  • Jeff Babko – keyboards
  • Barry Sparks – bass
  • Chris Chaney – bass
  • Steve Billman – bass
  • Travis Carlton – bass
  • Shane Gaalaas – drums
  • Tommy Clufetos – drums
  • Nobu Saito – percussion
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Greg Vail – saxophone
  • Yukihide “YT” Takiyama – backing vocals
  • Sam Pomanti – backing vocals
  • Yukihide “YT” Takiyama – arrangements, recording
  • Hideyuki Terachi – arrangement, vocal direction
  • Hiroyuki Kobayashi – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Koshi Inaba, all music by Tak Matsumoto.

  1. Dinosaur
  2. Champ
  3. Still Alive
  4. Haruka
  5. But, Still
  6. Declaration
  7. Queen of the Night
  8. Skyrocket
  9. Rooftop
  10. Weak Man
  11. Beloved Ghost
  12. King of the Street
  13. Purple Pink Orange