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.
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.
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
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.
Crawl – Jeff Paris, Tamara Champlin
I’m Going Home
Hot Spell – Anthony La Peau, Bill Withers, Guy Caman
Burnin’ for You
Cry No More
Poison the Well – Maia Sharp, Pamela Rose
Bobby – Danielle Schnebelen
Save Me
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore – Prince Roger Nelson
Baby Eyes – Danielle Schnebelen
Pusher Man – Danielle Schnebelen, John Lardieri
My Heart Remains – Danielle Schnebelen
Someday You Might Change Your Mind
Lord I Just Can’t Keep from Crying – Blind Willie Johnson
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
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.
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.
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.
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:
Millionaire – Kevin Welch
Hard Livin’ – Chris Stapleton, Kendell Marvel
Scarecrow in the Garden – Chris Stapleton, Brice Long, Matt Fleener, Salvatore Polimeni
Nobody’s Lonely Tonight – Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
Tryin’ to Untangle My Mind – Chris Stapleton, Jaron Boyer, Kendell Marvel
A Simple Song – Chris Stapleton, Darrell Hayes
Midnight Train to Memphis – Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
Drunkard’s Prayer – Chris Stapleton, Jameson Clark
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.