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Dashboard Confessional: Crooked Shadows

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On February 9, 2018, “Fueled by Ramen” and “Dine Alone Records” labels released “Crooked Shadows”, the seventh Dashboard Confessional studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Colin Brittain, Cash Cash, Chad Gilbert, Chris Carrabba, Jonathan Clark and Jonathan Howard.

Personnel:

  • Chris Carrabba – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Armon Jay – guitar, backing vocals
  • Scott Schoenbeck – bass, keyboard
  • Chris Kamrada – drums, percussion
  • Chrissy Constanza – vocal, piano
  • Lindsey Stirling – violin
  • Jonathan Clark – engineer
  • Jonathan Howard – engineer
  • Cash Cash – mixing
  • Nick Romei – design
  • Allan Geiger – design

Track listing:

  1. We Fight
  2. Catch You
  3. About Us
  4. Heart Beat Here
  5. Belong
  6. Crooked Shadows
  7. Open My Eyes
  8. Be Alright
  9. Just What to Say

Xiu Xiu: Girl with Basket of Fruit

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On February 8, 2019, “Polyvinyl” label released “Girl with Basket of Fruit”, the eleventh Xiu Xiu album. It was recorded in 2018, at Jamie Stewart’s home in Los Angeles, and was produced by Angela Seo and Greg Saunier.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Stewart – vocals, synthesizers, guitar, experimental percussion, viola, recording
  • Angela Seo – vocals, piano, electronic percussion, organ, harmonium
  • Greg Saunier – organ
  • Devin Hoff – double bass, bass violin, bass guitar
  • Emmanuel Obi – vocals, percussion, experimental percussion
  • Elliot Reed – vocals, percussion, experimental percussion
  • Ayo Okafor – percussion
  • Daniel Brevil – percussion
  • Ches Smith – percussion
  • Ace Stewart – vocals
  • River Stewart – vocals
  • Eugene Robinson – vocals
  • Tara Jane O’Neil – additional recording
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Lawrence English – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Girl with Basket of Fruit – Daniel Brevil, Gordon McChesney Smith, James Cyrus Stewart
  2. It Comes Out as a Joke – James Cyrus Stewart
  3. Amargi ve Moo – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart
  4. Ice Cream Truck – James Cyrus Stewart
  5. Pumpkin Attack on Mommy and Daddy – Carl Elliot Reed, James Cyrus Stewart, Angela Seo
  6. The Wrong Thing – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart
  7. Mary Turner Mary Turner – James Cyrus Stewart
  8. Scisssssssors – Daniel Brevil, Gordon McChesney Smith, James Stewart Cyrus
  9. Normal Love – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart

Guided by Voices: Zeppelin over China

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On February 1, 2019, “Rockathon” label released “Zeppelin over China”, the 27th Guided by Voices studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Magic Door” in New Jersey, “Serious Business Records” in New York City, “Stillwater Lodge” in Dayton, Ohio, and was produced by Travis Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – vocals
  • Doug Gillard – guitar, horn arrangements
  • Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar
  • Mark Shue – bass guitar
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Travis Harrison – engineer, vocal engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Ray Ketchem – engineer
  • Joe Patterson – art administration, layout
  • Robert Pollard – art administration, layout
  • Vince Williams – art administration

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard.

  1. Good Morning Sir
  2. Step of the Wave
  3. Carapace
  4. Send in the Suicide Squad
  5. Blurring the Contacts
  6. Your Lights are Out
  7. Windshield Wiper Rex
  8. Holy Rhythm
  9. Jack Tell
  10. Bellicose Starling
  11. Wrong Turn On
  12. Charmless Peters
  13. The Rally Boys
  14. Think. Be a Man
  15. Jam Warsong
  16. You Own the Night
  17. Everything’s Thrilling
  18. Nice About You
  19. Einstein’s Angel
  20. The Hearing Department
  21. Question of the Test
  22. No Point

Rustin Man: Drift Code

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On February 1, 2019, “Domino” label released “Drift Code”, the second Rustin Man (Paul Webb) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Rustin Man.

Personnel:

  • Rustin Man – vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, twelve string and baritone guitar, guitarrón, electric bass, Hammond organ, synthesizer, electric piano, acoustic guitar, xylophone, accordion, harmonica, sounds
  • T.J. Mackenzie — euphonium, trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, French horn
  • Nancy Lewis – flute
  • James Yorkston — clarinet
  • Snowboy — claviola, surdo, pandeiro, rattle, chimes
  • Lee Harris — drums, sitar, Jew’s harp, tambourine
  • Sam Webb – vocals
  • Stephanie Hedges – vocals
  • Catherine Chandler – violin, viola, viola d’amore
  • Ginny Davis – cello
  • Grace Webb – backing vocals
  • Lee Harris — engineer
  • Sam Webb – engineer
  • Paul Webb – engineer
  • Guy Davis — mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Frans Florijn – photography
  • Brett Price – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Webb, except where noted.

  1. Vanishing Heart
  2. Judgement Train
  3. Brings Me Joy
  4. Our Tomorrows – Paul Webb, Lee Harris
  5.  Euphonium Dream
  6. The World’s in Town
  7. Light the Light – Paul Webb, Lee Harris
  8. Martian Garden
  9. All Summer

Weezer: OK Human

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On January 29, 2021, “Crush Music” and “Atlantic” labels released “OK Human”, the fourteenth Weezer studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2020, and was produced by Jake Sinclair.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, piano
  • Brian Bell – piano, acoustic guitar, organ, backing vocals
  • Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums, backing vocals
  • Tara Helen O’Connor – flute, piccolo
  • Keisuke Ikuma – English horn, oboe
  • Pavel Vinnitsky – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Dan Shelly – bassoon
  • Erik Ralske – French horn
  • Anne Sharer – French horn
  • Tony Kadleck – trumpet
  • Ray Riccomini – trumpet
  • Ryan Keberle – trombone
  • Sasha Romero – trombone
  • Lisa Kim – concert master, violin
  • Peter Bahng – violin
  • Ann Lehmann – violin
  • Matt Lehmann – violin
  • Joanna Maurer – violin
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Jung Sun Yoo – violin
  • Will Frampton – viola
  • Joel Noyes – viola
  • Michael Roth – viola
  • Becky Young – viola
  • Alan Stepansky – cello
  • Rob Mathes – arranger, horn conductor, string conductor, woodwind arrangement
  • Jonathan Allen – engineer
  • Perry Margouleff – engineer
  • Paul Pritchard – engineer
  • Suzy Shinn – engineer, vocal producer
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer
  • William Carroll – engineer
  • Zach Fisher – engineer
  • Brian Fombona – engineer
  • Rachel White – engineer
  • William Wittman – engineer
  • Karl Wingate – assistant engineer
  • Lazaro Zarate – assistant engineer
  • Andy Maxwell – assistant engineer
  • Branko Presley – assistant engineer
  • Lawton Burris – engineer assistant
  • John Sinclair – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

  1. All My Favorite Songs – Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Ilsey Juber
  2. Aloo Gobi
  3. Grapes of Wrath
  4. Numbers
  5. Playing My Piano
  6. Mirror Image
  7. Screens
  8. Bird with a Broken Wind
  9. Dead Roses
  10. Everything Happens for a Reason
  11. Here Comes the Rain
  12. La Brea Tar Pits

Baio: Dead Hand Control

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On January 29, 2020, “Glassnote” label released “Dead Hand Control”, the third Baio (Chris Baio) studio album. It was recorded June 2018- January 2020, at “13 Studios” in London, “Heavy Duty Studios” in Burbank, “C+C Music Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Chris Baio.

  • Chris Baio − vocals, bass, guitar, piano, engineer
  • George Hume – guitar
  • Robby Sinclair – drums
  • Ezra Koenig – backing vocals
  • Greta Morgan – backing vocals
  • Buzzy Lee – backing vocals
  • Jasmine Chen – engineer
  • Chris Kasych – engineer
  • John Foyle – engineer
  • Lars Stalfors – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Baio.

  1. Dead Hand Control
  2. Endless Me, Endlessly
  3. What Do You Say When I’m Not There
  4. Dead Hand
  5. Take it from Me
  6. Caisse Noire
  7. Never Never Never
  8. O.M.W.

Weezer: Same

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On January 24, 2019, “Crush Music” and “Atlantic” labels released the self-titled, twelfth Weezer studio album (known as Teal Album). It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Mark Rankin, Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Scott Shriner.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Brian Bell – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mark Rankin – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Clark – engineer
  • Suzy Shinn – vocal engineer
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Africa – David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
  2. Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes
  3. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart
  4. Take on Me – Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar
  5. Happy Together – Alan Gordon, Garry Bonner
  6. Paranoid – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osborne, Bill Ward
  7. Mr. Blue Sky – Jeff Lynne
  8. Np Scrubs – Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Lisa Lopes
  9. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
  10. Stand by Me – Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: X: The Godless Void and Other Stories

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On January 17, 2020, “Dine Alone” label released “X: The Godless Void and Other Stories”, the tenth …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Mosaic Sound Collective”, “Scary American”, ”The Henhouse Studio”, “The Library Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Charles Godfrey and Conrad Keely.

Personnel:

  • Jason Reece – drums, guitar
  • Conrad Keely – vocals, guitar, artwork, design
  • Aaron Blount – guitar
  • Autry Fulbright II – bass guitar
  • Jamie Miller – drums, percussion
  • Krystal Morris – vocal, percussion
  • Cully Symington – drums
  • Will Courtney – backing vocals
  • Charles Godfrey – recording
  • Rich Mendez – pre-production assistant
  • Peter Van ‘t Riet – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Reece and Conrad Keely.

  1. The Opening Crescendo
  2. All Who Wander
  3. Something Like This
  4. Into the Godless Void
  5. Don’t Look Down
  6. Gone
  7. Children of the Sky
  8. Who Haunts the Haunter
  9. Eyes of the Overworld
  10. Gravity
  11. Blade of the Wind
  12. Through the Sunlit Door

Duster: Same

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On December 13, 2019, “Muddguts Records” label released the self-titled, third Duster studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Low Earth Orbit” in San Jose, California, and was produced by Clay Parton, Canaan Dove Amber and Jason Albertini.

Personnel:

  • Clay Parton
  • Canaan Dove Amber
  • Jason Albertini

Track listing:

All tracks by Clay Parton, Dove Amber, Jason Albertini.

  1. Copernicus Crater
  2. I’m Lost
  3. Chocolate and Mint
  4. Summer Wat
  5. Lomo
  6. Damaged
  7. Letting Go
  8. Go Back
  9. Hoya Paranoia
  10. Ghoulish
  11. Ghost World
  12. The Thirteen

Dead Can Dance: Dionysus

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On November 2, 2018, “PIAS Recordings” label released “Dionysus”, the ninth Dead Can Dance studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Ker Landelle Studios” in Brittany, France.

Personnel:

  • Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, design, photography
  • Lisa Gerrard – vocals, instrumentation
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • DLT – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard.

  1. Act I – Sea Borne
  2. Act I – Liberator of Minds
  3. Act I – Dance of the Bacchantes
  4. Act II – The Mountain
  5. Act II – The Invocation
  6. Act II – The Forest
  7. Act II – Psychopomp