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The Lumineers: III

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On September 13, 2019, “Dualtone” label released “III”, the third Lumineers (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by Simone Felice.

Personnel:

  • Wesley Schultz − vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Byron Isaacs − bass, backing vocals
  • Jeremiah Fraites − drums, piano, guitar, synthesizer, vibraphone, cymbals, scraper, tambourine, backing vocals, engineer
  • David Baron − synthesizer, keyboards, harmonium
  • Lauren Jacobson − violin, backing vocals
  • Anneke Schaul-Yoder − cello, yodeling
  • Simone Felice − maracas, backing vocals
  • David Baron – engineer, mixing
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
  • Alen Hadzi Stefanov – engineer
  • Darren Heelis – engineer
  • Pete Hanlon – engineer
  • Connor Milton – engineer assistant
  • Will Duperier – engineer assistant
  • Dylan Nowik – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Nicholas Sutton Bell – creative director
  • Kevin Phillips – photography
  • Max Knies – photography
  • Tomas Cristobal Patlan – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites except where noted.

  1. Donna
  2. Life in the City
  3. Gloria
  4. It Wasn’t Easy to Be Happy for You
  5. Leader of the Landslide
  6. Left for Denver
  7. My Cell
  8. Jimmy Sparks
  9. April
  10. Salt and the Sea

Death Cab for Cutie: Thank You for Today

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On August 17, 2018, “Atlantic” label released “Thank You for Today” is the ninth Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded in 2018 in Santa Monica, California, and was produced by Rich Costey.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Gibbard – lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, samples
  • Dave Depper – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Zac Rae – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
  • Nick Harmer – bass, backing vocals
  • Jason McGerr – drums, percussion, programming
  • Lauren Mayberry – additional vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Gibbard, all music as noted.

  1. I Dreamt We Spoke Again – Ben Gibbard
  2. Summer Years – Ben Gibbard, Jason McGerr
  3. Gold Rush – Ben Gibbard, Dave Depper, Yoko Ono
  4. Your Hurricane – Ben Gibbard
  5. When We Drive – Ben Gibbard
  6. Autumn Love – Ben Gibbard
  7. Northern Lights – Ben Gibbard
  8. You Moved Away – Ben Gibbard
  9. Near / Far – Ben Gibbard
  10. 60 & Punk – Ben Gibbard

Blue October: I Hope You’re Happy

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On August 17, 2018, “Up/Down” and “Brando” labels released “I Hope You’re Happy”, the ninth Blue October studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Justin Furstenfeld.

Personnel:

  • Justin Furstenfeld – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Matthew Ostrander – guitar
  • Steve Schiltz – guitar
  • Matt Noveskey – bass
  • Ryan Delahoussaye – violin, keyboards
  • Will Knaak – guitar
  • Collin Shook – keyboard
  • Eric Holtz – engineer, mixing
  • Marshall Breedlove – engineer assistant
  • Tim Palmer – mixing
  • Mark Needham – mixing
  • Damien Lewis – mixing
  • Phil Tan – mixing
  • Colin Leonard – mastering
  • Chris Barber – album art, photography
  • Tim Beck – album art

Track listing:

  1. Daylight – Justin Furstenfeld, Matt Noveskey, Dwight Baker
  2. Your Love Is Like a Car Crash – Justin Furstenfeld, Dwight Baker
  3. I Want to Come Back Home – Justin Furstenfeld, Dwight Baker, Ryan Delahoussaye, Zayra Alvarez
  4. I’ll Do Me, You Do You – Justin Furstenfeld, Dwight Bake
  5. I Hope You’re Happy – Justin Furstenfeld, Steve Schiltz
  6. Colors Collide – Justin Furstenfeld, Steve Schiltz
  7. Remission in Cmaj – Justin Furstenfeld
  8. How to Dance in Time – Justin Furstenfeld, Blue Miller
  9. King – Justin Furstenfeld, Ryan Delahoussaye, Eric Holtz
  10. Let Forever Mean Forever – Justin Furstenfeld, Matthew Ostrander
  11. All That We Are – Justin Furstenfeld, Matthew Ostrander, Steve Schiltz
  12. Further Dive (The House That Dylan Built) – Justin Furstenfeld, Matthew Ostrander

Tijuana Panthers: Carpet Denim

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On July 12, 2019, “Innovative Leisure” label released “Carpet Denim”, the fifth Tijuana Panthers studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Jonny Bell.

Personnel:

  • Chad Wachtel – vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Michicoff – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Shaheen – vocals, drums, synthesizer
  • Michael Shelbourn – drums
  • Michael Stonis – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Michicoff, Phil Shaheen, Michael Shelbourn, and Chad Wachtel.

  1. Path of Totality
  2. First Date
  3. 710
  4. Little Pamplemousse
  5. Owl Eyes
  6. End of My Rope
  7. Garbage Person
  8. I Don’t Mind
  9. Generation Singular
  10. TV People
  11. Different Side of Town
  12. You Died
  13. Rat Trail
  14. Friday Night Baby

Mom Jeans: Puppy Love

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On July 3, 2018, “Counter Intuitive Records” label released “Puppy Love”, the second Mom Jeans album.

Personnel:

  • Eric Butler – vocals, guitar
  • Bart Thompson – guitar
  • Gabriel Paganin – bass
  • Austin Carango – drums, trumpet
  • Ryan Ellery – recording
  • James Trevascus – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Near Death Fail Comp
  2. Sponsor Me Tape
  3. Glamorous
  4. I Left My Towel at My Friends House and Then They Moved Pt. 1
  5. Season 9 ep 2-3
  6. You Can’t Eat Cats Kevin
  7. Kon Bong Jovi
  8. Pickle Bart
  9. Now This Is Podracing

Gang Gang Dance: Kazuashita

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On June 22, 2018, “4AD” label released “Kazuashita”, the sixth Gang Gang Dance studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Brian Degraw.

Personnel:

  • Liz Bougatsos – lead vocals
  • Brian DeGraw – guitar, drums
  • Josh Diamond – guitar
  • Shiyé Bidziil – vocals
  • Jack Walls – vocals
  • Oliver Payne – vocals
  • Ryan Sawyer – drums
  • Josh Druckman – engineer
  • Sean Maffucci – engineer
  • Patrick Higgins – engineer
  • Andrew Barker – engineer
  • Jorge Elbrecht – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Infirma Terrae
  2. J-Tree
  3. Lotus
  4. Birth Canal
  5. Kazuashita
  6. Young Boy (Marika in Amerika)
  7. Snake Dub
  8. Too Much, Too Soon
  9. Novae Terrae
  10. Save on the Sorrow

Thank You Scientist: Terraformer

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On June 14, 2019, “Evil Ink Records” label released “Terraformer”, the third Thank You Scientist album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Barber Shop Studios”, “Self-Titled Studios”, “The Hangar”, and was produced by Tom Monda, Cody McCorry, Ben Karas, Joe Fadem and Salvatore Marrano.

Personnel:

  • Salvatore Marrano – vocals
  • Tom Monda – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, fretless guitar, bouzouki, guzheng, harp, synth, string arrangements
  • Cody McCorry – electric upright bass, synthesizer, mellotron, theremin, saw, string arrangements
  • Joe Fadem – drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Ben Karas – vocal, violin, viola, erhu
  • A.J. “The Real Deal” Merlino – percussion
  • Sam Greenfield – vocal, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, electric wind instrument
  • Joe Gullace – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Joonas Juhani Lemetyinen – trombone
  • Joe Deninzon, Rebecca Harris-Lee- violin
  • Alexandra Dadon – viola
  • Terence Thornhill – cello
  • Brian Lawlor – harpsichord
  • Audra Mariel, Martin Howth – additional vocals
  • Ben Karas, Joe Gullace – string arrangements
  • Mike Ferretti – mixing
  • Andy van Delte – mastering
  • Lady King – artwork
  • Templar – artwork
  • Shamfoo – illustration, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Salvatore Marrano, all music by Tom Monda, Cody McCorry, Ben Karas, Joe Fadem and Salvatore Marrano.

  1. Wrinkle
  2. FXMLDR
  3. Swarm
  4. Son of a Serpent
  5. Birdwatching
  6. Everyday Ghosts
  7. Chronology
  8. Geronimo
  9. Life of Vermin
  10. Shatner’s Lament
  11. Anchor
  12. New Moon
  13. Terraformer

Jamie Cullum: Taller

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On June 7, 2019, “Island” label released “Taller”, the eight Jamie Cullum album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Spark Studio”, “Moon Palace Studio”, “Master Chord Studio”, “British Grove”, “The Church”, “Kensaltown Recording Studios”, and was produced by Troy Miller and Jamie Cullum.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Cullum – vocal, piano, electric piano, bass, synth, mellotron, kalimba
  • Femi Towowo, Tom Varrall – guitar
  • Paul Stacey – guitar
  • Loz Garratt – bass
  • Troy Miller – drums, synths, organ, electric bass, conductor, string arrangements, mixing
  • Brad Webb – drums
  • Tom Richards – tenor and baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Nichol Thomson – trombone
  • Rory Simmons, Tom Rees-Roberts – trumpet
  • London Symphony Orchestra – strings
  • Tippett Quartet – strings
  • Brendan Reilly, Jennifer Moore , Jono Mcneil, Kevin Mark-Trail, Ladonna Harley-Peters, Sewuese, Sharleen Linton, Sharlene Hector, Sumudu Jayatilaka, Wendi Harriet, Xantoné Blacq – backing vocals
  • Danny Allin – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jamie Cullum, except where noted.

  1. Taller – Jamie Cullum, Simon Aldred
  2. Life Is Grey
  3. Mankind
  4. Usher – Ben Cullum, Jamie Cullum
  5. The Age of Anxiety
  6. For the Love – Jamie Cullum, Jayson DeZuzio, Martin Terefe, Sasha Sloan
  7. Drink
  8. You Can’t Hideaway from Love – Jamie Cullum, Troy Miller
  9. Monster – Jamie Cullum, Jamie Hartman
  10. Endings and Beginnings

Father John Misty: God’s Favorite Customer

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On June 1, 2018, “Sub Pop” and “Bella Union” labels released “God’s Favorite Customer”, the fourth Father John Misty (Josh Tillman) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Josh Tillman, Jonathan Rado, Dave Cerminara, Trevor Spencer and Jonathan Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Josh Tillman – guitar, tambourine, bass, piano, Mellotron, harmonica, drums, finger picking, sleigh bells, additional instrumentation, string arrangement, mixing, art direction
  • David Vandervelde – guitars 
  • Jonathan Rado – bass, guitar, DX-1, piano, organ, synthesizer 
  • Jon Titterington – piano, glockenspiel, synthesizer, accordion, Wurlitzer, trumpet
  • Bobby Krlic – strings, horns
  • Jonathan Wilson – organ, bass synthesizer, Crumar, electric, mixing, additional production 
  • Elijah Thomson – bass 
  • Mark Ronson – bass
  • Gabe Noel – cellos, lap steel, string arrangement
  • James King – saxophone 
  • Natalie Mering – vocals
  • Ivan Wayman – engineer
  • Sasha Barr – art direction
  • Pari Dukovic – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Tillman.

  1. Hangout at the Gallows
  2. Mr. Tillman
  3. Just Dumb Enough to Try
  4. Date Night
  5. Please Don’t Die
  6. The Palace
  7. Disappointing Diamonds are the Rarest of Them All
  8. God’s Favorite Customer
  9. The Songwriter
  10. We’re Only People (And There’s Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)

Richard Hawley: Further

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On May 31, 2019, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Further”. the eighth Richard Hawley studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Yellow Arch Studios” in Neepsend, Sheffield, “Disgracelands” in Sheffield, “The Chairworks” Castleford, UK, and was produced by Collin Elliot and Shez Sheridan.

Personnel:

  • Richard Hawley – vocal, guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Shez Sheridan – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer
  • Clive Mellor – harmonica
  • Colin Elliot – bass, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, arranger, engineer, mixing
  • Dean Beresford – drums
  • Up North Session Orchestra
  • Martin L. Robinson – saxophones
  • Catherine Leech, Jessica Hall, Liz Rossi, Susie Gibbon – violin
  • Christine Anderson, Katrina Baker – viola
  • Elinor Gow, Liz Hanks – cello
  • David Watts – engineer
  • Guy Massey – mixing
  • Duncan Cowell – mastering
  • Nick Phillips – design
  • Chris Saunders – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Hawley, except where noted.

  1. Off My Mind
  2. Alone
  3. My Little Treasures
  4. Further
  5. Emilina Says
  6. Is There a Pill?
  7. Galley Girl
  8. Not Lonely – Richard Hawley, Mark Sheridan
  9. Time Is
  10. Midnight Train
  11. Doors