Tag Archives: 2018

311: Voyager

On July 12, 2019, “BMG” label released “Voyager”, the thirteenth 311 studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “The Hive” in Hollywood, and was produced by Scotch Ralston, John Feldmann, Mat Zo and Matt Malpass.

Personnel:

  • Nick Hexum – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • SA Martinez – vocals
  • Tim Mahoney – guitar
  • P-Nut – bass
  • Chad Sexton – drums
  • Luke Miller – keyboards
  • Scotch Ralston – recording
  • John Feldmann – recording  
  • Jason Walters – recording assistant
  • Matt Malpass – engineer
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Sam Williams (Magictorch) – artwork
  • Randall Leddy – art direction
  • Brian Bowen Smith – band photography

Track listing:

  1. Crossfire – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  2. Don’t You Worry – Nick Hexum, Mat Zo
  3. Stainless – Nick Hexum, Geoffrey Earley, SA Martinez, Scott “Scotch” Raiston, Aaron “P-Nut” Wills
  4. Space and Time – Nicholas Furlong, Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  5. Dream State – Nick Hexum, Scott “Scotch” Raiston, Chad Sexton
  6. Good Feeling – Fiona Bevan, John Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Matt Malpass
  7. What The?! – Nicholas Furlong, Nick Hexum, Tim Mahoney, SA Martinez, Aaron “P-Nut” Wills
  8. Better Space – John Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Chad Sexton
  9. Dodging Raindrops – John Feldmann, Nicholas Furlong, Nick Hexum, Matt Malpass, Aaron “P-Nut” Wills
  10. Rolling Through – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Scott “Scotch” Raiston, Chad Sexton
  11. Born to Live – E.Kidd Bogart, John Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Aaron “P-Nut” Wills
  12. Change It Up – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Chad Sexton
  13. Lucid Dreams – John Feldmann, Nicholas Furlong, Nick Hexum, Matt Malpass,

Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow the Rules

On July 20, 2020, “BMG” label released “Unfollow the Rules”, the tenth Rufus Wainwright album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright – lead and backing vocals
  • Randy Kerber – piano
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Adam Levy – guitar
  • George Deoring – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • George Deoring – mandoline
  • Mitchell Froom – keyboards, arranger
  • David Plitch – bass
  • Davey Faragher – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Dan Higgins – clarinet, saxophone, flute
  • Laura Brenes – French Horn
  • Nick Daley – trombone
  • Rob Moose – violin, viola
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Petra Haden – backing vocals
  • Jennifer Ellis Kampani – backing vocals
  • Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Rufus Wainwright.

  1. Trouble in Paradise
  2. Damsel in Distress
  3. Unfollow the Rules
  4. You Ain’t Big
  5. Romantical Man
  6. Peaceful Afternoon
  7. Only the People That Love
  8. This One’s for the Ladies (That Lunge!)
  9. My Little You
  10. Early Morning Madness
  11. Hatred
  12. Alone Time

Allman Betts Band: Down to the River

On June 28, 2019, “BMG” label released “Down to the River”, the debut Allman Betts Band studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Matt Ross Spang.

Personnel:

  • Devon Allman – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Duane Betts – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Johnny Stachela – slide and electric guitar
  • Berry Duane Oakley – bass, backing vocals
  • John Lum – drums
  • R. Scott Bryan – percussion, backing vocals
  • Peter Levin – Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano
  • Matt Ross-Spang – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Lamar Williams, Jr. – backing vocals
  • Chuck Leavell – piano
  • Matt Ross-Spang – mixing
  • Daniel Lynn – mixing assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Charley Robinson – art direction, design
  • Christopher Brush – photography

Track listing:

  1. All Night – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  2. Shinin’ – Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  3. Try – Cisco Adler, Devon Allman
  4. Down to the River – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  5. Autumn Breeze – Chris Williams
  6. Good Ol’ Days – Devon Allman
  7. Melodies Are Memories – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  8. Southern Accents – Tom Petty
  9. Long Gone – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan

Nine Inch Nails: Bad Witch

On June 22, 2018, “The Null Corporation” label released “Bad Witch”, the ninth Nine Inch Nails studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Personnel:

  • Trent Reznor – vocals, arrangements, programming, saxophone
  • Atticus Ross – arrangements, programming
  • Ian Astbury – additional vocals 
  • Mariqueen Maandig – additional vocals
  • Chris Richardson – engineer
  • Justin McGrath – engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

  1. Shit Mirror
  2. Ahead of Ourselves
  3. Play the Goddamned
  4. God Break Down the Door
  5. I’m Not from This World
  6. Over and Out

Keb’ Mo: Oklahoma

On June 14, 2019, “Concord” label released “Oklahoma”, the fourteenth Keb’ Mo’ studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Stu Stu Studio” and was produced by Colin Linden and Keb’ Mo’.

Personnel:

  • Keb’ Mo’ (Kevin Moore) – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar, bass, mandolin, harmonica, percussion, shaker
  • Rosanne Cash – vocals
  • Taj Mahal -vocals
  • Robert Randolph – lap steel guitar
  • Jaci Velasquez – vocals
  • Eric Ramey – bass
  • Marcus Finnie – drums
  • Chester Thompson – drums
  • Keio Strouds – drums
  • Colin Linden – electric guitar, mandolin
  • Jim Hoke – Wurlitzer piano, accordion
  • David Rodgers – keyboards
  • Samuel Alexander – keyboards, Hammond organ, electric piano
  • DeMarco Johnson – Hammond organ
  • Jovan Quallo – saxophone
  • Josh Scalf – trombone
  • Scotty Huff – trumpet
  • Corrie Covell, Michael O’Gieblyn – violin
  • Emily Kohavi – viola
  • Cremaine Booker – cello
  • Carter Moore, Dara Tucker, Robbie Brooks Moore, Dara Tucker, Emoni Wilkins, Jason Eskridge, Moiba Mustapha, Nickie Conley- backing vocals
  • Melvin “Maestro” Lightford – string arrangements
  • Zach Allen – recording
  • Alex Jarvis, Dave Hagen, Joe Martino – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • David Diskin, Lori Lambert – art direction
  • Michele Morgan – artwork
  • Jeremy Cowart – photography
  • Anthony Scarlati, Christy Watkins, Robbie Brooks Moore – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. I Remember You – Bill LaBounty, Kevin Moore
  2. Oklahoma – Dara Tucker, Kevin Moore
  3. Put a Woman in Charge – Beth Nielsen Chapman, John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore
  4. This Is My Home – John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore
  5. Don’t Throw It Away – Charles Esten, Colin Linden, Kevin Moore
  6. The Way I – John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore
  7. Ridin’ on a Train – Jenny Yates, Kevin Moore
  8. I Should’ve – Joseph Alan Wood, Kevin Moore
  9. Cold Outside – Cliff Goldmacher, Kevin Moore 
  10. Beautiful Music – John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore

Joana Marte: De Outro Lugar

On June 8, 2018, “Urtiga/Trattore” label released “De Outro Lugar”, the debut Joana Marte album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Estudio Jungle” and Rubens Guilhon home studio, and was produced by Rubens Guilhon.

Personnel:

  • Rubens Guilhon — vocals, guitar
  • João Pedro Normando — keyboard
  • Leo Chaves — bass
  • Bruno Azevedo — drums
  • Renan Chady — vocals
  • Maria Rosa Lima — vocals
  • Felipe Ricardo — saxophone
  • Paulo Rosa — recording
  • Kleber Chaar — mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Rubens Guilhon, except where noted.

  1. Pobre Menino
  2. Inimigos
  3. De Ré
  4. Novo Lar
  5. Retrato de Nós
  6. Lucidez
  7. Valsa – Bruno Azevedo
  8. Desconexão

Perry Farrell: Kind Heaven

On June 7, 2019, “PerryEttyVS” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released  “Kind Heaven” the second Perry Farrell studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “The Village”, and was produced by Tony Visconti and Perry Farrell.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell – vocals
  • Etty Lau Farrell – vocals
  • Tony Visconti – acoustic guitar, bass, mixing
  • Alex Williams – electric guitar
  • Dhani Harrison – electric guitar
  • Elliot Easton – electric guitar 
  • Peter DiStefano – electric guitar 
  • Phil X – electric guitar 
  • Taylor Hawkins – electric guitar
  • Peter DiStefano – bowed electric guitar
  • Matt Rohde – keyboards
  • Chris Chaney – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums
  • Tina Guo – erhu
  • Kind Heaven Orchestra
  • Hezron Farrell, Izzadore Farrell, Judith Hill, Kristeen Young – backing vocals
  • Harry Gregson-Williams – string arrangements
  • Alex Williams, Eric Liljestrand – engineer
  • Alex Williams – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell.

  1. (red, white, and blue) Cheerfulnes
  2. Pirate Punk Politician
  3. Snakes Have Many Hips
  4. Machine Girl
  5. One
  6. Where Have You Been All My Life
  7. More Than I Could Bear
  8. Spend the Body
  9. Let’s All Pray for This World

Snow Patrol: Wildness

On May 25, 2018, “Polydor” label released “Wildness”, the seventh Snow Patrol studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Gary Lightbody – lead and backing vocals, guitar, additional programming
  • Nathan Connolly – guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny McDaid – piano, keyboards, guitar, programming, orchestral arrangement, backing vocals
  • Paul Wilson – bass 
  • Jonny Quinn – drums
  • Jacknife Lee – guitar, keyboards, programming, strings arrangement, bass, backing vocals
  • Davide Rossi – strings arrangement, strings quartet
  • Saran Davies – cello
  • Ben Hulme – French horn
  • Alexandra Ridout – trumpet, flugelhorn

Track listing:

All lyrics by Gary Lightbody; all music by Jacknife Lee, Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Johnny McDaid, Paul Wilson and Jonny Quinn, except where noted.

  1. Life on Earth
  2. Don’t Give In
  3. Heal Me
  4. Empress
  5. A Dark Switch
  6. What If This Is All the Love You Ever Get?
  7. A Youth Written in Fire
  8. Soon
  9. Wild Horses
  10. Life and Dead – Holger Czukay, Irmin Schmidt, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Jacknife Lee, Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Johnny McDaid, Paul Wilson, Jonny Quinn

Lunatic Soul: Under the Fragment Sky

On May 25, 2018, “Kscope” label released “Under the Fragmented Sky”, the sixth Lunatic Soul studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2018, at “Serakos Studio” in Warsaw, Poland, and was produced by Mariusz Duda, Robert Srzednicki and Magda Srzednicka.

Personnel:

  • Mariusz Duda – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, chimes, mixing
  • Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – drums
  • Jarek Kubicki – illustration, layout, design
  • Magda & Robert Srzedniccy – recording, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mariusz Duda.

  1. He Av En
  2. Trials
  3. Sorrow
  4. Under the Fragmented Sky
  5. Shadows
  6. Rising the Night
  7. The Art Of Repairing

Untamed

Reginald Lucas

On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas died aged 65. He was musician (guitar), songwriter and producer, started his career performing and recording with Billy Paul and Miles Davis. As producer, composer and sideman he worked with Madonna, Models, The Four Tops, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, John Adams, Elisa Fiorillo, The Weather Girls, Nick Scott, Stephanie Mills, Gary Bartz, The Spinners, Lou Rawls, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, James Mtume, Carlos Garnett, Norman Connors, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Zbigniew Seifert, Masabumi Kikuchi and Shunzo Ohno. As leader Lucas released two albums.