Tag Archives: 2018

The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life

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On February 9, 2018, “14th Floor” label released “Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life”, the fourth Wombats (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Catherine Marks, Mark Crew, Mathew Murphy, Dan Haggis and Tord Øverland Knudsen.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
  • Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mark Crew – keyboards
  • Catherine Marks – programming
  • Marius D. Hagan – guitar
  • Kianja – vocals
  • Adam ‘Cecil’ Bartlett – engineer
  • Rob Whiteley – engineer
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Martin Cooke – mixing assistant
  • Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Lucas Donaud – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Cheetah Tongue
  2. Lemon to a Knife Fight
  3. Turn
  4. Black Flamingo
  5. White Eyes
  6. Lethal Combination
  7. Out of My Head
  8. I Only Wear Black
  9. Ice Cream
  10. Dip You in Honey
  11. I Don’t Know Why I Like You but I Do

Panda Bear: Buoys

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On February 8, 2019, “Domino” label released “Buoys”, the sixth Panda Bear (Noah Benjamin Lennox) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, in Lisbon, Portugal, and was produced by Panda Bear and Rusty Santos.

Personnel:

  • Panda Bear – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, sampler, drums, percussion, mixing
  • Dino D’Santiago – vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Rusty Santos – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Rob Carmichael – design
  • Danny Perez – design
  • Fern Pereira – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Panda Bear.

  1. Dolphin
  2. Cranked
  3. Token
  4. I Know I Don’t Know
  5. Master
  6. Buoys
  7. Inner Monologue
  8. Crescendo
  9. Home Free

Leon Ndugu Chancler

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On February 3, 2018, Leon “Ndugu” Chancler died aged 65. He was musician (drums, percussion), composer, music producer and university professor. He recorded and performed with numerous famous artists including Mile Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson,  Eddie Harris, Patti LaBelle, John Lee Hooker, Donna Summer, George Benson, Robbie Robertson, Syreeta Wright, Hampton Hawes, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, George Duke, Sheena Easton, Peabo Bryson, Joe Henderson, Lionel Richie, Cheryl Lynn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Tina Turner, Patrice Rushen, Jennifer Holliday, Harold Land, Minnie Riperton, Azar Lawrence, Santana, Lalo Schifrin, Julian Priester, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock.

Don Broco: Technology

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On February 2, 2018, “Sharp Tune” label released “Technology”, the third Don Broco studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Jason Perry, Romesh Dodangoda and Dan Lancaster.

Personnel:

  • Rob Damiani – lead vocals, electronics
  • Simon Delaney – lead and rhythm guitars
  • Matt Donnelly – co-lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, electronic beats
  • Tom Doyle – bass guitar
  • drew BANG – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Technology
  2. Stay Ignorant
  3. T-Shirt Song
  4. Come Out to L.A.
  5. Pretty
  6. The Blues
  7. Tightrope
  8. Everybody
  9. Greatness
  10. Porkies
  11. Got to Be You
  12. Good Listener
  13. ¥ (Yen)
  14. Something to Drink
  15. Blood in the Water
  16. Potty Mouth

Awolnation: Here Come the Runts

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On February 2, 2018, “Red Bull Records” label released “Here Come the Runts”, the third Awolnation studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at Aaron Bruno’s home studio, and was produced by Aaron Bruno.

Personnel:

  • Aaron Bruno – vocals, guitar, synths, drums
  • Isaac Carpenter – guitar, drums, percussion
  • Sickabood – lead vocals
  • Marc Walloch – acoustic guitars
  • Zach Irons – electric guitar
  • Dan Saslow – keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks  by Aaron Bruno.

  1. Here Comes the Runts
  2. Passion
  3. Sound Witness System
  4. Miracle Man
  5. Handyman
  6. Jealous Buffoon
  7. Seven Sticks of Dynamite
  8. A Little Luck—and a Couple of Dogs
  9. Table for One
  10. My Molasses
  11. Cannonball
  12. Tall, Tall, Tale
  13. The Buffon
  14. Stop That Train

The Specials: Encore

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On February 1, 2019, “Island” label released “Encore”, the eighth Specials studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Torp Larsen.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals
  • Lynval Golding – vocals, guitar
  • Horace Panter – bass guitar
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Cradock – guitar
  • Kenrick Rowe – drums
  • Tim Smart – trombone, tuba
  • Pablo Mendelssohn – trumpet
  • Saffiyah Khan – guest vocals
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Oli Langford – violin
  • Tom Pigott-Smith – violin
  • George Murphy – engineer
  • Sophie Ellis – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Robert Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, and Nikolaj Torp Larsen, except where noted.

  1. Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys – Eddy Grant
  2. B.L.M.
  3. Vote for Me
  4. The Lunatics – Neville Staple, Terr Hall, Lynval Golding
  5. Breaking Point
  6. Blam Blam Fever – Earl Grant, V. E. Grant
  7. 10 Commandments – Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, Torp Larsen, Saffiyah Khan
  8. Embarrassed by You – Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, Torp Larsen, Mark Adams
  9. The Life and Times (Of a Man Called Depression)
  10. We Sell Hope

White Lies: Five

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On February 1, 2019, “PIAS” label released “Five”, the fifth White Lies album. It was recorded in 2018 and was produced by Ed Buller and Flood.

Personnel:

  • Harry McVeigh – lead vocals, guitar
  • Charles Cave – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums
  • James Brown – engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Casey Roarty – design, art direction

Track listing:

  1. Time to Give
  2. Never Alone
  3. Finish Line
  4. Kick Me
  5. Tokyo
  6. Jo?
  7. Denial
  8. Believe It
  9. Fire and Wings

Joe Perry: Sweetzerland Manifesto

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On January 18, 2018, “Roman Records” label released “Sweetzerland Manifesto”, the sixth Joe Perry album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Bruce Witkin, Jack Douglas, and Joe Perry.

Personnel:

  • Joe Perry – vocals, acoustic, lap steel and electric guitars, bass, 6-String Bass, Hurdygurdy, arranger
  • Bruce Witkin – bass, loops, engineer
  • Dr. Rudy Tanzi – clavinet, Hammond B3, mellotron, piano
  • Anthony Perry – rhythm guitar, drum programming, engineer, mixing
  • Marco Moir – piano, engineer
  • David Johansen – vocals, harp
  • Dan Rothchild – bass
  • Johnny Depp – drums, executive producer
  • David Goodstein – drums
  • Zak Starkey – drums
  • Roman Perry – synthesizer programming
  • Colin Douglas – vocals, percussion
  • Jack Douglas – vocals, arrangement
  • Markita Knight  – vocals
  • Terry Reid – vocals
  • Isaac Koren – vocals
  • Torald Koren – vocals
  • Linda McCrary – vocals
  • Robin Zander – vocals
  • The Perry Boys – arranger
  • Ryan Dorn – engineer
  • Keenan Wyatt – engineer
  • Ari Blitz – engineer assistant
  • Peter Doell – mastering
  • Fleetwood Covington – paintings
  • Brian Porizek – art direction, design
  • Ross Halfin – photography
  • Alex Huggan – photography
  • Aaron Perry – photography
  • Zach Whitford – photography

Track listing:

  1. Rumble in the Jungle – Joe Perry
  2. I’ll Do happiness – Joe Perry, Terry Reid, Jack Douglas
  3. Aye, Aye, Aye – Joe Perry, Robin Zander
  4. I Wanna Roll – Joe Perry, David Johansen
  5. Sick & Tired – Joe Perry, Terry Reid, Jack Douglas
  6. Haberdasher Blues – Joe Perry, David Johansen
  7. Spanish Sushi – Joe Perry, Anthony Perry, Roman Perry
  8. Eve of Destruction – P.F. Sloan
  9. I’m Going Crazy – Joe Perry, David Johansen
  10. Won’t Let Me Go – Joe Perry, Terry Reid, Jack Douglas

Magnum: Lost on the Road to Eternity

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On January 19, 2018, “Steamhammer Records/SPV” labels released “Lost on the Road to Eternity”, the 20th Magnum studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Tony Clarkin.

Personnel:

  • Tony Clarkin – guitar
  • Bob Catley – vocals
  • Rick Benton – keyboards
  • Al Barrow – bass guitar
  • Lee Morris – drums
  • Tobias Sammet – guest vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Clarkin.

  1. Peaches and Cream
  2. Show Me Your Hands
  3. Storm Baby
  4. Welcome to the Cosmic Cabaret
  5. Lost on the Road to Eternity
  6. Without Love
  7. Tell Me What You’ve Got to Say
  8. Ya Wanna Be Someone
  9. Forbidden Masquerade
  10. King of the World