Tag Archives: 2018

Noname: Room 25

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On September 14, 2018, Noname self-released “Room 25”, her debut studio album. It was recorded July September 2018, and was produced by Phoelix.

Personnel:

  • Noname (Fatimah Nyeema Warner) – lead vocals, executive producer
  • Phoelix – featured vocals, bass, keys, drums, executive producer
  • Brian Sanborn – guitar
  • Luke Titus Sangerman – drums
  • Adam Ness – featured vocals
  • Ravyn Lenae – featured vocals
  • Smino – featured vocals
  • Saba – featured vocals
  • Benjamin Earl Turner – featured vocals
  • Yaw – featured vocals
  • Arima Ederra – additional vocals
  • Blake Davis – additional vocals
  • Sophie Dimitroff – additional vocals
  • Matt Jones – string arrangements
  • Elton “L10MixedIt” Chueng – mixing, mastering
  • Bryant Giles – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Noname.

  1. Self
  2. Blaxploitation
  3. Prayer Song
  4. Window
  5. Don’t Forget About Me
  6. Regal
  7. Montego Bae
  8. Ace
  9. Part of Me
  10. With You
  11. No Name

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree

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On September 9, 2018, “Bad Seed Ltd” released “Skeleton Tree”, the sixteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “Retreat” in Brighton, UK, “La Frette” in La Frette-sur-Seine, in France, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizer, vibraphone
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, Wurlitzer, piano, baritone tenor guitar, violin, viola, drum treatments, drum loops, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – percussion, vibraphone, tubular bells, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • George Vjestica – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Else Torp – additional vocals
  • Ellie Wyatt – violin
  • Charlotte Glason – viola
  • Joe Giddey – cello
  • Kevin Paul – recording, additional overdubs, mixing
  • Nick Launay – recording
  • Jake Jackson – additional overdubs, mixing
  • Nick Cave – mixing
  • Warren Ellis – mixing
  • Jim Sclavunos – mixing
  • Chris Blakey – mixing assistant
  • Nicolas Quéré – mixing assistant
  • Arnaud Bequet – mixing assistant
  • Jonathan Ratovoarisoa – mixing assistant
  • John Prestage – mixing assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Hingston Studio – design
  • Alwin Küchler – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Jesus Alone
  2. Rings of Saturn
  3. Girl in Amber
  4. Magneto
  5. Anthrocene
  6. I Need You
  7. Distant Sky
  8. Skeleton Tree

Mark Turner: Temporary King

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On September 7, 2018, “ECM” label released “Temporary Kings” album by Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson. It was recorded in June 2017, at “Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI Studio” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Stefano Amerio – engineer
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Max Franosch – cover photography
  • Robert Lewis – back cover and liner photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ethan Iverson, except where noted.

  1. Lugano
  2. Temporary Kings
  3. Turner’s Chamber of Unlikely Delights
  4. Dixie’s Dilemma – Warne Marsh
  5. Yesterday’s Bouquet
  6. Unclaimed Freight
  7. Myron’s World – Mark Turner
  8. Third Familiar
  9. Seven Points – Mark Turner

Molchat Doma: Etazhi

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On September 7, 2018, “Detriti Records” label released “Etazhi”, the second Molchat Doma studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, in Minsk, Belarus, and was produced by Roman Komogortsev.

Personnel:

  • Egor Shkutko – vocals
  • Roman Komogortsev – guitar, synthesizers, drum machine, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Pavel Kozlov – bass guitar, synthesizers

Track listing:

All lyrics by Egor Shkutko, except where noted, all music by Roman Komogortsev.

  1. На дне
  2. Танцевать
  3. Фильмы
  4. Волны
  5. Тоска
  6. Прогноз
  7. Судно – lyrics by Boris Ryzhyall
  8. Коммерсанты
  9. Клетка

Public Image Ltd: End Of World

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On August 11, 2023, “PIL Official” label released “End of World”, the eleventh Public Image Ltd studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2022, at “Yellow Shark Studios” in Cheltenham, “Vada Studios” in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, and was produced by Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth, John Lydon, Bruce Smith, John Rambo Stevens and James Towler.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon – vocals, artwork, painting, design
  • Lu Edmonds – guitar
  • Scott Firth – bass guitar
  • Bruce Smith – drums
  • Brendan Davies – engineer, mixing , artwork
  • James Towler – engineer, mixing
  • George Perks – engineer assistant
  • Danny Thomas – engineer assistant
  • Stefan Heger – mastering
  • John Rambo Stevens – layout, artwork, photography
  • D, D, Boling – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by John Lydon, all music by Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth, John Lydon, and Bruce Smith.

  1. Penge
  2. End of the World
  3. Car Chase
  4. Being Stupid Again
  5. Walls
  6. Pretty Awful
  7. Strange
  8. Down On the Clown
  9. Dirty Murky Delight
  10. The Do That
  11. L F C F
  12. North West Passage
  13. Hawaii

Miles Kane: Coup De Grace

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On August 10, 2018, “Virgin EMI” label released “Coup de Grace”, the third Miles Kane studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “64 Sound” and “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton and James Dring.

Personnel:

  • Miles Kane – vocals, guitar, bass 
  • Jamie T (Jamie Treays) – guitar, bass, drum programming
  • Tyler Parkford – keyboards 
  • Zach Dawes – bass 
  • Loren Humphrey – drums
  • Sean Cook – recording
  • Rob Duffy – recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Salvador Design – artwork
  • Lauren Dukoff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Kame and Jamie T, except where noted.

  1. Too Little Too Late
  2. Cry On My Guitar
  3. Loaded – Miles Kane, Jamie T, Lana Del Rey
  4. Cold Light of Day
  5. Killing the Joke
  6. Coup de Grace – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford
  7. Silverscreen – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford
  8. Wrong Side of Life
  9. Something to Rely On
  10. Shavambacu – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford

Rick Astley: Beautiful Life

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On July 13, 2018, “BMG” label released “Beautiful Life”, the eighth Rick Astley studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Rick Astley.

Personnel:

  • Rick Astley – vocals, all instruments
  • Matthew Payne, Nicolas Jones, Connor Smither – brass
  • Dawn Joseph – backing vocals
  • Lauren Johnson – backing vocals
  • Dan Frampton – engineer, mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Rankin – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks Rick Astley.

  1. Beautiful Life
  2. Chance to Dance
  3. She Makes Me
  4. Shivers
  5. Last Night on Earth
  6. Every Corner
  7. I Need the Light
  8. Better Together
  9. Empty Heart
  10. Rise Up
  11. Try
  12. The Good Old Days

The Jayhawks: Back Roads and Abandoned Motels

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On July 13, 2018, “Legacy Recordings” label released “Back Roads and Abandoned Motels”, the tenth Jayhawks (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Flowers Studio” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Gary Louris, John Jackson and Ed Ackerson.

Personnel:

  • Gary Louris – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Karen Grotberg – vocals, piano, keys
  • John Jackson – mandolin, violin, guitar
  • Marc Perlman – bass
  • Tim O’Reagan – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ed Ackerson – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Come Cryin’ to Me – Gary Louris, Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, Emily Robison
  2. Everybody Knows – Gary Louris, Natalie Maines, Marie Robison, Martie Maguire
  3. Gonna Be a Darkness – Jakob Dylan, Gary Louris
  4. Bitter End – Emily Robison, Natalie Maines, Gary Louris, Martie Maguire
  5. Backwards Women – Gary Louris, Joel King, Taylor Burns, Ricky Young
  6. Long Time Ago – Emerson Hart, Gary Louris
  7. Need You Tonight – Scott Thomas, Gary Louris, Kristen Hall
  8. El Dorado – Carrie Rodriguez, Gary Louris, Malcolm Burn, Sandra Jennifer Daniels
  9. Bird Never Flies – Ari Hest, Gary Louris
  10. Carry You to Safety – Gary Louris
  11. Leaving Detroit – Gary Louris

Purple Mountains: Same

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On July 12, 2019, “Drag City” label released the self-titled, debut and only Purple Mountains studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Jamdek” in Chicago, Illinois, “Thump” in Brooklyn, New York and was produced by Jarvis Taveniere and Jeremy Earl.

Personnel:

  • David Berman – vocals, guitar
  • Aaron Neveu – guitar, bass, drums
  • Kyle Forester – piano, organ, Mellotron, harmonica, melodica
  • Jarvis Taveniere – bass, guitars
  • Jeremy Earl – vocals, drums, guitar, percussion, Mellotron
  • Justin Brown – pedal steel 
  • John Andrews – vocals, organ
  • Chris Stroffolino – Hammond organ
  • Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet
  • Anna St. Louis – vocals
  • Haley Fohr – vocals
  • Jarvis Taveniere – engineer, mixing
  • Cooper Crain – auxiliary recording
  • Peyton Pinkerton – auxiliary recording
  • Carl Saff – lacquer cut
  • Christian Patterson – center photography
  • Cassie Berman – dog photography
  • Dan Koretzky – executive production

Track listing:

All track by David Berman, except where noted.

  1. That’s Just the Way That I Deel
  2. All My Happiness Is Gone
  3. Darkness and Cold
  4. Snow Is Falling in Manhattan
  5. Margaritas at the Mall
  6. She’s making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger
  7. I Loved Being My Mother’s Son
  8. Nights That Won’t Happen
  9. Storyline Fever
  10. Maybe I’m the Only One for Me – David Berman, Dan Auerbach, Gate Pratt

Let’s Eat Grandma: I’m All Ears

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On June 29, 2018, “Transgressive” label released “I’m All Ears”, the second Let’s Eat Grandma studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by David Wrench, Sophie (Sophie Xeon) and Faris Badwan.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Hollingworth – various instruments
  • Rosa Walton – various instruments
  • David Wrench – programming, mixing
  • Cecile Desnos – engineer
  • Grace Banks – engineer
  • Marta Salogni – engineer
  • Darren Webb – engineer
  • Max Heyes – engineer
  • Matt Colton – mastering, lacquer cut
  • Yanjun Cheng – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton, except where noted.

  1. Whitewater
  2. Hot Pink – Jenny Hollingworth, Rosa Walton, Sophie, Faris Badwan
  3. It’s Not Just Me – Jenny Hollingworth, Rosa Walton, Sophie, Faris Badwan
  4. Falling Into Me
  5. Snakes & Ladders
  6. Missed Call (1)
  7. I Will Be Waiting
  8. The Car’s Pyjamas
  9. Cool & Collected
  10. Ava
  11. Donnie Darko