Tag Archives: 2018

Mike Pinder

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On April 24, 2024, Michael Thomas Pinder died aged 82. He was musician (keyboards) and singer, known as the founding member and keyboards player of the band Moody Blues. Pinder was renowned for his contributions in the development and emergence of the Mellotron in 1960s rock music. In 2018, he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of the Moody Blues.As leader Pinder released two albums.

The Flaming Lips: King’s Mouth: Music And Songs

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On April 13, 2019, “Warner Bros” label released “King’s Mouth: Music and Songs”, the fifteenth Flaming Lips (The) album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Pink Floor Studios” in Oklahoma City, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dennis Coyne, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown and Matt Duckworth Kirksey.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, recording, artwork, design, layout
  • Steven Drozd – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, recording
  • Derek Brown – keyboards, guitars, percussion, recording
  • Matt Duckworth Kirksey – drums, percussion, keyboards, recording
  • Mick Jones – narrator
  • Steven Drozd – guitar
  • Jake Ingalls – piano, keyboards
  • Nicholas Ley – drums, percussion
  • Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing, mastering, additional production
  • Dennis Coyne – recording
  • George Salisbury – layout, design
  • Chris Bellman – lacquer cut
  • Mike Fridmann – additional production

Track listing:

  1. We Don’t Know How and We Don’t Know Why
  2. The Sparrow
  3. Giant Baby
  4. Mother Universe
  5. How Many Times
  6. Electric Fire
  7. All for the Life of the City
  8. Feedaloodum Beedle Dot
  9. Funeral Parade
  10. Dipped in Steel
  11. Mouth of the King
  12. How Can a Head

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Sex & Food

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On April 6, 2018, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Sex & Food”, the fourth Unknown Mortal Orchestra studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Panoram” in Mexico City, “Union” in Seoul, South Korea, “Phu Sa” in Hanoi, Vietnam, “Rasmus auga” in Reykjavik, Iceland, Ruban Nielson’ basement in Portland, Oregon, Kody Nielson’s home studio in Auckland, New Zealand, was produced by Ruban Nielson.

Personnel:

  • Ruban Nielson – vocals, guitars, bass, Rhodes piano, synthesizer, MPC, electric sitar, piano, drones, drums, percussion, strings, HC-TT, mixing
  • Jacob Portrait – bass, synthesizer, additional engineering, co-producer
  • Kody Nielson – drums, synthesizer, piano, percussion, additional engineering, co-producer
  • Quincy McCrary – organ
  • Chris Nielson – saxophone
  • Naomi Win – violin
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Neil Krug – cover art
  • Miles Johnson – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Ruban Nielson, except where noted.

  1. A God Called Hubris – Ruban Nielson, Kody Nielson
  2. Major League Chemicals
  3. Ministry of Alienation
  4. Hunnybee – Ruban Nielson, Kody Nielson, Jacob Portrait
  5. Chronos Feasts on His Children
  6. American Guilt – Ruban Nielson, Kody Nielson, Jacob Portrait
  7. The Internet of Love (That Way)
  8. Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays – Ruban Nielson, Kody Nielson
  9. This Doomsday
  10. How Many Zeros
  11. Not in Love We’re Just High
  12. If You’re Going to Break Yourself

Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog

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On April 6, 2018, “Saddle Creek” label released “Bark Your Head Off, Dog”, the fourth Hop Along album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Joe Reinhart.

Personnel:

  • Frances Quinlan – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Joe Reinhart – guitar, Rhodes piano, organ, mandolin, engineer
  • Noah Beresin – synthesizer, keyboards
  • Tyler Long – bass
  • Mark Quinlan – drums, percussion
  • Sarah Larsen – violin, viola 
  • Rachel Icenogle – strings, cello, strings arrangements
  • Marry Lattimore – harp
  • Chrissy Tashjian – backing vocals
  • Kyle Pulley – engineer
  • Jackie Milestone, Mark Watter, Phil Edfors, Shane Woods – additional engineering
  • Ben Weiss, Ethan Farmer, Pat Quigley – recording assistant
  • Ryan Schwabe – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Frances Quinlan.

  1. How Simple
  2. Somewhere a Judge
  3. How You Got Your Limp
  4. Not Abel
  5. The Fix in Motion
  6. Once That Suits Me
  7. What the Writer Meant
  8. Look of Love
  9. Prior Things

Sons Of Kemet: Your Queen Is A Reptile

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On March 30, 2018, “Impulse!” label released “Your Queen Is a Reptile”, the third Sons of Kemet studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Shabaka Hutchings and Dilip Harris.

Personnel:

  • Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone
  • Theon Cross – tuba
  • Seb Rochford – drums
  • Tom Skinner – drums
  • Moses Boyd – drums
  • Maxwell Hallett – drums
  • Eddie Hick – drums
  • Nubya Garcia – saxophone
  • Pete Wareham – saxophone
  • Josh Idehen – vocals
  • Congo Natty – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Shabaka Hutchings.

  1. My Queen Is Ada Eastman
  2. My Queen Is Mamie Phipps Clark
  3. My Queen Is Harriet Tubman
  4. My Queen Is Anna Julia Cooper
  5. My Queen Is Angela Davis
  6. My Queen Is Nanny of the Maroons
  7. My Queen Is Yaa Asantewaa
  8. My Queen Is Albertina Sisulu
  9. My Queen Is Doreen Lawrence

Patrice Jégou: If It Ain’t Love

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On March 22, 2019, “Prairie Star Records” label released “If It Ain’t Love”, the second Patrice Jégou studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by David Paich, Yinka Oyelese, Mike Lang, Mark Kibble and Jorge Calandrelli.

Personnel:

  • Patrice Jegou – vocals
  • Mark Kibble – vocals, percussion
  • Alvin Chea – vocals
  • Take 6 – vocals
  • Ramón Stagnaro – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Larry Koonse – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Michael Thompson – electric guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Yaron Gershovsky – piano
  • Mike Lang – piano, Rhodes
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
  • David Lang – Wurlitzer
  • David Paich – Hammond B-3, piano
  • The Clayton – Hamilton Orchestra
  • Sam Levine – alto saxophone
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Doug Moffet – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Gilbert Castellanos – trumpet
  • Steve Patrick, Mike Barry – trumpet
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Kevin Axt – bass
  • Abraham Laboirel, Sr. – bass
  • Boris Kozlov – bass
  • Cliff Almond – drums
  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • John “J.R.” Robinson – drums
  • Ray Brinker – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Bill Cantos, Kurt Lykes, Jamie McCrary, Jason Morales, Melodye Perry, Alfie Silas. Tiffany Smith, Tata Vega – choir

Track listing:

  1. Lover Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  2. Jersey Bounce – Tiny Bradshaw, Buddy Feyne, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater
  3. Baubles, Bangles and beads – George Forest, Robert Wright
  4. Yes We Can, Can – Allen Toussaint
  5. I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today – Will Jennings, Joe Sample
  6. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams – Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll
  7. If It Ain’t Love – Andy Razaf, Donald Redman, Thaomas Fats Waller
  8. Estate (Summer) – Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino
  9. Lover Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  10. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  11. Losing You – Randy Newman
  12. Just Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  13. Where Do You Start – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  14. Remembrances – Peter Getz, Brian Hobbs, Mike Lang
  15. Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
  16. It Might be You – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin

American Football: Same

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On March 22, 2019, “Polyvinyl” and “Big Scary Monsters” labels released the self-titled, third American Football album. It was recorded in 2018, at “ARC Studios” in Omaha, Nebraska, and was produced by Jason Cupp, Steve Holmes, Steve Lamos, Mike Kinsella and Nate Kinsella.

Personnel:

  • Mike Kinsella – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Holmes – guitar
  • Nate Kinsella – bass, glockenspiel
  • Steve Lamos – drums, trumpet
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals
  • Elizabeth Powell – vocals
  • Hayley Williams – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Silhouettes
  2. Every Wave to Ever Rise
  3. Uncomfortably Numb
  4. Heir Apparent
  5. Doom in Fool Bloom
  6. I Can’t Feel You
  7. Mine to Miss
  8. Life Support

Stone Temple Pilots: Same

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On March 16, 2018, “Rhino” label released the self-titled, seventh Stone Temple Pilots album. It was recorded in 2017, at “HOMeFRY Studios” in Los Angeles, “Bomb Shelter Studios” in South Pasadena, California, and was produced by Dean DeLeo and Robert DeLeo.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Gutt – lead and backing vocals
  • Dean DeLeo – guitar
  • Robert DeLeo – bass, backing vocals
  • Eric Kretz – drums, percussion
  • Ryan Williams – recording, engineer
  • Russ Fowler – engineer
  • Ken Andrews – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Hans Bruechle – cover art
  • Michelle Shiers – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Gutt, Dean DeLeom Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz.

  1. Middle of Nowhere
  2. Guilty
  3. Meadow
  4. Just a Little Lie
  5. Six Eight
  6. Thought She’d Be Mine
  7. Roll Me Under
  8. Never Enough
  9. The Art of letting Go

Mount Eerie: Now Only

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On March 16, 2018, “P.W. Elverum & Sun.Ltd.” label released “Now Only”, the ninth Mount Eerie studio album (Phil Elverum solo project). It was recorded March – October 2017, and was produced by Phil Elverum.

Personnel:

  • Phil Elverum – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Elverum.

  1. Tintin in Tibet
  2. Distortion
  3. Now Only
  4. Earth
  5. Two Paintings by Nikolai Astrup
  6. Crow, Pt. 2