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Greta Van Fleet: Anthem of the Peaceful Army

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On October 19, 2018, “Republic” label released “Anthem of the Peaceful Army”, the debut Greta Van Fleet studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Blackbirds Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Marion Young, Al Sutton and Herschel Boone.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Kiszka – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jacob Kiszka – guitar, backing vocals
  • Samuel Kiszka – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Daniel Wagner – drums, backing vocals
  • Al Sutton – recording, mixing
  • Tanner Peters – recording assistant
  • Jason Mott – recording assistant
  • Marlon Young – mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Kyledidthis – art direction, design
  • Ashley Pawlak – art direction, design
  • Eliot Lee Hazel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Michael Kiszka, Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka and Daniel Robert Wagner.

  1. Age of Man
  2. The Cold Wind
  3. When the Curtain Falls
  4. Watching Over
  5. Lover, Leaver (Taker, Believer)
  6. You’re the One
  7. The New Day
  8. Mountain of the Sun
  9. Brave New World
  10. Anthem

Coheed And Cambria: Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures

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On October 5, 2018, “Roadrunner” label released “Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures”, the ninth Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded January – March 2018, and was produced by Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Josh Eppard and Zach Cooper.

Personnel:

  • Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Travis Stever – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Josh Eppard – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Zach Cooper – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Karl Berger – vibraphone, string arrangements
  • Ernesto Llorens – violin
  • Sana Nagano – violin
  • Jason Hwang – viola
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Chase Stone – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Claudio Sanchez.

  1. Prologue
  2. The Dark Sentencer
  3. Unheavenly Creatures
  4. Toys
  5. Black Sunday
  6. Queen of the Dark
  7. True Ugly
  8. Love protocol
  9. The Pavilion (A Long Way Back)
  10. Night Time Walker
  11. The Gutter
  12. All on Fire
  13. It Walks Among Us
  14. Old Flames
  15. Lucky Star

Tinariwen: Amadjar

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On September 6, 2019, “Anti” and “Epitaph” labels released “Amadjar”, the eighth Tinariwen album. It was recorded 2018 -2019, in Southern Morocco, Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Personnel:

  • Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar, backing vocals
  • Eyadou Ag Leche – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Said Ag Ayad – percussion, guitar, backing vocals
  • Noura Mint Seymali – lead and backing vocals, ardin
  • Amar Chaoui – percussion
  • Rodolph Burger – guitar
  • Stephen O’Malley – guitar
  • Jeiche Ould Chighaly – guitar
  • Cass McCombs – guitar, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – violin loops
  • Micah Nelson – charango, mandolin
  • Lala, Aicha – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, except where noted.

  1. Tenere Maloulat
  2. Zawal – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  3. Amalouna – Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, Noura Mint Seymali
  4. Taqkal Tarha
  5. Anina – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  6. Madjam Mahilkamen – Alhassane Ag Touhami
  7. Takount – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  8. Iklam Dglour
  9. Kel Tinawen
  10. Itous Ohar
  11. Mhadjar Yassouf Idjan
  12. Wartilla – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  13. Lalla – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni

Status Quo: Backbone

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On September 6, 2019, “earMusic” label released “Backbone”, the 33rd Status Quo studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “ARSIS Studios”, and was produced by Francis Rossi.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi – vocals, lead guitar, mixing
  • Richie Malone – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • John “Rhino” Edwards – vocals, basses, guitars
  • Andy Bown – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Leon Cave – drums, percussion
  • Andy Brook – engineer, recording, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. Waiting For a Woman – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  2. Cut Me Some Slack – Francis Rossi – John “Rhino” Edwards
  3. Liberty Lane – Francis Rossi, John “Rhino” Edwards
  4. I See You’re in Some Trouble – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  5. Backing Off – Andy Bown, Francis Rossi
  6. I Wanna Run Away with You – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  7. Backbone – Francis Rossi, John “Rhino” Edwards
  8. Better Take Care – John David
  9. Falling Off the World – Leon Cave
  10. Get Out of My Head – Richie Malone
  11. Running Out of Time – Andy Bown, Francis Rossi

The Pinneaple Thief: Dissolution

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On August 31, 2018, “Kscope” label released “Dissolution”, the twelfth Pineapple Thief (The) album. It was recorded December 2017 – May 2018, at “Soord Studios” in Yeovil, Somerset, “Bourne Place” in Hertfordshire, and was produced by Bruce Soord, Jon Sykes, Steve Kitch and Gavin Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, recording, mixing
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering
  • Jon Sykes – bass, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion, recording, mixing
  • David Torn – additional guitars
  • Stylorouge – art direction, design
  • Rob O’Connor – photography
  • James Usill – post-production
  • Frederick Jude – executive producer

Track listing:

 All lyrics by Bruce Soord, all music by Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Not Naming Any Names
  2. Try as I Might
  3. Threatening War
  4. Uncovering Your Tracks
  5. All That You’ve Got
  6. Far Below
  7. Pillar of Salt
  8. White Mist
  9. Shed a Light

Big Red Machine: How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?

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On August 27, 2021, “37d03d” label released “How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?”, the second Big Red Machine studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2021, at “Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, “Kitty Committee” in Los Angeles, “April Base” in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and was produced by Aaron Dessner.

Personnel:

  • Aaron Dessner – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, high strung guitar, rubber bridge guitar, tambourine, piano, upright piano, bass guitar, synth bass, drum machine programming, OP-1, shaker, synth, synthesizer, synth bass, bass drum, clack, Prophet X, mellotron, sequencer, snare, kick drum, cymbal
  • Justin Vernon – vocals, electric guitar, mellotron, whistling, synth, Messina
  • Bryce Dessner – acoustic and electric guitar, orchestration
  • James Krivchenia – drums
  • JT Bates – drums
  • Jason Treuting – drums
  • James McAlister – electronic drums 
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, Prophet X, ELZ_1 Synthesizer, synthesizer, synth, mellotron
  • Benjamin Lanz – modular synthesizer, synthesizer
  • Andrew Broder – synthesizer 
  • Robin Pecknold – vocals, mellotron, piano
  • S. Carey – Prophet X 
  • Brad Cook – mellotron, bass guitar, ebow bass, synth
  • Michael Lewis – saxophone 
  • Dave Nelson – trumpet, trombone
  • Andy Clausen – trombone 
  • Willem de Koch – trombone 
  • Riley Mulherkar – trombone 
  • Chloe Rowlands – trombone 
  • Kyle Resnick – flugelhorn
  • Taylor Swift – vocals 
  • Ilsey Juber – vocals 
  • Naeem – vocals 
  • Sharon Van Etten – vocals 
  • Shara Nova – vocals 
  • Ariel Engle – vocals 
  • This Is the Kit – vocals 
  • Ben Howard – vocals 
  • Anaïs Mitchell – vocals
  • Lisa Hannigan – vocals
  • Yuki Numata Resnick – violin, viola
  • Bryan Devendorf – drum machine programming
  • Ryan Olson – Allovers Hi-Hat Generator

Track listing:

  1. Latter Days – Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon, Anaïs Mitchell
  2. Reese – Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon
  3. Phoenix – Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon, Robin Peckhold, Nico Lang, Anaïs Mitchell
  4. Birch – Bryan Devendorf, Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon
  5. Renegade – Aaron Dessner, Taylor Swift
  6. The Ghost of Cincinnati – Aaron Dessner, Nicole Riegel
  7. Hoping Then – Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon
  8. Mimi – Ilsey Juber, Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon
  9. Easy to Sabotage – Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon, Naeem Juwan
  10. Hutch – Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon
  11. 8:22AM – Aaron Dessner, Ariel Engle, Bryan Devendorf, Justin Vernon, Ragnar Kjartansson
  12. Magnolia – Aaron Dessner
  13. June’s a River – Aaron Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, Ben Howard
  14. Brycie – Aaron Dessner, Jessica Reese, Aaron Dessner
  15. New Auburn – Aaron Dessner, Anaïs Mitchell, Justin Vernon

Alice In Chains: Rainier Fog

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On August 24, 2018, “BMG” label released “Rainier Fog”, the sixth Alice in Chains studio album. It was recorded June 2017 – January 2018, at “Studio X” in Seattle, “Dark Horse Studios / Rock Falcon Studio” in Franklin, Tennessee, “Hanson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “JHOC Studio” in Pasadena, and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Jerry Cantrell, William DuVall, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Cantrell – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • William DuVall – lead vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Mike Inez – bass
  • Sean Kinney – drums
  • Chris DeGarmo –acoustic guitar
  • Paul “Fig” Figueroa – recording
  • Steve Olmon – additional recording
  • Joe Barresi – additional recording, mixing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Ryan Clark – art direction, design
  • Scott Dachroeden – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Cantrell except where noted.

  1. The One You Know
  2. Rainer Fog
  3. Red Giant – Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney
  4. Fly – Jerry Kantrell, Sean Kinney
  5. Drone – Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney
  6. Don’t Ears Blind Eyes
  7. Maybe
  8. So Far Under – William DuVall
  9. Never Fade – William DuVall, Jerry Cantrell
  10. All I Am

Tropical Fuck Storm: Braindrops

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On August 23, 2019, “Flightless Records” label released “Braindrops”, the second Tropical Fuck Storm studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Dodgy Bros Studios” in Nagambie, Victoria, and was produced by Mike Deslandes and Gareth Liddiard.

Personnel:

  • Gareth Liddiard – lead and backing vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Erica Dunn – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Fiona Kitschin – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Lauren Hammel – drums, programming
  • J.P. Shilo – violin, guitar, organ
  • Венера-14 – field recordings
  • Mike Deslandes – recording, mixing
  • Dav Byrne – mastering
  • Joe Becker – cover painting
  • David Woodruff – layout
  • Jamie Wdziekonski – photography
  • Andrew Quilty – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gareth Liddiard, Erica Dunn, Fiona Kitschin and Lauren Hammel.

  1. Paradise
  2. The Planet of Straw Men
  3. Who’s My Eugene?
  4. The Happiest Guy Around
  5. Maria 62
  6. Braindrops
  7. Aspirin
  8. Desert Sands of Venus
  9. Maria 63

Animal Collective: Tangerine Reef

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On August 17, 2018, “Domino” label released “Tangerine Reef”, the second Animal Collective album. The album is accompanied by a film, which premiered on the band’s website upon release.

Personnel:

  • Avey Tare – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer, tapes
  • Deakin – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion drum machine, electronics
  • Geologist – vocals, hurdy gurdy, synthesizer, percussion, sequencer, electronics

Track listing:

  1. Hair Cutter
  2. Buffalo Tomato
  3. Inspector Gadget
  4. Buxom
  5. Coral Understanding
  6. Airpipe (to a New Transmission)
  7. Jake and Me
  8. Coral by Numbers
  9. Hip Sponge
  10. Coral Realization
  11. Lundsten Coral
  12. Palythoa
  13. Best of Times (Worst of All)

Mitski: Be the Cowboy

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On August 17, 2018, “Dead Oceans” label released “Be the Cowboy”, the fifth Mitski studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Retro City” in Philadelphia, “Red Bull” in Los Angeles, “Gradwell House” in Haddon Heights, and was produced by Patrick Hyland.

Personnel:

  • Mitski (Mitski Miyawaki) – performance
  • Patrick Hyland – performance, saxophone solo
  • Evan Marien – bass 
  • Philly Phatness (Thor Espanez, Ian Gray, Vince Tampio) – horns 
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Mary Banas – design
  • Bao Ngo – photography
  • Carl Knight – lighting
  • Annika White – styling
  • Marika Aoki – makeup

Track listing:

All tracks by Mitski:

  1. Geyser
  2. Why Didn’t You Stop Me
  3. Old Friend
  4. A Pearl
  5. Lonesome Love
  6. Remember My Name
  7. Me and My Husband
  8. Come into the Water
  9. Nobody
  10. Pink in the Night
  11. A Horse Named Cold Air
  12. Washing Machine Heart
  13. Blue Light
  14. Two Slow Dancers