Tag Archives: 2019

Duster: Same

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On December 13, 2019, “Muddguts Records” label released the self-titled, third Duster studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Low Earth Orbit” in San Jose, California, and was produced by Clay Parton, Canaan Dove Amber and Jason Albertini.

Personnel:

  • Clay Parton
  • Canaan Dove Amber
  • Jason Albertini

Track listing:

All tracks by Clay Parton, Dove Amber, Jason Albertini.

  1. Copernicus Crater
  2. I’m Lost
  3. Chocolate and Mint
  4. Summer Wat
  5. Lomo
  6. Damaged
  7. Letting Go
  8. Go Back
  9. Hoya Paranoia
  10. Ghoulish
  11. Ghost World
  12. The Thirteen

Kele Okereke: 2042

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On November 8, 2019, “Kola Records” label released “2042”, the fourth Kele Okereke studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Gethin Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Kele Okereke – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Daniel Pugsley – bass
  • Joshua Taffel – drums
  • Bridget Okereke – backing vocals
  • Gethin Pearson – mixer, engineer
  • Ben Jackson – engineer
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Alex Novle – cover art
  • Alessandro Comotti – design
  • Paolo Proserpio – design
  • Asia Werbel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kele Okereke.

  1. Jungle Bunny
  2. Past Lives
  3. Let England Burn
  4. St Kaepernick Wept
  5. Guava Rubicon
  6. My Business
  7.  Ceiling Games
  8. Where She Came From
  9. Between Me and My Maker
  10. Natural Hair
  11. Cyril’s Blood
  12. Secrets West 29th
  13. Catching Feelings
  14. A Day of National Shame
  15. Ocean View
  16. Back Burner

Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface

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On October 30, 2020, “Concord” label released “Hey Clockface”, the 31st Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Suomenlinnan Studio” in Helsinki, “Les Studios Saint Germain” in Paris, “Leonia Sound” in New Jersey, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart and Sebastian Krys.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – voices, voices via electrical wire, guitar, bass, piano, snare drum
  • Bill Frisell – guitar, loops
  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Steve Nieve – grand piano, upright piano, organ, mellotron, melodica
  • Renaud-Gabriel Pion – contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, Bb clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass flute, cor Anglais
  • Danton Boller – acoustic bass fill
  • AJUQ – drums, percussion, harmonies
  • Michael Leonhart – trumpet, drums, guitar, synthesizer, bass, organ, trombone, piano, surdu
  • Nick Movshon – drums
  • Mickaël Gasche – trumpet, flugelhorn, serpent
  • Chris Bullock – alto flute
  • Pierre-François “Titi” Dufour – cello, foot stomps
  • Emily Hope-Price – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

  1. Revolution #49
  2. No Flag
  3. They’re Not Laughing at Me Now
  4. Newspaper Pane – Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell
  5. I Do (Zula’s Song)
  6. We Are All Cowards Now
  7. Hey Clockface/How Can You Face Me? – Elvis Costello, Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
  8. The Whirlwind
  9. Hetty O’Hara Confidential
  10.  The Last Confession of Vivian Whip – Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, Muriel Teodori
  11. What Is It That I Need That I Don’t Already Have?
  12. Radio Is Everything – Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline
  13. I Can’t Say Her Name
  14. Byline

Hawkwind: All Aboard the Skylark

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On October 25, 2019, “Cherry Red” label released “All Aboard the Skylark”, the thirty-second Hawkwind album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Niall Hone and Richard Chadwick.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, harmonica
  • Magnus Martin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, viola
  • Niall Hone – bass guitar
  • Richard Chadwick – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Michal Sosna – saxophone
  • Haz Wheaton – bass guitar
  • Mr Dibs (Jonathan Darbyshire) – vocals, backing vocals
  • Martin Krel – artwork
  • Meriel Waissman – package layout
  • Kris Tait – coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brock, except where noted.

  1. Flesh Fondue
  2. Nets of Space
  3. Last Man on Earth – Magnus Martin
  4. We Are Not Dead… Only Sleeping
  5. All Aboard the Skylark – Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Niall Hone, Richard Chadwick
  6. 65 Million Years Ago
  7. In the Beginning
  8. The Road To…
  9. The Fantasy of Faldum – Magnus Martin
  10. Psi Power – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
  11. Hymn to the Sun – Magnus Martin
  12. The Watcher – Ian Kilmister
  13. Generation Door
  14. Age of the Micro Man – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
  15. Intro the Night – Magnus Martin
  16. Down Through the Night
  17. Flying Doctor – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
  18. Get Yourself Together
  19. Ascent of Man
  20. We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago

The Bad Plus: Activate Infinity

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On October 25, 2019, “Edition” label released “Activate Infinity”, the 14th Bad Plus (The) album. It was recorded in May 2019, at “Brooklyn Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Evans, Reid Anderson and David King.

Personnel:

  • Orrin Evans – piano
  • Reid Anderson – double bass
  • David King – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.

  1. Avail
  2. Slow Reactors
  3. Thrift Store Jewelry – David King
  4. The Red Door – Orrin Evans
  5. Looking in Your Eyes – Orrin Evans
  6. Dovetail Nicely – David King
  7. Undersea Reflection
  8. Love Is the Answer

Bruce Springsteen: Letter to You

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On October 23, 2020, “Columbia” label released “Letter to You”, the twentieth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded in November 2019, at “Thrill Hill Recording” in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan – vocals, piano
  • Charles Giordano – vocals, organ
  • Jake Clemons – saxophone
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals
  • Garry Tallent – vocals, bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg – vocals, drums, vocals
  • Rob Lebret, Ross Petersen, Ron Aniello – engineer
  • Toby Scott – additional engineering
  • Brandon Duncan – engineer assistant, digital editing
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Rob Lebret – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Kevin Buell – guitars and technical services
  • Shari Sutcliffe – music contractor
  • Michelle Holme – art direction
  • Michelle Holme, Meghan Foley – design
  • Dave Bett – hand lettering
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Rob DeMartin, Tyler Chappel – recording photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. One Minute You’re Here
  2. Letter to You
  3. Burnin’ Train
  4. Janey Needs a Shooter
  5. Last Man Standing
  6. The Power of Praying
  7. House of a Thousand Guitars
  8. Rainmaker
  9. If I Was the Priest
  10. Ghosts
  11. Song for Orphans
  12. I’ll See You in My Dreams

Third Eye Blind: Screamer

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On October 18, 2019, “Mega Collider Records” label released “Screamer”, the sixth Third Eye Blind studio album.

Personnel:

  • Stephan Jenkins – vocals, album concept
  • Kryz Reid – guitar, backing vocals
  • Colin CreeV – keys, guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex LeCavalier – bass, backing vocals
  • Brad Hargreaves – drums
  • Alexis Krauss – vocal
  • Kris Donegan – guitars
  • Alex Kopp – keys
  • Chad Copelin – keys guitar
  • Ryan Olson – keys, beats, album concept
  • Charith Premawardhana – viola
  • Ryan Olson – arrangement
  • Curtis Peoples – vocal arrangement
  • Billy Corgan – song arrangement
  • Mitch Allan – vocal production
  • Charles Godfrey – engineer
  • Chad Copelin – additional engineering
  • Bryce Goggin – additional engineering
  • Ari Rios – additional engineering
  • Sean Beresford – additional engineering
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Douglas Heusser – layout
  • Daniel Nolan – design, photography
  • Stephen Albanese – additional photos
  • Michael Wilson – additional photos

Track listing:

  1. Screamer – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  2. The Kids Are coming (To Take You Down) – Stephen Jenkins, Alex Kopp, Kryz Reid
  3. Ways – Stephen Jenkins, Jackson Morgan
  4. Tropic Scorpio – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV, Alex Copp
  5. Walk Like Kings – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  6. Turn Me On – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  7. Got So High – Stephen Jenkins, Ari Inbger
  8. Who Am I – Stephen Jenkins
  9. Light It Up – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  10. 2X Tigers – Stephen Jenkins, Brian Fennell
  11. Take a Side – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  12. Who Am I – Stephen Jenkins

Jimmy Eat World: Surviving

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On October 18, 2019, “RCA” and “Exotic Location Recordings” labels released “Surviving”, the tenth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Unit 2”, “Chez JMJ”, “East West”, and was produced by Justin Meldal Johnsen, Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch and Zach Lind.

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Tom Linton – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Burch – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Zach Lind – drums, percussion
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – keyboards, engineer
  • James King – saxophone
  • Davey Havok – backing vocals
  • Robin Vining – backing vocals
  • Rachel Haden – backing vocals
  • Mike Schuppan – engineer
  • Dave Schiffman – engineer
  • Ken Andrews – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Nick Steinhardt – art direction
  • Ryan Sanders – art direction
  • Oliver Halfin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton.

  1. Surviving
  2. Criminal Energy
  3. Delivery
  4. 555
  5. One Mil
  6. All the Way (Stay)
  7. Diamond
  8. Love Never
  9. Recommit
  10. Congratulations

Allah Las: Lahs

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On October 11, 2019, “Mexican Summer” label released “Lahs”, the fourth Allah Las studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Bounce House” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jarvis Taveniere, Matthew Correia, Spencer Durham, Miles Michaud and Pedrum Siadatian.

Personnel:

  • Pedrum Siadatian – vocals, lead guitar, keyboards
  • Miles Michaud – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Matthew Correia – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tim Hill – lap steel guitar, keyboards
  • Spencer Durham – bass, guitar
  • John Anderson – bass
  • Jeff Luger – spoken word
  • Jarvis Taveniere – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Holding Pattern – Pedrum Siadatian
  2. Keeping Dry – Miles Michaud
  3. In the Air – Pedrum Siadatian
  4. Prazer Em Rte Conhecer – Pedrum Siadatian
  5. Roco Ono – Matthew Correia, Spencer Durham, Miles Michaud, Pedrum Siadatian.
  6. Star – Matthew Correia
  7. Royal Blues – Pedrum Siadatian
  8. Electricity – Pedrum Siadatian
  9. Light Yearly – Pedrum Siadatian
  10. Polar Onion – Miles Michaud, Spencer Durham
  11. On Our Way – Miles Michaud
  12. Houston – Matthew Correia, Spencer Durham, Miles Michaud, Pedrum Siadatian.
  13. Pleasure – Spencer Durham

Asa: Lucid

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On October 11, 2019, “Wagram Music” and “Chapter Two” labels released “Lucid”, the fourth Asa album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Studio Magnetica”, and was produced by Marion B and Patrice.

Personnel:

  • Asa (Bukola Elemide) – lead vocal, piano, keyboards, strings arrangements
  • Julien Joris – guitar, programming, backing vocals
  • Gregoire Mahe – guitar
  • Jean Max Mery – piano, Rhodes, synth
  • Christophe Minck – bass
  • Marion B – drums, percussion, programming, recording, mixing
  • Kevin Reveyrand – ukulele, percussion, drum programming
  • Benoit Leclercq – synth, programming, backing vocals
  • Patrice Bart Williams – synth, programming, arrangements
  • Guillaume Briard – saxophone
  • Didier Bolay – trumpet, trombone
  • Baptiste Germser – French horn
  • Francois Villevielle – strings, violin, strings arrangements
  • Sebastien Surel – strings, violin
  • Lea Hennino – strings, violin
  • Cyrille Lacrouts – strings, cello
  • Kameron Alexander – programming
  • Geoffroy Berlioz – recording
  • Alex Gopher – mastering
  • Frank Loriou – artwork
  • Amaka Osakwe – cover creative director
  • Trinity Ellis – photography

Track listing:

  1. Murder in the USA – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  2. The Beginning – Asa, Patrice Bart Williams
  3. Good Thing – Asa, Kameron Alexander
  4. Stay Tonight – Asa, Joe Ginsberg
  5. Torn – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  6. Happy People – Asa
  7. You and Me – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  8. Femi Mo – Asa
  9. Makes No Sense – Asa
  10. 365 – Asa, Cobhams Asuquo
  11. Until We Try (This Lo’) – Asa, Kevin Reveyrand
  12. 9 Lives – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  13. Don’t Let Me Go – Asa
  14. My Dear – Asa