On January 19, 2023, David Van Cortlandt Crosby died aged 81. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, regarded as one of the most influential artists who helped shape the sound of Sixties rock music. Crosby was founding member of The Byrds, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and CPR, and was member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Crosby performed and recorded with Buffalo Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Dave Mason, Rick Roberts, Art Garfunkel, Carole King, Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis, Gary Wright, Elton John, J. D. Souther, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Michael League, Chris Thile, Hot Tuna, Phil Collins, Lucinda Williams, Indigo Girls, David Gilmour and John Mayer. Crosby was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” twice: once as member of The Byrds and again as member of Crosby, Stills and Nash. Five albums to which he contributed are included in Rolling Stone’s magazine list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2019 documentary “David Crosby: Remember My Name” was produced by Cameron Crowe. As leader Crosby released eight albums.
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…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: X: The Godless Void and Other Stories
On January 17, 2020, “Dine Alone” label released “X: The Godless Void and Other Stories”, the tenth …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Mosaic Sound Collective”, “Scary American”, ”The Henhouse Studio”, “The Library Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Charles Godfrey and Conrad Keely.
Personnel:
- Jason Reece – drums, guitar
- Conrad Keely – vocals, guitar, artwork, design
- Aaron Blount – guitar
- Autry Fulbright II – bass guitar
- Jamie Miller – drums, percussion
- Krystal Morris – vocal, percussion
- Cully Symington – drums
- Will Courtney – backing vocals
- Charles Godfrey – recording
- Rich Mendez – pre-production assistant
- Peter Van ‘t Riet – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Jason Reece and Conrad Keely.
- The Opening Crescendo
- All Who Wander
- Something Like This
- Into the Godless Void
- Don’t Look Down
- Gone
- Children of the Sky
- Who Haunts the Haunter
- Eyes of the Overworld
- Gravity
- Blade of the Wind
- Through the Sunlit Door
Cory Wong: Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood
On January 10, 2020, Cory Wong self-released “Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood”, his fifth studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Cory Wong.
Personnel:
- Cory Wong – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, synth, percussion, mixing
- Phoebe Katis – vocal
- Claire Wong – vocal
- Ellie Wong – vocal
- Rachel Mazer – vocal
- Cody Fry – lead vocals, piano, electric piano, synth
- Kevin Gastonguay – organ, piano, electric piano, keyboards, synth
- Marti Fischer – keyboards, synth
- Ben Rector – electric piano
- Ricky Peterson – organ
- Seth Tackaberry – bass
- Kevin MacIntire – bass
- Jim Anton – bass
- Sonny Thompson – bass
- Nate Smith – drums
- Jordan Rose – drums
- Steve Goold – drums
- Petar Janjić – drums
- Aaron Sterling – loops
- Dave Koz – alto saxophone
- Kenny Holman – saxophone
- Sam Greenfield – tenor saxophone
- Jake Baldwin – trumpet
- Matt Salazar – trumpet
- Steve Strand – trumpet
- Michael Nelson – trombone
- Ian Gray – trombone
- Alison Comerford – violin, viola
- Michael Nelson – horns arrangements
- Bill Palmer, Chris Allen, Christian Thomas, John Fields, Matt Patrick – engineer
- John Fields – engineer, mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Sebastian White – artwork, design
Track listing:
- Golden – Cory Wong, Cody Fry, Marti Fischer
- Airplane Mode – Cory Wong
- Restoration – Cory Wong
- Treehouse – Cory Wong, Phoebe Katis
- Meditation – Cory Wong
- Team Sports – Cory Wong
- Winslow – Cody Wong
- Watercolours – Cody Wong
- Takeoff – Rachel Mazer, Cody Wong, Robbie Wulfsohn
- Julia – Cory Wong, Kevin Gastonguay
- BBC News – Cory Wong
Alexandra Savior: The Archer
On January 10, 2020, “30th Century Records” label released “The Archer”, the second Alexandra Savior studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Sam Cohen.
Personnel:
- Alexandra Savior – vocal, guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Alexandra Savior.
- Soft Currents
- Saving Grace
- Crying All the Time
- Howl
- Send Her Back
- Can’t Help Myself
- The Phantom
- Bad Disease
- But You
- The Archer
Passenger: Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted
On January 8, 2021, “Black Crow Records” label released “Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted”, the twelfth Passenger studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Black Crow Studios”, and was produced by Chris Vallejo.
Personnel:
- Passenger (Michael Rosenberg) – lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Benjamin Edgar – acoustic, electric and baritone guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, cittern
- Andrew Phillips – electric guitar, additional engineering
- Jon Solo – piano, electric piano, organ, mellotron, additional engineering
- Owen Parker – piano, Hammond organ, additional engineering
- Chris Vallejo – bass, engineer, mixing
- Jerry Meehan – bass
- Rob Calder – bass
- Karl Brazil – drums, percussion
- Peter Marin – drums, percussion
- Kristy Mangan – violin, viola
- Charlotte Jacke – cello
- Ross Irwin – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Georgia Mooney – backing vocals
- Ross Irwin – strings and brass arrangements
- Matt Fury – engineer and mixing assistant
- Ben Edgar – additional engineering
- Sarah Larnach – art direction, artwork, design
- Joe Rubel – additional production
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Rosenberg.
- Sword from the Stone
- Tip of My Tongue
- What You’re Waiting For
- The Way That I Love You
- Remember to Forget
- Sandstorm
- A Song for the Drunk and Broken Hearted
- Suzanne
- Nothing Aches Like a Broken Heart
- London in the Spring
Duster: Same
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.
- Copernicus Crater
- I’m Lost
- Chocolate and Mint
- Summer Wat
- Lomo
- Damaged
- Letting Go
- Go Back
- Hoya Paranoia
- Ghoulish
- Ghost World
- The Thirteen
Kele Okereke: 2042
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.
- Jungle Bunny
- Past Lives
- Let England Burn
- St Kaepernick Wept
- Guava Rubicon
- My Business
- Ceiling Games
- Where She Came From
- Between Me and My Maker
- Natural Hair
- Cyril’s Blood
- Secrets West 29th
- Catching Feelings
- A Day of National Shame
- Ocean View
- Back Burner
Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface
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.
- Revolution #49
- No Flag
- They’re Not Laughing at Me Now
- Newspaper Pane – Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell
- I Do (Zula’s Song)
- We Are All Cowards Now
- Hey Clockface/How Can You Face Me? – Elvis Costello, Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
- The Whirlwind
- Hetty O’Hara Confidential
- The Last Confession of Vivian Whip – Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, Muriel Teodori
- What Is It That I Need That I Don’t Already Have?
- Radio Is Everything – Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline
- I Can’t Say Her Name
- Byline
Hawkwind: All Aboard the Skylark
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.
- Flesh Fondue
- Nets of Space
- Last Man on Earth – Magnus Martin
- We Are Not Dead… Only Sleeping
- All Aboard the Skylark – Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Niall Hone, Richard Chadwick
- 65 Million Years Ago
- In the Beginning
- The Road To…
- The Fantasy of Faldum – Magnus Martin
- Psi Power – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
- Hymn to the Sun – Magnus Martin
- The Watcher – Ian Kilmister
- Generation Door
- Age of the Micro Man – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
- Intro the Night – Magnus Martin
- Down Through the Night
- Flying Doctor – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
- Get Yourself Together
- Ascent of Man
- We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago
The Bad Plus: Activate Infinity
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.
- Avail
- Slow Reactors
- Thrift Store Jewelry – David King
- The Red Door – Orrin Evans
- Looking in Your Eyes – Orrin Evans
- Dovetail Nicely – David King
- Undersea Reflection
- Love Is the Answer
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