Tag Archives: 2019

Jay Som: Anak Ko

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On August 23, 2019, “Polyvinyl” label released “Anak Ko”, the third Jay Som studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Melina Duterte.

Personnel:

  • Melina Duterte – vocals, instruments, recording, mixing
  • Oliver Pinell – vocals, guitar 
  • Taylor Vick – vocals 
  • Laetitia Tamko – vocals 
  • Dylan Allard – vocals
  • Annie Truscott – vocals, guitar, violin
  • Nicholas Merz – pedal steel
  • Zachary Elsasser – drums
  • Justus Proffit – vocals, drums
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • María Medem – artwork
  • Tim Reynolds – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Melina Duterte.

  1. If You Want It
  2. Superbike
  3. Peace Out
  4. Devotion
  5. Nighttime Drive
  6. Tenderness
  7. Anak Ko
  8. Crown
  9. Get Well

Redd Kross: Beyond the Door

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On August 23, 2019, “Merge Records” label released “Beyond the Door”, the seventh Redd Kross album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Jeff McDonald and Steve McDonald.

Personnel:

  • Jeff McDonald – vocals, guitar
  • Jason Shapiro – lead guitar
  • Steven McDonald – bass, backing vocals
  • Dale Crover – drums
  • Buzz Osborne – guitar solo
  • Josh Klinghoffer – guitar
  • Gere Fennelly – keyboards
  • Steven McDonald – mixing
  • Jeff McDonald – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff McDonald, except where noted.

  1. The Party – Henry Mancini
  2. Fighting
  3. Beyond the Door – Jeff McDonald, Steve McDonald
  4. There’s No One Like You – Steve McDonald, Anna Waronker
  5. Ice Cream (Strange Pleasing)
  6. Fantastico Roberto
  7. What’s a Boy to Do
  8. Punk II
  9. Jone Hoople – Jeff McDonals, Kim Shattuck
  10. When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way’ – Ron Mael, Russel Mael

Bright Eyes: Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was

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On August 21, 2020, “Dead Oceans” label released “Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was”, the tenth Bright Eyes studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “ARC” and “Pageturners Lounge” in Omaha, “Electro Vox” in Los Angeles, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Mike Mogis – electric guitar, pedal steel, banjo, Marxophone, synth bass, percussion, hammer dulcimer, bajo sexto, programming
  • Nathaniel Walcott – piano, trumpet, flugelhorn, Hammond organ, electric pianos, synthesizers, vibraphone, Omnichord, Mellotron, harpsichord, orchestra and choir arrangements
  • Dan McCarthy – piano
  • Flea – bass
  • Macey Taylor – bass
  • Jenny Lee Lindberg – bass
  • Jon Theodore – drums, percussion, timpani
  • Kip Skitter – percussion
  • Joe Fuchs – bagpipes
  • Joe Todero – bagpipes
  • Malcolm Wilbur – bagpipes
  • John Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Jon Lewis – trumpet
  • Daniel Rosenboom – trumpet
  • Johanna Borenstein – flute
  • Lara Wickes – oboe, English horn
  • Don Foster – clarinet
  • Alex Iles – trombone
  • Steve Holtman – trombone
  • Jessica Guideri – violin
  • Tammy Hatwan – violin
  • Jackie Brand – violin
  • Roberto Cani – violin
  • Paul Cartwright – violin
  • Nina Evtuhov – violin
  • Gerry Hilera – violin
  • Ana Landauer – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Jenny Takamatsu – violin
  • John Wittenberg – violin
  • Rob Brophy – viola
  • Tom Lea – viola
  • Luke Maurer – viola
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Erika Duka – cello
  • Dane Little – cello
  • Charlie Tyler – cello
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestra conductor
  • Corina Figueroa Escamilla – vocals
  • Nancy Oberst – vocals
  • Miwi La Lupa – vocals
  • Andy LeMaster – vocals
  • Susan Sanchez – vocals
  • Jesca Hoop – vocals
  • James Connor – choir vocals
  • Quishima Dixon – choir vocals
  • Natalie Ganther – choir vocals
  • Anthony Johnston – choir vocals
  • Edward Lawson – choir vocals
  • Jennifer Lee – choir vocals
  • Sharetta Morgan-Harmon – choir vocals
  • Marquee Perkins – choir vocals
  • Jason McGee – choir conductor
  • Mike Mogis – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Adam Roberts – engineer assistant
  • Nik Fackler – engineer assistant
  • Aaron Gum – engineer assistant
  • Chris Cerullo – engineer assistant
  • Chandler Harrod – engineer assistant
  • Andy LeMaster – engineer assistant
  • Tim Thomas – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Zack Nipper – artwork, layout
  • Rob Walters – diorama photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Conor Oberst, except where noted, all music by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott.

  1. Pageturners Rag
  2. Dance and Sing
  3. Just Once in the World – Conor Oberst, Miwi La Lupa
  4. Mariana Trench
  5. One and Done
  6. Pan and Broom
  7. Stairwell Song
  8. Persona Non Grata
  9. Tilt-A-Whirl
  10. Hit Car in the Sun
  11. Forced Convalescence
  12. To Death’s Heart (In Three Parts)
  13. Calais to Dover
  14. Comet Song

Half Alive: Now, Not Yet

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On August 9, 2019, “RCA” label released “Now, Not Yet”, the debut Half Alive studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019, and was produced by Mike Crossey, Eric Palmquist, Mike Elizondo, Ariel Rechtshaid, Paul Meany, Josh Taylor, J. Tyler Johnson and Brett Kramer,

Personnel:

  • Josh Taylor – lead singer, horn, choir
  • J. Tyler Johnson – bass, horn, strings, choir
  • Brett Kramer – drums, horn, choir
  • Mike Elizondo – keyboards, choir
  • Eric Palmquist – keyboards 
  • Paul Meany – keyboards 
  • Lemar Guillary – trombone
  • Mike Cottone – trumpet, fluegelhorn, horn
  • Taylor Covey – horn
  • Vinney Dawson – horn
  • Emiko Bankson – strings, choir
  • Kimbra – vocals
  • Samm Henshaw – vocals
  • Mike Elizondo – programmer
  • Paul Meany – programmer 
  • Eric Palmquist – programmer, engineer
  • Emiko Bankson – engineer 
  • Stephen Sesso – engineer 
  • Brent Arrowood – engineer 
  • John DeBold – engineer 
  • Alonzo Lazaro – engineer assistant
  • Jasmine Chen – engineer assistant
  • Matt DiMona – engineer assistant
  • Adam Hawkins – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Henry Lunetta – editor 

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Taylor, Brett Kramer, and J Tyler Johnson, except where noted.

  1. OK OK?
  2. Rumaway
  3. Maybe
  4. The Notion
  5. Still Feel – Emiko Bankson, James Krausse, Rachel Kramer
  6. Trust – Faith Dunsterville
  7. Arrow
  8. Pure Gold
  9. Ice Cold – Austin Price
  10. Rest – Emiko Bankson, Samm Henshaw
  11. Breakfast
  12. Creature

Tyler Childers: Country Squire

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On August 2, 2019, “Hickman Holler” label released “Country Squire”, the third Tyler Childers studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “The Butcher Shoppe” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David R. Ferguson.

Personnel:

  • Tyler Childers – vocals, acoustic guitar, hand claps
  • Russ Pahl – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar, dobro, classical guitar, Jew’s harp, mandolin, hand claps, backing vocals
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin, banjo, hand claps
  • Mike Rojas – piano, accordion, Hammond B-3 organ, clavinet, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Bobby Wood – Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, harmonium
  • David Roe – bass guitar, hand claps
  • Miles Miller – drums, washboard, hand claps, backing vocals
  • Sturgill Simpson – hand claps, backing vocals
  • David R. Ferguson – engineer, mixing
  • Sean Sullivan – engineer
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Colonel Tony Moore – illustration
  • Jimbo Valentine – layout
  • Señora May – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyler Childers.

  1. Country Squire
  2. Bus Route
  3. Creeker
  4. Gemini
  5. House Fire
  6. Ever Lovin’ Hand
  7. Peace of Mind
  8. All Your’n
  9. Matthew

Creeper: Sex, Death & the Infinite Void

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On July 31, 2020, “Roadrunner Records” label released “Sex, Death & the Infinite Void”, the second Creeper studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “WAX LTD Studios” in Los Angeles, “The Firepit” in London, “The Ranch Production House” in Southampton, and was produced by Xandy Barry.

Personnel:

  • Will Gould – lead vocals
  • Ian Miles – guitar
  • Oliver Burdett – guitar
  • Sean Scott – bass
  • Hannah Greenwood – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dan Bratton – drums
  • Patricia Morrison – voice
  • Xandy Barry – orchestra arrangements, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Timothy Williams – orchestral arrangements, programming
  • Andrew Lappin – engineer
  • Richard Woodcroft – engineer
  • Redah Haddioui – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Wally Gagel – mixing
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Andy Pritchard – layout
  • Demon Dance – design
  • Billy Howard Price – photos

Track listing:

  1. Hallelujah – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood
  2. Be My End – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Matt Reynolds
  3. Born Cold – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Neil Kennedy
  4. Cyanide – Will Gould, Xandy Barry
  5. Celestial Violence – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood
  6. Annabelle – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Xandy Barry
  7. Paradise – Will Gould, Xandy Barry
  8. Poisoned Heart – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Xandy Barry
  9. Thorns of Love – Will Gould, Ian Miles
  10. Four Years Ago – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood, Xandy Barry
  11. Holy War – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood
  12. Napalm Girls – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Hannah Greenwood
  13. The Crown of Life – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood
  14. Black Moon – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Hannah Greenwood
  15. All My Friends – Will Gould
  16. Be More Careful with Your Heart – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood

Willow: Same

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On July 19, 2019, “MSFTS” and “Roc Nation” labels released the self-titled, third Willow studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Willow and Tyler Cole.

Personnel:

  • Willow (Willow Smith) – vocals
  • Jabs – vocals
  • Oren Pine – drums
  • Calvin Bailiff – engineer
  • Phil Scott – engineer
  • James Chul Rim – recording, mixing
  • Zach Brown – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Willow Smith and Tyler Cole, except where noted.

  1. Like a Bird – Willow Smith
  2. Female Energy Pt. 2
  3. Time Machine
  4. Pretty Girlz
  5. Samo Is Now – Willow Smith
  6. The (Interlude)
  7. U Know – Willow Smith, Tyler Cole, Jaden Smith
  8. Overthinking It

Tijuana Panthers: Carpet Denim

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On July 12, 2019, “Innovative Leisure” label released “Carpet Denim”, the fifth Tijuana Panthers studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Jonny Bell.

Personnel:

  • Chad Wachtel – vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Michicoff – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Shaheen – vocals, drums, synthesizer
  • Michael Shelbourn – drums
  • Michael Stonis – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Michicoff, Phil Shaheen, Michael Shelbourn, and Chad Wachtel.

  1. Path of Totality
  2. First Date
  3. 710
  4. Little Pamplemousse
  5. Owl Eyes
  6. End of My Rope
  7. Garbage Person
  8. I Don’t Mind
  9. Generation Singular
  10. TV People
  11. Different Side of Town
  12. You Died
  13. Rat Trail
  14. Friday Night Baby

Remo Drive: A Portrait of an Ugly Man

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On June 26, 2020, “Epitaph Records” label released “A Portrait of an Ugly Man”, the third Remo Drive studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Erik Paulson.

Personnel:

  • Erik Paulson – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, aux percussion
  • Stephen Paulson – bass guitar, programming
  • Sam Becht – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Erik Paulson and Stephen Paulson.

  1. A Guide to Live By
  2. Star Worship
  3. Dead Man
  4. If I’ve Ever Looked Too Deep in Through
  5. The Ugly Man Sings
  6. True Romance Lives
  7. Ode to Joy 2
  8. The Night I Kidnapped Remo Drive
  9. A Flower and a Weed
  10. Easy as That

Two Door Cinema Club: False Alarm

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On June 21, 2019, “Prolifica Inc.” and “PIAS Recordings” labels released “False Alarm”, the fourth Two Door Cinema Club studio album. It was recorded in “The Garage” in Topanga, California, “RAK” in London, and was produced by Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Alex Trimble – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Sam Halliday – guitar
  • Kevin Baird – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Ben Thompson – drums
  • Jacknife Lee – keyboards, guitar, percussion, programming, mixing
  • Mokoomba
  • Open Mike Eagle
  • Matt Bishop – engineer
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Will Parton – recording assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday, Kevin Baird and Garrett “Jacknife” Lee.

  1. Once
  2. Talk
  3. Satisfaction Guaranteed
  4. So Many People
  5. Think
  6. Nice to See You
  7. Break
  8. Dirty Air
  9. Satellite
  10. Already Gone