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Neil Young And The Crazy Horse: Ragged Glory

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On September 10, 1990, “Reprise” label released “Ragged Glory”, the 20th Neil Young, album, and his sixth album with the band Crazy Horse. It was recorded in April 1990, at “Plywood Digital” in Woodside, California, and was produced by David Briggs and Neil Young. In 2019, magazine “Rolling Stone” voted “Ragged Glory” the 36th best grunge album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – vocals, guitar
  • Billy Talbot – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocals, drums
  • Dave Collins, Andrew Vastola, Buzz Burrowes, Gary Long, Pat Stoltz, Chris Kupper, Chuck Johnson, John Nowlan, Harry Sitam – engineer
  • John Hanlon – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Tim Mulligan – engineer, mastering
  • David Briggs – mixing
  • Janet Levinson – art design
  • Larry Cragg – photography
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.

  1. Country Home
  2. White Line
  3. Fuckin’ Up – Neil Young, Frank “poncho” Sampedro
  4. Over and Over
  5. Love to Burn
  6. Farmer John – Don Harris, Dewey Terry
  7. Mansion on the Hill
  8. Days That Used to Be
  9. Love and Only Love
  10. Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)

Joshua Redman: Long Gone

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On September 9, 2022, “Nonesuch” label released “Long Gone”, the second Joshua Redman Quartet studio album. It was recorded in 2007 at “The Herbst Theater” in San Francisco, and in September 2019, at “Sear Sound Studio C” in New York City, and was produced by James Farber and Joshua Redman.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • James Farber – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Montgomery – engineer
  • Owen Mulholland – engineer assistant
  • Steven Sacco – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Redman.

  1. Long Gone
  2. Disco Ears
  3. Statuesque
  4. Kite Song
  5. Ship to Shore
  6. Rejoice

The Highwomen: Same

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On September 6, 2019, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut Highwomen (The) album. It was recorded in 2019, at “RCA Studio A”, “Southern Ground” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Brandi Carlile – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Natalie Hemby – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Maren Morris – lead and backing vocals
  • Amanda Shires – lead and backing vocals, violin
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Tim Hanseroth – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Isbell – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter Levin – keyboards, Mellotron, piano, strings, Wurlitzer
  • Phil Hanseroth – bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, tictac bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Powell – drums, percussion
  • Sheryl Crow – vocals, backing vocals, bass
  • Yola – vocals, backing vocals
  • Brandon Bell – engineer
  • Tony Hulbert – engineer assistant
  • Gena Johnson – engineer assistant
  • Colin Lott – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant
  • Nicki Fletcher – design
  • Alysse Gafkjen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Highwomen – Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, Jimmy Webb
  2. Redesigning Women – Natalie Hemby, Rodney Clqawson
  3. Loose Change – Maren Morris, Maggie Chapman, Daniel Layus
  4. Crowded Table – Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna
  5. My Name Can’t Be Mama – Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris
  6. If She Ever Leaves Me – Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell, Chris Tompkins
  7. Old Soul – Maren Morris, Luke Dick, Laura Veltz
  8. Don’t Call Me – Amanda Shires, Peter Levin
  9. My Only Child – Natalie Hemby, Amanda Shires, Miranda Lambert
  10. Heaven Is a Honky Tonk – Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Ray LaMontagne
  11. Coctail and a Song – Amanda Shires
  12. Wheels of Laredo – Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth, Phil Hanseroth

Robby Krieger: The Ritual Begins At Sundown

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On August 14, 2020, “The Players Club” label released “The Ritual Begins at Sundown”, the eight Robby Krieger album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Horse Latitude” and “Lotek Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Robby Krieger, Arthur Barrow and Michael Dumas.

Personnel:

  • Robby Krieger – guitar, painting
  • Tommy Mars – keyboards
  • Arthur Barrow – bass, guitar, synth
  • Chad Wackeman – drums
  • Joel Taylor – drums
  • Brad Dutz – percussion
  • Chuck Manning – saxophone
  • Vince Denham – saxophone
  • Jock Ellis – trombone
  • Adrian Byrns – flute
  • Aeb Byrne – flute
  • Shayna Adler – engineer
  • Michael Dumas – mixing
  • Bob Rice – mastering
  • Roy Koch – layout

Track listing:

  1. What Was That? – Arthur Barrow, Larry Klimas, Robby Krieger, Tom Brechtlein, Tommy Mars
  2. Side Home – Arthur Barrow, Robby Krieger
  3. The Drift – Arthur Barrow, Larry Klimas, Robby Krieger, Tommy Mars
  4. Chunga’s Revenge – Frank Zappa
  5. Hot Head – Arthur Barrow, Larry Klimas, Robby Krieger, Tom Brechtlein, Tommy Mars
  6. Yes, the River Knows – Robby Krieger
  7. The Hitch – Arthur Barrow, Joel Taylor, Robby Krieger, Tommy Mars, Vince Denham
  8. Dr Noir – Arthur Barrow, Joel Taylor, Robby Krieger, Tommy Mars, Vince Denham
  9. Bianca’s Dream – Vince Denham
  10. Screen Junkie – Arthur Barrow, Larry Klimas, Robby Krieger, Tom Brechtlein, Tommy Mars

Bleachers: Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night

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On July 30, 2021, “RCA” label released “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night”, the third Bleachers studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, and was produced by Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger and Annie Clark.

Personnel:

  • Jack Antonoff – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, bass, drum machine, drums, percussion, cello, mixing
  • Patrik Berger – twelve-string guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, glockenspiel, piano,  bass, drums, drum machine, tom toms, percussion, programming, backing vocals
  • Bruce Springsteen – vocals
  • Lana Del Rey – lead and backing vocals
  • Mikey Freedom Hart – electric guitar, organ, synthesizer, bass, backing vocals
  • Aaron Dessner – piano, synthesizer
  • Evan Smith – synthesizer, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, violin
  • Blu DeTiger – bass
  • Sean Hutchinson – drums, congas, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Riddleberger – drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals
  • Zem Audu – saxophone
  • Anna Webber – saxophone
  • Serena McKinney Göransson – violin
  • Bobby Hawk – violin
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Sounwave – programming
  • Zadie Smith – backing vocals
  • Annie Clark – backing vocals
  • The Chicks – backing vocals
  • John Rooney – engineer
  • Laura Sisk – engineer, mixing
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Jon Sher – engineer assistant
  • Will Quinnell – engineer assistant
  • Matt Wolach – engineer assistant
  • Rob Lebret – engineer assistant
  • Clare Gillen – creative director
  • Michelle Holme – design
  • Aaron Denton – illustrations
  • Carlotta Kohl – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jack Antonoff, except where noted, Music as noted.

  1. 91 – Jack Antonoff, Zadie Smith
  2. Chinatown – Jack Antonoff, Evan Smith
  3. How Dare You Want More – Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
  4. Big Life – Jack Antonoff
  5. Secret Life – Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
  6. Stop Making the Hurt – Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
  7. Don’t Go Dark – lyrics by Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey, music by Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey
  8. 45 – Jack Antonoff
  9. Strange Behavior – Jack Antonoff
  10. What’d I Do with All This Faith?  – Jack Antonoff

Southern Empire: Civilisation

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On July 20, 2019, “Giant Electric Pea” label released “Civilisation”, album by Southern Empire. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Timms Tunes” in Adelaide, Australia, “Fat Trax Studio” in Hendon, Australia, and was produced by Sean Timms, Brody Green, Cam Blokland, Danny Lopresto and Jez Martin.

Personnel:

  • Danny Lopresto – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, arrangements
  • Cam Blokland – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Sean Timms – keyboards, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, backing vocals  
  • Jez Martin – bass, fretless bass, flugelhorn, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Brody Green – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements 
  • Marek Arnold – soprano saxophone
  • James Capatch – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Steve Unruh – violin, flute
  • Sean Timms – arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Neville Clark – mastering
  • Ryan Stephens – artwork
  • Angelo Granozio – photography 
  • Matt Williams – tracking

Track listing:

  1. Goliath’s Moon – Cam Blokland, Sean Timms
  2. Innocence & Fortune – Sean Timms, Steve Unruh
  3. Cries for the Lonely – Brody Green, Cam Blokland, Sean Timms
  4. Crossroads (Part I) – Brody Green, Cam Blokland, Danny Lopresto, Jez Martin, Mark Trueack, Sean Timms
  5. Crossroads (Part II)  

Lianne La Havas: Same

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On July 17, 2020, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled Lianne La Havas third album. It was recorded October – December 2019, in London, Bath and New York, and was produced by Lianne La Havas, Matt Hales, Beni Giles, Chris Tabron, Nick Hakim, Sam Crowe and Mura Masa.

Personnel:

  • Lianne La Havas – lead and backing vocals, guitar, snare drums
  • Elroy Powell – vocals
  • Bruno Major – guitar, piano
  • Nick Hakim – electric guitar, Mellotron, Minimoog, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, drum programming
  • Sam Crowe – keyboards, piano, Rhodes, Moog
  • Chris Tabron – keyboards
  • James Wyatt – keyboards, Moog, piano, Rhodes, claps, vocoder, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Burniss Travis – double bass
  • Joe Harrison – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
  • Yves Fernandez – bass guitar, claps
  • Geordan Reid-Campbell – bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Matt Hales – bass guitar, Rhodes, drum programming
  • Richard Adlam – drums, keyboards, programming
  • Hal Ritson – drums, keyboards, programming
  • Mark Guiliana – drums, percussion
  • Dan See – drums, percussion
  • Homer Steinwess – drums
  • Gareth Lockrane – flute
  • Tim Mcnalley – viola, cello
  • Davide Rossi – violin, viola, cello, string arrangement
  • Paul Castelluzzo – whistle
  • Frida Touray – backing vocals, claps
  • Dan Grech – additional programming
  • Robert Wilkes – engineer, additional vocal recording
  • Daniel Moyler – engineer, additional vocal recording
  • Sam Crowe – engineer
  • Joe Harrison – engineer
  • Homer Steinwess – engineer
  • Geordan Reid-Campbell – engineer
  • Nick Hakim – engineer, recording
  • Bill Malina – engineer
  • Nate Odden – engineer
  • Chris Tabron – engineer, mixing
  • Beni Giles – mixing, additional vocal recording
  • Matt Hales – mixing, vocal engineering
  • Dan Grech – mixing
  • Renaud Letang – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Augusto Sanchez – engineer assistant
  • Brandon Peralta – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Jonny Breakwell – engineer assistant, additional vocal recording

Track listing:

  1. Bittersweet – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, DiFosco Ervin, Jr., Isaac Hayes, Rudy Love
  2. Read My Mind – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Benjamin Edwards
  3. Green Papaya – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Samuel Crowe, Frida Touray
  4. Can’t Fight – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Alexander Crossan
  5. Paper Thin – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales
  6. Out of Your Mind (interlude) – Lianne La Havas, Geordan Reid-Campbell
  7. Weird Fishes – Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway
  8. Please Don’t Make Me Cry – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Nicholas Hakim
  9. Seven Times – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales
  10. Courage – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Joseph Harrison
  11. Sour Flower – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Samuel Crowe

The Residents: Metal, Meat & Bone: The Songs of Dyin’ Dog

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On July 10, 2020, “Cherry Red” label released “Metal, Meat & Bone: The Songs of Dyin’ Dog”, the 46th Residents (The) album. It is a rock opera with covers of songs by fictional albino blues singer Alvin Snow, also known as Dyin’ Dog. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by The Residents and Eric Drew Feldman.

Personnel:

  • The Residents – performance, arrangements
  • Alvin Snow – performance
  • The Mongrels – performance
  • Roland Sheehan – performance
  • Eric Drew Feldman – performance
  • Nolan Cook – guitars
  • Carla Fabrizio – vocals
  • Sivan Lioncub – vocals
  • Peter Whitehead – vocals
  • Rob Laufer – vocals
  • Black Francis – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Bury My Bone – Alvin Snow
  2. Hungry Hound – Alvin Snow
  3. DIE! DIE! DIE! – Alvin Snow
  4. River Runs Dry – Alvin Snow
  5. The Dog’s Dream – Alvin Snow
  6. I Know – Alvin Snow
  7. Pass for White – Alvin Snow
  8. Tell Me – Alvin Snow
  9. Mama Don’t G0 – Alvin Snow
  10. Dead Weight – Alvin Snow
  11. Cold as a Corpse – The Residents
  12. Blood Stains – The Residents
  13. Cut to the Quick – The Residents
  14. She Called Me Doggy – The Residents
  15. Evil Hides – The Residents
  16. Midnight Man – The Residents

Klô Pelgag: Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs

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On June 26, 2020, “Secret City Records” label released “Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs”, the third Klô Pelgag studio album, It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Klô Pelgag and Sylvain Deschamps.

Personnel:

  • Klô Pelgag – vocals, piano, synth, sampler, arrangements, recording
  • François (Zaï) Zaïdan – guitar, synthesizer
  • Sylvain (Sysyllium) Deschamps – guitar, synth, recording
  • Étienne (Baboo) Dupré – bass, guitar, synth
  • Pete (Poud) Pételle – drums, percussion
  • David Carbonneau, Stephane Beaulac – trumpet
  • Renaud Gratton – trombone
  • Jean-Sébastien Vachon – bass trombone, tuba
  • Louis-Pierre Bergeron, Maude Lussier – horn
  • Chantal Bergeron, Fanny Fresard, Frédérique Tanguay-Gagnon, Félix Savignac, Geneviève Clermont, John Corban, Mélanie Bélair, Vanessa Marcoux, Zoé Dumais – violin
  • Julie Boivin, Ligia Paquin, Valérie Arsenault – viola
  • Mariane Bertrand, Marianne Houle – cello
  • Owen Pallett – arrangements
  • Vincent Lauzer – recorder
  • Pierre Girard – mixing
  • Richard Addison – mastering
  • David Beauchemin, Julien Hebert – design
  • Florence Obrecht – painting
  • Marc-Étienne Mongrain – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Klô Pelgag and Sylvain Deschamps.

  1. Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleur
  2. Rémora
  3. Umami
  4. J’aurai les cheveux longs
  5. À l’ombre des cyprès
  6. La Fonte
  7. Soleil
  8. Für Élise
  9. Mélamine
  10. Où vas-tu quand tu dors ?
  11. La maison jaune
  12. Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs II

The Decemberists: As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

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On June 14, 2024, “YABB” label released “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again”, the ninth Decemberists (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Colin Meloy — lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Chris Funk — electric guitars, pedal steel, synthesizers, banjo, mandolin
  • Jenny Conlee — piano, organs, vibraphone, accordion, synthesizers
  • Nate Query — electric bass, upright bass
  • John Moen — drums, percussion
  • Mike Mills — piano, backing vocals
  • Kelly Pratt — saxophones, trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium, tuba, trombone, French horn
  • Jesse Chandler — flute, bass clarinet
  • Miguel Bernal — percussion
  • Reinhardt Wolfgang Melz — percussion
  • Elizabeth Ellison — backing vocals
  • James Mercer — backing vocals
  • Tucker Martine — recording, mixing
  • Emily Lazar — mastering
  • Ryan Bridenstine — recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Carson Ellis — illustrations, art direction
  • Thunderwing — art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Meloy.

  1. Burial Ground
  2. Oh No!
  3. The Reapers
  4. Long White Veil
  5. William Fitzwilliam
  6. Don’t Go to the Woods
  7. The Black Maria
  8. All I Want Is You
  9. Born to the Morning
  10. America Made Me
  11. Tell Me What’s on Your Mind
  12. Never Satisfied
  13. Joan in the Garden