On October 18, 2019, “Warner Bros” label released “Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2”, the sixth Foals studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “123” studio in London, and was produced by Brett Shaw, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith, Jack Bevan, and Edwin Congreave.
Personnel:
Yannis Philippakis – vocals, guitar, bass
Jimmy Smith – guitar, keyboards
Edwin Congreave – keyboards, synthesizers, bass
Jack Bevan – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith, Jack Bevan, and Edwin Congreave.
On October 11, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Giants of All Sizes”, the eighth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Clouds Hill” in Hamburg, “The Dairy” in Brixton, “604 Studios” in Vancouver, “Blueprint Studios” in Salford, and was produced by Craig Potter.
Personnel:
Guy Garvey – vocals, string arrangements, art direction
Craig Potter – keyboards, mixing, art direction
Mark Potter – guitars, art direction
Pete Turner – bass guitar, art direction
The Plumedores (Dean Casement, Andy Hargreaves, Danny McTague, Mark Potter, Mat Skinner) – vocals
Nathan “Nathan Sudders” Sudders – vocals
Jesca Hoop – additional vocals
Chilli Chilton – backing vocals
Sarah Field – trumpet, soprano and tenor saxophone
Alex Reeves – drums, percussion
Matt Robertson – string arrangement
Marius de Vries – string arrangements
Violeta Barreña – violin
The Hallé Orchestra – strings
Jonathan Heyward – conductor
Sarah Ewins, Nicola Clarke, Zoe Coleman, Peter Liang, Michelle Marsh, Steven Proctor – first violin
Rosemary Attree, Paulette Bayley, Elizabeth Bosworth, Helena Buckie, Philippa Heys, John Purton – second violin
Cameron Campbell, Chris Emerson, Julian Mottram, Timothy Pooley – viola
Dale Culliford, Jane Hallett, David Petri, Clare Rowe, Nick Trygstad, Simon Turner – cello
Daniel Storer, Yi Xin Salvage – double bass
Danny Evans – engineer
Tom Baird – additional engineering
Sebastian Muxfeldt – additional engineering
Pedro Dzelme – engineer assistant
Charlie Leake – engineer assistant
Gary Hadfield – engineer assistant
Katie May – engineer assistant
Ollie Middleton – engineer assistant
Ian Stewart – engineer assistant
VGC – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner.
October 11, 2019, “4AD” label released “Two Hands”, the fourth Big Thief studio album. It was recorded July 2018 – April 2019, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, “Sound City” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo.
Personnel:
Adrianne Lenker – vocals, guitar
Buck Meek – vocals, guitar
Max Oleartchik – vocals, bass,percussion
James Krivchenia – vocals, drums, percussion, mallets, cymbal
Andrew Sarlo – engineer, mixing
James Krivchenia – engineer, mixing
Dom Monks – engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Todd Carder – tape liaison
Keith Nelson – tape liaison
Sam Griffin Owens – tape liaison
Mario Ramirez – assistance
Joseph Lorge – assistance
Sarah Schiesser – design, layout
Dustin Condren – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Adrianne Lenker, except where noted.
On September 27, 2019, “Concord” label released “In the Morse Code of Brake Lights”, the eighth New Pornographers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by A. C. Newman.
On September 27, 2019, “Blue Note” label released “53”, the 16th Jacky Terrasson album. It was recorded in June 2019, at “Racall Studios” in Pompignan, France, and was produced by Jacky Terrasson.
Personnel:
Jacky Terrasson – vocals, piano
Stephane Menut – vocals
Philippe Gaillot – vocals
Thomas Bramerie – bass
Geraud Portal – bass, electric bass
Sylvain Romano – bass
Gregory Hutchinson – drums
Ali Jackson – drums
Lukmil Pérez – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Jacky Terrasson except where noted.
The Call
Alma
Mirror
Jump!
Kiss Jannett for Me
Palindrome
La Part Des Anges
Babyplum
What Happenes Au 6eme
My Lys
Lacrimosa – Mozart: Requiem in D Minor – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
On September 22, 2020, “Anti” label released “Shore”, the fourth Fleet Foxes studio album. It was recorded September 2019 – September 2020, at “The Long Pond” in Columbia County, New York, “Studios St. Germain” in Paris, “Vox Recording” in Los Angeles, “The Diamond Mine” in Long Island City, Queens, “Electric Lady Studios” in Greenwich Village, New York, and was produced by Robin Pecknold.
Personnel:
Robin Pecknold – vocals, instrumental performance, arrangements
Uwade Akhere – vocals
Daniel Rossen – acoustic and electric guitar, piano
On September 18, 2020, “Cat-O-Log Records” label released “Tea for the Tillerman 2”, the sixteenth Yusuf / Cat Stevens album. It was recorded in July 2019, at “Les Studios de la Fabrique” in France, and was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Paul Samwell-Smith.
Personnel:
Yusuf / Cat Stevens – lead vocals, Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord
Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jim Cregan – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
Eric Appapoulay – Spanish guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
On September 18, 2020, “Mascot” label released “Violent Allies”, the ninth 10 Years studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Howard Benson.
Personnel:
Jesse Hasek – vocals
Matt Wantland – guitar
Brian Vodinh – guitar, bass, drums, keys, programming, backing vocals
On September 13, 2019, Edward Joseph Mahoney aka Eddie Money died aged 70. He was musician (keyboards, saxophone, harmonica), singer and songwriter, with more than three decades long career. Money had biggest success in the second half of the seventies and in through the eighties, with songs like “Baby Hold On”, “Two Tickets to Paradise”, “Think I’m in Love”, “Shakin'”, “Take Me Home Tonight”, “I Wanna Go Back”, “Walk on Water”, and “The Love in Your Eyes”. As leader he released eleventh albums.
On September 13, 2019, “BMG/Infectious” label released “Beneath the Eyrie”, the seventh Pixies album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Dreamland Recording Studios” in Hurley, New York, and was produced by Tom Dalgety.
Personnel:
Black Francis – lead and backing vocals, guitars
Joey Santiago – lead guitar
Paz Lenchantin – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, piano, Mellotron
David Lovering – drums, percussion
Tom Dalgety – additional prepared piano and percussion, engineering, mixing
Ariel Shafir – engineering
Ian Sopko – engineering assistance
Ken Helmlinger – engineering assistance
John Davis – mastering
Michael Speed – design
Vaughan Oliver – art direction
Simon Larbalestier – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.
In the Arms of Mrs. Mark of Cain
On Graveyard Hill – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin
Catfish Kate
This Is My Fate
Ready for Love
Silver Bullet
Long Rider – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin
Los Surfers Muertos – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin