Tag Archives: 2019

Eddie Money

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.

Pixies: Beneath the Eyrie

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.

  1. In the Arms of Mrs. Mark of Cain
  2. On Graveyard Hill – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin
  3. Catfish Kate
  4. This Is My Fate
  5. Ready for Love
  6. Silver Bullet
  7. Long Rider – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin
  8. Los Surfers Muertos – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin
  9. St. Nazaire
  10. Bird of Prey
  11. Daniel Boone
  12. Death Horizon

Ahmad Jamal: Ballades

On September 13, 2019, “Jazz Village” label released “Ballades”, the 69th Ahmad Jamal album.

Personnel:

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano
  • James Cammack – bass 

Track listing:

All tracks by Ahmad Jamal, except where noted.

  1. Marseille
  2. Because I Love You
  3. I Should Care – Paul Weston, Axel Stordahl, Sammy Cahn
  4. Poinciana – Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier
  5. Land of Dreams – Eddie Heywood, Jr., Norman Gimbel
  6. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  7. So Rare – Jerry Herst, Jack Sharpe
  8. Whisperings
  9. Spring is Here – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart / Your Story – Bill Evans
  10. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer

Wallace Roney: Blue Dawn – Blue Nights

On August 30, 2019, “High Note” label released “Blue Dawn-Blue Nights”, the 21st and final Wallace Roney album. It was recorded September – December 2018, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Wallace Roney.

Personnel:

  • Wallace Roney – trumpet
  • Emilio Modeste – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Williams II – piano
  • Quintin Zoto – guitar
  • Paul Cuffari – bass
  • Kojo Odu Roney – drums
  • Lenny White – drums

Track listing:

  1. Bookendz – Wallace Roney
  2. Why Should There Be Stars – Bryce Rohde, Kaye Dunham
  3. Wolfbane
  4. New Breed – Dave Liebman
  5. Don’t Stop Me Now – Steve Lukather, David Paich
  6. A Dark Room – Oscar Williams II
  7. Venus Rising – Emilio Modeste
  8. Elliptical – Emilio Modeste

Alexander Tucker: Guild of the Asbestos Weaver

On August 23, 2019, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Guild of the Asbestos Weaver” the eighth Alexander Tucker studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Holy Mountain Studios”, “Third Guild”, and was produced by Misha Hering and Alexander Tucker. The album was inspired by Ray Bradbury’s novel “Fahrenheit 451”, and references H. P. Lovecraft and Alan Moore.

Personnel:

  • Alexander Tucker – vocals, bass, cello, synthesizers, electronics, effects, artwork 
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Nik Void – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Alexander Tucker.

  1. Energy Alphas
  2. Artificial Origin
  3. Montag
  4. Precog
  5. Cryonic

New Model Army: From Here

On August 23, 2019, “Attack Attack” label released “From Here”, the fifteenth New Model Army studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Ocean Sound Recordings” studio in Norwegian island, and was produced by Lee Smith, Justin Sullivan, Jamie Lockhart and Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Justin Sullivan – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Dean White – keyboards, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Marshall Gill – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ceri Monger – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Dean – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jamie Lockhart – recording
  • Lee Smith – recording, mixing
  • Felix Davies – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Sullivan, Dean White, Marshall Gill, Ceri Monger and Michael Dean.

  1. Passing Through
  2. Never Arriving
  3. The Weather
  4. End of Days
  5. Great Disguise
  6. Conversation
  7. Where I Am
  8. Hard Way
  9. Watch and Learn
  10. Maps
  11. Setting Sun
  12. From Here

Bully: Sugaregg

On August 21, 2020, “Sub Pop” label released “Sugaregg”, the third Bully studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Pachyderm” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, “Palace Sound” in Toronto, and was produced by Alicia Bognanno, John Congleton and Graham Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Alicia Bognanno – vocals, guitar, bass, engineering, cover photography
  • Zachary Dawes – bass
  • Wesley Mitchell – drums
  • John Congleton – engineer, mixing
  • Graham Walsh – engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Angelina Castillo – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alicia Bognanno.

  1. Add It On
  2. Every Tradition
  3. Where to Start
  4. Prism
  5. You
  6. Let You
  7. Like Fire
  8. Stuck in Your Head
  9. Come Down
  10. Not Ashamed
  11. Hours and Hours
  12. What I Wanted

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Infest the Rests’ Nest

On August 16, 2019, “Flightless” label released “Infest the Rats’ Nest”, the fifteenth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.

Personnel:

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, bass, recording, mixing
  • Cook Craig – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – harmonica, backing vocals
  • Joey Walker – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums, backing vocals
  • Eric Moore – backing vocals 
  • Michael Badger – recording
  • Joe Carra – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Planet B – Stu Mackenzie
  2. Mars for the Rich – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
  3. Organ Farmer – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
  4. Superbug – Stu Mackenzie
  5. Venusian 1 – Stu Mackenzie
  6. Perihelion – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
  7. Venusian 2 – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
  8. Self-Immolate – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
  9. Hell – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh

The Hold Steady: Trashing Thru the Passion

On August 16, 2019, “Frenchkiss Records” label released “Thrashing Thru the Passion”, the seventh Hold Steady (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “The Isokon” in Woodstock, New York, “Brooklyn Recording” in Brooklyn, New York City, and was produced by Josh Kaufman.

Personnel:

  • Craig Finn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Tad Kubler – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Selvidge – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Franz Nicolay – piano, keyboards, accordion, harmonica, backing vocals 
  • Galen Polivka – bass guitar
  • Bobby Drake – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Denver Haircut
  2. Epaulets
  3. You Did Good Kid
  4. Traditional Village
  5. Blackout Sam
  6. Entitlement Crew
  7. T-Shirt Tux
  8. Star 18
  9. The Stove & the Toaster
  10. Confusion in the Marketplace

James Dean Bradfield: Even in Exile

On August 14, 2020, “MontyRay” label, released “Even in Exile”, the second James Dean Bradfield album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Door to the River Studio” in Caerleon, Wales, UK, and was produced by Loz Williams.“Even in Exile” is a concept album based on the life and death of the Chilean activist, singer and poet Víctor Jara, with lyrics by poet and playwright Patrick Jones.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield – vocals, guitar, double bass, bass, harmonica, piano, keyboards 
  • Richard Beak – drums
  • Loz Williams – engineer
  • Dave Eringa – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • S Mark Gubb – artwork, design, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Patrick Jones, all music by James Dean Bradfield, except where noted.

  1. Recuerda
  2. The Boy from the Plantation
  3. There’ll Come a War
  4. Seeking the Room with the Three Windows – James Dean Bradfield, Richard Beak, Loz Williams
  5. Thirty Thousand Milk Bottles
  6. Under the Mimosa Tree – James Dean Bradfield, Gavin Fitzjohn
  7. From the Hands of Violeta
  8. Without Knowing the End (Joan’s Song)
  9. La Partida
  10. The Last Song
  11. Santiago Sunrise