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:
Bookendz – Wallace Roney
Why Should There Be Stars – Bryce Rohde, Kaye Dunham
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
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.
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.
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:
Planet B – Stu Mackenzie
Mars for the Rich – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
Organ Farmer – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
Superbug – Stu Mackenzie
Venusian 1 – Stu Mackenzie
Perihelion – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
Venusian 2 – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
Self-Immolate – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
Hell – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh
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
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.
Recuerda
The Boy from the Plantation
There’ll Come a War
Seeking the Room with the Three Windows – James Dean Bradfield, Richard Beak, Loz Williams
Thirty Thousand Milk Bottles
Under the Mimosa Tree – James Dean Bradfield, Gavin Fitzjohn
On August 14, 2020, “14th Floor” label released “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Lotus Easter Studio” in Santa Monica, California, “United Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, “Abbey Road Studios”, “RAK Studios” and Rockstone Studios in London, and was produced by Rich Costey and Steve Mac.
Personnel:
Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Zac Rae – additional keyboards
Steve Mac – additional keyboards
Rob Mathes – string arrangements, conducting
Jenny Nendick – conducting
Jackie Shave – concertmaster
Magnus Johnston – violin
Perry Montague-Mason – violin
Patrick Kiernan – violin
Pete Hanson – violin
Natalia Bonner – violin
Cathy Thompson – violin
Debbie Widdup – violin
Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
Chris Tombling – violin
Bruce White – viola
Peter Lale – viola
Rachel Roberts – viola
Caroline Dearley – cello
Ian Burdge – cello
Jonathan Williams – cello
Caroline Dearley – cello
Jonathan Allen – string recording
Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
KT Pipal – engineering
Mario Borgatta – engineering
Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
Cecil Barlett – engineering
Dann Pursey – engineering
Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
On August 7, 2020, “earMUSIC” label released “Whoosh!”, the twenty-first Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “The Tracking Room”, “Anarchy Studios” and “Ocean Way” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Noble Street Studios” in Toronto, Canada, “Henson Recording Studios” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
Ian Gillan – vocals
Steve Morse – guitars
Don Airey – keyboards
Roger Glover – bass
Ian Paice – drums
Saam Hashemi – programming
Ayana George, Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals
Bob Ezrin – percussion, backing vocals, mixing
John Metcalf – orchestra arrangements
Alan Umstead – conductor
Julian Shank – engineer, mixing
Alex Krotz, Jaime Sickora – engineer
Zach Pepe – engineer assistant
Nick Spezia – orchestra recording
Justin Cortelyou – mixing, tracking
Jason Elliott, Justin Francis – mixing
Bryce Robertson – tracking assistant
Eric Boulanger – mastering
Jekyll & Hyde – cover art, design
Ben Wolf – band photography
Elena Saharova – landscape photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Don Airey, Roger Glover, Ian Paice and Bob Ezrin, except where noted.
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