Tag Archives: 2019

Allman Betts Band: Down to the River

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On June 28, 2019, “BMG” label released “Down to the River”, the debut Allman Betts Band studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Matt Ross Spang.

Personnel:

  • Devon Allman – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Duane Betts – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Johnny Stachela – slide and electric guitar
  • Berry Duane Oakley – bass, backing vocals
  • John Lum – drums
  • R. Scott Bryan – percussion, backing vocals
  • Peter Levin – Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano
  • Matt Ross-Spang – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Lamar Williams, Jr. – backing vocals
  • Chuck Leavell – piano
  • Matt Ross-Spang – mixing
  • Daniel Lynn – mixing assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Charley Robinson – art direction, design
  • Christopher Brush – photography

Track listing:

  1. All Night – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  2. Shinin’ – Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  3. Try – Cisco Adler, Devon Allman
  4. Down to the River – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  5. Autumn Breeze – Chris Williams
  6. Good Ol’ Days – Devon Allman
  7. Melodies Are Memories – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  8. Southern Accents – Tom Petty
  9. Long Gone – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan

Phantom Planet: Devastator

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On June 18, 2020, “Gong Records” label released “Devastator”, the fifth Phantom Planet studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Tony Berg.

Personnel:

  • Alex Greenwald – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Darren Robinson – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Sam Farrar – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeff Conrad – drums
  • Joseph Lorge – engineer, mixing
  • Will Maclellan – engineer, mixing
  • Shawn Everett – mixing
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Balisong
  2. Party Animal
  3. Only One
  4. Leave a Little Light On
  5. Time Moves On
  6. Through the Trees
  7. Torture Me
  8. Dear Dead End
  9. Waiting for the Lights to Change
  10. Gold Body Spray
  11. ROTK

Keb’ Mo: Oklahoma

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On June 14, 2019, “Concord” label released “Oklahoma”, the fourteenth Keb’ Mo’ studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Stu Stu Studio” and was produced by Colin Linden and Keb’ Mo’.

Personnel:

  • Keb’ Mo’ (Kevin Moore) – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar, bass, mandolin, harmonica, percussion, shaker
  • Rosanne Cash – vocals
  • Taj Mahal -vocals
  • Robert Randolph – lap steel guitar
  • Jaci Velasquez – vocals
  • Eric Ramey – bass
  • Marcus Finnie – drums
  • Chester Thompson – drums
  • Keio Strouds – drums
  • Colin Linden – electric guitar, mandolin
  • Jim Hoke – Wurlitzer piano, accordion
  • David Rodgers – keyboards
  • Samuel Alexander – keyboards, Hammond organ, electric piano
  • DeMarco Johnson – Hammond organ
  • Jovan Quallo – saxophone
  • Josh Scalf – trombone
  • Scotty Huff – trumpet
  • Corrie Covell, Michael O’Gieblyn – violin
  • Emily Kohavi – viola
  • Cremaine Booker – cello
  • Carter Moore, Dara Tucker, Robbie Brooks Moore, Dara Tucker, Emoni Wilkins, Jason Eskridge, Moiba Mustapha, Nickie Conley- backing vocals
  • Melvin “Maestro” Lightford – string arrangements
  • Zach Allen – recording
  • Alex Jarvis, Dave Hagen, Joe Martino – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • David Diskin, Lori Lambert – art direction
  • Michele Morgan – artwork
  • Jeremy Cowart – photography
  • Anthony Scarlati, Christy Watkins, Robbie Brooks Moore – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. I Remember You – Bill LaBounty, Kevin Moore
  2. Oklahoma – Dara Tucker, Kevin Moore
  3. Put a Woman in Charge – Beth Nielsen Chapman, John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore
  4. This Is My Home – John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore
  5. Don’t Throw It Away – Charles Esten, Colin Linden, Kevin Moore
  6. The Way I – John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore
  7. Ridin’ on a Train – Jenny Yates, Kevin Moore
  8. I Should’ve – Joseph Alan Wood, Kevin Moore
  9. Cold Outside – Cliff Goldmacher, Kevin Moore 
  10. Beautiful Music – John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore

Norah Jones: Pick Me Up Off the Floor

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On June 12, 2020, “Blue Note” label released “Pick Me Up Off the Floor”, the seventh Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Reservoir Studios” and “Rainbow Star” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Norah Jones and Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • Norah Jones – vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, drums, celesta
  • Jeff Tweedy – acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass
  • Pete Remm – Hammond B3, synthesizer, electric guitar
  • Dan Lead – pedal steel guitar
  • Christopher Thomas – upright bass
  • Jesse Murphy – upright bass
  • Josh Lattanzi – electric bass 
  • John Patitucci – electric bass 
  • Dan Rieser, Josh Adams – drums
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Nate Smith – drums 
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums
  • Mauro Refosco – shaker
  • Leon Michels – tenor saxophone 
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Mazz Swift – violin, backing vocals
  • Ayane Kozasa – viola
  • Paul Wiancko – cello, string arrangement
  • Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth – backing vocals 
  • Brandon Bost – recording
  • Andy Taub – recording
  • Patrick Dillett – recording
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer
  • Matt Marinelli – additional recording
  • Jake Owen – additional recording
  • Homer Steinweiss – horns recording
  • Jamie Landry – mixing
  • Tom Schick – recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Samuel Wahl – musical assistant
  • John Muller, Joey Wunsch – musical assistants
  • James Yost – musical assistant
  • Frank Harkins – art direction, design
  • Diane Russo – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Norah Jones, except where noted.

  1. How I Weep
  2. Flame Twin
  3. Hurts to Be Alone
  4. Heartbroken, Day After
  5. Say No More – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
  6. This Life
  7. To Live
  8. I’m Alive – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
  9. Were You Watching? – Norah Jones, Emily Fiskio
  10. Stumble on My Way
  11. Heaven Above – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy

Spacey Jane: Sunlight

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On June 2020, “AWAL” label released “Sunlight” the debut Spacey Jane album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Blackbird Sound” in Perth, “King Willy Sound” in Launceston, Tasmania, and was produced by Dave Parkin.

Personnel:

  • Caleb Harper – vocals, guitar
  • Ashton le Cornu – guitar
  • Peppa Lane – vocals, bass guitar
  • Kieran Lama – drums
  • Dave Parkin – mixing
  • William Bowden – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Good for You
  2. Head Cold
  3. Skin
  4. Good Grief
  5. Wasted on Me
  6. Booster Seat
  7. Love Me Like I Haven’t Changed
  8. Weightless
  9. Straightfaced
  10. Trucks
  11. Hanging
  12. Sunlight

Perry Farrell: Kind Heaven

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On June 7, 2019, “PerryEttyVS” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released  “Kind Heaven” the second Perry Farrell studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “The Village”, and was produced by Tony Visconti and Perry Farrell.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell – vocals
  • Etty Lau Farrell – vocals
  • Tony Visconti – acoustic guitar, bass, mixing
  • Alex Williams – electric guitar
  • Dhani Harrison – electric guitar
  • Elliot Easton – electric guitar 
  • Peter DiStefano – electric guitar 
  • Phil X – electric guitar 
  • Taylor Hawkins – electric guitar
  • Peter DiStefano – bowed electric guitar
  • Matt Rohde – keyboards
  • Chris Chaney – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums
  • Tina Guo – erhu
  • Kind Heaven Orchestra
  • Hezron Farrell, Izzadore Farrell, Judith Hill, Kristeen Young – backing vocals
  • Harry Gregson-Williams – string arrangements
  • Alex Williams, Eric Liljestrand – engineer
  • Alex Williams – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell.

  1. (red, white, and blue) Cheerfulnes
  2. Pirate Punk Politician
  3. Snakes Have Many Hips
  4. Machine Girl
  5. One
  6. Where Have You Been All My Life
  7. More Than I Could Bear
  8. Spend the Body
  9. Let’s All Pray for This World

Spocks’ Beard: Noise Floor

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On May 25, 2018, “Inside Out Music” label released “Noise Floor”, the thirteenth Spock’s Beard studio album. It was recorded May 2017 – February 2018, at “The Mouse House” in Altadena, California, “Sweetwater” in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was produced by John Boegehold and Rich Mouser.

Personnel:

  • Ted Leonard – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Alan Morse – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, arranger
  • Ryo Okumoto – keyboards, piano, organ, mellotron
  • Dave Meros – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Nick D’Virgilio – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • David Robertson – English horn
  • John Boegehold – arranger
  • Rich Mouser – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Bobby Dellarocco – engineer
  • Markus Riegler – engineer
  • Thomas Ewerhard – design
  • Kat Mueller – photography

Track listing:

  1. To Breathe Another Day – John Boegehold, Ryo Okumoto
  2. What Becomes of Me – John Boegehold
  3. Somebody’s Home – Ted Leonard, Alan Morse
  4. Have We All Gone Crazy Yet – Ted Leonard, Alan Morse
  5. So This Is Life – Stan Ausmus, Alan Morse
  6. One So Wise – Stan Ausmus
  7. Box of Spiders – Ryo Okumoto
  8. Beginnings – Ted Leonard, Ryo Okumoto

Jason Isbell: Reunions

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On May 15, 2020, “Southeastern” label released “Reunions”, the seventh Jason Isbell studio album, and the fourth accompanied by his backing band The 400 Unit. It was recorded in 2019, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Jason Isbell – vocals, piano, guitars
  • Sadler Vaden – guitars
  • Derry Deborja – keyboards, omnichord, organ, piano
  • Amanda Shires – fiddle, background vocals
  • Jimbo Hart – bass
  • Chad Gamble – drums, tambourine
  • Jay Buchanan – backing vocals
  • David Crosby – backing vocals
  • Gena Johnson – engineer
  • Toby Hurlbert – engineer assistant
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – assistant
  • Dave Cobb – mixing, shaker
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Fetzer Design – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Isbell except where noted.

  1. What’ve I Done to Help – Jason Isbell, Michael Kiwanuka
  2. Dreamsicle
  3. Only Children
  4. Overseas
  5. Running with Our Eyes Closed
  6. River
  7. Be Afraid
  8. St. Peter’s Autograph
  9. It Gets Easier
  10. Letting You Go

Sammy Hagar: Space Between

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On May 10, 2019, “BMG” label released “Space Between” first Sammy Hagar and the Circle album, the eighteenth Sammy Hagar studio album overal. It was recorded in 2019 and was produced by Jaimeson Durr, Sammy Hagar and Vic Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Sammy Hagar – lead vocals
  • Vic Johnson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Audie DeLone – keyboards
  • Brett Tuggle – keyboards
  • Ian Hatton – additional guitar
  • Steven Campodonico – engineer
  • Ian Hatton – engineer
  • Alan Howarth – engineer
  • Jaimeson Durr – recording, mixing
  • F. Reid Shippen – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Sammy Hagar, except where noted, all music as noted.

  1. Devil Came to Philly – Sammy Hagar
  2. Full Circle Jam (Chump Change) – Jason Bonham, Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson
  3. Can’t Hang – Sammy Hagar
  4. Wide Open Space – Sammy Hagar
  5. Free Man – Jason Bonham
  6. Bottom Line – Sammy Hagar
  7. No Worries – Sammy Hagar, Tom Solis
  8. Trust Fund Baby – Jason Bonham, Ronnie Montrose
  9. Affirmation – Samar Hagar
  10. Hey Hey (Without Greed) – Sammy Hagar

Michel Edelin Quintet: Echoes of Henry Cow

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On May 10, 2019, “Rogue Art” label released “Echoes of Henry Cow”, studio album by Michel Edelin Quintet. It was recorded in September 2018, at “Studio Sextan” in Malakoff, France, and was produced by Michel Dorbon.

Personnel:

  • Michel Edelin Quintet
    • Michel Edelin – flute, alto flute, bass flute, arrangements
    • Sophia Domancich – piano, Fender Rhodes
    • Sylvain Kassap – clarinet, bass clarinet
    • Stéphane Kerecki – double bass
    • Simon Goubert – drums
  • John Greaves – spoken words
  •  Vincent Mahey – recording
  • Jean-Pierre Bouquet – mastering
  • Aymeric Leroy – liner notes
  • Rogue Art – photographs
  • Max Schoendorff – cover design
  • David Bourguignon – cover realization
  • Michel Dorbon – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Chris Cutler, except where noted.

  1. Half the Sky – Lindsay Cooper, Tim Hodgkinson
  2. Living in the Heart of the Beast – Tim Hodgkinson
  3. War – Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad
  4. After the Flood – Michel Edelin
  5. Nursery – Michel Edelin
  6. Ruins – Fred Frith
  7. Beautiful as the Moon – Fred Frith, Chris Cutler
  8. The Bath of Stars – Fred Frith, Chris Cutler
  9. Civilisation – Fred Frith, Chris Cutler
  10. On Suicide – Bertolt Brecht, Hanns Eisler adapted by Fred Frith, Chris Cutler