Tag Archives: 2019

Porridge Radio: Every Bad

On March 13, 2020, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Every Bad”, the second Porridge Radio studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Jenn Decilveo.

Personnel:

  • Dana Margolin – vocals, guitar, painting
  • Josh Harvey – guitar
  • Georgie Stott – vocals, guitar
  • Maddie Ryall – bass
  • Sam Yardley – bass, guitar, synth, drums, drum programing
  • Maria Marzaioli – violin
  • Matt Wiggins – mixing
  • Oliver Barton-Wood – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Dana Margolin.

  1. Born Confused
  2. Sweet
  3. Don’t Ask Me Twice
  4. Long
  5. Nephews
  6. Pop Song
  7. Give/Take
  8. Lilac
  9. Circling
  10. Something
  11. Homecoming Song

Hal Blaine

On March 11, 2019, Harold Simon Belsky aka Hal Blaine died aged 90. He was musician (drums) regarded to be one of the most recorded studio drummers in the history of the modern music. He had more than 35,000 recording sessions in various music genres including big number of film and TV soundtracks. He worked with Shelley Fabares, The Crystals, Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, Dean Martin, Lorne Greene, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Byrds, Sonny & Cher, Barry McGuire, Petula Clark, Nancy Sinatra, The Mamas & the Papas, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Rivers, The Supremes, The Association, Simon & Garfunkel, Tommy Roe, The 5th Dimension, Henry Mancini, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, The Partridge Family, The Raiders, Barbra Streisand, John Denver, Captain & Tennille, Diana Ross, Sam Cooke, Van Dyke Parks, John Lennon, Lulu, Dennis Wilson, Paul Simon, Richard Harris, Glen Campbell, Emitt Rhodes, Art Garfunkel, Juice Newton, Michael Nesmith, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, J.J. Cale, José Feliciano, Bobby Darin, Rosanne Cash, Cass Elliot, Rodney Crowell, Dion DiMucci, Paul Anka, Barry Mann, Emmylou Harris, Jackie Lomax, Elkie Brooks, Helen Reddy, John Philips, Thelma Houston and Leonard Cohen. As leader Blaine released five albums.

Asa Brebner

On March 10, 2019, Asa Brebner died aged 65. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, one of the main figures of the Boston alternative music scene. He supported and worked with Robin Lane & the Chartbusters, Mickey Clean & the Mezz, the Grey Boys, The Family Jewels, and the Naked I’s. He was founding member and leader of Asa Brebner’s Idle Hands, but was best known as member and guitarist of Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers.

Patty Griffin: Same

On March 8, 2019, “PGM Recordings” label released the self-titled, tenth Patty Griffin studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019, and was produced by Craig Frost and Patty Griffin. At the 62nd “Grammy Awards”, “Patty Griffin” won the “Best Folk Album”.

Personnel:

  • Patty Griffin – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, mandolin
  • Craig Ross – baritone guitar, lap steel guitar, bass, organ, percussion, engineer
  • Robert Plant – backing vocals
  • David Pulkingham – guitar, piano
  • Stephen Barber – piano
  • Conrad Choucroun – drums, percussion
  • Peggy Ghorbani – marimba
  • Thor Harris – marimba
  • Eddie Lehwald – trombone
  • Lindsey Verrill – cello
  • David Boyle – engineer
  • Mike Poole – engineer, mixing
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Mishka Westell – artwork
  • Michael Wilson – photography
  • Emma Watts – photography
  • Cindi Peters – production co-ordinations

Track listing:

All tracks by Patty Griffin.

  1. Mama’s Worried
  2. River
  3. Where I Come From
  4. Hourglass
  5. Had a Good Reason
  6. Bluebeard
  7. What Now
  8. Luminous Places
  9. Coins
  10. Boys from Tralee
  11. The Wheel
  12. What I Remember
  13. Just the Same

Stephen Malkmus: Traditional Techniques

On March 6, 2020, “Matador” label released “Traditional Techniques”, the second Stephen Malkmus album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Chris Funk.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals, guitar, bass
  • Chris Funk – autoharp, dobro, Moog synthesizer, pedal steel
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Bill Athens – bass
  • Qais Essar – rabab
  • Eric Zang – daf, kaval, udu
  • Matt Sweeney – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Spooner Oldham – Wurlitzer
  • Joy Pearson – vocal
  • Dan Hunt – drums, percussion
  • Adam Lee – mixing
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering
  • Sharmila Banerjee – illustrations
  • Jan Lankisch – design
  • Jason Quigley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. ACC Kirtan
  2. Xian Man
  3. The Greatest Own in Legal History
  4. Cash Up
  5. Shadowbanned
  6. What Kind of Person
  7. Flowin’ Robes
  8. Brainwashed
  9. Signal Westerm
  10. Amberjack

Pond: Tasmania

On March 1, 2019, “Spinning Top” label released “Tasmania”, the eighth Pond studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at Kevin Parker’s home studio in Fremantle, Western Australia, and was produced by Kevin Parker.

Personnel:

  • Nick Allbrook – vocals, guitar, engineering, mixing
  • Jay Watson – vocals, keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer, bass, drums, enginerring, mixing
  • Joe Ryan – vocals, lead, 12 string and slide guitar, electronics, engineering, mixing
  • Jamie Terry – mixing
  • James Ireland – mixing
  • Francesca Mountfort – cello
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Lucy Jack – additional vocals
  • Tristan Parr – cello
  • Jonathan Wilson – guitar
  • Benjamin Witt – guitar
  • Kevin Parker – drums, engineering, mixing
  • Joe Carra – mastering
  • Sam Ford – additional engineering

Track listing:

  1. Daisy – Nick Allbrook
  2. Sixteen Days – Nick Allbrook
  3. Tasmania – Jay Watson, James Ireland, Nick Allbrook
  4. The Boys Are Killing Me – Nick Allbrook, John Watson, Annie Milgun
  5. Hand Mouth Dancer – Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson
  6. Goodnight, P.C.C. – Joe Ryan, Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson
  7. Burnt Out Star – Jay Watson, Nick Allbrook
  8. Selene – James Ireland, Jay Watson, Nick Allbrook
  9. Shame – Nick Allbrook
  10. Doctor’s In – Joe Ryan

Paul Williams

On March 1, 2019, Paul Nigel Vincent Yarlett aka Paul Williams died aged 78. He was musician (bass, keyboards, harmonica, percussion), singer and songwriter, worked with Zoot Money, Aynsley Dunbar, Juicy Lucy, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Allam Holdsworth, Micky Moody, John Mayall and Blue Thunder, but was best known as member of Tempest.

Tim Bowness: Flowers at the Scene

On March 1, 2019, “Inside Out Music” and “Sony” labels released “Flowers at the Scene”, the fifth Tim Bowness studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Tim Bowness, No-Man (Steven Wilson) and Brian Hulse.

Personnel:

  • Tim Bowness – lead and backing vocals, trumpet loops, artwork
  • Peter Hamill – guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Hulse – guitar, keyboards, synth, drum programming
  • Andy Partridge – guitar
  • Jim Matheos – guitar
  • David Longdon – flute, melodica, backing vocals
  • David K Jones – bass, double bass
  • Colin Edwin – bass
  • Dylan Howe – drums
  • Charles Grimsdale – drums
  • Tom Atherton – drums
  • Kevin Godley – backing vocals
  • Ian Dixon – trumpet
  • Fran Broady – violin
  • Steven Wilson – mixing
  • Steven Kitch – mastering
  • Jarrod Gosling – painting, artwork
  • Rob Whitrow – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Bowness, except where noted.

  1. I Go Deeper
  2. The Train That Pulled Away
  3. Rainmark
  4. Not married Anymore
  5. Flowers at the Scene
  6. It’s the World
  7. Borderline
  8. Ghostlike
  9. The War on Me
  10. Killing to Survive
  11. What Lies here

Real Estate: The Main Thing

On February 28, 2020, “Domino” label released “The Main Thing”, the fifth Real Estate studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Kevin McMahon.

Personnel:

  • Martin Countrey – vocals, guitar, string arrangements
  • Alex Bleeker – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Aaron Johnston – percussion
  • Matt Barrick – additional percussion
  • Jane Scarpantoni – additional vocals
  • Martin Courtney – string arrangements
  • Ryder McNair – string arrangements
  • Jane Scarpantoni – string arrangements
  • Olivier Manchen – violin
  • Renata Zeiguer – violin
  • Anni Rossi – viola
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Kevin Mcmahon – engineer, mixing
  • Joey Weiss – additional engineering
  • Nicholas Sanborn – recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Bjorn Copeland – artwork
  • Rob Carmichael – design
  • Alex Bleeker – photography
  • Jackson Pollis – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by 

  1. Friday
  2. Paper Cup
  3. Gone
  4. You
  5. November
  6. Falling Down
  7. Also a But
  8. The Main Thing
  9. Shallow Sun
  10. Sting
  11. Silent World
  12. Procession
  13. Brother

Andy Anderson

On February 26, 2019, Clifford Leon “Andy” Anderson died aged 68. He was musician (drums, percussion), recorded and performed with many artists and bands including Techno Twins, M/Robin Scott, Mother Gong, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Steve Vengeance, Two-Bit Thief, The Saints, Backbeats, Edgar Broughton Band, Martha Munizzi, Group 1 Crew, the Gun Club, Spirits Burning & Clearlight, Steve Hillage, The Glove, Jimmy Somerville, Jimmy Pursey, Isaac Hayes, Midge Ure, Iggy Pop, Hawkwind, The Last Poets, Jason Donovan, The Rock & Roll Gypsies, Peter Gabriel, Mike Oldfield, Edwyn Collins, Glenn Matlosk, but was best known as member and drummer with The Cure.