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.
Tag Archives: 2019
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.
- Mama’s Worried
- River
- Where I Come From
- Hourglass
- Had a Good Reason
- Bluebeard
- What Now
- Luminous Places
- Coins
- Boys from Tralee
- The Wheel
- What I Remember
- 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.
- ACC Kirtan
- Xian Man
- The Greatest Own in Legal History
- Cash Up
- Shadowbanned
- What Kind of Person
- Flowin’ Robes
- Brainwashed
- Signal Westerm
- 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:
- Daisy – Nick Allbrook
- Sixteen Days – Nick Allbrook
- Tasmania – Jay Watson, James Ireland, Nick Allbrook
- The Boys Are Killing Me – Nick Allbrook, John Watson, Annie Milgun
- Hand Mouth Dancer – Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson
- Goodnight, P.C.C. – Joe Ryan, Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson
- Burnt Out Star – Jay Watson, Nick Allbrook
- Selene – James Ireland, Jay Watson, Nick Allbrook
- Shame – Nick Allbrook
- 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.
- I Go Deeper
- The Train That Pulled Away
- Rainmark
- Not married Anymore
- Flowers at the Scene
- It’s the World
- Borderline
- Ghostlike
- The War on Me
- Killing to Survive
- 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
- Friday
- Paper Cup
- Gone
- You
- November
- Falling Down
- Also a But
- The Main Thing
- Shallow Sun
- Sting
- Silent World
- Procession
- 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.
Gary Clark Jr.: This Land
On February 22, 2019, “Warner Bros” label released “This Land”, the third Gary Clark Jr. studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Arlyn Studios”, and was produced by Gary Clark Jr. ,Jacob Sciba, Joseph Angel, Lab Ox, Scooter Weintraub and Mike Elizondo. At the 2020 “Grammy Awards” it won “Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album”, and the title track won “Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance”.
Personnel:
- Gary Clark Jr. – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, programming, engineer
- Doyle Bramhall II – lute
- Jon Deas – keyboards, Hammond organ
- Mike Elizondo – bass, synth bass
- Alex Peterson – bass
- Brannen Temple – drums
- J.J. Johnson – drums
- Sheila E. – percussion
- Keyon Harrold – horn
- Gabe Burch – backing vocals
- Scooter Weinbtraub – backing vocals
- Jacob Sciba – backing vocals
- Gaston Jouany – backing vocals
- Joseph Holguin – backing vocals
- Branko Presley – backing vocals
- Katelyn O’Neal – backing vocals
- Lazaro Zarate – backing vocals
- Mikayla Mundy – backing vocals
- Pam Adams – backing vocals
- Gabe Burch – engineer
- Jacob Sciba – engineer
- Joseph Holguin – engineer
- Adam Hawkins – engineer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Clark Jr., except where noted.
- This Land – Woody Guthrie
- What About Us
- I Got My Eyes on You (Locked & Loaded)
- I Walk Alone
- Feelin’ Like a Million
- Gotta Get into Something
- Got to Get Up
- Feed the Babies
- Pearl Cadillac
- When I’m Gone
- The Guitar Man
- Low Down Rolling Stone
- The Governor
- Don’t Wait ‘till Tomorrow
- Dirty Dishes Blues
Julia Jacklin: Crushing
On February 22, 2019, “Polyvinyl Record Co.”, “Transgressive Records” and “Liberation Records” labels released “Crushing”, the second Julia Jacklin studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Burke Reid.
Personnel:
- Julia Jacklin – vocals, guitar
- Blain Cunneen – guitar
- Dominic Rizzo – piano, assistant engineer
- Harry Fuller – bass guitar
- Clayton Allen – drums
- Georgia Mulligan – backing vocals
- Burke Reid – engineer, mixing
- Guy Davie – mastering
- Nick Mckk – photography
- Mel Baxter – layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Julia Jacklin.
- Body
- Head Alone
- Pressure to Party
- Don’t Know How to Keep Loving You
- When the Family Files In
- Convention
- Good Guy
- You Were Right
- Turn Me Down
- Comfort
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