On January 31, 2019, Harold Ray Bradley died aged 93. He was musician (guitar) and music producer, part of the Nashville A-Team of session players. He recorded and performed with numerous musicians including Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bill Chinnock, The Everly Brothers, Slim Whitman, Loretta Lynn and Willie Nelson. Bradley is regarded as one of the most recorded guitarists in the history of music. As leader he released five albums.
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Drive-By Truckers: The Unraveling
On January 31, 2020, “ATO” label released “The Unraveling”, the twelfth Drive-By Truckers studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019 and was produced by David Barbe.
Track listing:
- Patterson Hood – vocals, guitar, mandocello
- Mike Cooley – vocals, guitar
- Brad Morgan – drums
- Jay Gonzalez – vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Matt Patton – vocals, bass, bass
- Kyleen King – viola and string arrangement
- Patti King – violin
- Cody Dickinson – electric washboard
Track listing:
All tracks by Patterson Hood, except where noted.
- Rosemary with a Bible and a Gun
- Armageddon’s Back in Town
- Slow Ride Argument – Mike Cooley
- Thoughts and Prayers
- 21st Century USA
- Heroin Again
- Babies in Charges
- Grievance Merchants – Mike Cooley
- Awaiting Resurrection
Destroyer: Have We Met
On January 31, 2020, “Dead Oceans” label released “Have We Met”, the twelve Destroyer album. It was recorded in 2019 and was produced by John Collins.
Personnel:
- Dan Bejar – vocals, synthesizer
- Nicolas Bragg – guitar
- John Collins – bass, synthesizer, drum programming, granular synthesis, mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Maegan Hill-Carroll – front and back cover photos, design
Track listing:
- Crimson Tide
- Kinda Dark
- It Just Doesn’t Happen
- The Television Music Supervisor
- The Raven
- Cue Synthesizer
- University Hill
- Have We Met
- The Man in Blak’s Blues
- Foolssong
Wolf Parade: Thin Mind
On January 24, 2020, “Sub Pop” label released “Thin Mind”, the fifth Wolf Parade studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Risque Disque Records” in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, and was produced by John Goodmanson.
Personnel:
- Spencer Krug – vocals, keyboards
- Dan Boeckner – vocals, guitar
- Arlen Thompson – drums
- John Goodmanson – engineer, mixing
- Noah Mintz – mastering
Track listing:
- Under Glass – Dan Boeckner
- Julia take Your Man Home – Spencer Krug
- Forest Green – Dan Boeckner
- Out of Control – Spencer Krug
- The Static Age – Dan Boeckner
- As Kind as You Can – Spencer Krug
- Fall into Future – Spencer Krug
- Wandering Son – Dan Boeckner
- Against the Day – Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug
- Town Square – Spencer Krug
Edward McKenna
On January 19, 2019, Edward McKenna died aged 68. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Rare Breed, Dream Police, Tear Gas, Gary Moore, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, McKenna’ Gold, Rory Gallagher, The Greg Lake Band, The Michael Schenker Group. Ian Gillan, Womack & Womack, The Party Boys, Gwyn Ashton, The Paul rose Band, The Rhumboogie Orchestra, and Band of Friends.
Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
On January 17, 2020, “Mmm…Records” label released “Everything Else Has Gone Wrong”, the fifth Bombay Bicycle Club studio album. It was recorded March – September 2019, at “Konk Studios” in London, “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton and Jack Steadman.
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Personnel:
- Jack Steadman – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Jamie MacColl – guitar
- Ed Nash – bass
- Suren De Saram – drums
- Liz Lawrence – vocals, backing vocals
- Billie Marten – backing vocals
- Nate Walcott – trumpet
- Aniela Marie Perry – cello
- Elizabeth Baba – violin
- Madeline Falcone – violin
- Marta Sofia Honer – viola
- David Moyer – tenor saxophone
- David Urquidi – tenor saxophone
- John Congleton – engineer,mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Sean Cook – assistant engineer
- George Chung – assistant engineer
- María Medem – artwork illustrations
- Joe Prytherch – artwork layout, logo
Track listing:
All tracks by Jack Steadman, except where noted.
- Get Up
- Is It Real
- Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
- I Can Hardly Speak
- Good Day – Ed Nash
- Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) – Ed Nash, Jack Steadman
- I Worry Bout’ You
- People People – Liz Lawrence, Ed Nash
- Do You Feel Loved
- Let You Go
- Racing Stripes
Field Music: Making a New World
On January 10, 2020, “Memphis Industries” label released “Making a New World”, the seventh Field Music studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by David Brewis, Peter Brewis, Liz Corney, Kevin Dosdale, and Andrew Lowther.
Personnel:
- Liz Corney – vocals, organ, piano
- Kevin Dosdale – guitar, layout
- Peter Brewis – vocals, guitar, programming
- Andrew Lowther – bass guitar
- David Brewis – vocals, drums, programming
- Andy Martin – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by David Brewis, Peter Brewis, Liz Corney, Kevin Dosdale, and Andrew Lowther.
- Sound Ranging
- Silence
- Coffee or Wine
- Best Kept Garden
- I Thought You Were Something Else
- Between Nations
- A Change of Her
- Do You read Me?
- From a Dream Into My Arms
- Beyond That of Courtesy
- A Shot to the Arm
- A Common Language Pt.1
- A Common Language Pt. 2
- Nikon, Pt.1
- Nikon, Pt. 2
- If the Wind Blows Towards the Hospital
- Only in a Man’s World
- Money Is a Memory
- An Independent State
Eric Haydock
On January 5, 2019, Eric Haydock died age 75. He was musician (bass) best known as the original bass guitarist of The Hollies. He was one of the first British musicians to play a “Fender Bass VI”, a six-string bass. In 2010, as member of The Hollies, Haydock was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
Luna Sea: Cross
On December 18, 2019, “Universal” label released “Cross”, the tenth Luna Sea album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite, Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J, and Shinya.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi – vocals
- Sugizo – guitar, violin
- Inoran – guitar
- J – bass
- Shinya – drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J, and Shinya.
- Luca
- Philia
- Closer
- The Beyond
- You’re Knocking at My Door
- Sora no Uta – Higher and Higher
- Anagram
- Hisōbi
- Pulse
- Seijyaku
- So Tender
Roy Loney
On December 13, 2019, Roy Loney died aged 73. He was singer, member of the bands Phantom Movers, and the Longshots, but was best known as the lead singer of the Flamin’ Groovies,
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