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Neil Young And The Crazy Horse: Colorado

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On October 25, 2019, “Reprise” label released “Colorado”, album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse (41st studio Neil Young album overall). It was recorded January – April 2019, at “Studio in the Clouds” in Rocky Mountains, Colorado, and was produced by John Hanlon and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic piano, vibes, harmonica, glass harmonica
  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar, piano, pump organ, taps
  • Billy Talbot – vocals, bass
  • Ralph Molina – vocals, drums
  • Joe Yankee – glass harmonica
  • John Hanlon – engineer, mixing
  • Dana Nielsen – recording, editing
  • Philip Broussard, Lynn Peterson, Greg Naylor, Rob Bisel, Dylan Neustadter – engineer assistant
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Daniele Taska, Alex Tenta – art coordination
  • Daryl Hannah – cover art, photography
  • Amber Young – cover art
  • Don Michael Sampson – cover art
  • Drew Doggett – photography
  • Adam CK Vollick – spread photography
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Think of Me
  2. She Showed Me Love
  3. Olden Days
  4. Help Me Lose My Mind
  5. Green Is Blue
  6. Shut It Down
  7. Milky Way
  8. Eternity
  9. Rainbow of Colors
  10. I Do

The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds

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On October 20, 2023, “Polydor” label released “Hackney Diamonds”, the twenty-fourth  Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded February 2019, 2020, December 2022, January 2023, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Henson” in Los Angeles, “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “Metropolis” in London, “Sanctuary” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Andrew Watt and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica
  • Keith Richards – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar, bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Matt Clifford – keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Rhodes electric piano, organ. Hammond B3 organ 
  • Elton John – piano 
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond organ
  • Stevie Wonder – piano, Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Paul McCartney – bass guitar
  • Andrew Watt – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Karlos Edwards – percussion
  • James King – saxophone
  • Ron Blake – trumpet
  • Lady Gaga – vocals
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Matt Clifford – vocal engineering, recording 
  • Don Was – drum recording
  • Andrew Watt – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing 
  • Paul Lamalfa – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Studio Fury – art direction, design
  • Paulina Almira – illustration
  • Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Angry – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  2. Get Close – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  3. Depending On You – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  4. Bite My Head Off
  5. Whole Wide World
  6. Dreamy Skies
  7. Mess It Up
  8. Live by the Sword
  9. Driving Me Too Hard
  10. Tell Me Straight
  11. Sweet Sounds of Heaven
  12. Rolling Stone Blues – Muddy Waters

Wilco: Cousin

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On September 29, 2023, “dBpm” label released “Cousin”, the thirteenth Wilco studio album. It was recorded January 2019 – May 2023, at “The Loft” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Cate Le Bon.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – lead vocals, additional production, packaging design
  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Pat Sansone – guitar
  • Mikael Jorgensen – piano, keyboards
  • John Stirratt – bass, synthesizer
  • Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
  • Cate Le Bon – bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Spencer Tweedy – percussion, backing vocals
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone
  • Tom Schick – engineer, mixing additional production
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer assistant 
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Azuma Makoto – artwork
  • Alexa Viscius – packaging design
  • Shiinoki Shunsuke – photography
  • Ashwin Deepankar – technician
  • Jared Dottorelli – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy

  1. Infinite Surprise
  2. Ten Dead
  3. Levee
  4. Evicted
  5. Sunlight Ends
  6. A Bowl and a Pudding
  7. Cousin
  8. Pittsburgh
  9. Soldier Child
  10. Meant to Be

Tegan And Sara: Hey, I’m Just Like You

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On September 27, 2019, “Sire” label released “Hey, I’m Just Like You”, the ninth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded April – May 2019, in Vancouver, and was produced by Alex Hope.

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, glockenspiel
  • Alex Hope – guitar, keyboards, piano, synths, programming, backing vocals
  • Catherine Hiltz – bass
  • Carla Azar – drums
  • Rachael Findlen – engineer
  • Annie Kennedy – engineer assistant
  • Beatriz Artola – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Emy Storey – art direction
  • Trevor Brady – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, except where noted.

  1. Hold My Breath Until I Die – Alexandra Robotham, Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn
  2. Hey, I’m Just Like You
  3. I’ll Be Back Someday
  4. Don’t Believe the Things They Tell You (They Lie) – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  5. Hello, I’m Right Here – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  6. I Don’t Owe You Anything
  7. I Know I’m Not the Only One – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  8. Please Help Me
  9. Keep Them Close ‘Cause They Will Fuck You Too – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  10. We Don’t Have Fun When We’re Together Anymore – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  11. You Go Away and I Don’t Mind
  12. All I Have to Give the World Is Me

The Mars Volta: Same

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On September 16, 2022, “Clouds Hill” label released the self-titled, seventh Mars Volta (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, and was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
  • Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, synthesizers, direction, arrangements, engineer
  • Marcel Rodríguez-López – synthesizers, engineer, mixing
  • Eva Gardner – bass guitar
  • Willy Rodriguez Quiñones – drums
  • Leo Genovese – keyboards
  • Daniel Diaz Rivera – percussio
  • Jon Debaun – engineer
  • Chris Common – engineer
  • Luis Bacqué – engineer
  • Matthew Neighbour – editing
  • Chris von Rautenkranz – mastering
  • Alma L. Zayas – art direction, design
  • Adan Guevara – design, layout
  • Stuart Gili-Ross – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Blacklight Shine
  2. Graveyard Love
  3. Shores Story
  4. Blank Condolences
  5. Vigil
  6. Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
  7. Cerulea
  8. Flash Burns from Flashbacks
  9. Palm Full of Crux
  10. No Case Gain
  11. Tourmaline
  12. Equus 3
  13. Collapsible Shoulders
  14. The Requisition

Rheostatics: Here Comes The Wolves

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On September 6, 2019, “Six Shooter Records” label released “Here Come the Wolves”, the twelve Rheostatics album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Revolution Recording” and “Union Sound Company” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Chris Stringer.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bidini – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Martin Tielli – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, banjo, additional engineering
  • Kevin Hearn – vocals, keyboards, accordion
  • Hugh Marsh – violin
  • Tim Vesely – vocals, bass guitar, additional engineering
  • Dave Clark – drums, percussion, keyboards, additional engineering
  • Chris Stringer – additional guitar, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Alex Gamble – engineer
  • Michael Philip Wojewoda – additional engineering, mixing
  • Darren McGill – engineer assistant
  • Luke Schindler – engineer assistant
  • Chris Peters – design, layout
  • João Carvalho – mastering
  • Bryan Lowe – mastering assistant
  • Chris Walla – mixing
  • Gus Van Go – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Bidini, Martin Tielli, Kevin Hearn, Hugh Marsh, Tim Vesely and Dave Clark.

  1. Vancouver
  2. AC/DC on the Stereo
  3. Rearview
  4. Here Come the Wolves
  5. It’s the Super Controller!
  6. Music is the Message
  7. Diamonds on Our Toes
  8. I Wanna Be Your Robot
  9. The Beautiful Night
  10. Goodbye Sister Butterfly
  11. Albatross
  12. Mountains and the Sea

Lorde: Solar Power

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On August 20, 2021, “Universal Music New Zealand” label released “Solar Power”, the third Lorde studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Conway” in Los Angeles, “Roundhead” in Auckland, “Rough Customer” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Lorde, Malay and Jack Antonoff.

Personnel:

  • Lorde (Ella Yelich-O’Connor) – vocals
  • Jack Antonoff – acoustic and electric guitars, string acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, keyboards, Mellotron, Farfisa, drums, percussion, programming, mixing
  • Malay – bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, programming
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion, programming
  • Evan Smith – flute, saxophone, keyboards
  • Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet
  • Bobby Hawk – violin
  • Robyn – vocals
  • Clairo – backing vocals
  • Lawrence Arabia – backing vocals
  • Marlon Williams – backing vocals
  • Phoebe Bridgers – backing vocal
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Laura Sisk – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Will Quinnell – mastering assistant
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. The Path – Ella Yelich-O’Connor
  2. Solar Power – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  3. California – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  4. Stoned at the Nail Salon – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  5. Fallen Fruit – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  6. Secrets from a Girl (Who See It All) – lyrics by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff, Robin Carlsson, music by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  7. The Man with the Axe – lyrics by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, music by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Malay
  8. Dominoes – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  9. Big Star – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  10. Leader of a New Regime – lyrics by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, music by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Malay
  11. Mood Ring – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  12. Oceanic Feeling – Ella Yelich-O’Connor

JLCO With Wynton Marsalis: Jazz And Art

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On August 2, 2019, “Blue Engine Records” label released “Jazz and Art”, album by JLCO with Wynton Marsalis.

Personnel:

  • Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
  • Sherman Irby – alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Julian Lee – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Nedzela – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet
  • Chris Crenshaw – trombone
  • Vincent Gardner – trombone
  • Jeffery Miller – trombone
  • Obed Calvaire – drums, tambourine

Track listing:

  1. Stuart Davis for the Masses: The Mellow Pad – For Stuart Davis
  2. Stuart Davis for the Masses: Garage Lights – For Stuart Davis
  3. Stuart Davis for the Masses: New York – For Stuart Davis
  4. Blue Twirl – For Sam Gilliam
  5. Bearden (The Block) – For Romare Bearden
  6. Air, Earth, Fire, Water (Orisha Medley) – For Wifredo Lam
  7. Winslow Homer: Homer’s Waltz – For Winslow Homer
  8. Winslow Homer: Homer’s Blues – For Winslow Homer
  9. The Repose in All Things – For Piet Mondrian
  10. Twilight Sounds – Twilight Sounds

Mini Mansions: Guy Walks Into A Bar…

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On July 26, 2019, “Fiction” label released “Guy Walks into A Bar…”, the third Mini Mansions album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Michael Shuman, Dennis Herring, T-Bone Burnett, Jason Wormer and Cian Riordian.

Personnel:

  • Michael Shuman – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums
  • Zach Dawes – bass guitar, keyboards 
  • Jon Theodore – drums
  • Melodye Perry – backing band
  • Tyler Parkford – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Dash Hutton – drums
  • Alison Mosshart – vocals
  • Elizabeth Berg – backing vocals
  • Kaylie Schiff – backing vocals
  • Tata Vega – backing vocals
  • Jonathan Sterling – recording
  • Cian Riordan – engineer, mixing
  • Justin Smith – engineer
  • Chris Allgood, Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Should Be Dancing
  2. Bad Things (That Make You Feel Good)
  3. Don’t Even Know You
  4. Forgot Your Name
  5. I’m In Love
  6. Time Machine
  7. Works Every Time
  8. Living in the Future
  9. Gummybear
  10. Hey Lover

 

Purple Mountains: Same

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On July 12, 2019, “Drag City” label released the self-titled, debut and only Purple Mountains studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Jamdek” in Chicago, Illinois, “Thump” in Brooklyn, New York and was produced by Jarvis Taveniere and Jeremy Earl.

Personnel:

  • David Berman – vocals, guitar
  • Aaron Neveu – guitar, bass, drums
  • Kyle Forester – piano, organ, Mellotron, harmonica, melodica
  • Jarvis Taveniere – bass, guitars
  • Jeremy Earl – vocals, drums, guitar, percussion, Mellotron
  • Justin Brown – pedal steel 
  • John Andrews – vocals, organ
  • Chris Stroffolino – Hammond organ
  • Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet
  • Anna St. Louis – vocals
  • Haley Fohr – vocals
  • Jarvis Taveniere – engineer, mixing
  • Cooper Crain – auxiliary recording
  • Peyton Pinkerton – auxiliary recording
  • Carl Saff – lacquer cut
  • Christian Patterson – center photography
  • Cassie Berman – dog photography
  • Dan Koretzky – executive production

Track listing:

All track by David Berman, except where noted.

  1. That’s Just the Way That I Deel
  2. All My Happiness Is Gone
  3. Darkness and Cold
  4. Snow Is Falling in Manhattan
  5. Margaritas at the Mall
  6. She’s making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger
  7. I Loved Being My Mother’s Son
  8. Nights That Won’t Happen
  9. Storyline Fever
  10. Maybe I’m the Only One for Me – David Berman, Dan Auerbach, Gate Pratt