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The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You

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On December 11, 2020, “Modular Recordings” label released “We Will Always Love You”, the third Avalanches (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2020, at “Sing Sing” in Melbourne, Australia, and was produced by Robert Chater.

Personnel:

  • Robert Chater – instruments, mixing
  • Tony Di Blasi – instruments, additional production, mix supervision
  • Andy Szekeres – instruments, additional production
  • Johnny Marr – guitar
  • Kurt Vile – vocals, guitar
  • John Carroll Kirby – piano, Moog, DX7, treated piano
  • Tom Rowlands – EMS and Roland System 700 synthesizers
  • Kelly Moran – piano, prepared piano
  • Mick Jones – piano
  • Mike Callander – additional modular tweaks, granular synths, tape delays, noise
  • Farmer Dave Scher – keyboards, lap steel, melodica 
  • Tricky – vocals
  • Marta – vocals
  • Neneh Cherry – vocals
  • Clypso – vocals
  • Leon Bridges – vocals
  • Orono – vocals
  • Devonté Hynes – vocals
  • Perry Farrell – vocals
  • Sananda Maitreya – vocals
  • Pink Siifu – vocals
  • Denzel Curry – vocals
  • Sampa the Great – vocals
  • Karen O – vocals
  • Rivers Cuomo – vocals
  • Cornelius – vocals
  • MGMT – vocals, additional vocals
  • East Coast Inspirational Singers – vocals
  • The Australian Boys Choir – additional vocals
  • The Yarra Voices Choir – additional vocals
  • Etty Farrell – additional vocals
  • Cameron McVey – additional vocals
  • Wayne Coyne – additional vocals
  • Christian Scallan – recording, Arecibo message 2020 sonification
  • Jarvis Taveniere – recording
  • Zachary Zajdel – assistant engineering
  • Nate Haessly – assistant engineering
  • Clint Welander – mixing
  • Tony Espie – mixing supervision
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Jonathan Zawada – Barbara Payton sonification
  • Franck Marchis – Arecibo message 2020 sonification
  • iZNiiK – additional production

Track listing:

  1. Ghost Story – Orono Noguchi, Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  2. Song for Barbara Payton – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlasi, Andy Szekeres
  3. We Will Always Love You – Robert Chater, Tony DlBlasi, Andy Szekeres, Devonté Hynes. William “Smokey” Robinson
  4. The Divine Chord – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Ben Goldwasser, Andrew VanWyngarden, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  5. Solitary Ceremonies – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlasi Andy Szekeres
  6. Interstellar Love – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Leon Bridges, Austen Jenkins, Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson, Livingston Matthews
  7. Ghost Story Pt. 2 – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlast, Andy Szekeres, Noguchi, Bridges
  8. Reflecting Light – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Sananda Maitreva, Vashi Bunyan
  9. Carrier Waves – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  10. Oh the Sunn! – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Perry Farrell
  11. We Go On – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Matthew Urango
  12. Star Song. IMG – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  13. Until Daylight Comes – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Delroy Murray, Robin Achampong, Adrian Nichols, Matthew Thaws
  14. Wherever You Go – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, James Smith, Clypso, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey
  15. Music Makes Me High – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Nelson B. Miller, Stu Gardiner, Billi Rucker
  16. Pink Champagne – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  17. Take Care in Your Dreaming – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Denzel Curry, Thaws, Sampa Tembo
  18. Overcome – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  19. Gold Sky – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Kurt Vile, Wayne Coyne
  20. Always Black – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Matthews
  21. Dial D for Devotion – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, David Berman, Jeremy Earl, Steven Tavaniere

King Krule: Man Alive!

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On February 21, 2020, “True Panther Sounds”, “XL Recordings”, and “Matador”, labels released “Man Alive!” the fourth Archy Marshall studio album, and his third album under the stage name King Krule. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Archy Marshall and Dilip Harris.

Personnel:

  • King Krule (Archy Marshall) – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizers, keyboards, drum programming, mixing
  • James Wilson – bass 
  • George Bass – drums, percussion
  • Ignacio Salvadores – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Yassin – backing vocals
  • Jack Towell – vocoder
  • Dilip Harris – mixing
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Jack Marshall – album art

Track listing:

All tracks by Archy Marshall.

  1. Cellular
  2. Supermarché
  3. Stoned Again
  4. Comet Face
  5. The Dream
  6. Perfecto Miserable
  7. Alone, Omen 3
  8. Slinky
  9. Airport Antenatal Airplane
  10. (Don’t Let the Dragon) Draag On
  11. Theme for the Cross
  12. Underclass
  13. Energy Fleets
  14. Please Complete Thee

Grimes: Miss Anthropocene

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On February 2, 2020, “4AD” label released “Miss Anthropocene”, the fifth Grimes studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019, and was produced by Grimes, Dan Carey, I_o, Hana and Chris Greatti.

Personnel:

  • Grimes (Claire Elise Boucher) – vocals, engineer
  • Hana – vocals
  • Pan Wei-Ju – vocals
  • Carlo “Illangelo” Montagnese – mixing
  • Tom Norris – mixing
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Zakk Cervini – mixing
  • Ryder Ripps – creative direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Grimes, except where noted.

  1. So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth (art mix)
  2. Darkseid – Grimes, Pan Wei-Ju
  3. Delete Forever
  4. Violence – Grimes, Garrett Lockhart
  5. 4ÆM – Grimes, Ganesh Chandashive, Siddharth-Garima, Sanjay Bhansali, Nasir Faraaz
  6. New Gods
  7. My Name Is Dark (art mix)
  8. You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around
  9. Before the Fever
  10. Idoru (art mix)

Fiona Apple: When The Pawn…

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On November 9, 1999, “Epic” label released “When the Pawn…”, the second Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, and was produced by Jon Brion. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “When the Pawn…” at number 108 on its “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list.

Personnel:

  • Fiona Apple – vocals, piano, synthesized bass, art concept, design
  • Jon Brion – various instruments, engineer assistant, mixing
  • Mike Elizondo – bass
  • Greg Cohen – bass guitar
  • Jonathan “Butch” Norton, Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
  • Wendell Kelly, Jean Martinelli, John Noreyko, Paul Loredo – horns
  • Mike Breaux – woodwind
  • Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, Wurlitzer
  • Charlie Bisharat, Eve Butler, Susan Chatman, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Peter Kent, Brian Leonard, Robert Peterson, Michele Richards, Edmund Stein, John Wittenberg – violin
  • Robert Becker, Denyse Buffman, Scott Haupert, Maria Newman – viola
  • Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama – cello
  • John Bainbridge – arrangements, orchestration
  • Tom Banghart, Rob Brill, Greg Collins, Bryan Jackson, Steve Mixdorf, John Tyree – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Eddy Scheyer – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Fiona Apple.

  1. On the Bound
  2. To Your Love
  3. Limp
  4. Love Ridden
  5. Paper Bag
  6. A Mistake
  7. Fastr as You Can
  8. The Way Things Are
  9. Get Gone
  10. I Know

Joe Bonamassa: Royal Tea

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On October 23, 2020, “Provogue” label released “Royal Tea”, the fourteenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Kevin Shirley – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Rob McNelley – rhythm guitar
  • Reese Wynans – organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Jools Holland – piano
  • Errol Litton – harmonica
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Anton Fig – drums, percussion
  • Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Bova – percussion, orchestration
  • Paulie Cerra – saxophone
  • Ron Dziubla – baritone saxophone
  • The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra
  • Juanita Tippins – backing vocals
  • Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
  • Jade MacRae – backing vocals
  • Bernie Marsden – backing vocals
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet and horn arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Bonamassa and Bernie Marsden, except where noted.

  1. When One Door Opens – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Pete Brown
  2. Royal Tea – James Howe, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  3. Why Does It Take So Long to Say Goodbye
  4. Lookout Man! – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Mike McCully, Pete Brown
  5. High Class Girl
  6. A Conversation with Alice
  7. I Didn’t Think She Would Do It – Bernie Marsden, Joe Bonamassa, Pete Brown
  8. Beyond the Silence – Joe Bonamassa
  9. Lonely Boy – Dave Stewart, Joe Bonamassa, Jools Holland
  10. Savannah

Don Bryant: You Make Me Feel

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On June 19, 2020, “Fat Possum” label released “You Make Me Feel”, the third Don Bryant studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Reliable Recorders” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Scott Bomar.

Personnel:

  •  Don Bryant – vocals
  • Scott Bomar – guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Joe Restivo – guitar
  • Al Gamble – keyboards
  • Charles Hodges – organ
  • Archie “Hubble” Turner – keyboards
  • Howard Grimes – drums, percussion
  • Adam Hill – percussion, engineer
  • Art Edmaiston – saxophone
  • Kirk Smothers – saxophone
  • Marc Franklin – trumpet, strings, arrangements
  • Jennifer Puckett, Jessie Munson, Jonathan Kirkscey, Jordan Musgrave, Wen-Yih Yu – strings
  • Alex Hall – backing vocals, recording
  • Casey McDonough, Chris Barnes, Corey ‘2E’ Williams II, Courtney Barnes, J. Vito, Katrina Anderson, Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, Reba Russell, Scott Ligon, The Flat Five, The Hamiltones, Tony Lelo – backing vocals
  • Matt Ross Spang – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Jeff Powell – lacquer cut
  • Kerri Mahoney – artwork
  • Lawrence Matthews III – front and back cover photography
  • Jacob Blickenstaff – inner photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Bryant.

  1. Your Love Is to Blame
  2. 99 Pounds
  3. Is It Over
  4. I Die a Little Every Day
  5. Don’t Turn Your Back on Me
  6. Your Love Is Too Late
  7. I’ll Go Crazy – James Cross, Johnnie Frierson, Mary Frierson
  8. Cracked Up Over You
  9. A Woman’s Touch
  10. Walk All Over God’s Heaven

St. Vincent: Daddy’s Home

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On May 14, 2021, “Loma Vista Recordings” label released “Daddy’s Home”, the sixth St. Vincent studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Electric Lady” in New York, “Rough Customer” in Brooklyn, “Conway” and “Compound Fracture” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Antonoff and Annie Clark. “Daddy’s Home” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Annie Clark – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, sitar guitar, modular synthesizer, lap steel, bass, Wurlitzer, keyboards, Mellotron, vibes, art direction, creative direction
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel
  • Jack Antonoff – drums, percussion, bass, Wurlitzer, acoustic and electric guitar synthesizers, Mellotron, piano, clavinet, clavichord, backing vocals
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Patrick Kelly – bass
  • Sam KS – drums, congas
  • Cian Riordan – drums
  • Evan Smith – saxophones, flute, clarinet, horns, guitar, synthesizers
  • Michael Leonhard – trumpet, trombone
  • Daniel Hart – violin
  • Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals
  • Kenya Hathaway – backing vocals
  • Laura Sisk – recording
  • Peter Labberton – recording
  • John Rooney – engineer assistant
  • Jon Sher – engineer assistant
  • Cian Riordan – additional recording, mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Leah Lehrer – art direction, creative direction
  • Liz Lambert – art direction
  • Mishka Westell – package design
  • Zackery Michael – photography
  • Avigail Collins – styling
  • Pamela Neal – hair
  • Hinako Nishiguch – makeup

Track listing:

All tracks by Annie Clark, except where noted.

  1. Pay Your Way in Pain – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  2. Down and Out Downtown
  3. Daddy’s Home – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  4. Live in the Dream
  5. The Melting of the Sun
  6. Humming (Interlude 1)
  7. The Laughing Man – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  8. Down – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  9. Humming (Interlude 2)
  10. Somebody Like Me
  11. My Baby Wants a Baby – Annie Clark, Florrie Palmer
  12. …At the Holiday Party – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  13. Candy Darling
  14. Humming (Interlude 3)

Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World

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On February 10, 2023, “Matador” label released “This Stupid World”, the seventeenth Yo La Tengo studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, in band’s studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew.

Personnel:

  • Ira Kaplan – vocals, guitar
  • James McNew – vocals, bass guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Georgia Hubley – vocals, drums
  • C. J. Camerieri – French horn 
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mark Ohe – design
  • David Godlis – photography

Personnel:

All lyrics by Ira Kaplan, all music by Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, and James McNew

  1. Sinatra Drive Breakdown
  2. Fallout
  3. Tonight’s Episode
  4. Aselestine
  5. Until It Happens
  6. Apology Letter
  7. Brain Capers
  8. This Stupid World
  9. Miles Away

Rufus: Ask Rufus

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On January 19, 1977, “ABC” label released “Ask Rufus”, the fifth Rufus studio album. It was recorded June – November 1976, at “Kendun Recorders” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, David Wolinski, Kevin Murphy, Bobby Watson and André Fischer. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 499 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Chaka Khan – lead and backing vocals
  • Tony Maiden – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Murphy – keyboards, backing vocals
  • David “Hawk” Wolinski – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bobby Watson – bass, backing vocals
  • André Fischer – drums, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Clare Fischer – string arrangements, conductor
  • Charles Garnett, Tony Maiden – horn arrangements
  • Gary Starr – engineer
  • Michael Schuman – engineer assistant
  • Brett Lopez – photography

Track listing:

  1. At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) – Tony Maiden, Lalomie Washburn
  2. Close the Door – David Wolinski, Bobby Watson, Chaka Khan, André Fischer
  3. Slow Screw Against the Wall / A Flat Fry (Medley: Instrumental Interlude) – David Wolinski, Bobby Watson
  4. Earth Song – Tony Maiden, Traude Sapik, Chala Khan
  5. Everlasting Love – Kevin Murphy, David Wolinski, Dennis Belfield
  6. Hollywood – David Wolinski, André Fischer
  7. Magic in Your Eyes – Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden
  8. Better Days – Richard Holland, Chaka Khan
  9. Egyptian Song – David Wolinski, Chaka Khan

Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters

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On October 22, 2021, “Interscope” label released “Blue Banisters”, the eighth Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded in 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, at “Conway Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Dean’s List House of Hits” in Cypress, Texas, “Punto Rec Studios” in Turin, NY, “TAP Studios” in London, and was produced by Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Mike Dean, Barrie-James O’Neill and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Lana Del Rey – vocals, horn and string arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Miles Kane – vocals
  • Gabe Simon – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synth bass, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion, backing vocals, drum programming, sound effects
  • Greg Leisz – baritone guitar, pedal steel
  • Benji Lysaght – electric guitar
  • Evan Weiss – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dean Reid – acoustic guitar, drum programming
  • Barrie-James O’Neill – guitar, piano
  • Rick Nowels – piano
  • Robert Grant Jr. – piano
  • Drew Erickson – organ, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, drums, drum programming, Mellotron, Moog bass, horn and strings arrangements, conductor
  • Mike Dean – keyboards
  • Tyler Parkford – keyboards
  • Zachary Dawes – bass, synth bass, Höfner bass, piano, keyboards
  • Cian Riordan – synth bass
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums
  • Darren Weiss – drums, percussion
  • Loren Humphrey – drums, percussion
  • Dan Fornero – trumpet
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Dan Rosenboom – trumpet
  • Blake Cooper – tuba
  • Owen Pallett – violin, viola, string arrangement
  • Andrew Bulbrook – violin
  • Wynton Grant – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – viola
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Melodye Perry – backing vocals,
  • Lisa Stone – backing vocals
  • Táta Vega – backing vocals
  • Jon Sher – engineer, recording assistant engineer
  • Mai Leisz – engineer
  • John Congleton – engineer
  • Loren Humphrey – engineer
  • Kieron Menzies – engineer
  • Dean Reid – engineer, mixing
  • Gabe Simon – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Harris – engineer, mixing
  • Sage Skolfield – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Sean Solymar – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Ben Fletcher – recording assistant
  • Alex Tomkins – recording assistant
  • Brian Rajaratnam – recording assistant
  • Drew Erickson – mixing
  • Cian Riordan – mixing
  • Jason Wormer – mixing
  • Barrie-James O’Neill – mixing
  • MIke Dean – mixing, mastering
  • Adam Ayan – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Text Book – Lana Del Rey, Gabe Simon
  2. Blue Banister – Lana Del Rey, Gabe Simon
  3. Arcadia – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  4. Interlude – The Trio – Ennie Morricone
  5. Black Bathing Suit – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson, Zachary Dawes
  6. If You Lie Down with Me – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill, Drew Erickson
  7. Beautiful – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  8. Violets for Roses – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  9. Dealer – Lana Del Rey, Loren Humphrey, Miles Kanem Tyler Parkford, Zachary Dawes
  10. Thunder – Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes
  11. Wildflower Wildfire – Lana Del Rey, Mike Dean, Sean Solymar, Sage Skolfield
  12. Nectar of the Gods – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill
  13. Living Legend – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill
  14. Cherry Blossom – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  15. Sweet Carolina – Lana Del Rey, Alana Champion, Caroline Grant, Robert Grant Jr.