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Built to Spill: Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston

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On June 12, 2020, “Ernest Jenning” label released “Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston”, tribute album by Built to Spill. It was recorded in August 2018, at “Fort Lawton” in Seattle.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – vocals, guitar
  • Jason Albertini – bass
  • Steve Gere – drums
  • Jim Roth – recording
  • Chris Parks – mastering
  • Tae Won Yu – artwork

All tracks by Daniel Johnston.

  1. Bloody Rainbow
  2. Tell Me Now
  3. Honey I Sure Miss You
  4. Good Morning You
  5. Heart, Mind and Soul
  6. Life in Vain
  7. Mountain Top
  8. Queenie the Dog
  9. Impossible Love
  10. Fake Records of Rock’n’Roll
  11. Fish

Jehnny Beth: To Love Is to Live

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On June 12, 2020, “Caroline Records” label released “To Love Is to Live”, the debut Jehnny Beth studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Johnny Hostile, Flood, Atticus Ross and Adam Bartlett.

Personnel:

  • Jehnny Beth – lead vocals, piano
  • Johnny Hostile – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Kirk Hellie – guitar 
  • Nick Chuba – mandolin, cello, keyboard
  • Tom Herbet – double bass
  • Wendy Killmann – drums
  • Romy Croft – vocals
  • Joe Talbot – vocals
  • Cillian Murphy – vocals
  • Iggor Cavalera – drums
  • Jorja Chalmers – saxophone
  • Johnny Hostile – programming
  • Adam Bartlet – programming
  • Flood – programming
  • Richie Kennedy – programming
  • Oli Kraus – string arrangements
  • Mike Bozzi – engineer
  • Shuta Shinoda – engineer
  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Tom Herbet – mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. I Am – Atticus Ross, Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth
  2. Innocence – Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth
  3. Flower – Johnny Hostile, Jehhny Beth, Tristane Mesquita
  4. We Will Sin Together – Johnny Hostile, Jehhny Beth
  5. A Place Above – Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth
  6. I’m the Man – Atticus Ross, Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth
  7. The Rooms – Jehnny Beth
  8. Heroine – Rony Croft, Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth
  9. How Could You – Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth, Joe Talbot
  10. French Countryside – Rony Croft, Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth
  11. Human – Atticus Ross, Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth

AFI: Bodies

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On June 11, 2021, “Rise Records” label released “Bodies”, the eleventh AFI studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Jade Puget.

Personnel:

  • Davey Havok – lead vocals
  • Jade Puget – guitar
  • Hunter Burgan – bass
  • Adam Carson – drums
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

 Track listing:

All lyrics by Davey Havok.

  1. Twisted Tongues
  2. Far Too Near
  3. Dulceria
  4. On Your Back
  5. Escape from Los Angeles
  6. Begging for Trouble
  7. Back from the Flesh
  8. Looking Tragic
  9. Death of the Party
  10. No Eyes
  11. Tied to a Tree

Gary Numan: Intruder

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On May 21, 2021, “BMG” and “The End” labels released “Intruder”, the nineteenth Gary Numan studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Ade Fenton.

Personnel:

  • Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Harris – guitars
  • Ade Fenton – keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Tim Slade – bass
  • Gorkem Sen – strings
  • Gazelle Twin – backing vocals
  • Persia Numan – backing vocals
  • Raven Numan – backing vocals
  • Nathan Boddy – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Numan, except where noted.

  1. Betrayed
  2. The Gift
  3. I Am Screaming
  4. Intruder
  5. Is This World Not Enough
  6. A Black Sun – Gary Numan, Persia Numan
  7. The Chosen
  8. And It Breaks Me Again
  9. Saints and Liars
  10. Now and Forever
  11. The End of Dragons

Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime

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On May 21, 2021, “Matador” label released “Afrique Victime”, the fifth Mdou Moctar studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Michael Coltun.

Personnel:

  • Mdou Moctar (Mahamadou Souleymane) – vocals, lead guitar
  • Ahmoudou Madassane – rhythm guitar, backing vocals  
  • Michael Coltun – bass guitar, drum machine, backing vocals, recording
  • Souleymane Ibrahim – drums, percussion, backing vocals  
  • Cem Misirlioglu – additional percussion
  • Kahlil Smylie, Kasper Frenkel, Matt Schuessler, Rob Schnapf – recording 
  •  Seth Manchester – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Robert Beatty – artwork
  • Cem Misirlioglu – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mdou Moctar.

  1. Chismiten
  2. Taliat
  3. Ya Habibti
  4. Tala Tannam
  5. Untitled
  6. Asdikte Akal
  7. Layla
  8. Afrique Victime
  9. Bismilahi Atagah

Jim White & Marisa Anderson: The Quickening

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On May 15, 2020, “Thrill Jockey” label released “The Quickening”, album by Jim White and Marisa Anderson. It was recorded in 2019, in Portland and Mexico City.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Anderson – guitars
  • Jim White – drums
  • Luis Gutierrez – recording, photography
  • Emilio Anaya – recording
  • Rubén Rodríguez – recording
  • Jason Powers – recording
  • Alberto Sosa – recording assistant
  • Alejandro Solis – recording assistant
  • Mauricio Acuña – recording assistant
  • Greg Norman – mixing
  • Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering
  • Anna White – cover art
  • Daniel Castrejón – design

Track listing:

  1. Gathering
  2. Unwritten
  3. The Lucky
  4. The Other Christmas Song
  5. Last Days
  6. Diver
  7. The Quickening
  8. Pallet
  9. 18 to1
  10. November

Louise Patricia Crane: Deep Blue

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On May 15, 2020, “Peculiar Doll Records” label released “Deep Blue”, the debut Louise Patricia Crane studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Stanton Manor Studio” in Cambridge, and was produced by Stephen Carey.

Personnel:

  • Louise Patricia Crane – vocals, artwork
  • Ian Anderson – flute
  • Stephen Carey – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, mixing
  • Jakko Jakszyk – acoustic and electric guitar, sitar, low whistle, backing vocals
  • Steve Gibbons – fretless bass, bass guitar
  • Scott Reeder – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Thompson – upright bass
  • Simon Rippin – percussion
  • Shir-Ran Yinon – violin, viola
  • John Devine – uilleann pipes
  • Gordon Young – mastering
  • Phil Smee – layout
  • Jim Fitzpatrick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Louise Patricia Crane and Stephen Carey, except where noted.

  1. Deity
  2. Snake Oil – Simon Rippin, Louise Patricia Crane, Stephen Carey
  3. Painted World
  4. Cascading
  5. Deep Blue
  6. Ophelia
  7. Isolde
  8. The Eve of The Hunter

Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few: Cosmic Transitions

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On May 12, 2021, “Division” label released “Cosmic Transitions”, the second Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few studio album. It was recorded in September 2020, at “Van Gelder Studio” in New Jersey, and was produced by

Personnel:

  • Isaiah Collier – saxophone
  • Mike King – piano
  • Jeremiah Hunt – bass
  • Michael Shekwoaga Ode – drums

Track listing:

  1. Invocation
  2. I. Forgiveness
  3. Part II. Humility
  4. Part III. Understanding
  5. Part IV. Truth and Guidance
  6. Part V. Mercury’s Retrograde

Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs of Sorrow

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On May 8,2020, “Heavenly Recordings” label released “Straight Songs of Sorrow”, the twelfth and final Mark Lanegan studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Alain Johannes and Mark Lanegan.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan – vocals, Moog DFAM drum synth, Moog Sirin bass synth, Moog Sub Phatty, Organelle synth, ARP Omni 2 synth, Yamaha SK10 synth, Roland TR-909 drum machine, Roland Juno synth, Roland TR-909 drum machine, Oberheim DMX drum machine, Organelle synth, Organelle synth, BOSS DR Rhythm 550, bass, electric guitar; Roland Juno synth
  • Alain Johannes – vocals, Yamaha SK10 synth, Shakers, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, frame drum, drum programming, bass, Minimoog synth, drum programming, Casio synth, resonator guitar, hang drum, harmonium, flutes, bass, percussion, cigfiddle, Mellotron strings, Novation Bass Station, Casio beatbox, Drum Brute, Buchla Music Easel, Linn Drum drum machine
  • Adrian Utley – acoustic and electric guitar, Minimoog, Korg 3200 synth
  • Mark Morton – acoustic guitar
  • Dylan Carlson – electric guitar 
  • Shelley Brien – vocals, Yamaha SK10, Moog Sub Phatty, Roland 909 drum machine, Casiotone 701
  • Ed Harcourt – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • John Paul Jones – mellotron
  • Jack Bates – bass
  • Jack Irons – drums, percussion
  • Michael Parnin – Gibson Maestro King drum machine, Eli 7030 drum machine, mixing
  • Wesley Eisold – vocals
  • Greg Dulli – vocals
  • Warren Ellis – fiddle
  • Sietse Van Gorkom – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan, except where noted.

  1. I Wouldn’t Want to Say
  2. Apples from a Tree – Mark Lanegan, Mark Morton
  3. This Game of Love
  4. Ketamine
  5. Bleed All Over
  6. Churchbells, Ghosts
  7. Internal Hourglass Discussion
  8. Stockholm City Blues
  9. Skeleton Key
  10. Daylight in the Nocturnal House
  11. Ballad of a Dying Rover
  12. Hanging On (For DRC) – Mark Lanegan, Mark Morton
  13. Burying Ground – Shelley Brien, Mark Lanegan
  14. At Zero Below
  15. Eden Lost and Found – Shelley Brien, Mark Lanegan

Van Morrison: Latest Record Project, Volume 1

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On May 7, 2021, “Exile Production” and “BMG” labels released “Latest Record Project, Volume 1”, the 42nd Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded, in 2020, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, harmonica, alto saxophone
  • Dave Keary – acoustic, electric and classical guitar, mandolin, banjo, backing vocals
  • Jim Mullen – electric guitar
  • Stuart McIlroy – piano
  • Paul Moran – piano, Hammond organ
  • Richard Dunn – piano, Hammond organ, clavinet
  • Pete Hurley – bass guitar
  • Paul Moore – bass guitar
  • Gavin Scott – bass guitar
  • Mez Clough – drums, backing vocals
  • Colin Griffin – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Lardner – drums
  • Teena Lyle – percussion, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Ben McAuley – percussion
  • Chris J White – tenor saxophone
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • P.J. Proby – vocals
  • Chris Farlowe – vocals
  • Crawford Bell, Dana Masters, Kelly Smiley – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Latest Record Project
  2. Where Have All the Rebels Gone?
  3. Psychoanalysts Ball
  4. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
  5. Tried to Do the Right Thing
  6. The Long Con
  7. Thank God for the Blues
  8. Big Lie
  9. A Few Bars Early
  10. It Hurts Me Too
  11. Only a Song
  12. Diabolic Pressure
  13. Deadbeat Saturday Night
  14. Blue Funk
  15. Double Agent
  16. Double Bind
  17. Love Should Come with a Warning
  18. Breaking the Spell
  19. Up County Down
  20. Duper’s Delight
  21. My Tune After a While
  22. He’s Not the Kingpin
  23. Mistaken Identity
  24. Stop Bitching, Do Something
  25. Western Man
  26. They Own the Media
  27. Why Are You on Facebook
  28. Jealousy