Tag Archives: 2020

Kathleen Edwards: Total Freedom

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On August 14, 2020, “Dualtone Records” label released “Total Freedom”, the fifth Kathleen Edwards studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Ian Fitchuk, Jim Bryson and Kathleen Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Kathleen Edwards – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Gord Tough – electric and slide guitar
  • Jim Bryson – acoustic, electric, and slide guitars, organ, piano, banjo, percussion, string machine, effects, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Aaron Goldstein – pedal steel
  • Todd Lombardo – nylon string guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Blair Hogan – electric guitar
  • Daniel Tashian – guitar, backing vocal
  • Ian Fitchuk – bass guitar, book kick/percussion, Wurlitzer, piano
  • Darcy Yates – bass guitar
  • Phillipe Charbonneau – bass guitar
  • Jon Hynes – bass guitar
  • Peter Von Althen – drums, percussion
  • Kinley Dowling – violin, viola and string arrangements
  • Jill Andrews – backing vocals
  • Courtney Marie Andrews – backing vocals
  • Craig Alvin, Zack Pancoast, Zane Whitfield, Jim Bryson, Dylan Lodge and Konrad Snyder – engineer
  • Konrad Snyder – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Kathleen Edwards.

  1. Glenfern
  2. Hard on Everyone
  3. Birds on a Feeder
  4. Simple Math
  5. Options Open
  6. Feelings Fade
  7. Fools Ride
  8. Ashes to Ashes
  9. Who Rescued Who
  10. Take It with You When You Go

Glass Animals: Dreamland

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On August 7, 2020, “Wolf Tone” label released “Dreamland”, the third Glass Animals studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Bayley.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bayley – vocals, vocal bass, keyboards, guitar, drums, synthesizer, percussion, strings, programming, mixing
  • Andrew MacFarlane – strings, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Edmund Irwin Singer – guitar, keyboards, vocal bass, strings, synthesizer, programming
  • Joe Seaward – drums, percussion
  • Paul Epworth – percussion, strings, synthesizer
  • Orit Braha – vocals
  • Denzel Curry – vocals
  • Letta Mbulu – vocals
  • David Wrench – programming
  • Dave Bayley – recording
  • Riley McIntyre – recording
  • Luke Pickering – recording assistant
  • Chloe Kramer – recording assistant
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Derek “MixedByAli” Ali – mixing
  • David Nakaji – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Curtis “Sircut” Bye – mixing assistant
  • Cyrus “NOIS” Taghipour – mixing assistant
  • Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Paul Epworth – co-production

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Bayley, except where noted.

  1. Dreamland
  2. Tangerine – Dave Bayley, Paul Epworth, Brittany Hazzard
  3. Home Movie: 1994 – Dave Bayley, Orit Braha
  4. Hot Sugar – Dave Bayley, Ann Bridgeforth, Dave Hamilton, Rony Darrel
  5. Home Movie: BTX
  6. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  7. Tokyo Drifting – Dave Bayley, Caiphus Semenya, Denzel Curry
  8. Melon and the Coconut
  9. Your Love (Déjà Vu) – Dave Bayley, Paul Epworth
  10. Waterfalls Coming Out Your Mouth
  11. It’s All So Incredibly Loud
  12. Home Movie: Rockets
  13. Domestic Blues
  14. Heat Waves
  15. Home Movie: Shoes On
  16. Helium

Great Gable: Tracing Faces

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On August 7, 2020, “ADA Worldwide” and ”Warner Music Australia” labels released “Tracing Faces”, the debut Great Gable studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “The Music Farm” in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, and was produced by Alex Heriksson.

Personnel:

  • Alex Whiteman – vocals
  • Matt Preen – guitar
  • Chris Bye – bass guitar
  • Callum Guy – drums, writing
  • Alex Henriksson – mixing
  • Matthew Neighbour – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Whiteman, Matt Preen, Chris Bye, Callum Guy, Matt Corby and Alex Henriksson.

  1. Tracing Faces
  2. Blur
  3. Deep End
  4. I Wonder
  5. No Other Way
  6. Coasting
  7. Don’t You See
  8. All My Fault
  9. All My Friends
  10. Outro

Lori McKenna: The Balladeer

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On July 24, 2020, “CN Records” label released “The Balladeer”, the eleventh Lori McKenna studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Lori McKenna – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic and electric guitar, mixing
  • Philip Towns – harmonium, mellotron, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Brian Allen – bass
  • Chris Powell – drums
  • Hillary Lindsey – backing vocals
  • Liz Rose – backing vocals
  • Karen Fairchild – backing vocals
  • Kimberly Schlapman – backing vocals
  • Kristen Rogers – backing vocals
  • Toby Hulbert – engineer, mixing
  • Josh Reynolds – engineer assistant
  • Phillip Smith – engineer assistant
  • Rachel Briggs – design
  • Becky Flute – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lori McKenna.

  1. This Town Is a Woman
  2. The Balladeer
  3. Marie
  4. The Dream
  5. Uphill
  6. Good Fight
  7. Stuck in High School
  8. When You’re My Age
  9. Two Birds
  10. Till You’re Grown

David Crosby: For Free

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On July 23, 2021, “Three Blind Mice” and “BMG Right Management” labels released “For Free”, the eighth and final David Crosby album. It was recorded August – December 2020, at “The Bamboom Room” in Altadena, California, “Hz Werks” in Van Nuys, California, “Joe Jack’s Studio” in Santa Ynez, California, “Groove Masters” in Santa Monica, California, “Stubbs Recording” in Spring Hill, Tennessee, “Tomorrow’s Sound Today” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by James Raymond.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby – vocals, mixing
  • James Raymond – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizers, synth guitar solo, synth bass, synth acoustic guitar, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, percussion, backing vocals, horn arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Shawn Tubbs – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Steve Postell – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Dean Parks – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Andrew Ford – bass
  • Elijah Thomson – bass
  • Gary Novak – drums
  • Steve DiStanislao – drums
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
  • Steve Tavaglione – tenor saxophone, EWI
  • Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Sarah Jarosz – vocals
  • Brian Wilson – count-in vocal
  • Michael McDonald – backing vocals
  • Gracie Raymond – backing vocals
  • Becca Stevens – backing vocals
  • Michelle Willis – backing vocals
  • Dan Garcia – recording, mixing
  • Shawn Tubbs – guitar recording
  • Dean Parks – guitar recording
  • Nate Hassely – engineer assistant
  • Joel Jacks – engineer assistant
  • Jason Mariani – engineer assistant
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Louise Hendy – artwork, design
  • Joan Baez – sleeve artwork, original painting

Track listing:

  1. River Rise – David Crosby, James Raymond, Michael McDonald
  2. I Think I – David Crosby, James Raymond, Steve Postell
  3. The Other Side of Midnight – James Raymond
  4. Rodriguez for a Night – David Crosby, Donald Fagen, James Raymond
  5.  Secret Dancer – David Crosby, James Raymond
  6. Ships in the Night – David Crosby
  7. For Free – Joni Mitchell
  8. Boxes – James Raymond
  9. Shot at Me – David Crosby – Dean Parks
  10. I Won’t Stay for Long – James Raymond

Bush: The Kingdom

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On July 17, 2020, “BMG” label released “The Kingdom”, the eighth Bush studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Tyler Bates, Gavin Rossdale, Erik Ron and Corey Britz.

Personnel:

  1. Gavin Rossdale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  2. Chris Traynor – lead guitar, backing vocals
  3. Corey Britz – bass guitar, backing vocals
  4. Gil Sharone – drums
  5. Nik Hughes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gavin Rossdale, except where noted.

  1. Flowers on a Grave – Gavin Rossdale, Chris Traynor
  2. The kingdom – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  3. Bullet Holes – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  4. Ghosts in the Machine – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  5. Blood River – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  6. Quicksand – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  7. Send in the Clowns
  8. Undone
  9. Our Time Will Come
  10. Crossroads
  11. Words Are Not Impediments
  12. Falling Away

Nicolás Jaar: Telas

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On July 17, 2020, “Other People” label released “Telas”, the fourth Nicolás Jaar studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Nicolás Jaar.

Personnel:

  • Nicolás Jaar – main performer
  • Susanna Gonzo – voice
  • Anna Ippolito – various instruments
  • Mario Zorio – various instruments
  • Milena Punzi – cello
  • Somnath Bhatt – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicolas Jaar.

  1. Telahora
  2. Telencima
  3. Telahumo
  4. Telallás

Momus: Vivid

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On July 14, 2020, “American Patchwork” label released “Vivid”, the 34th Momus album. It was recorded in 2020, at Momus home in Berlin, and was produced by Momus.

Personnel:

  • Momus (Nicholas John Currie) – primary artist, arranger, engineer, design

Personnel:

All tracks by Momus, except where noted. 

  1. Oblivion
  2. Working from Home
  3. Ten Foot Hut
  4. September
  5. Parasite
  6. Self-Isolation
  7. Empty Paris
  8. Movement
  9. I Got It from Agnes – Tom Lehrer
  10. My Corona
  11. Long Distance Love
  12. Spring
  13. Levitation
  14. Fever Dream
  15. Optimism

Father John Misty: Anthem + 3

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On July 2, 2020, “Sub Pop” label released “Anthem + 3”, the third Father John Misty EP. It was recorded in 2020, at “Fivestar Studio”, “The Church” in London, and was produced by Josh Tillman, Bobby Krlic and Jonathan Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Father John Misty (Josh Tillman) – vocals, guitar
  • Drew Erikson – various instruments
  • Joinathan Wilson – various instruments
  • Bobby Krlic – bass, guitar, piano, strings, percussion
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Dave Cerminara – engineer, mixing
  • Raymond Tovey – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Anthem – Leonard Cohen
  2. Fallin’ Rain – Link Wray
  3. Trouble – Cat Stevens (Yusuf)
  4. One of Us Cannot Be Wrong – Leonard Cohen

Modest Mouse: The Golden Casket

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On June 25, 2021, “Epic” label released “The Golden Casket”, the seventh Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Sardy and Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Brock – vocals, electric guitar, banjo, bass guitar, synthesizer, melodica, drums, percussion, loops, drum machine, marimba, creative direction
  • Jim Fairchild – guitar
  • D. Sardy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, bass, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, chimes, shaker, timpani, mixing
  • Tom Peloso – guitar, piano, bass guitar, horn, synthesizer
  • Russell Higbee – bass guitar, synthesizer, electric guitar, strings, drums
  • Jeremiah Green – drums
  • Jacknife Lee – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Ben Massarella – shaker, tambourine, tom toms, claves, cowbell, handbells, xylophone, drums, percussion, vibraslap, cymbals, bongos, snare drum, electronic drums
  • Lisa Molinaro – vocals, backing vocals, viola
  • Jordan Katz – horn
  • John McEntire – engineer
  • Cameron Barton – engineer
  • Jim Monti – engineer
  • Jeremy Sherrer – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – mastering
  • Matt Bishop – editor
  • Dylan Odbert – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Fuck Your Acid Trip
  2. We Are Between
  3. We’re Lucky
  4. Walking & Running
  5. Wooden Soldiers
  6. Transmitting Receiving
  7. The Sun Hasn’t Left
  8. Lace Your Shoes
  9. Never Fuck a Spider on the Fly
  10. Leave a Light On
  11. Japanese Trees
  12. Back to the Middle