Tag Archives: 2020

Waxahatchee: Saint Cloud

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On March 27, 2020, Merge Records” label released “Saint Cloud”, the fifth Waxahatchee studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, “Long Pond” in New York, and was produced by Brad Cook.

Personnel:

  • Katie Crutchfield – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Bobby Colombo – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
  • Bill Lennox – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Brad Cook – bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Nick Kinsey – drums, percussion
  • Josh Kaufman – electric guitar, piano, organ, percussion
  • Jerry Ordonez – engineer
  • Jon Low – additional engineering, mixing
  • Brent Lambert – mastering
  • Mike Krol – design
  • Molly Matalon – photography
  • Andreina Byrne – set production

Track listing:

All tracks by Katie Crutchfield, except where noted.

  1. Oxbow
  2. Can’t Do Much
  3. Fire
  4. Lilacs
  5. The Eye
  6. Hell
  7. Witches
  8. War
  9. Arkadelphia
  10. Ruby Falls
  11. Saint Cloud

Feeder: Torpedo

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On March 18, 2022, “Big Teeth Music” label released “Torpedo”, the eleventh Feeder studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Tim Roe and Grant Nicholas.

Personnel:

  • Grant Nicholas – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, arrangements
  • Taka Hirose – bass
  • Karl Brazil – drums
  • Geoff Holroyde – drums, percussion
  • Tim Rice – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Brian Sperber – keyboards

Track listing:

  1. The Healing
  2. Torpedo
  3. When It All Breaks Down
  4. Magpie
  5. Hide and Seek
  6. Decompress
  7. Wall of Science
  8. Slow Strings
  9. Born to Love You
  10. Submission
  11. Desperate Hour

Sea Girls: Homesick

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On March 18, 2022, “Polydor” label released “Homesick”, the second Sea Girls studio album. It was recorded in November 2020 – April 2021, at “The Garage Topanga Canyon” in Los Angeles, “Stustustudio” in Brixton, and “Octagon” in London, and was produced by Jonny Coffer, Larry Hibbit, Jacknife Lee and Cass Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Henry Camamile – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Rory Young – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Andrew Dawson – bass, backing vocals
  • Oliver Khan – drums, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jacknife Lee – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, electric guitar, percussion, programming, engineer
  • Larry Hibbitt – keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, piano, drums, percussion, strings, string arrangement
  • Jonathan Green – piano
  • Cass Lowe – keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Davide Rossi – strings, string arrangement
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming
  • Luke Burgoyne – programming
  • Charles Hayden Hicks – programming
  • Alex O’Donovan – engineer
  • James Mottershead – engineer
  • Luke Ferrero – engineer assistant
  • Larry Hibbitt – engineer, mixing, tape realization
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Luke Burgoyne – mixing, mixing assistant
  • Charles Haydon Hicks – mixing, mixing assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Hometown – Henry Camamile, Nick Hahn
  2. Sick – Henry Camamile, Nick Hahn
  3. Lonely – Henry Camamile, Jonny Coffer
  4. Someone’s Daughter Someone’s Son – Henry Camamile, Jacknife Lee, Justin Parker, Rich Cooper
  5. Sleeping With You – Henry Camamile, Jon Green
  6. Paracematol Blues – Cass Lowe, Henry Camamile
  7. Again Again – Henry Camamile, Gez O’Connell, Luke Fitton
  8. Lucky – Henry Camamile, Kieran Shudall
  9. Higher – Henry Camamile, Jacknife Lee, Justin Hayward Young
  10. Cute Guys – Henry Camamile, Max Wolfgang
  11. Friends – Henry Camamile, Oliver Khan, Rory Young

The Paper Kites: Roses

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On March 12, 2021, “Nettwerk” label released “Roses”, the fifth Paper Kites (The) album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, David Powys, Sam Rasmussen, Josh Bentley and Tom Lansek.

Personnel:

  • Sam Bentley – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, design, layout, photography
  • Christina Lacy – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • David Powys – guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Sam Rasmussen – bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Josh Bentley – drums, percussion
  • Maro – vocal
  • Aoife O’Donovan – vocal
  • Lydia Cole – vocal
  • Ainslie Wills – vocal
  • Julia Stone – vocal
  • Amanda Bergman – vocal
  • Gena Rose Bruce – vocal
  • Nadia Reid – vocal
  • Lucy Rose – vocal
  • Rosie Carney – vocal
  • Tom Lansek – engineer
  • Matt Redlich – mixing, mastering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Next Episode – layout, design
  • Hans Jorgen Jahr, Rodrigo Simas, Rich Cilligan, Peter Neill, Markus H. Thorson, Holly O’Kelly, Heidi Solander – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Bentley.

  1. Walk Above the City
  2. Climb on Your Tears
  3. Dearest
  4. Steal My Heart
  5. Without Your Love
  6. Crossfire
  7. Lonely
  8. Take Me Home
  9. For All You Give
  10. By My Side

Charles Lloyd and the Marvels: Tone Poem

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On March 12, 2021, “Blue Note” label released “Tone Poem”, album by Charles Lloyd and the Marvels (the 48th Charles Lloyd overall). It was recorded in 2020, at “Eastwest Studios”, “Noches Del Botánico” and Santa Barbara Sound Design”, and was produced by Charles Lloyd and Dorothy Darr.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – alto flute, tenor saxophone, liner notes
  • Bill Frisell – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – guitar
  • Reuben Rogers – bass
  • Eric Harland – drums
  • Adam Camardella – recording
  • Dom Camardella – recording
  • Michael C. Ross – recording, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Dorothy Darr – design, photography
  • Meat and Potatoes Inc. – layout
  • Watanabe Toru – liner notes
  • Joe Harly – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Peace – Ornette Coleman
  2. Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
  3. Anthem – Leonard Cohen
  4. Dismal Swamp -Charles Lloyd
  5. Tone Poem – Charles Lloyd
  6. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  7. Ay Amor (Live) – Villa Fernandez Ignacio Jacinto
  8. Lady Gabor – Gabor Szabo
  9. Prayer – Charles Lloyd

Israel Nash: Topaz

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On March 12, 2021, “Loose Music”, “Desert Folklore Music” and “Soundly Music” labels released “Topaz”, the ninth Israel Nash album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Plum Creek Sound” in Texas, and was produced by Israel Nash and Adrian Quesada.

Personnel:

  • Israel Nash – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Adrian Quesada – electric guitar
  • Curtis Roush – electric guitar
  • Roger Sollenberger – electric guitar
  • Eric Swanson – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, harmonies
  • Sam Powell – piano, organ, synth
  • Scott Davis – bass
  • Edward Brailiff – piano
  • Ed Jarusinsky – drums, percussion
  • Seth Kauffman – drums, percussion, bass
  • Josh Fleischmann – drums, percussion
  • Derek Phelps – trumpet
  • Jacob Rodriguez – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Joe Woullard – baritone saxophone
  • Jason Frey – tenor saxophone
  • Rockyanne Bullwinkel – backing vocals
  • Jenny Carson – backing vocals
  • Taylor Torres – engineer
  • Matt Gerhard – engineer
  • Kevin Ratterman – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Israel Nash.

  1. Dividing Lines
  2. Closer
  3. Down in the Country
  4. Southern Coasts
  5. Stay
  6. Canyonheart
  7. Indiana
  8. Howling Wind
  9. Sutherland Springs
  10. Pressure

Nadia Reid: Out of My Province

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On March 6, 2020, “Spacebomb Records” label released “Out of My Province”, the third Nadia Reid album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Trey Pollard, Sam Taylor and Matthew E. White.

Personnel:

  • Nadia Reid – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sam Taylor – electric guitar
  • Daniel Clarke – piano, organ, keyboards
  • Cameron Raiston – acoustic bass, bass
  • Brian Wolfe – drums, percussion
  • Marcus Tenney – tenor saxophone
  • J.C. Kuhl – baritone saxophone
  • Taylor Barnett – trumpet
  • Toby Whitaker – trombone
  • Adrian Olsen – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Travis Robertson – art direction, design
  • Alex Lovell – Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nadia Reid.

  1. All of My Love
  2. High & Lonely
  3. Oh Canada
  4. Heart to Ride
  5. Other Side of the Wheel
  6. Best Thing
  7. I Don’t Wanna Take Anything from You
  8. The Future
  9. Who Is Protecting Me
  10. Get the Devil Out

Jonathan Wilson: Dixie Blur

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On March 6, 2020, “Bella Union” label released “Dixie Blur”, the fourth Jonathan Wilson album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Jack Clement Recording Studios”, “Alex the Great”, “Middletree Studios”, “Fivestarstudios”, “Grovemasters Studio”, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Pat Sansone.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Wilson – vocal, 12 strings acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, slide guitar, tambourin, electric piano, organ, synthesizer,  mellotron, vibraphone, harp, drums, percussion, congas, mixing
  • Kenny Vaughan – 12 strings acoustic guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mark O’Connor – acoustic guitar
  • Pat Sansone – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mellotron, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Russ Pahl – acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Joe Pisapia – pedal steel guitar
  • Drew Erickson – piano, organ
  • Dennis Crouch – bass, bass fiddle
  • Jon Radford – drums, percussion
  • Jim Hoke – harmonica, saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, harp
  • Leslie Stevens – backing vocals
  • Kevin Smith – engineer
  • Rachel Moore – engineer
  • Dave Cerminara – recording, mixing
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Andrea Nakhia – art direction, artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Just for Love – Dino Valenti
  2. ’69 Corvette
  3. New Home
  4. So Alive
  5. In Heaven Making Love
  6. Oh Girl
  7. Pirate
  8. Enemies
  9. Fun for the Masses
  10. Platform
  11. Riding the Blinds
  12. El Camino Real
  13. Golden Apples
  14. Korean Tea

Altin Gün: Yol

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On February 26, 2021, “ATO Records” label released “YOL”, the third Altın Gün studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Katzwijm Studio” in Voorhout, “Barracão Sound Laboratory”, and was produced by Asa Moto, Erdinç Ecevit Yıldız, Merve Daşdemir, Jasper Verhulst and Daniel Smienk.

Personnel:

  • Erdinç Ecevit Yıldız – vocals, baglama, synthesizer, handclaps, arrangements, recording
  • Merve Daşdemir – vocals, synthesizer, omnichord, percussion, handclaps, arrangements, recording
  • Jasper Verhulst – guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, handclaps, arrangements, recording
  • Daniel Smienk – drums, arrangements, recording
  • Ben Rider – guitar
  • Gino Groeneveld – percussion, handclaps
  • Asa Moto – additional synthesizer, mixing
  • Jasper Geluk – recording
  • Guido Joseph – recording
  • Wouter Brandenburg – mastering
  • Anne Caesar – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Bahçada Yeşil Çınar – traditional
  2. Ordunun Dereleri – traditional
  3. Nulunur Mu – Neşet Ertaş
  4. Hey Nari – Çekiç Ali
  5. Yüce Dağ Başında – Mustafa Keser
  6. Kesik Çayır – lyrics by Neşet Ertaş, music by Erdinç Ecevit Yıldız, Merve Daşdemir, Jasper Verhulst, Daniel Smienk
  7. Arda Boylari – traditional
  8. Kara Toprak – Aşık Veysel
  9. Sevda Olmasaydi – Neşet Ertaş
  10. Maçka Yolları – traditional
  11. Yekte – traditional
  12. Esmerim Güzelim – traditional

Maximo Park: Nature Always Wins

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On February 26, 2021, “Prolifica Inc.” label released “Nature Always Wins”, the seventh Maxïmo Park studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Ben H. Allen III.

Personnel:

  • Paul Smith – lead vocals, field recording, engineer
  • Duncan Lloyd – bass, guitar, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, field recording, engineer
  • Tom English – drums, percussion, field recording
  • Pauline Murray – vocal
  • Ben H. Allen III – bass, guitar, percussion, synthesizer, programming, mixing
  • Tom Etherington – drums, design
  • Alex Blamire – engineer
  • Annie Leeth – engineer
  • Ben Etter – engineer
  • Robert Whiteley – engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Em Cole – band photo
  • Laura Lancaster – cover painting
  • John David Lawson – photography, painting photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Smith, Duncan Lloyd and Thomas English, except where noted.

  1. Partly of My Making
  2. Versions of You – Paul Smith, Duncan Lloyd, Thomas English, Ben Allen
  3. Baby, Sleep
  4. Placeholder
  5. All of Me – Paul Smith, Duncan Lloyd, Thomas English, Ben Allen
  6. Ardour – Paul Smith, Duncan Lloyd, Thomas English, Jemma Freese
  7. Meeting Up
  8. Why Must a Building Burn? – Paul Smith, Duncan Lloyd, Thomas English, Paul Rafferty
  9. I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
  10. The Acid Remark
  11. Feelings I’m Supposed to Feel
  12. Child of the Flatlands