On December 24, 2020, “Mobyambient” label released “Live Ambient – Improvised Recordings Vol. 1”, the eighteenth Moby studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at Moby’s home studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Moby.
On December 11, 2020, “Republic Records” label released “Evermore”, the ninth Taylor Swift studio album. It was recorded August – December 2020, at “Long Pond Studio” in Hudson Valley, “Kitty Committee” and Ariel Rechtshaid house in Los Angeles, “Scarlet Pimpernel” in London, and was produced by Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff and Bryce Dessner.
Personnel:
Taylor Swift – lead vocals, executive producer
Aaron Dessner – acoustic and electric guitar, rubber bridge guitar, high string guitar, banjo, bass guitar, synth bass, tambourine, mandolin, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drum kit, percussion, drum machine programming, field recording, recording, drone
Haim
The National
Bon Iver
Bryce Dessner – electric guitar, piano, orchestration, pulse
Josh Kaufman – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel, mandolin, organ, harmonium, harmonica
Justin Vernon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, bass, synthesizer, triangle, drum kit, Prophet X, Messina, field recording, vocal recording
Josh Kaufman – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel, mandolin, harmonium, organ, harmonica
Jack Antonoff – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, bass, piano, Mellotron, drums, percussion, backing vocals
Mikey Freedom Hart – nylon and electric guitar, DX7, electric guitar, nylon guitar, Rhodes, celeste
On December 11, 2020, “EEEOOOAH” label released “Burn”, the sixth Foxy Shazam album. It was recorded in 2020, at “London Bridge Studio”, “The Lodge KY” and “Mundon Canyon Studios”, and was produced by Stephen Hogan.
On December 10, 2021, “Reprise” label released “Barn” the 14th Neil Young & Crazy Horse album, and the 41st Neil Young album overall. It was recorded 2020- 2021, at “Studio in the Clouds” in Rocky Mountains, Colorado, and was produced by Neil Young and Niko Bolas.
Personnel:
Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, mixing
On December 4, 2020, “Big Noise Records” label released “Never Look Back”, the eighth Goldfinger (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by John Feldmann, Jon Graber and Reade Wolcott.
Personnel:
John Feldmann – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, engineer, mixing
On December 4, 2020, “Joe Robot” and “Warner Bros” label released “Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So!”, the second Network (The), a Green Day side project. It was recorded in 2020, at “OTIS”, and was produced by Fink, Van Gough, The Snoo, Balducci, Z and Captain Underpants.
Personnel:
Fink – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, drums
Balducci – rhythm guitar
Z – keyboards, keytar, backing vocals
Captain Underpants – keyboards
Van Gough – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
The Snoo – lead vocals, drums
Track listing:
Writer’s alter ego: Billie Joe Armstrong as Fink, Mike Dirnt as Van Gough, and Tré Cool as The Snoo
On November 27, 2020, “Bella Union” label released “Ascent of the Ascended”, the first Tim Burgess EP. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Daniel O’Sullivan.
Personnel:
Tim Burgess – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Daniel O’Sullivan – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, piano, organ, variophon, backing vocals, arranger
Rose Keeler-Schäffeler – electric guitar, backing vocals
Mark Collins – slide guitar
Peter Broderick – piano, violin, drums
Thighpaulsandra – synth, recording, mixing
Christos Fanaras – bass
Charles Hayward – drums
Richard Youngs – flute, backing vocals
Nik Void – backing vocal, design
Bob Mallory – recording, mixing
Frank Byng – recording
Cat Stevens – photography
Ally Dawkins – executive producer
Track listing:
Studio side – recorded at “Snorkel Studios” in London, and “Aerial Studios” in Wrexham, UK.
Ascent of the Ascended – Tim Burgess
Yours. To Be – Tim Burgess
Ascent of the Ascended (reprise) – Tim Burgess
Live side – recorded at “Paste Studios” in New York City
Laurie – Tim Burgess
The Mall – Tim Burgess
The Only One I Know – Tim Burgess, Jon Baker, Jon Brookes, Martin Blunt, Rob Collins
On November 13, 2020, “Ivy League” label released “Push the Blues Away”, album by Josh Teskey and Ash Grunwald. It was recorded in 2020, at “Half Mile Harvest” in Warrandyte, VIC, Australia, and was produced by Sam Teskey.
Personnel:
Josh Teskey – vocals, guitar
Ash Grunwald – vocals, guitar
Sam Teskey – recording, mixing
Joe Carra – mastering
Sebastian White – design, illustration
Tom Dunphy – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Josh Teskey and Ash Grunwald, except where noted.
Low Down Dog
Hungry Heart – Josh Teskey
Thinking Bout’ Myself – Ash Grunwald
Push the Blues Away
It Rained
Sometimes with Feel
Preachin’ the Blues – Son House
The Sky Is Crying – Elmore James, Morgan Robinson, Clarence Lewis
On November 13, 2020, “Sacred Bones” label released “Монумент”, the third Molchat Doma studio album. It was recorded in 2020, in Minsk, Russia, and was produced by Roman Komogortsev.
Personnel:
Egor Shkutko – vocals
Roman Komogortsev – guitar, lead synthesizer, drum machine programming, arrangements, mixing, recording, mastering
Pavel Kozlov – bass guitar, synthesizer
Kanaplev-Leydik – photography
Molchat Doma – cover art concept
Andrey Yakovlev – design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Egor Shkutko, all music by Roman Komogortsev.
On October 30, 2020, “Concord” label released “Hey Clockface”, the 31st Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Suomenlinnan Studio” in Helsinki, “Les Studios Saint Germain” in Paris, “Leonia Sound” in New Jersey, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart and Sebastian Krys.
Personnel:
Elvis Costello – voices, voices via electrical wire, guitar, bass, piano, snare drum
Bill Frisell – guitar, loops
Nels Cline – guitar
Steve Nieve – grand piano, upright piano, organ, mellotron, melodica