Tag Archives: 2020

The Network: Money Money

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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

  1. The Prophecy – Dirnt
  2. Theory of Reality – Armstrong
  3. Trans Am – Dirnt
  4. Asphyxia – Cool
  5. Fentanyl – Armstrong
  6. Ivankkka Is a Nazi – Armstrong
  7. Digital Black – Dirnt
  8. Flat Earth – Cool
  9. Degenerate – Armstrong
  10. Pizzagate – Cool
  11. Carolina’s Ultimate Netflix Tweet – Armstrong
  12. Respirator – Cool
  13. Squatter in My Flat – Cool
  14. That’s How They Get You – Cool
  15. Tarantula – Dirnt
  16. Cancer Is the New Black – Armstrong
  17. The Stranger – Cool
  18. Hey Elon – Cool
  19. Popper Punk – Armstrong
  20. Jerry Falwell’s Pool Party – Armstrong
  21. Heard Immunity – Dirnt
  22. Time Capsule – Dirnt
  23. Threat Level Midnight – Armstrong
  24. Amnesia Vagabond – Dirnt
  25. Art of the Deal with the Devil – Armstrong

Tim Burges: Ascent of the Ascended

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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.

  1. Ascent of the Ascended – Tim Burgess
  2. Yours. To Be – Tim Burgess
  3. Ascent of the Ascended (reprise) – Tim Burgess

Live side – recorded at “Paste Studios” in New York City

  1. Laurie – Tim Burgess
  2. The Mall – Tim Burgess
  3. The Only One I Know – Tim Burgess, Jon Baker, Jon Brookes, Martin Blunt, Rob Collins
  4. Undertow – Tim Burgess

Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald: Push the Blues Away

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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.

  1. Low Down Dog
  2. Hungry Heart – Josh Teskey
  3. Thinking Bout’ Myself – Ash Grunwald
  4. Push the Blues Away
  5. It Rained
  6. Sometimes with Feel
  7. Preachin’ the Blues – Son House
  8. The Sky Is Crying – Elmore James, Morgan Robinson, Clarence Lewis

Molchat Doma: Монумент

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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.

  1. Утонуть
  2. Обречен
  3. Дискотека
  4. Не смешно
  5. Ответа нет
  6. Звезды
  7. Удалил твой номер
  8. Ленинградский блюз
  9. Любить и выполнять

Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface

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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
  • Renaud-Gabriel Pion – contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, Bb clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass flute, cor Anglais
  • Danton Boller – acoustic bass fill
  • AJUQ – drums, percussion, harmonies
  • Michael Leonhart – trumpet, drums, guitar, synthesizer, bass, organ, trombone, piano, surdu
  • Nick Movshon – drums
  • Mickaël Gasche – trumpet, flugelhorn, serpent
  • Chris Bullock – alto flute
  • Pierre-François “Titi” Dufour – cello, foot stomps
  • Emily Hope-Price – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

  1. Revolution #49
  2. No Flag
  3. They’re Not Laughing at Me Now
  4. Newspaper Pane – Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell
  5. I Do (Zula’s Song)
  6. We Are All Cowards Now
  7. Hey Clockface/How Can You Face Me? – Elvis Costello, Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
  8. The Whirlwind
  9. Hetty O’Hara Confidential
  10.  The Last Confession of Vivian Whip – Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, Muriel Teodori
  11. What Is It That I Need That I Don’t Already Have?
  12. Radio Is Everything – Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline
  13. I Can’t Say Her Name
  14. Byline

Eels: Earth to Dora

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On October 30, 2020, “E Works/PIAS Recordings” label released “Earth to Dora”, the thirteenth Eels studio album. It was recorded January – August 2020, at “The Compound” and “One Hits Ville” in Los Angeles, and was produced by E (Mark Oliver Everett).

Personnel:

  • E (Mark Oliver Everett) – vocal, guitar
  • The Chet – guitar, recording
  • Knuckles – drums
  • Koool G Murder – bass guitar, recording, mixing
  • P-Boo – guitar, recording
  • Earth to Dora Orchestra & Choir
  • Ryan Boesch – recording, mixing
  • Dan Hersch – mastering
  • Mary Angela – paintings
  • Phil Beaudreau – design

Track listing:

  1. Anything for Boo – E, Koool G Murder
  2. Are We Alright Again – E, Kool G Murder
  3. Who You Say You Are – E, P-Boo
  4. Earth to Dora – The Chet, E
  5. Dark and Dramatic – The Chet, E
  6. Are You Fucking Your Ex – E, P-Boo
  7. The Gentle Souls – The Chet, E, Kool G Murder
  8. Of Unsent Letters – The Chet, E
  9. I Got Hurt – E
  10. OK – E, P-Boo
  11. Baby Let’s Make It Real – E, Kool G Murder
  12. Waking Up – E

Bruce Springsteen: Letter to You

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On October 23, 2020, “Columbia” label released “Letter to You”, the twentieth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded in November 2019, at “Thrill Hill Recording” in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan – vocals, piano
  • Charles Giordano – vocals, organ
  • Jake Clemons – saxophone
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals
  • Garry Tallent – vocals, bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg – vocals, drums, vocals
  • Rob Lebret, Ross Petersen, Ron Aniello – engineer
  • Toby Scott – additional engineering
  • Brandon Duncan – engineer assistant, digital editing
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Rob Lebret – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Kevin Buell – guitars and technical services
  • Shari Sutcliffe – music contractor
  • Michelle Holme – art direction
  • Michelle Holme, Meghan Foley – design
  • Dave Bett – hand lettering
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Rob DeMartin, Tyler Chappel – recording photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. One Minute You’re Here
  2. Letter to You
  3. Burnin’ Train
  4. Janey Needs a Shooter
  5. Last Man Standing
  6. The Power of Praying
  7. House of a Thousand Guitars
  8. Rainmaker
  9. If I Was the Priest
  10. Ghosts
  11. Song for Orphans
  12. I’ll See You in My Dreams

The Mountain Goats: Getting into Knives

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On October 23, 2020, “Merge Records” label released “Getting into Knives”, the nineteenth Mountain Goats (The) album. It was recorded in March 2020, at “Sam Philips Recording” in Memphis, and was produced by Matt Ross-Spang.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Matt Douglas – keyboards, woodwinds, guitars, accordion, backing vocals
  • Peter Hughes – electric and upright bass
  • Jon Wurster – drums, percussion
  • Chris Boerner – guitars
  • Bram Gielen – piano, guitars, keyboards
  • Charles Hodges – Hammond B-3
  • Sam Shoup – mellotron
  • Tom Clary – horns
  • Reba Russell – backing vocals
  • Susan Marshall – backing vocals
  • Matt Ross-Spang – engineer, mixing
  • Brent Lambert – mastering 
  • Daniel Murphy – design
  • Wesley Graham – assistant
  • Matt Denham – studio attaché
  • Ryan Matteson – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by John Darnielle.

  1. Corsican Mastiff Stride
  2. Get Famous
  3. Picture of My Dress
  4. Ad Many Candles as Possible
  5. Tidal Wave
  6. Pez Dorado
  7. The Last Place I Saw You Alive
  8. Bell Swamp Connection
  9. The Great Gold Sheep
  10. Rat Queen
  11. Wolf Count
  12. Harbor Me
  13. Getting into Knive

Biffy Clyro: The Myth of the Happily Ever After

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On October 22, 2021, “14th Floor” and “Warner Bros” labels released “The Myth of the Happily Ever After”, the ninth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded 2020 -2021, at Biffy Clyro’s home studio in Glasgow, and was produced by Adam Noble, Simon Neil, James Johnston and Ben Johnston.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, violin
  • James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Adam Noble – programming, engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil.

  1. Dum Dum
  2. A Hunger in Your Haunty
  3. Denier
  4. Separate Missions
  5. Witch’s Cup
  6. Holy Water
  7. Errors in the History of God
  8. Haru Urara
  9. Unknown Male 01
  10. Existed
  11. Slurpy Slurpy Sleep Sleep

Matt Berninger: Serpentine Prison

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On October 16, 2020, “Bool’s records” label released “Serpentine Prison”, the debut Matt Berninger studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Earthstar Creation Center” in Venice, California, “Knobworld” in Los Angeles,” Silent Partner” in Philadelphia, “Cecelia’s” in Brooklyn, New York,” Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, and was produced by Booker T. Jones.

Personnel:

  • Matt Berninger – vocals
  • Booker T. Jones – electric guitar, bass, Hammond B3 organ, piano, electric piano, OP-1 synthesizer, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Harrison Whitford – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, bass
  • Sean O’Brien – acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, gang vocals
  • Walter Martin – electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
  • Hayden Desser – acoustic guitar, piano
  • Mike Brewer – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Teddy Jones – electric guitar
  • Brent Knopf – guitars, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Matt Sheehy – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica, bass harmonica
  • Gail Ann Dorsey – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Scott Devendorf – bass
  • Matt Barrick – drums, percussion
  • Ben Lanz – trombone, bass, piano
  • Kyle Resnick – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Andrew Bird – violin, loops, backing vocals
  • Jamie Heaslip – gang vocals
  • Sean O’Brien – recording, mixing, additional production
  • Matt Barrick – additional engineering
  • Bella Blasko – additional engineering
  • Walter Martin – additional engineering
  • John X Volaitis – additional engineering
  • Michael Carson – artwork
  • Dale Doyle – design
  • Chris Sgroi – photography
  • Tom Berninger – photography

Track listing:

  1. My Eyes Are T-Shirts – Matt Berninger, Scott Devendorf
  2. Distant Axis – Matt Berninger, Walter Martin
  3. One More Second – Matt Berninger, Matt Sheehy
  4. Loved So Little – Matt Barninger, Mike Brewer
  5. Silver Springs – Matt Berninger, Sean O’Brien, Harrison Whitford
  6. Oh Desire – Matt Berninger, Sean O’Brien, Harrison Whitford
  7. Take Me Out of Town – Matt Berninger, Hayden Desser
  8. Collar of Your Shirt – Matt Berninger, Walter Martin
  9. All of Nothing – Matt Berninger, Brent Knopf
  10. Serpentine Prison – Matt Berninger, Sean O’Brien, Harrison Whitford