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The Waterboys: Good Luck, Seeker

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On August 21, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Good Luck, Seeker”, the fourteenth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Puck Fingers and Brother Paul.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, archeology
  • Paul Brown – Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, archeology, programming
  • Steve Wickham – acoustic and electronic fiddle
  • Aongus Ralston – bass
  • Ralph Salmins – drums, percussion
  • Gavin Ralston – sonic guitar
  • James Hallawell – organ, keyboards, sonics, backing vocals, additional production
  • Peadar O’Riada – organ, tin whistle
  • David Hood – bass
  • Mark Smith – bass
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums
  • Justin Hallawell – distant drums
  • Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, The Unthanks – horns, sonics
  • Jess Kavanagh, Zeenie Summers – backing vocals
  • Blaine Harrison – backing vocals
  • Irakli Gabriel – street voice
  • Chris O’Brien – additional engineering
  • Dave Montuy – additional engineering
  • Tim Martin, Jack Power – additional engineering
  • John Cornfield – additional engineering
  • Lester Salmins – drum recording
  • Don Jackson – mastering
  • Puck Fingers, Brother Paul – mixing
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • B.C. Nowlin – cover painting (Taoseno Sky, oil on canvas)
  • Mike Scott – front cover concept, design, photography
  • Ian Ross – design
  • Pixabay, Creative Commons, Engin Akyurt – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Soul Singer – Mike Scott
  2. (You’ve Got To) Kiss a Frog or Two – Mike Scott, Paul Brown
  3. Low Down in the Brown – traditional
  4. Dennis Hopper – Mike Scott, Paul Brown
  5. Freak Street – Mike Scott
  6. Sticky Fingers – Mike Scott, James Hallawell
  7. Why Should I Love You – Kate Bush
  8. The Golden Work – Mike Scott, Aongus Ralston, Charles Williams
  9. My Wanderings in the Weary Land – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
  10. Postcard from the Celtic Dreamtime – Mike Scott, James Hallawell
  11. Good Luckm Seeker – Mike Scott, Adrian McNally, Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank, Niopha Keegan, Chris Price, Sandy Smith, Dion Fortune
  12. Beauty in Repetition – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
  13. Everchanging – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
  14. The Land of Sunset – Mike Scott, Peadar O’Riada

Bright Eyes: Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was

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On August 21, 2020, “Dead Oceans” label released “Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was”, the tenth Bright Eyes studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “ARC” and “Pageturners Lounge” in Omaha, “Electro Vox” in Los Angeles, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Mike Mogis – electric guitar, pedal steel, banjo, Marxophone, synth bass, percussion, hammer dulcimer, bajo sexto, programming
  • Nathaniel Walcott – piano, trumpet, flugelhorn, Hammond organ, electric pianos, synthesizers, vibraphone, Omnichord, Mellotron, harpsichord, orchestra and choir arrangements
  • Dan McCarthy – piano
  • Flea – bass
  • Macey Taylor – bass
  • Jenny Lee Lindberg – bass
  • Jon Theodore – drums, percussion, timpani
  • Kip Skitter – percussion
  • Joe Fuchs – bagpipes
  • Joe Todero – bagpipes
  • Malcolm Wilbur – bagpipes
  • John Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Jon Lewis – trumpet
  • Daniel Rosenboom – trumpet
  • Johanna Borenstein – flute
  • Lara Wickes – oboe, English horn
  • Don Foster – clarinet
  • Alex Iles – trombone
  • Steve Holtman – trombone
  • Jessica Guideri – violin
  • Tammy Hatwan – violin
  • Jackie Brand – violin
  • Roberto Cani – violin
  • Paul Cartwright – violin
  • Nina Evtuhov – violin
  • Gerry Hilera – violin
  • Ana Landauer – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Jenny Takamatsu – violin
  • John Wittenberg – violin
  • Rob Brophy – viola
  • Tom Lea – viola
  • Luke Maurer – viola
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Erika Duka – cello
  • Dane Little – cello
  • Charlie Tyler – cello
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestra conductor
  • Corina Figueroa Escamilla – vocals
  • Nancy Oberst – vocals
  • Miwi La Lupa – vocals
  • Andy LeMaster – vocals
  • Susan Sanchez – vocals
  • Jesca Hoop – vocals
  • James Connor – choir vocals
  • Quishima Dixon – choir vocals
  • Natalie Ganther – choir vocals
  • Anthony Johnston – choir vocals
  • Edward Lawson – choir vocals
  • Jennifer Lee – choir vocals
  • Sharetta Morgan-Harmon – choir vocals
  • Marquee Perkins – choir vocals
  • Jason McGee – choir conductor
  • Mike Mogis – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Adam Roberts – engineer assistant
  • Nik Fackler – engineer assistant
  • Aaron Gum – engineer assistant
  • Chris Cerullo – engineer assistant
  • Chandler Harrod – engineer assistant
  • Andy LeMaster – engineer assistant
  • Tim Thomas – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Zack Nipper – artwork, layout
  • Rob Walters – diorama photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Conor Oberst, except where noted, all music by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott.

  1. Pageturners Rag
  2. Dance and Sing
  3. Just Once in the World – Conor Oberst, Miwi La Lupa
  4. Mariana Trench
  5. One and Done
  6. Pan and Broom
  7. Stairwell Song
  8. Persona Non Grata
  9. Tilt-A-Whirl
  10. Hit Car in the Sun
  11. Forced Convalescence
  12. To Death’s Heart (In Three Parts)
  13. Calais to Dover
  14. Comet Song

Jacob Collier: Djesse Vol. 3

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On August 14, 2020, “Hajanga” label released “Djesse Vol. 3”, the fourth Jacob Collier album, and the third in “Djesse” series. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Jacob Collier. The album track “He Won’t Hold You” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals”.

Personnel:

  • Jacob Collier – vocals, instruments, arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Tarriona “Tank” Ball – vocals
  • Erin Bentlage – vocals
  • Daniel Caesar – vocals 
  • Tori Kelly – vocals
  • Kimbra – vocals 
  • Kiana Ledé – vocals 
  • Mahalia – vocals 
  • Rapsody – vocals
  • T-Pain – vocals 
  • Ty Dolla Sign – vocals
  • Jessie Reyez – vocals 
  • MonoNeon – electric bass
  • James Copus – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Ben Bloomberg – backing vocals
  • Ella Collier – backing vocals
  • Sophie Collier – backing vocals
  • Suzie Collier – backing vocals 
  • Julia Easterlin – backing vocals
  • Michael Mayo – backing vocals 
  • Michael Peha – backing vocals
  • Nathan Schram – backing vocals 
  • Becca Stevens – backing vocals
  • Chelsea Stevens – backing vocals 
  • Malika Tirolien – backing vocals
  • JoJo – additional vocals
  • Kristen Sing – spoken word 
  • Marlanna Evans – vocal engineer
  • DJ Fai – vocal engineer
  • Wissam Ghorayeb – vocal engineer
  • Matthew Maroulakos – engineer assistant
  • Kerry Pompeo – engineer assistant 
  • Ben Bloomberg – mixing, programming, synthesizer programming, co-producer
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Clarity – Jacob Collier
  2. Count the People – Jacob Collier, Jessie Reyez
  3. In My Bones – Jacob Collier, Kimbra Johnson, Tarriona Ball
  4. Time Alone with You – Jacob Collier, Daniel Caesar
  5.  All I Need – Jacob Collier, Michael Peha, Tyrone William Griffin Jr.
  6. In Too Deep – Jacob Collier
  7. Butterflies – Jacob Collier
  8. Sleeping on My Dreams – Jacob Collier
  9. Running Outta Love – Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly
  10. Light It Up on Me – Jacob Collier
  11. He Won’t Hold You – Jacob Collier, Marlanna Evans
  12. To Sleep – Jacob Collier

Sea Girls: Open Up Your Head

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On August 14, 2020, “Polydor” label released “Open Up Your Head”, the debut Sea Girls studio album. It was recorded in 2020 at “Snap!”, “Octagon”, “Assault & Battery” and “The Pool Studios” in London, and was produced by Larry Hibbitt.

Personnel:

  • Henry Camamile – vocals, guitars
  • Rory Young – guitars, backing vocals
  • Andrew Dawson – bass, backing vocals
  • Oli Khan – drums, keyboards
  • James Mottershead – engineer
  • Alex O’Donovan – editing, engineer
  • Jonny Breakwell – engineer assistant
  • Billy Foster – engineer assistant
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer assistant
  • Xander Wright – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
  • Robert Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Richard Andrews – design
  • Andrew Cooper – photography
  • Harris Thomlinson Spence – photography
  • Matthew Parri Thomas – photography

Track listing:

  1. Transplant – Henry Camamile, Jonathan Green
  2. All I Want to Hear You Say – Henry Camamile, Max Wolfgang
  3. So You Really Wanna Know – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young
  4. Lie to Me – Henry Camamile, Jennifer Decilveo
  5. Call Me Out – Henry Camamile
  6. Closer – Rory Young
  7. Forever – Rory Young
  8. Weight in Gold – Henry Camamile, Iain Archer
  9. Ready for More – Henry Camamile, Max Wolfgang
  10. Violet – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young, Max Wolfgang
  11. Shake – Rory Young
  12. Damage Done – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young, William Bloomfield
  13. You Over Anyone – Henry Camamile, Frank Callucci
  14. Moving On – Henry Camamile, Francis Anthony White

The Killers: Pressure Machine

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On August 13, 2021,” Island” label released “Pressure Machine”, the seventh Killers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020 – 2021, at “Battle Born Studios” in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was produced by Jonathan Rado and Shawn Everett.

Personnel:

  • Brandon Flowers – vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Dave Keuning – guitar, pedal steel guitar 
  • Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums, guitar
  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocals
  • Matthew Davidson – pedal steel guitar
  • Jonathan Rado – piano, organ, synthesizer, harmonica, guitar, bass, mandolin, recording
  • Joe Pug – harmonica, guitar
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Sara Watkins – fiddle
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • Anjolee Williams – backing vocals
  • Charles “ChuckHeat” Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals
  • Griffin Goldsmith – backing vocals
  • Taylor Goldsmith – backing vocals
  • Jed Jones – recording
  • Matt Breunig – recording
  • Will Maclellan – recording
  • Alec Eitram – recording
  • Raoul Ahmad – recording
  • Robert Root – recording
  • Rias Reed – recording
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brandon Flowers and Jonathan Rado, except where noted.

  1. West Hill
  2. Quiet Town
  3. Terrible Thing – Brandon Flowers
  4. Cody – Brandon Flowers, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., Jonathan Rado
  5. Sleepwalker
  6. Runaway Horses – Brandon Flowers
  7. In the Car Outside – Brandon Flowers, Jonathan Rado, Dave Keuning
  8. In Another Life
  9. Desperate Things
  10. Pressure Machine – Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Jonathan Rado
  11. The Getting By

Foxing: Draw Down the Moon

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On August 6, 2021, “Hopeless Records” label released “Draw Down the Moon”, the fourth Foxing studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Eric Hudson, Andy Hull, John Congleton and Joe Lambert.

Personnel:

  • Conor Murphy – vocals, guitar, trumpet, sampler
  • Eric Hudson – vocals, guitar
  • Jon Hellwig – drums, sampler

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Murphy, Eric Hudson and Jon Hellwig.

  1. 737
  2. Go Down Together
  3. Beacons
  4. Draw Down the Moon
  5. Where the Lightning Strikes Twice
  6. Bialystok
  7. At Least We Found the Floor
  8. Cold Blooded
  9. If I Believed in Love
  10. Speak with the Dead

Ty Segall: Harmonizer

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On August 3, 2021, “Drag City” label released “Harmonizer”, the thirteenth Ty Segall studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Harmonizer Studios” in Topanga, California, and was produced by Cooper Crain and Ty Segall.

Personnel:

  • Ty Segall – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, mixing
  • Emmett Kelly – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Boye – Rhodes piano, piano
  • Denée Segall – lead vocals
  • Cooper Crain – synthesizer
  • Mikal Cronin – bass guitar
  • Charles Moothart – drums, percussion
  • Cooper Crain – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Boye – piano recording 
  • Denée Segall – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ty Segall.

  1. Learning
  2. Whisper
  3. Erased
  4. Harmonizer
  5. Pictures
  6. Ride
  7. Waxman
  8. Paly
  9. Feel Good
  10. Changing Contours

Creeper: Sex, Death & the Infinite Void

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On July 31, 2020, “Roadrunner Records” label released “Sex, Death & the Infinite Void”, the second Creeper studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “WAX LTD Studios” in Los Angeles, “The Firepit” in London, “The Ranch Production House” in Southampton, and was produced by Xandy Barry.

Personnel:

  • Will Gould – lead vocals
  • Ian Miles – guitar
  • Oliver Burdett – guitar
  • Sean Scott – bass
  • Hannah Greenwood – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dan Bratton – drums
  • Patricia Morrison – voice
  • Xandy Barry – orchestra arrangements, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Timothy Williams – orchestral arrangements, programming
  • Andrew Lappin – engineer
  • Richard Woodcroft – engineer
  • Redah Haddioui – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Wally Gagel – mixing
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Andy Pritchard – layout
  • Demon Dance – design
  • Billy Howard Price – photos

Track listing:

  1. Hallelujah – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood
  2. Be My End – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Matt Reynolds
  3. Born Cold – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Neil Kennedy
  4. Cyanide – Will Gould, Xandy Barry
  5. Celestial Violence – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood
  6. Annabelle – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Xandy Barry
  7. Paradise – Will Gould, Xandy Barry
  8. Poisoned Heart – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Xandy Barry
  9. Thorns of Love – Will Gould, Ian Miles
  10. Four Years Ago – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood, Xandy Barry
  11. Holy War – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood
  12. Napalm Girls – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Hannah Greenwood
  13. The Crown of Life – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood
  14. Black Moon – Will Gould, Ian Miles, Hannah Greenwood
  15. All My Friends – Will Gould
  16. Be More Careful with Your Heart – Will Gould, Hannah Greenwood

Clairo: Sling

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On July 16, 2021, “Fader” and “Republic” labels released “Sling”, the second Clairo studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Allaire Studios” and “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Clairo, Jack Antonoff and Sam Baker.

Personnel:

  • Clairo – vocals, electric guitar, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Kalimba, Hammond B3, 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, mellotron, synthesizer, vibraphone, clavichord, clapping
  • Jack Antonoff – bass, upright bass, fretless bass, acoustic bass, Moog bass, clavichord, electric guitar, drums, mellotron, piano, 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, lap steel guitar, synthesizer, strings conductor, Kalimba, Rhodes, programming, recording, mixing
  • Sam Baker – acoustic guitar, Kalimba, lute, ukulele, piano, recording
  • Jake Passmore – acoustic bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Joanie Cottrill – percussion
  • Evan Smith – flute, saxophones, synthesizer, clarinet, violin
  • Bobby Hawk – violin
  • Eric Byers – cello 
  • Lorde – backing vocals
  •  Laura Sisk – recording, mixing
  • John Rooney – recording, recording assistant
  • Shubham Mondal – recording assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Will Quinnell – mastering assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Claire Cottrill, except where noted.

  1. Bambi – Claire Cottrill, Jack Antonoff
  2. Amoeba – Claire Cottrill, Jack Antonoff
  3. Partridge – Claire Cottrill, Jack Antonoff
  4. Zinnias – Claire Cottrill, Jack Antonoff
  5. Blouse
  6. Wade
  7. Harbor – Claire Cottrill, Sam Baker
  8. Just for Today
  9. Joanie – Claire Cottrill, Jack Antonoff
  10. Reaper
  11. Little Changes – Claire Cottrill, Jack Antonoff
  12. Management

The Maine: XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time

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On July 9, 2021, “Photo Finish Records” label released “XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time”, the eighth Maine (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “8123 Studio”, and was produced by Matt Keller, Andrew Goldstein, Colby Wedgeworth, John O’Callaghan, Jared Monaco, Kennedy Brock, Garret Nickelsen and Pat Kirch.

Personnel:

  • John O’Callaghan – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jared Monaco – lead guitar
  • Kennedy Brock – rhythm guitar
  • Garret Nickelsen – bass guitar, synths
  • Pat Kirch – drums
  • Matt Keller – engineer
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Dan Lancaster – mixing
  • Rich Raun – design, creative director
  • Guadalupe Bustos – photography
  • Dirk Mai – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, and Pat Kirch except where noted.

  1. Sticky – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  2. Lips
  3. Love in Real Time
  4. High Forever – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  5. April 7th – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  6. If Your Light Goes Out – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  7. Pretender
  8. Dirty, Pretty, Beautiful – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  9. Anxiety in Real Time – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  10. Face Towards the Sun