On November 27, 2020. “Sumerian Records” label released “Cyr”, the eleventh Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Billy Corgan.
Personnel:
Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers, mixing
On November 20, 2020, “KGLW” (band’s own label) released “K.G.” (subtitled Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 2), the sixteenth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.
On November 18, 2020, Anthony Hooper died aged 81, He was musician (guitar) and singer-songwriter, member of the bands Ceilidh, Pitchfork and Misalliance, but was best known as co-founder and guitarist of The Strawbs.
On November 7, 2020, Wayne Stevens aka Bone Hillman, died aged 62. He was musician (bass guitar, double bass), member of The Swingers, recorded with Anne McCue, Elizabeth Cook, Shery Crow, Matthew Good, nut was best known as member and bass player of Midnight Oil.
On October 30, 2020, “Sony Music Australia” label released “The Makarrata Project”, the twelfth Midnight Oil studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Rancom Street Studios”, “Oceanic Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Warne Livesey.
Personnel:
Peter Garrett – lead vocals
Jim Moginie – vocals, guitars, keyboards, additional engineering
Martin Rotsey – guitars
Bones Hillman – vocals, bass guitar
Rob Hirst – vocals, drums, percussion
Troy Cassar-Daley – lead vocals, spoken word, guitar
Jessica Mauboy – lead vocals
Tasman Keith – lead vocals
Dan Sultan – lead vocals, guitar
Joel Davison – lead vocals
Kaleena Briggs – lead and backing vocals
Bunna Lawrie – lead vocals
Gurrumul Yunupingu – lead vocals
Alice Skye – lead vocals
Frank Yamma – lead vocals
Kev Carmody – lead vocals
Sammy Butcher – lead vocals
Pat Anderson – spoken word
Stan Grant – spoken word
Adam Goodes – spoken word
Ursula Yovich – spoken word, backing vocals
Leah Flanagan – backing vocals
Warne Livesey – mixing, recording engineer
Emily Lazar – mastering
James Bellesini – artwork
Track listing:
First Nation – Robert Hirst, Tasman Keith Jarrett
Gadigal Land – Robert Hirst, Davidson, Bunna Lawrie
Change the Date – James Moginie, Gurrumul Yunupingu
Terror Australia – Peter Garrett, Bones Hillman
Desert Man, Desert Woman – Peter Garrett, Frank Yamma
Wind in My Head – James Mogonie, Kev Carmody, N Murray, Sammy Butcher
Uluru Statemant from the Heart / Come on Down – Pat Anderson, Stan Grant, Adam Goodes, Ursula Yovich, Troy Cassar-Daley, James Moginie
On October 23, 2020, “dBpm Records” label released “Love Is the King”, the fourth Jeff Tweedy studio album. It was recorded in April 2020, at “The Loft” in Chicago, IL, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy and Tom Schick.
Personnel:
Jeff Tweedy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, whistling, design
On October 8, 2020, Brian Locking died aged 81. He was musician (bass guitar double bass, piano, harmonica, clarinet) and songwriter, worked as session musician with Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Joe Brown, Conway Twitty, Vince Taylor & His Playboys, and Brenda Lee, but was best known as bass player of The Wildcast and The Shadows.
On October 2, 2020, Drive-by-Truckers digitally released “The New OK”, bands thirteenth studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by David Barbe.
Personnel:
Patterson Hood – vocals, guitar, mandocello
Mike Cooley – vocals, guitar
Jay Gonzalez – vocals, keyboards, guitars
Matt Patton – vocals, bass, bass 6
Brad Morgan – drums
Marc Franklin – trumpet
Kirk Smothers – baritone saxophone
Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone
Victor Sawyer – trombone
Tangela Longstreet – backing vocals
Joyce Jones – backing vocals
Tawana Cunningham – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Patterson Hood, except where noted.
The New Ok
Tough to Let Go
The Unraveling
The Perilous Night
Sarah’s Flame – Mike Cooley
Sea Island Family
The Distance
Watching the Orange Clouds
The KKK Took My Baby Away – Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone
On September 22, 2020, “Anti” label released “Shore”, the fourth Fleet Foxes studio album. It was recorded September 2019 – September 2020, at “The Long Pond” in Columbia County, New York, “Studios St. Germain” in Paris, “Vox Recording” in Los Angeles, “The Diamond Mine” in Long Island City, Queens, “Electric Lady Studios” in Greenwich Village, New York, and was produced by Robin Pecknold.
Personnel:
Robin Pecknold – vocals, instrumental performance, arrangements
Uwade Akhere – vocals
Daniel Rossen – acoustic and electric guitar, piano
On September 18, 2020, “Cat-O-Log Records” label released “Tea for the Tillerman 2”, the sixteenth Yusuf / Cat Stevens album. It was recorded in July 2019, at “Les Studios de la Fabrique” in France, and was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Paul Samwell-Smith.
Personnel:
Yusuf / Cat Stevens – lead vocals, Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord
Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jim Cregan – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
Eric Appapoulay – Spanish guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
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