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.
Tag Archives: 2020
Drive By Truckers: The New Ok
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
Fleet Foxes: Shore
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
- Michael Bloch – classical guitar
- Marta Sofia Honer – violin, viola
- The Westerlies
- Riley Mulherkar – trumpet
- Chloe Rowlands – trumpet
- Andy Clausen – trombone
- Willem de Koch – trombone
- Joshua Jaeger – drum kit, percussion
- Christopher Bear – drum kit, percussion
- Homer Steinweiss – drum kit
- Meara O’Reilly – vocals, vocal arrangements
- Tim Bernardes – vocals
- Kevin Morby – backing vocals
- Georgiana Leithauser – backing vocals
- Frederika Leithauser – backing vocals
- Juliet Butters – backing vocals
- Faye Butters – backing vocals
- Beatriz Artola – spoken dialog, engineer, recording, mixing
- Jon Low – additional engineering
- Bastien Lozier – additional engineering
- Michael Harris – additional engineering
- Chris Cerullo – additional engineering
- Paul Spring – additional engineering
- Jens Jungkurth – additional engineering
- Lauren Marquez – additional engineering
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Ben Tousley – layout, design
- Robin Pecknold – layout, design
- Dino Matt – drawings
- Hiroshi Hamaya – cover photographs
- Kersti Jan Werdal – gatefold photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Robin Pecknold, except where noted.
- Wading in Waist-High Water
- Sunblind
- Can I Believe You
- Jara
- Featherweight
- A Long Way Past the Past
- For a Week or Two
- Maestranza
- Young Man’s Game
- I’m Not My Season
- Quiet Air / Gioia
- Going-to-the-Sun Road – Robin Oecknold, Tim Bernardes
- Thymia
- Cradling Mother, Cradling Woman
- Shore
Yusuf: Tea for the Tillerman 2
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
- Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, string arrangements, backing vocals
- Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
- John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements
- Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
- Brother Ali – rap
Track listing:
All tracks by Yusuf / Cat Stevens.
- Where Do the Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Wild World
- Sad Lisa
- Miles From Nowhere
- But I Might Die Tonight
- Longer Boats
- Into While
- On the Road to Find Out
- Father and Son
- Tea for the Tillerman
10 Years: Violent Allies
On September 18, 2020, “Mascot” label released “Violent Allies”, the ninth 10 Years studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Howard Benson.
Personnel:
- Jesse Hasek – vocals
- Matt Wantland – guitar
- Brian Vodinh – guitar, bass, drums, keys, programming, backing vocals
Track listing:
- The Shift
- The Unknown
- Waiting
- Déjà Vu
- Without You
- Cut the Cord
- Planets III
- Sleep in the Fire
- I Wish
- Start Again
- Planets IV
- Say Goodbye
Nina Simone: Wild is the Wind
In September 1966, “Phillips” label released “Wild Is the Wind”, the sixth Nina Simone studio album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney. In 2020, it was ranked 212 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arranger
- Horace Ott – arranger
- Sid Mark – liner notes
- I Love Your Lovin’ Ways – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
- Four Woman – Nina Simone
- What More Can I Say – Horace Ott, Wade Brown Jr.
- Lilac Wine – James Shelton
- That’s All I Ask – Horace Ott
- Break Down and Let It All Out – Van McCoy
- Why keep On Breaking My Heart – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
- Wild is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – traditional
- If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- Either Way I Lose – Van McCoy
Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert
On September 11, 2020, Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert, died aged 77. He was musician (guitar, Hammond organ), singer and songwriter, regarded as reggae pioneer, with six decades long career. He had major influence on popularizing reggae music with songs like “Monkey Man”, “Funky Kingston” and “Pressure Drop”. Even the genre’s name is credited as genesis from his 1968’s song “Do the Reggay”. With his band Toots and the Maytals, he won “Grammy Award” in 2006, for his album “True Love”.
Neal Morse: Sola Gratia
On September 11, 2020, “Inside Out” label released “Sola Gratia”, the eleventh Neal Morse studio album. It was recorded in April 2020, and was produced by Neal Morse.
Personnel:
- Neal Morse — vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums
- Eric Gillette — additional guitars
- Randy George — bass
- Bill Hubauer — additional keyboards
- Mike Portnoy — drums
- Gideon Klein — strings
- Gabe Klein — strings engineering
- Rich Mouser – mixing
- Thomas Ewerhard — cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Neal Morse.
- Preface
- Overture
- In the name of the Lord
- Ballyhoo (The Chosen Ones)
- March of the Pharisees
- Building a Wall
- Sola Intermezzo
- Overflow
- Warmer Than the Sunshine
- Never Change
- Seemingly Sincere
- The Light on the Road to Damascus
- The Glory of the Lord
- Now I Can See / The Great Commission
Doves: The Universal Want
On September 11, 2020, “Heavenly” and “Virgin” labels released “The Universal Want”, the fifth Doves studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2020, at “Frank Bough Sound III” in Cheshire, “EVE Studios” in Stockport, “The Big Red Studios” in Macclesfield, “Vada Studio” in Alcester, and was produced by Dan Austin, Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin and Andy Williams.
Personnel:
- Jez Williams – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, engineer, mixing
- Jimi Goodwin – lead vocals, bass, guitar
- Andy Williams – vocals, drums
- Martin Rebelski – piano, keyboards, modular synth
- Tony Allen – drums
- Dan Austin – programming
- Belinda Hammond, Hannah Groarke-Young – strings
- Colin Williams, Kim Wedderburne, Mark Menzies, Se-ember Yaor, Yvonne Shelton – backing vocals
- Dan Austin – engineer, mixing
- Henry Broadhead, Joel Patchett, Jake Evans, George Perks – engineer assistant
- Craig Silvey – mixing
- Dani Bennett Sprag – mixing assistant
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Maria Lax – photography
- Jon Shard – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.
- Carousels
- I Will Not Hide
- Broken Eyes
- For Tomorrow
- Cathedrals of the Mind
- Prisoners
- Cycle of Hurt
- Mother Silverlake
- Universal Want
- Forest House
Bully: Sugaregg
On August 21, 2020, “Sub Pop” label released “Sugaregg”, the third Bully studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Pachyderm” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, “Palace Sound” in Toronto, and was produced by Alicia Bognanno, John Congleton and Graham Walsh.
Personnel:
- Alicia Bognanno – vocals, guitar, bass, engineering, cover photography
- Zachary Dawes – bass
- Wesley Mitchell – drums
- John Congleton – engineer, mixing
- Graham Walsh – engineer, mixing
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Angelina Castillo – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Alicia Bognanno.
- Add It On
- Every Tradition
- Where to Start
- Prism
- You
- Let You
- Like Fire
- Stuck in Your Head
- Come Down
- Not Ashamed
- Hours and Hours
- What I Wanted
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