On August 7, 2020, “P. W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd” label released “Microphones in 2020”, the fifth Microphones studio album. It was recorded May 2019 – May 2020, and was produced by Phil Elverum.
On July 31, 2020, “Emi Music Australia” released “Please Leave Your Light On”, an album by Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky. It was recorded in August 2019, at “David Li Sound Gallery” at Monash University in Melbourne, and was produced by
Personnel:
Paul Kelly – vocals, harmonica
Paul Grabowsky – piano
Ben Grayson – recording
Lachlan Garrick – mixing, mastering
Pete Salmon Lomas – design
Pia Johnson – photography
Andy Doherty – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Kelly; except where noted.
True to You
Petrichor
What a Woman Loves a Man
Sonnet 138 – lyrics by William Shakespeare
Time and Tide – Paul Kelly, Alan Pigram
Young Lovers – lyrics by Paul Kelly, music by Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Dane Kelly
On July 31, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” album released “Made of Rain”, the eighth Psychedelic Furs (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Richard Fortus, Richard Butler, Tim Butler, Paul Garisto, Rich Good, Amanda Kramer and Mars Williams.
Personnel:
Richard Butler – vocals
Rich Good – guitar
Amanda Kramer – keyboards
Tim Butler – bass guitar
Paul Garisto – drums
Mars Williams – saxophone
Richard Fortus
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Jon Carin
Joe McGinty
Paisley Fortus
Clover Fortus
Jason McEntire – engineer
Tim Palmer – mixing
Track listing:
The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll – Richard Butler, Rich Good
Don’t Believe – Richard Butler, Tim Butler, Paul Garisto, Rich Good
You’ll Be Mine – Richard Butler, Tim Butler
Wrong Train – John Ashton, Richard Butler, Tim Butler
This’ll Never Be Like Love – Richard Butler, Chris Good
Ash Wednesday – Richard Butler, Paul Garisto
Come All Ye Faithful – Richard Butler, Rich Good
No-One – Richard Butler, Rich Good
Tiny Hands – Richard Butler, Tim Butler
Hide the Medicine – Richard Butler, Richard Fortus
Turn Your Back on Me – Richard Butler, Paul Garisto
On July 31, 2020, “Epiphany” label released “Such Pretty Forks in the Road”, the ninth Alanis Morissette studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Alex Hope and Catherine Marks.
Personnel:
Alanis Morissette – lead and backing vocals
Alex Hope – guitars, synths, marxophone, programming, string arrangements
Steven Milbourne – acoustic guitar
Chris J. Alderton – guitar
David Levita – guitar
Frank Turner – guitar
Michael Farrell – piano, synths, organ, marxophone, string arrangements
Catherine Marks – synths, programming, string arrangements
Adam ‘Cecil’ Bartlett – acoustic guitar, synths, programming
Tyler Last – bass
Cedric Lemoyne – bass
Victor Indrizzo – drums
Chris Dugan – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Alanis Morissette and Michael Farrell.
On July 17, 2020, “Inside Out” label released “The Absence of Presence”, the sixteenth Kansas studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart and Rich Williams.
Personnel:
Ronnie Platt – lead vocals
Rich Williams – acoustic and electric guitars
Zak Rizvi – electric guitar, backing vocals, mixing
Tom Brislin – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
David Ragsdale – violin, backing vocals
Billy Greer – bass, backing vocals
Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
Track listing:
The Absence of Presence – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
Throwing Mountains – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
Jets Overhead – lyrics by Tom Brislin, music by Zak Rizvi
Propulsion – music by Tom Brislin
Memories Down the Line – lyrics and music by Tom Brislin
Circus of Illusion – lyrics by Ronnie Platt, music by Tom Brislin
Animals on the Roof – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zalk Rizvi
Never – lyrics by Ronnie Platt, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
The Song the River Sang – lyrics and music by Tom Brislin
On July 17, 2020, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Hate for Sale”, the eleventh Pretenders (The) album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Stephen Street.
On July 17, 2020, “Rough Trade” label released “Beyond the Pale”, the debut Jarv Is studio album. It was recorded April 2018 – September 2019, at “Peak Cavern” in Derbyshire, UK, “Primavera Sound” in Barcelona, Spain, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.
Personnel:
Jarvis Cocker – lead and backing vocals, Boss voice transformer, Vox Starstreamer guitar, Spanish guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Marine Rider guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Philicorda organ, Korg MS-20 synthesiser, kalimba, synth loop, Mellotron, handclaps, whistling
On July 20, 2020, “BMG” label released “Unfollow the Rules”, the tenth Rufus Wainwright album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.
On July 20, 2020, “Chugg Music Entertainment” label released “14 Steps to a Better You”, the second Lime Cordiale studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Hammer and Simon Berckelman. At the 2020 “J Awards” in November 2020, “14 Steps to a Better You”, won “Australian Album of the Year”. At the 2020 “ARIA Music Awards” the album won “Breakthrough Artist – Release”.