Tag Archives: 2020

Little Kid: Transfiguration Highway

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On July 3, 2020, “Solitaire Recordings” label released “Transfiguration Highway”, album by Little Kid. It was recorded in 2020, at “The Pharmacy” in Toronto, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Boothby – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, harmonica, organ, keyboards
  • Brodie Germain – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Megan Lunn – vocals, banjo
  • Paul Vroom – bass, keyboards, percussion
  • Brodie Germain – drums
  • Liam Cole – drums
  • Brigitte Naggar – additional vocals
  • Joel Harrower – whistling
  • James Lee Chiahan – design

Track listing:

  1. I Thought That You’d Been Raptured
  2. What’s in a Name
  3. Transfiguration Highway
  4. Thief on the Cross
  5. All Night (Golden Ring)
  6. Candle Out
  7. Made for Each Other
  8. Close Enough to Kill
  9. Losing
  10. Gill
  11. Pry

Ray LaMontagne: Monovision

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On June 26, 2020, “RCA” label released “Monovision”, the eight Ray LaMontagne studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “The Big Room”, and was produced by Ray LaMontagne.

Personnel:

  • Ray LaMontagne – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass, drums, percussion, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray LaMontagne.

  1. Roll Me Mama, Roll Me
  2. I Was Born to Love You
  3. Strong Enough
  4. Summer Clouds
  5. We’ll Make It Through
  6. Misty Morning Rain
  7. Rocky Mountain Healin’
  8. Weeping Willow
  9. Morning Comes Wearing Diamonds
  10. Highway to the Sun

Klô Pelgag: Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs

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On June 26, 2020, “Secret City Records” label released “Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs”, the third Klô Pelgag studio album, It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Klô Pelgag and Sylvain Deschamps.

Personnel:

  • Klô Pelgag – vocals, piano, synth, sampler, arrangements, recording
  • François (Zaï) Zaïdan – guitar, synthesizer
  • Sylvain (Sysyllium) Deschamps – guitar, synth, recording
  • Étienne (Baboo) Dupré – bass, guitar, synth
  • Pete (Poud) Pételle – drums, percussion
  • David Carbonneau, Stephane Beaulac – trumpet
  • Renaud Gratton – trombone
  • Jean-Sébastien Vachon – bass trombone, tuba
  • Louis-Pierre Bergeron, Maude Lussier – horn
  • Chantal Bergeron, Fanny Fresard, Frédérique Tanguay-Gagnon, Félix Savignac, Geneviève Clermont, John Corban, Mélanie Bélair, Vanessa Marcoux, Zoé Dumais – violin
  • Julie Boivin, Ligia Paquin, Valérie Arsenault – viola
  • Mariane Bertrand, Marianne Houle – cello
  • Owen Pallett – arrangements
  • Vincent Lauzer – recorder
  • Pierre Girard – mixing
  • Richard Addison – mastering
  • David Beauchemin, Julien Hebert – design
  • Florence Obrecht – painting
  • Marc-Étienne Mongrain – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Klô Pelgag and Sylvain Deschamps.

  1. Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleur
  2. Rémora
  3. Umami
  4. J’aurai les cheveux longs
  5. À l’ombre des cyprès
  6. La Fonte
  7. Soleil
  8. Für Élise
  9. Mélamine
  10. Où vas-tu quand tu dors ?
  11. La maison jaune
  12. Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs II

Hiss Golden Messenger: Quietly Blowing It

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On June 25, 2021, “Merge Records” label released “Quietly Blowing It”, the twelve Hiss Golden Messenger studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Overdub Lane”, “Echo Magic”, “The Shed”, “Starr Sound”, “The Old Pillow Studio”, “The Boom Boom Room”, “Dad’s Bar & Grill”, and was produced by M.C. Taylor.

Personnel:

  • M.C. Taylor – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, additional recording
  • Chris Boerner – electric guitar
  • Buddy Miller – electric guitar
  • Josh Kaufman – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Scott Hirsch – lap steel guitar, synthesizer
  • James Wallace – piano, additional recording
  • Devonne Harris – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, clavinet
  • Alex Bingham – bass, synthesizer
  • Brevan Hampden – drums, percussion
  • Matt McCaughan – drums, percussion, synthesizer
  • Stuart Bogie – saxophone
  • Matt Douglas – saxophone
  • Griffin Goldsmith – singing
  • Taylor Goldsmith – singing
  • Sonyia Turner – singing
  • Zach Williams – singing
  •  Luc Suèr – recording
  • Darryl Norsen – layout, design
  • Chris Frisina – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by M.C. Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Way Back in the Way Back
  2. The Great Mystifier
  3. Mighty Dollar
  4. Quietly Blowing It
  5. It Will If We Let It
  6. Hardlytown
  7. If It Comes in the Morning – Anaïs Mitchell, M.C. Taylor
  8. Glory Strums (Loneliness of the Long – Distance Runner)
  9. Painting Houses – Gregory Alan Isakov, M.C. Taylor
  10. Angels in the Headlights
  11. Sanctuary

Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel…

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On June 19, 2012, “Epic” label released “The Idler Wheel…”, the fourth Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2011, at “Stanley” in Los Feliz, California, “NBB” in New York City, and was produced by Charley Drayton and Fiona Apple. in 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine placed the album at number 213 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Fiona Apple (credited as “Feedy”) – singins, field recording, loops, truck stomping, dance partner, thighs, percussion, piano, celeste, timpani, voice strings, bass keyboard
  • Charley Drayton (credited as “Seedy”) – baritone vocals, voice of pain, kora, autoharartworkp, truck stomping, dance partner, percussion, Teisco guitar, guitar, bouzouki, marimba, drum set, voice strings, thighs, field recording, pillow, string harp
  • Sebastian Steinberg – acoustic bass, Harmony guitar
  • Maude Maggart – high harmony
  • John Would – recording
  • Eddison Sainsbury – recording
  • Dave Way – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Eric Roinestad – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Fiona Apple.

  1. Every Single Night
  2. Daredevil
  3. Valentine
  4. Jonathan
  5. Left Alone
  6. Werewolf
  7. Periphery
  8. Regret
  9. Anything We Want
  10. Hot Knife

The Decemberists: As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

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On June 14, 2024, “YABB” label released “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again”, the ninth Decemberists (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Colin Meloy — lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Chris Funk — electric guitars, pedal steel, synthesizers, banjo, mandolin
  • Jenny Conlee — piano, organs, vibraphone, accordion, synthesizers
  • Nate Query — electric bass, upright bass
  • John Moen — drums, percussion
  • Mike Mills — piano, backing vocals
  • Kelly Pratt — saxophones, trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium, tuba, trombone, French horn
  • Jesse Chandler — flute, bass clarinet
  • Miguel Bernal — percussion
  • Reinhardt Wolfgang Melz — percussion
  • Elizabeth Ellison — backing vocals
  • James Mercer — backing vocals
  • Tucker Martine — recording, mixing
  • Emily Lazar — mastering
  • Ryan Bridenstine — recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Carson Ellis — illustrations, art direction
  • Thunderwing — art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Meloy.

  1. Burial Ground
  2. Oh No!
  3. The Reapers
  4. Long White Veil
  5. William Fitzwilliam
  6. Don’t Go to the Woods
  7. The Black Maria
  8. All I Want Is You
  9. Born to the Morning
  10. America Made Me
  11. Tell Me What’s on Your Mind
  12. Never Satisfied
  13. Joan in the Garden

The Chemical Brothers: Further

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On June 14, 2020, “Freestyle Dust” label released “Further”, the seventh Chemical Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Orinoco” in London, “Rowlands Audio Research” in Essex, England, and was produced by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands.

Personnel:

  • Ed Simons – performer
  • Tom Rowlands – performer
  • Bruce Woolley – theremin
  • Stephanie Dosen – additional vocals
  • Cheeky Paul – editing
  • Lawrence Aldridge – editing assistant
  • Steve Dub – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Adam Smith – art direction
  • Tom Hingston Studio – design
  • Jez Tozer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands.

  1. Snow
  2. Escape Velocity
  3. Another World
  4. Dissolve
  5. Horse Power
  6. Swoon
  7. K+D+B
  8. Wonders of the Deep

Allo Daelin’: Same

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On June 7, 2020, “Fortuna Pop!” label released the self-titled, debut Allo Darlin’ album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Simon Trought.

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Morris – vocals, glockenspiel, handclapping, percussion, piano, ukulele
  • Paul Rains – electric guitar, backing vocals, Fender Rhodes, Korg M1, lap steel guitar, Omnichord
  • Bill Botting – vocals and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Michael Collins – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Simon Trought – mandolin, percussion, handclapping, engineer, mixing, percussion
  • Keiron Phelan – flute
  • Dan Mayfield – violin
  • Monster Bobby – vocals
  • The Friday Night Choir – backing vocals
  • Matthew Reynolds – backing vocals
  • Adam Nunn – mastering
  • Nik Vestberg – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Allo Darlin’.

  1. Dreaming
  2. The Polaroid Song
  3. Silver Dollars
  4. Kiss Your Lips
  5. Heartbeat Chili
  6. If Loneliness Was Art
  7. Woody Allen
  8. Let’s Go Swimming
  9. My Heart Is a Drummer
  10. What Will Be Will Be

Perfume Genius: Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

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On May 15, 2020, “Matador” label released “Set My Heart on Fire Immediately”, the fifth Perfume Genius studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Blake Mills.

Personnel:

  • Mike Hadreas – vocals, synthesizers, Wurlitzer
  • Blake Mills – guitar, bass, synthesizers, drums, glockenspiel, synth guitar, organ, piano, synth drums, harmonium, harmony vocals
  • Alan Wyffels – piano, organ, harpsichord, synthesizers, flute, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, harmony vocals
  • Sam Gendel – synthesizers, saxophone, synth drums, drum machine
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Rob Moose – violin, viola
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Phoebe Bridgers – harmony vocals
  • Ethan Gruska – vocals, harmony vocals, percussion
  • Joseph Lorge – engineer
  • Greg Koller – engineer, mixing
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Ian Sefchick – mastering
  • Andrew J. S. – art direction
  • Camille Vivier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Hadreas, except where noted.

  1. Whole Life
  2. Describe
  3. Without You
  4. Jason
  5. Leave
  6. On the Floor – Mike Hadreas, Alan Wyffels
  7. You Body Changes Everything
  8. Moonbend – Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills
  9. Just a Touch
  10. Nothing at All
  11. One More Try
  12. Some Dream
  13. Borrowed Light

Hayley Williams: Petals For Armor

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On May 8, 2020, “Atlantic” label released “Petals for Armor”, the debut Hayley Williams studio album. It was recording 2019 – 2020, at “East iris” in Nashville, “Music Friends” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Taylor York.

Personnel:

  • Hayley Williams – vocals; guitar, keyboards, drums
  • Mike Weiss – guitar
  • Rusty Williams – vocals, piano
  • Steph Marziano – keyboards, programming
  • Joey Howard – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, additional production
  • Brian Robert Jones – bass
  • Aaron Steele – drums, congas, percussion, programming
  • Zac Farro – drums
  • Benjamin Kaufman – violin, chin cello
  • Julien Baker – backing vocals
  • Phoebe Bridgers – backing vocals
  • Lucy Dacus – backing vocals
  • Taylor York – additional instrumentation
  • Daniel James – string arrangements, additional production
  • Carlos de la Garza – engineer, additional production
  • Micah Tawlks – engineer, additional production
  • Michael Craver – mixing assistant, studio assistant
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • David Fitzgibbons – mixing assistant, studio assistant
  • Kevin Boettger – studio assistant
  • Michelle Freetly – studio assistant
  • Jake Butler – studio assistant
  • Steph Marziano – additional production
  • Lindsey Byrnes – creative direction, photography
  • Alex Mata – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. Simmer – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Taylor York
  2. Leave It Alone – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  3. Cinnamon – Hayley Williams, Taylor York
  4. Creepin’ – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  5. Sudden Desire – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  6. Dead Horse – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  7. My Friend – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  8. Over Yet – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  9. Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris – Hayley Williams, Daniel James, Taylor York
  10. Why We Ever – Hayley Williams, Micah Tawlks
  11. Pure Love – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  12. Taken – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  13. Sugar on the Rim – Hayley Williams, Taylor York
  14. Watch Me While I Bloom – Hayley Williams, Daniel James, Taylor Yok
  15. Crystal Clear – Hayley Williams, Taylor York