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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
On March 13, 2020, “Impulse!” label released “We Are Sent Here by History”, the second Shabaka and the Ancestors studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Milestone Studio” in Cape Town, South Africa, “Sumo Sounds Studio” in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was produced by Dilip Harris and Shabaka Hutchings.
Personnel:
Shabaka Hutchings – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Mithunzi Myubu – alto saxophone
Mandla Miangeni – trumpet
Siyabonga Mthembu – vocals
Thandi Ntyuli – piano
Nduduzo Makhathini – electric piano
Ariel Zamonsky – double bass
Tumi Mogorosi – drums
Gontse Makhene – percussion
Murray Anderson – recording
Peter Auret – recording
Jethro Harris – recording assistant
Tshepo Mothwa – recording assistant
Dilip Harris – mixing
Guy Davis – mastering
Daniela Yohannes – illustration
Jacob Lerman – CD design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Siyabonga Mthembu, all music by Shabaka Hutchings.
