Tag Archives: 2020

The Pineapple Thief: Versions Of The Truth

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On September 4, 2020, “Kscope” label released “Versions of the Truth”, the 14th Pineapple Thief (The) album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Bourne Place” in Hertfordshire, England, “Soord Studios”, and was produced by Bruce Soord, Steve Kitch, John Sykes and Gavin Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering
  • John Sykes – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, marimba
  • Michael Schoenholtz- artwork
  • Scott Robinson – design, layout
  • Diana Seifert – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison.

  1. Versions of the Truth
  2. Break It All
  3. Demons
  4. Driving Like Maniacs
  5. Leave Me Be
  6. Too Many Voices
  7. Our Mire
  8. Out of Line
  9. Stop Making Sense
  10. The Game

Suuns: The Witness

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On September 3, 2021, “Joyful Noise Recordings” and “Secret City Records” labels released “The Witness”, the fifth Suuns album. It was recorded December 2019 – September 2020, at “Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Ben Shemie – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Yarmush – bass
  • Liam O’Neill – drums
  • Max Henry – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Mathieu Charbonneau – synthesizer
  • Erik Hove – saxophone, flute
  • Jace Lasek – engineer, mixing
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Ryan Morey – mastering
  • Studio Safar – design
  • Myriam Boulos – cover photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Shemie, Joe Yarmush, Liam O’Neill and Max Henry.

  1. Third Stream
  2. Witness Protection
  3. C-Thru
  4. Timebender
  5. Clarity
  6. The Fix
  7. Go to My Head
  8. The Trilogy

Ulver: Flowers Of Evil

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On August 28, 2020, “House of Mythology” label released “Flowers of Evil”, the twelfth Ulver studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, in Oslo, and was produced by Kristoffer Rygg, Tore Ylvisaker, Ole Alexander Halstensgård and Jørn H. Sværen.

Personnel:

  • Kristoffer Rygg – vocals, additional programming
  • Tore Ylvisaker – keyboards, programming
  • Ole Alexander Halstensgård – electronics
  • Jørn H. Sværen – miscellaneous
  • Ivar Thormodsæter – drums
  • Anders Møller – percussion
  • Christian Fennesz – guitar, electronics
  • Stian Westerhus – guitar
  • Ole Henrik Moe – viola, cello
  • Kari Rønnekleiv – violin
  • John Stark – bass
  • Suzanne Sumbundu – vocals
  • Mimmi Tamba – vocals
  • Michael J. York – bagpipes
  • Martin Glover – mixing
  • Michael Rendall – mixing
  • Renée Jeanne Falconetti – cover still image

Track listing:

  1. One Last Dance
  2. Russian Doll
  3. Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers
  4. Hour of the Wolf
  5. Apocalypse 1993
  6. Little Boy
  7. Nostalgia
  8. A Thousand Cuts

Marisa Anderdson And William Tyler: Lost Futures

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On August 27, 2021, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Lost Futures”, album by Marisa Anderson and William Tyler. It was recorded in September 2020, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tucker Martine, Marisa Anderson and William Tyler.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Anderson – guitars, photography
  • William Tyler – guitars
  • Tucker Martine – bass, drums, recording, mixing
  • Gisela Rodriguez Fernandez – violin, viola
  • Patricia Vásquez Gómez – quijada
  • Cole Halverson – recording, mixing assistant
  • Amy Dragon – mastering
  • Sam Smith – cover art
  • Daniel Castrejón – design

Track listing:      

All tracks by Marisa Anderson and William Tyler.

  1. News About Heaven
  2. Lost Futures
  3. Pray for Rain
  4. Something Will Come
  5. At the Edge of the World
  6. Hurricane Light
  7. Life and Casualty
  8. Haunted By Water

Nubya Garcia: Source

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On August 21, 2020, “Concord Jazz” label released “Source”, the second Nubya Garcia studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Kwes and Nubya Garcia.

Personnel:

  • Nubya Garcia – tenor saxophone
  • Diana Sammiguel – vocals, maracas 
  • Giovanna Mogollon – vocals 
  • Karen Forero – vocals 
  • Ritchie Seivwright – featured vocals
  • Akenya – featured vocals
  • Cassie Kinoshi – tenor saxophone, featured vocals
  • MS Maurice (Sheila Maurice Grey) – trumpet, featured vocals
  • Daniel Casimer – double bass
  • Joe Armon-Jones – keyboards, piano
  • Sam Jones – drums
  • La perla – performer
  • Giles Barrett – recording

Track listing:

All tracks Nubya Garcia, except where noted.

  1. Pace
  2. The Message Continues
  3. Source
  4. Together Is a Beautiful Place To Be
  5. Stand with Each Other
  6. Inner Game
  7. La cumbia me está llamando
  8. Before Us: In Demerara & Caura
  9. Boundless Beings – Nubya Garcia, Akenya

Deathheaven: Infinte Granite

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On August 20, 2021, “Sargent House” label released “Infinite Granite”, the fifth Deafheaven studio album. It was recorded August – October 2020, at “Atomic Garden East” in Oakland, California, “Electric Bunker” in Boston, “Chez JMJ” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Justin Meldal Johnsen.

Personnel:

  • George Clarke – vocals
  • Kerry McCoy – vocals, guitars, synthesizers
  • Shiv Mehra – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, synthesizers
  • Chris Johnson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Daniel Tracy – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – Fender Bass VI, additional vocals, additional synthesizers, additional guitar, engineer
  • Chelsea Jade – additional vocals
  • Jack Shirley – engineer
  • Darrell Thorp – engineer, mixing
  • Brendan Dekora – engineer
  • Chris Johnson – engineer
  • Joshua Lago – engineer assistant
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Nick Steinhardt, 23in – art direction, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by George Clarke, all music by George Clarke, Kerry McCoy, Shiv Mehra, Chris Johnson and Daniel Tracy.

  1. Shellstar
  2. In Blur
  3. Great Mass of Color
  4. Neptune Raining Diamonds
  5. Lament for Wasps
  6. Villain
  7. The Gnashing
  8. Other Language
  9. Mombasa

Tropical Fuck Storm: Deep States

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On August 20, 2021, “Joyful Noise Recordings” label released “Deep States”, the third Tropical Fuck Storm studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Studios Studios” in Nagambie, Victoria, and was produced by Gareth Liddiard and Mike Deslandes. At the 2021 “ARIA Music Awards”, “Deep States” won the award for “Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album”

Personnel:

  • Gareth Liddiard – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Erica Dunn – guitars, keyboards
  • Fiona Kitschin – bass
  • Lauren Hammel– drums
  • Amy Taylor – synths
  • Sean Powell – synths
  • Dan Kelly – synths, acoustic drums
  • Mike Deslandes – recording, mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Joe Becker – cover art
  • Jamie Wdziekonski – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gareth Liddiard, Erica Dunn, Fiona Kitschin and Lauren Hammel.

  1. The Greatest Story Ever Told
  2. G.A.F.F.
  3. Blue Beam Baby
  4. Suburbiopia
  5. Bumma Sanger
  6. The Donkey
  7. Reporting of a Failed Campaign
  8. New Romeo Agent
  9. Legal Ghost
  10. The Confinement of the Quarks

Kathleen Edwards: Total Freedom

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On August 14, 2020, “Dualtone Records” label released “Total Freedom”, the fifth Kathleen Edwards studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Ian Fitchuk, Jim Bryson and Kathleen Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Kathleen Edwards – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Gord Tough – electric and slide guitar
  • Jim Bryson – acoustic, electric, and slide guitars, organ, piano, banjo, percussion, string machine, effects, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Aaron Goldstein – pedal steel
  • Todd Lombardo – nylon string guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Blair Hogan – electric guitar
  • Daniel Tashian – guitar, backing vocal
  • Ian Fitchuk – bass guitar, book kick/percussion, Wurlitzer, piano
  • Darcy Yates – bass guitar
  • Phillipe Charbonneau – bass guitar
  • Jon Hynes – bass guitar
  • Peter Von Althen – drums, percussion
  • Kinley Dowling – violin, viola and string arrangements
  • Jill Andrews – backing vocals
  • Courtney Marie Andrews – backing vocals
  • Craig Alvin, Zack Pancoast, Zane Whitfield, Jim Bryson, Dylan Lodge and Konrad Snyder – engineer
  • Konrad Snyder – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Kathleen Edwards.

  1. Glenfern
  2. Hard on Everyone
  3. Birds on a Feeder
  4. Simple Math
  5. Options Open
  6. Feelings Fade
  7. Fools Ride
  8. Ashes to Ashes
  9. Who Rescued Who
  10. Take It with You When You Go

Glass Animals: Dreamland

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On August 7, 2020, “Wolf Tone” label released “Dreamland”, the third Glass Animals studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Bayley.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bayley – vocals, vocal bass, keyboards, guitar, drums, synthesizer, percussion, strings, programming, mixing
  • Andrew MacFarlane – strings, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Edmund Irwin Singer – guitar, keyboards, vocal bass, strings, synthesizer, programming
  • Joe Seaward – drums, percussion
  • Paul Epworth – percussion, strings, synthesizer
  • Orit Braha – vocals
  • Denzel Curry – vocals
  • Letta Mbulu – vocals
  • David Wrench – programming
  • Dave Bayley – recording
  • Riley McIntyre – recording
  • Luke Pickering – recording assistant
  • Chloe Kramer – recording assistant
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Derek “MixedByAli” Ali – mixing
  • David Nakaji – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Curtis “Sircut” Bye – mixing assistant
  • Cyrus “NOIS” Taghipour – mixing assistant
  • Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Paul Epworth – co-production

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Bayley, except where noted.

  1. Dreamland
  2. Tangerine – Dave Bayley, Paul Epworth, Brittany Hazzard
  3. Home Movie: 1994 – Dave Bayley, Orit Braha
  4. Hot Sugar – Dave Bayley, Ann Bridgeforth, Dave Hamilton, Rony Darrel
  5. Home Movie: BTX
  6. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  7. Tokyo Drifting – Dave Bayley, Caiphus Semenya, Denzel Curry
  8. Melon and the Coconut
  9. Your Love (Déjà Vu) – Dave Bayley, Paul Epworth
  10. Waterfalls Coming Out Your Mouth
  11. It’s All So Incredibly Loud
  12. Home Movie: Rockets
  13. Domestic Blues
  14. Heat Waves
  15. Home Movie: Shoes On
  16. Helium

Great Gable: Tracing Faces

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On August 7, 2020, “ADA Worldwide” and ”Warner Music Australia” labels released “Tracing Faces”, the debut Great Gable studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “The Music Farm” in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, and was produced by Alex Heriksson.

Personnel:

  • Alex Whiteman – vocals
  • Matt Preen – guitar
  • Chris Bye – bass guitar
  • Callum Guy – drums, writing
  • Alex Henriksson – mixing
  • Matthew Neighbour – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Whiteman, Matt Preen, Chris Bye, Callum Guy, Matt Corby and Alex Henriksson.

  1. Tracing Faces
  2. Blur
  3. Deep End
  4. I Wonder
  5. No Other Way
  6. Coasting
  7. Don’t You See
  8. All My Fault
  9. All My Friends
  10. Outro