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Nick Cave And Warren Ellis: Carnage

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On February 25, 2021, “Goliath” label released “Carnage”, album Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. It was recorded in 2020, at “Soundtree” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, percussion, arrangements, mixing, design
  • Warren Ellis – autoharp, drum machine, alto flute, glockenspiel, tenor guitar, harmonium, loops, piano, synthesizer, violin, viola, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Luis Almau – acoustic guitar, drums, arrangements, mixing, engineer
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Eloisa-Fleur Thom – violin
  • Alessandro Ruisi – violin
  • Luba Tunnicliffe – viola
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Hannah Cooke – choir
  • Nicholas Madden – choir
  • Amy Carson – choir
  • Timothy Dickinson – choir
  • Sarah Dacey – choir
  • Esmeralda Conde Ruiz – choir conductor
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Ben Jones – assistant
  • Ramera Abraham – assistant
  • Colin McIlhagga – assistant
  • Hingston Studio – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Hand of God
  2. Old Time
  3. Carnage
  4. White Elephant
  5. Albuquerque
  6. Lavender Fields
  7. Shattered Ground
  8. Balcony Man

The Alarm: War

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On February 25, 2021, “The Twenty First Century Recording Company” label released “War”, the 19th Alarm (The) album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Crusader Studios” in Dyserth, Wales, “Sunshine Corner Studios” in Fleet, England, “Rock Hard Studios” in Blackpool, England, and was produced by George Williams.

Personnel:

  • Mike Peters – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • James Stevenson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jules Jones – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • George Williams – bass, keyboards
  • Steve “Smiley” Barnard – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Benji Webbe – vocal
  • George Williams – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Dan Shearn – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Peters, except where noted.

  1. Protect and Survive
  2. We Got This
  3. Tribes (Stop the War)
  4. Still Unsafe
  5. Crush
  6. Warriors
  7. Fail
  8. Gods and Demons
  9. Safe from Harm – Andrew Vowles, William Emanuel Cobham, Grant Marshall, Robert Del Naja
  10. War (It’s Not Over Yet)

Scorpions: Rock Believeer

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On February 22, 2022, “Vertigo” label released “Rock Believer”, the nineteenth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Peppermint Park” in Hannover, Germany, and was produced by Hans-Martin Buff, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Pawel Maciwoda and Mikkey Dee.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, guitar arrangements
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, guitar solos, backing vocals, guitar arrangements
  • Paweł Mąciwoda – bass
  • Mikkey Dee – drums
  • Ingo Powitzer – additional guitars and bass, guitar solo, backing vocals, claps, guitar arrangements, guitar technician
  • Jakob Himmelein – backing vocals, claps, recording assistant
  • Alex Malek – backing vocals, claps
  • Pitti Hecht – percussion
  • Hans-Martin Buff – backing vocals, claps, recording, programming, sound design
  • Michael Ilbert – mixing
  • Tom Porcell Woznik – mastering
  • Peter Kirkman – guitar technician
  • Matthias Liebetruth – drum technician
  • René Thomsen – drum technician
  • Rocket and Wink – design, artwork
  • Klaus Voormann – cover design
  • Jeff Thrower – cover photography
  • Marc Theis – back cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Klaus Meine, all music as noted.  

  1. Gas in Tank – Rudolf Schenker
  2. Roots in My Boots – Rudolf Schenker
  3. Knock ‘em Dead – Rudolf Schenker
  4. Rock Believer – Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker
  5. Shining Your Soul – Rudolf Schenker, Greg Fidelman
  6. Seventh Sun – Rudolf Schenker, Hans-Martin Buff, Powitzer Fidelman
  7. Hot and Cold – Matthias Jabs
  8. When I Lay My Bones to Rest – Rudolf Schenker
  9. Peacemaker – Rudolf Schenker, Pawel Maciwoda
  10. Call of the Wild – Rudolf Schenker
  11. When You Know (Where You Come From) – Rudolf Schenker

Christian Scott: Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

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On February 1, 2020, “Concord Music Group” label released “Yesterday You Said Tomorrow”, the sixth Christian Scott album. It was recorded in April 2009, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Chris Dunn and Christian Scott.

Personnel:

  • Christian Scott – trumpet
  • Milton Fletcher, Jr. – piano
  • Matthew Stevens – guitar
  • Kristopher Keith Funn – bass
  • Jamire Williams – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer assistant
  • Alan Cole – art direction
  • Ivory Daniel – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian Scott, except where noted.

  1. K.K.P.D.
  2. The Eraser – Thom Yorke
  3. After All – Matthew Stevens
  4. Isadora
  5. Angola, LA & The 13th Amendment
  6. The Last Broken Heart (Prop 8)
  7. Jenacide (The Inevitable Rise and Fall of the Bloodless Revolution)
  8. The American’t
  9. An Unending Repentance
  10. The Roe Effect (Refrain in F# Minor) – Christian Scott, Matthew Stevens

Shame: Drank Tank Pink

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On January 15, 2021, “Dead Oceans” label released “Drunk Tank Pink”, the second Shame studio album. It was recorded January – February 2020, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Steen – lead vocals, guitars, additional piano, claps, recorder
  • Eddie Green – guitars, claps, backing vocals 
  • Sean Coyle-Smith – guitars, synthesizer, claps, percussion, backing vocals, inner sleeve photography
  • Josh Finerty – bass, guitars, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, claps, drums, percussion, table
  • Charlie Forbes – drums, percussion, claps, inner sleeve photography
  • James Ford – keyboards, synthesizer, percussion
  • Anthony Cazade – claps, engineer
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Anne Marie Fitzgerald – design
  • Charlie Stein – painting, inner sleeve photography
  • Tegen Williams – front cover photography
  • Starkie Reay – back cover and inner sleeve photography
  • Tom Van Huisstede – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Forbes, John Finerty, Charlie Sheen, Eddie Green and Saen Coyle-Smith.

  1. Alphabet
  2. Nigel Hitter
  3. Born in Luton
  4. March Day
  5. Water in the Well
  6. Snow Day
  7. Human, for a Minute
  8. Great Dog
  9. 6/1
  10. Harsh Degrees
  11. Station Wagon

King Gnu: Ceremony

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On January 15, 2020, “Ariola Japan” label released “Ceremony”, the third King Gnu studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Daiki Tsuneta.

Personnel:

  • Daiki Tsuneta – vocal, guitar, piano, contrabass, cello, programming
  • Ayatake Ezaki – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Kazuki Arai – bass
  • Yu Seki – drums
  • MELRAW – saxophone
  • Yohchi Masago – trumpet
  • Yumi Nishida – chorus

Track listing:

All lyrics by Daiki Tsuneta, all music Daiki Tsuneta, Satoru Iguchi, Kazuki Arai and Yu Seki.

  1. Kaikai-shiki – Opening Ceremony
  2. Doron
  3. Teenager Forever
  4. Humor
  5. Hakujitsu
  6. Maku-ai
  7. Hikōtei
  8. Chīsana Waku-sei
  9. Overflow
  10. Kasa
  11. Danjo
  12. Heikai-shiki – Closing Ceremony

Ryan Adams: Wednesdays

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On December 11, 2020, “PAX AM” label released “Wednesdays”, the seventeenth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Don Was, Ryan Adams and Beatriz Artola.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, tom tom
  • Todd Wisenbaker – electric guitar
  • Stephen Patt – pedal steel, dobro
  • Benmont Tench – organ, piano
  • Beatriz Artola – synth, engineer
  • Don Was – bass, double bass
  • Charlie Stavish – bass, engineer
  • Brendan McCusker – drums, engineer
  • Aaron Ficca – drums
  • Fred Bows – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – viola
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals
  • Hilliard ‘Sweet Pea’ Atkinson – backing vocals
  • Gabriel Sganga – engineer
  • Jeff Fitzpatrick – engineer assistant
  • Matthew Scatchell – engineer assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Siebe Johannes ten Cate – cover painting (La gare du Nord)

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Ryan Adams.

  1. I’m Sorry and I Love You
  2. Who Is Going to Love Me Now, If Not You
  3. When You Cross Over
  4. Walk in the Dark
  5. Poison & Pain
  6. Wednesdays
  7. Birmingham
  8. So, Anyways
  9. Mamma
  10. Lost in Time
  11. Dreaming You Backwards

The Raincoats: Same

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On November 21, 1979, “Rough Trade” label released the self-titled, debut Raincoats (The) album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Berry Street Studio” in London, and was produced by Geoff Travis, Mayo Thompson, Ana da Silva, Vicky Aspinall, Gina Birch and Palmolive. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked The Raincoats at number 398 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Ana da Silva – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Vicky Aspinall – vocals, guitar, violin
  • Gina Birch – vocals, bass guitar
  • Palmolive – drums
  • Lora Logic – saxophone
  • Adam Kidron – engineer
  • Pang Hsiao-Li – cover painting
  • Shirley O’Loughlin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ana da Silva, Vicky Aspinall, Gina Birch and Palmolive.

  1. No Side to Fall In
  2. Adventures Close to Home
  3. Off Duty Trip
  4. Black and White
  5. Lola – Ray Davies
  6. The Void
  7. Life on the Line
  8. You’re a Million
  9. In Love
  10. No Looking – poem by Jacques Prévert, translated and adapted by Ana da Silva, Vicky Aspinal, Gina Birch and Palmolive

Jerry Cantrell: Brighten

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On October 29, 2021, “Double J Music” label released “Brighten”, the third Jerry Cantrell album. It was recorded March 2020 – March 2021, at “Dave’s Room Recording Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tyler Bates and Jerry Cantrell.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Cantrell – lead vocals, lead guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Michael Rozon – pedal steel
  • Vincent Jones – piano, keyboards, strings
  • Jordan Lewis – piano
  • Duff McKagan – bass guitar
  • Gil Sharone – drums
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
  • Tyler Bates – strings, percussion, guitar
  • Greg Puciato – backing vocals
  • Lola Bates – backing vocals
  • Paul Figueroa – engineer
  • Joe Barresi – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.

  1. Alone
  2. Brighten
  3. Prism of Doubt
  4. Black Heart and Evil Done
  5. Siren Song
  6. Had to Know
  7. Nobody Breaks You
  8. Dismembered
  9. Goodbye – Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Don Broco: Amazing Things

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On October 22, 2021, “SharpTone” label released “Amazing Things”, the fourth Don Broco studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Decoy Studios” in Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, and was produced by Jason Perry and Dan Lancaster.

Personnel:

  • Rob Damiani – lead vocals, electronics
  • Simon Delaney – lead and rhythm guitars
  • Tom Doyle – bass guitar, programming
  • Matt Donnelly – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Gumshield
  2. Manchester Super Reds No. 1 Fun
  3. Swimwear Season
  4. Endorphins
  5. One True Prince
  6. Anaheim
  7. Uber
  8. How Are You Done with Existing?
  9. Bruce Willis
  10. Revenge Body
  11. Bad 4 Ur Health
  12. Easter Sunday