Tag Archives: 2021

Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Ding Dong. You’re Dead

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On March 19, 2021, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Ding Dong. You’re Dead”, the seventh Hedvig Mollestad Trio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Amper Tone Studio” in Bjølsen, Norway, and was produced by Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Ellen Brekken and Ivar Loe Bjørnstad.

Personnel:

  • Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen – guitar
  • Ellen Brekken – bass
  • Ivar Loe Bjørnstad – drums
  • Bård Ingebrigtsen – recording, mixing
  • Helge Sten – mastering
  • Kim Hiorthøy – design
  • Rune Kristoffersen – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Leo Flash’ Return to The Underworld – Ellen Brekken
  2. All Flights Cancelled – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen
  3. Ding Dong. You’re Dead – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen
  4. Gimbal – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen
  5. Magic Moshroom – Ellen Brekken
  6. The Art of Being Jon Balkovitc – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen
  7. Four Candles – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen

Lake Street Dive: Obviously

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On March 12, 2021, “Nonesuch” label released “Obviously”, the seventh Lake Street Dive studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Mike Elizondo.

Personnel:

  • Rachael Price – lead vocals
  • Mike “McDuck” Olson – guitar, mandolin, strings, trumpet
  • Akie Bermiss – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, piano, backing vocals
  • Bridget Kearney – vocals and backing vocals, bass, synthesizer
  • Michael Calabrese – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Alan Umstead – violin
  • Catherine Umstead – violin
  • Jung-Min Shin – violin
  • Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
  • Bruce Christensen – viola
  • Anthony Lamarchina – cello
  • Kristin Andreassen – backing vocals
  • Lawson White – engineer
  • Zach Stokes – engineer assistant
  • Adam Hawkins – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Dewey Saunders – artwork
  • Shervin Lainez – photography
  • Leo Krauss – prints

Track listing:

  1. Hypotheticals – Bridget Kearney
  2. Hush Money – Mike Calabrese, Mike Olson
  3. Same Old News – Akie Bermiss, Mike Olson
  4. Being a Woman – Bridget Kearney
  5. Making Do – Mike Calabrese, Bridget Kearney
  6. Nobody’s Stopping You Now – Bridget Kearney, Rachel Price
  7. Know That I Know – Akie Bermiss, Mike Olson
  8. Lackluster Love – Akie Bermiss, Rachel Price
  9. Anymore – Akie Bermiss
  10. Feels Like the Last Time – Akie Bermiss, Bridget Kearney
  11. Sarah – Akie Bermiss, Mike Calabrese

Set It Off: Elsewhere

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On March 11, 2022, “Fearless” label released “Elsewhere”, the fifth Set It Off studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Brandon Paddock, Mike Green, Bruce Wiegner and Nico Hartikainen.

Personnel:

  • Cody Carson – vocals
  • Zach Dewall – guitar
  • Maxx Danziger – drums
  • Cameron Walker-Wright – guitar
  • Niko Hartikainen – keyboards
  • Eli Weinberger – cello
  • Andrew Joslyn – string arrangements
  • Brandon Paddock – engineer
  • Bruce Wiegner – engineer
  • Clint Moody – engineer assistant
  • Jordan Witzigreuter – engineer
  • Seth Drake – mixing, mastering
  • Sage Lamonica – design
  • Danin Jackuay – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Cody Carson.

  1. Skeleton
  2. Projector
  3. Cut Off
  4. Loose Cannon
  5. Why Do I
  6. As Good as It Gets
  7. Who’s in Control
  8. Taste of the Good Life
  9. Why Not Me
  10. Dangerous
  11. Cordial
  12. The Magic 8
  13. Playing with Bad Luck
  14. Peekaboo
  15. Catch a Break
  16. Better Than This

Tapani Rinne and Juha Mäki-Patola: Open

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On March 11, 2022, “Hush Hush” label released “Open”, album by Tapani Rinne and Juha Mäki-Patola. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Tapani Rinne and Juha Mäki-Patola.

Personnel:

  • Tapani Rinne – saxophone, clarinet
  • Juha Mäki-Patola – synthesizer, piano, organ, guitar, mixing 
  • Taylor Deupree – mastering
  • Ilkka Kärkkäinen – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tapani Rinne and Juha Mäki-Patola.

  1. Brevity
  2. Open Part 1
  3. Still
  4. Distant
  5. Leave
  6. Peak
  7. Open Part 2
  8. Hope
  9. Fall
  10. Hover

Chevelle: NIRATIAS

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On March 5, 2021, “Epic” label released “NIRATIAS” (Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation), the ninth Chevelle studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Pete Loeffler – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
  • Sam Loeffler – drums
  • Brian Kilgore – timpani, chimes, percussion
  • Joe Barresi – additional percussion
  • Jun Murakawa – engineer assistant
  • Greg Foeller – engineer assistant
  • Joe Barresi – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mark “Stig” Daughney – guitar technician
  • Dan Druff – guitar technician
  • Mike Fasano – drum technician
  • Bruce Jacoby – drum technician
  • Jeff Schulz – art direction, design
  • Boris Vallejo – cover illustration
  • Joseph Cultice – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Loeffler and Sam Loeffler.

  1. Verruckt
  2. So Long, Mother Earth
  3. Mars Simula
  4. Sleep the Deep
  5. Self-Destructor
  6. Piistol Star (Gravity Heals)
  7. VVurmhole
  8. Peach
  9. Test Test…Enough
  10. Endlessly
  11. Remember When
  12. Ghost and Razor
  13. Lost in Digital Woods

Nilüfer Yanya: Painless

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On March 4, 2022, “ATO” label released “Painless”, the second Nilüfer Yanya studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo, Bullion (Nathan Jenkins), Jazzi Bobbi and Will Archer.  

Personnel:

  • Nilüfer Yanya – vocal, guitar, keyboards, artwork, photography
  • Jazzi Bobbi – vocals
  • Will Archer – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Reed – bass
  • Ellis Dupuy – drums
  • Andrew Sarlo – engineer
  • Joe Dworniak – engineer
  • Andy Ramsay – additional engineering
  • Dom Kirtley – additional engineering
  • Nathan Boddy – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Lilian Nuthall – mixing assistant
  • Lauren Harewood – design
  • Elif Yanya – paintings
  • Molly Daniel – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Dealer – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer, Jazzi Bobbi
  2. L/R – Nilüfer Yanya, Bullion
  3. Shameless – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  4. Stabilise – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  5. Chase Me – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  6. Midnight Sun – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  7. Trouble – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  8. Try – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  9. Company – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  10. Belong with You – Nilüfer Yanya, Jazzi Bobbi
  11. The Mystic – Nilüfer Yanya, Andrew Sarlo
  12. Anotherlife – Nilüfer Yanya, Bullion

Guided By Voices: Crystal Nuns Cathedral

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On March 4, 2022, “Guided by Voices, Inc.” label released “Crystal Nuns Cathedral”, the 35th Guided by Voices studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Travis Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – lead vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar, backing vocals
  • Doug Gillard – guitar, backing vocals, strings arrangements
  • Mark Shue – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin March – drums, backing vocals
  • Ray Ketchem – drums engineering
  • Travis Harrison – mixing
  • Jeff Powell – mastering (for vinyl) 
  • Jamal Ruhe – mastering
  • J. Colangelo – drums technician
  • Joe Patterson – layout, back cover treatment, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard.

  1. Eye City
  2. Re-Develop
  3. Climbing a Ramp
  4. Never Mind the List
  5. Birds in the Pipe
  6. Come North Together
  7. Forced to Sea
  8. Huddled
  9. Excited Ones
  10. The Eyes of Your Doctor
  11. Mad River Man
  12. Crystal Nuns Cathedral

Tears For Fears: The Tipping Point

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On February 25, 2022, “Concord” label released “The Tipping Point”, the seventh Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2021, and was produced by Charlton Pettus, Florian Reutter, Sacha Skarbek, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

Personnel:

  • Roland Orzabal – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Curt Smith – vocals, keyboards, bass guitars, mixing
  • Max von Ameln – guitars
  • Charlton Pettus – keyboards, guitars, programming, mixing
  • Sacha Skarbek – acoustic piano, vocal production
  • Doug Petty – accordion, Hammond organ, acoustic piano, string arrangements
  • Aaron Sterling – drums
  • Jamie Wollam – drums
  • Jason Joseph – choir, vocal arrangements
  • Charles Jones – choir
  • Jessi Collins – choir
  • Lauren Evans – choir
  • Carina Round – backing vocals
  • Florian Reutter – programming, vocal production
  • Tim Palmer – mixing
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Tony Maserati – mixing
  • Steven Wilson – surround mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Justin Shturtz – mastering
  • Max von Ameln – engineer assistant
  • Tommy Steele – art direction, design
  • Carrie Smith – art direction
  • Cinta Vidal – cover art
  • Frank Ockenfels 3 – photography

Track listing:

  1. No Small Thing – Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith
  2. The Tipping Point – Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus
  3. Long, Long, Long Time – Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
  4. Break the Man – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
  5. My Demons – Roland Orzabal, Sacha Skarbek, Florian Reutter
  6. Rivers of Mercy – Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus, Doug Petty
  7. Please Be Happy – Roland Orzabal, Sacha Skarbek
  8. Master Plan – Roland Orzabal
  9. End of Night – Roland Orzabal
  10. Stay – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus

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)