On April 22, 2022, “Fat Possum Records” label released “Everything Was Beautiful” the ninth Spiritualized studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Konk Studios”, “Snap Studios”, “ROFL Audio Recording”, “Hackney Road Studios”, “Holy Mountain Studios”, “Fluff Studios”, “Flesh & Bone Studios”, “Urchin Studios”, “Bella Union Studios”, “Decoy Studios” and “Brushfield Street”, and was produced by Dan Cox and J. Spaceman.
On April 15, 2022, “Verve Forecast” label released “Watch My Moves”, the ninth Kurt Vile studio album, It was recorded 2021 – 2022, and was produced by Kurt Vile and Rob Schnapf.
Personnel:
Kurt Vile – vocals, piano, keyboards, acoustic and slide guitar, electric guitar, drum machine, synth bass, synthesizer programming, engineer, art direction
Rob Laakso – bass, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
Jesse Trbovich – bass, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
Chris Cohen – electric guitar, backing vocals
Julia Shapiro – vocals, electric guitar
Lydia Lund – vocals, electric guitar
Cate Le Bon – vocals, piano
Farmer Dave Scher – keyboards, lap steel guitar
Craig McQuiston – bass
Matt Schuessler – bass, upright bass
Kyle Spence – drums, percussion
Sarah Jones – drums, percussion
Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion
James Stewart – tenor saxophone
Annie Truscott – vocals, violin
Adam Langellotti – synthesizer programming, engineer
On April 9, 2021, “Spacebomb Records” label released “Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection”, album by Matthew E. White and Lonnie Holley. It was recorded in 2020, at “Sound Pure Studios” in Durham, North Carolina, and was produced by Adrian Olsen and Matthew E. White.
Personnel:
Lonnie Holley – vocal, artwork
Matthew E. White – overdubbed, editing, post production
Alan Parker – guitar, sequencer
Daniel Clarke – piano, additional keyboards, synthesizer
On April 9, 2021, “ECM” label released “Uneasy”, album by Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, and Tyshawn Sorey. It was recorded December 2019, at “Oktaven Audio” in Mount Vernon, New York, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Vijay Iyer.
On April 8, 2022, “Third Man Records” label released “Fear of the Dawn”, the fourth Jack White studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Third Man Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by Jack White.
Personnel:
Jack White – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, drums, guitar, bass, synthesizers, percussion, theremin, vibraphone, samples, engineer, mixing
Duane Denison – rhythm guitar, guitar solo
Olivia Jean – acoustic rhythm guitar, electric guitar
On April 8, 2022, “Edition Records” label released “Forest Floor”, the third Fergus McCreadie studio album. It was recorded in July 2021, at “Quiet Money Studios” in Hastings, England, and was produced by Fergus McCreadie. In 2022, “Forest Floor” won the “Scottish Album of the Year” award.
On April 2, 2021, “Sub Pop” label released “Head of Roses”, the third Flock of Dimes studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Betty’s” in North Carolina, and was produced by Jenn Wasner and Nick Sanborn.
On April 2, 2021, “Constellation Records” label released “G_d’s Pee at State’s End!”, the seventh Godspeed You! Black Emperor studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Hotel2Tango” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jace Lasek.
Personnel:
David Bryant – electric guitars, MG-1
Efrim Manuel Menuck – electric guitars, OP-1, radios
Mauro Pezzente – electric bass
Michael Moya – electric guitars
Sophie Trudeau – violins, organ
Thierry Amar – electric bass and upright bass
Aidan Girt – sitting drums and standing drums
Timothy Herzog – sitting drums and standing drums, glockenspiel
Karl Lemieux – 16mm projections
Philippe Leonard – 16mm projections
Track listing:
A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job’s Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine (Rockets for Mary)
Fire at Static Valley
“Government Came” (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz) / Cliffs Gaze / cliffs’ gaze at empty waters’ rise / Ashes to Sea or Nearer to Thee
On April 2, 2021, “Parlaphone” label released “W.L.”, the debut Snuts (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “The Firepit”, “Easdtcote Studios” and “Club Ralf” in London, “DTLA Studios” and “Serenity Studios” in Los Angeles, “3Lamps Studio” in Glasgow, and was produced by Mark Ralph, Tony Hoffer, Rich Costey, Inflo, Jack Cochrane and Richard Woodcraft.
Personnel:
Jack Cochrane – lead vocals, guitar, piano
Joe McGillveray – guitar, backing vocals
Callum Wilson – bass guitar, backing vocals
Jordan Mackay – drums, backing vocals
Tony Hoffer – guitar, mixing
Richard Woodcraft – synthesizer
Ian Burdge – cello
Richard Woodcraft – engineer, mixing
Adam ‘Cecil’ Bartlett – engineer
Tom Campbell – engineer
Josh Green – engineer
Christopher ‘Hof’ Goldie – engineer
Cameron Lister – engineer assistant
Nathaniel Graham – engineer assistant
Gemma Chester – engineer assistant
Rich Costey – mixing
Mark Ralph – mixing
Jack Cochrane – creative direction
Matt Colton – mastering
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Mike Lythgoe – creative direction, design
Callum Wilson – illustrations
Francesca Costa – artwork commissioner
Ronan Park – cover photography
Gary Williamson – booklet photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jack Cochrane, Callum Wilson, Joe McGillveray and Jordan Mackay, except where noted.
Top Deck
Always
Juan Belmonte
All Your Friends
Somebody Loves You – Jack Cochrane, Callum Wilson, Joe McGillveray, Jordan Mackay, Aiden Halliday
Glasgow
No Place I’d Rather Go
Boardwalk
Maybe California
Don’t Forget It (Punk)
Coffee & Cigarettes – Jack Cochrane, Callum Wilson, Joe McGillveray, Jordan Mackay, Inflo