Tag Archives: 2021

Anais Mitchell: Same

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On January 28, 2022, “BMG Rights Management” label released the self-titled, eighth Anaïs Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Dreamland Recording Studios” in Hurley, New York, and was produced by Josh Kaufman.

Personnel:

  • Anaïs Mitchell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Josh Kaufman – electric guitar, synthesizer, bass, piano, mandolin, organ, harmonica, 12-string guitar, synth bass
  • Aaron Dessner – electric guitar
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer, Rhodes piano, Mellotron, organ
  • Michael Lewis – bass, saxophones, clarinet, synthesizer
  • JT Bates – drums, percussion
  • Alex Sopp – flute
  • Nico Muhly – ensemble, string arrangement, arrangement
  • Nadia Sirota – viola
  • Bella Blasko – engineer
  • D. James Goodwin – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Anais Mitchell.

  1. Brooklyn Bridge
  2. Bright Star
  3. Revenant
  4. On Your Way (Felix Song)
  5. Real World
  6. Backroads
  7. Little Big Girl
  8. Now You Know
  9. The Words
  10. Watershed

Scandal: Mirror

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On January 26, 2022, “Victor Entertainment” label released “Mirror”, the tenth Scandal studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Haruna, Mami, Tomomi and Rina.

Personnel:

  • Haruna – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Mami – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Tomomi – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Rina – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Satori Shiraishi– arranger
  • Kouhei Munemoto – arranger
  • Hibiki Nishikawa– arranger
  • Yuta Hashimoto – arranger

Track listing:

  1. MIRROR – lyrics by Rina, music by Mami
  2. eternal – lyrics by Rina, music by Mami, Satori Shiraishi
  3. Ai ni Naranakatta no sa – lyrics by Mami, music by Mami, Kouhei Munemoto
  4. Kanojo wa Wave – Rina
  5. Ai no Shoutai – lyrics by Tomomi, music by Tomomi, Kouhei Munemoto
  6. Ivory – lyrics by Mami, music by Mami, Kouhei Munemoto
  7. Yuugure, Tokeru – lyrics by Haruna, music by Haruna, Hibiki Nishikawa
  8. Ao no Naru Yoru no Sukima de – lyrics by Rina, music by Rina, Hibiki Nishikawa
  9. Prism – lyrics by Rina, music Tomomi, Kouhei Munemoto
  10. one more time – lyrics by Rina, music by Mami, Yuta Hashimoto
  11. Living in the City – Tomomi
  12. SPICE – lyrics by Rina, music by Mami

Billy Talent: Crisis of Faith

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On January 21, 2022, “Spinefarm” label released “Crisis of Faith”, the sixth Billy Talent studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Dudebox” and “Revolution Recording” in Toronto, “Ocean Way” in Nashville, and was produced by Ian D’Sa.

Personnel:

  • Ben Kowalewicz – lead vocals
  • Ian D’Sa – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Gallant – bass, backing vocals
  • Jordan Hastings – drums, percussion
  • Rivers Cuomo – additional vocals
  • Bruce Mackinnon – alto saxophone
  • Dennis Passley – tenor saxophone
  • Tom Moffet – trumpet
  • Ernesto Barahona – trombone
  • David Campbell – conductor, orchestra arrangementsAlan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale, Janet Darnall, Karen Winkelmann, Bruce Wethey, Kimberly Yokoyama, Carrie Bailey – violin
  • Elizabeth Lamb, Bruce Christensen, Clare Yang – viola
  • Anthony LaMarchina, Andrew Dunn, Elizabeth Browne, Alex Krew – cello
  • Craig Nelson, Quentin Flowers – double bass
  • Eric Ratz – engineer
  • Kenny Luong – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Ryan Quickfall – album artwork
  • Antje Schroeder – art layout, package design

Track listing:

  1. Forgiveness I + II
  2. Reckless Paradise
  3. I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)
  4. The Wolf
  5. Reactor
  6. Judged
  7. Hanging Out with All the Wrong People
  8. End of Me
  9. One Less Problem
  10. For You

Pedro the Lion: Havasu

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On January 20, 2022, “Big Scary Monsters” label released “Havasu”, the sixth Pedro the Lion album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Crumb” in Granada Hills, California, and was produced by David Bazan and Andy D. Park.

Personnel:

  • David Bazan – vocals, all instruments (except where noted), arrangements, mixing, cover photography
  • Andy D. Park – keyboards, recording, mixing
  • Sean Lane – percussion
  • Chris Colbert – mastering
  • Jesse LeDoux – art direction
  • Ryan Russell – studio photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bazan, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Wanna Move – Erik Walters
  2. Too Much – Andy Fitts
  3. First Drum Set
  4. Teenage Sequencer
  5. Own Valentine
  6. Making the Most of It
  7. Old Wisdom
  8. Stranger
  9. Good Feeling
  10. Lost Myself

Daniel Knox: Won’t You Take Me With You

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On January 15, 2021, “H. P. Johnson Presents” label released “Won’t You Take Me with You”, the fifth Daniel Knox studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Daniel Knox and Joshua Fitzgerald Klocek.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Knox – vocals, piano, synth
  • Joshua Fitzgerald Klocek – guitar
  • Paul Parts – electric bass
  • Colby Starck – drums
  • Jim Cooper – string bass, orchestration
  • Nate Lepine – saxophone
  • Andra Kulans – violin, viola
  • Nora Barton – cello
  • Nick Jones – timpani
  • Greg Norman – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Obis – mastering
  • Sheila Sachs – design
  • John Atwood – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Knox.

  1. King of the Ball
  2. Vinegar Hill
  3. Fall Apart
  4. Fool in the Heart
  5. Girl from Carbondale
  6. Look at Me
  7. I Saw Someone Alone
  8. Lights Out
  9. No Horizon

The Lumineers: Brightside

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On January 14, 2022, “Dualtone” and “Decca” labels released “Brightside”, the fourth Lumineers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Sun Mountain” in Boiceville, New York, and was produced by Simone Felice, David Baron, Brian Hubblen, Derek Brown and Rick Mullen.

Personnel:

  • Wesley Schultz – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jeremiah Fraites – piano, Firewood, Rhodes, electric guitar, tambourine, electric bass, glockenspiel, drums, drum programming
  • Simone Felice – tambourine, claps, maracas, backing vocals
  • David Baron – synthesizers, Rhodes, sub bass, Hammond B3, mini Moog, mellotron
  • Byron Isaacs – bass, backing vocals
  • Lauren Jacobson – violin, backing vocals
  • Alex Waterman – cello
  • Diana DeMuth – backing vocals
  • James Felice – backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
  • Palenville Firehouse – siren
  • David Baron – mixing, engineer
  • Taylor Chadwick – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Darby – engineer assistant
  • Bobbi Giel – engineer assistant
  • Luke Armentrout – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Renée Hikari – studio assistant
  • Brian Hubble – piano technician
  • Rick Mullen – guitar technician
  • Derek Brown – drum technician
  • Sara Full – studio coordinator
  • Anthony Hook – Sara Full’s assistant
  • Nicholas Sutton Bell – creative director, photographer

Track listing:

All tracks by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites.

  1. Brightside
  2. A. M. Radio
  3. Where We Are
  4. Birthday
  5. Big Shot
  6. Never Really Mine
  7. Rollercoaster
  8. Remington
  9. Reprise

Elvis Costello and The Imposters: The Boy Named If

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On January 14, 2022, “EMI” label released “The Boy Named If”, album by Elvis Costello and The Imposters (the 32nd Elvis Costello album). It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Sebastian Crys and Elvis Costello.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Steve Nieve – keyboards, piano
  • Davey Faragher – bass, upright bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
  • Nicole Atkins – vocals
  • Sebastian Krys – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Dex Green – recording
  • Daniel Galindo – engineer
  • Ron Taylor – engineer
  • Brian Lucey – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Elvis Costello.

  1. Farewell, OK
  2. The Boy Named If
  3.  Penelope Halfpenny
  4. The Difference
  5. What If I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
  6. Paint the Red Rose Blue
  7. Mistook Me for a Friend
  8. My Most Beautiful Mistake
  9. Magnificent Hurt
  10. The Man You Love to Hate
  11. The Death of Magic Thinking
  12. Trick Out the Truth
  13. Mr. Crescent

Passenger: Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted

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On January 8, 2021, “Black Crow Records” label released “Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted”, the twelfth Passenger studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Black Crow Studios”, and was produced by Chris Vallejo.

Personnel:

  • Passenger (Michael Rosenberg) – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Benjamin Edgar – acoustic, electric and baritone guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, cittern
  • Andrew Phillips – electric guitar, additional engineering
  • Jon Solo – piano, electric piano, organ, mellotron, additional engineering
  • Owen Parker – piano, Hammond organ, additional engineering
  • Chris Vallejo – bass, engineer, mixing
  • Jerry Meehan – bass 
  • Rob Calder – bass
  • Karl Brazil – drums, percussion
  • Peter Marin – drums, percussion
  • Kristy Mangan – violin, viola
  • Charlotte Jacke – cello
  • Ross Irwin – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Georgia Mooney – backing vocals
  • Ross Irwin – strings and brass arrangements
  • Matt Fury – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Ben Edgar – additional engineering
  • Sarah Larnach – art direction, artwork, design
  • Joe Rubel – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Rosenberg.

  1. Sword from the Stone
  2. Tip of My Tongue
  3. What You’re Waiting For
  4. The Way That I Love You
  5. Remember to Forget
  6. Sandstorm
  7. A Song for the Drunk and Broken Hearted
  8. Suzanne
  9. Nothing Aches Like a Broken Heart
  10. London in the Spring

Anavitória: Cor

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On January 1, 2021, “Anavitória Artes” label released “Cor”, the fourth Anavitória studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Estúdios Rocinante” and “Estúdio do Tó”, and was produced by Ana Caetano, Tó Brandileone. At the 2021 “Latin Grammy Awards”, “Cor” won in the category “Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album” and the track “Lisboa” won in the category “Best Portuguese Language Song”.

Personnel:

  • Ana Caetano – co-lead vocals
  • Vitória Falcão – co-lead vocals
  • Tó Bandileone – guitar, acoustic guitar, ukelele, percussion, programming, bass synth, whistle, synthesizer, mandolin, choir
  • Conrado Goys – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Maro – acoustic guitar
  • Fabio Sá – bass, esraj
  • Mari Jacintho – keyboards, piano
  • Valmir Bessa – drums
  • Felipe Roseno – percussion
  • Will Bone – trumpet, saxophone, tuba, trombone
  • Maria Beraldo – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Rita Lee – spoken words
  • Lenine – co-lead vocals
  • Tó Brandileone – recording
  • Ricardo Mosca – recording, mixing
  • Carlos Freitas – mastering
  • Gabriela Schmdt – cover photography
  • Isadora Silveira – production direction
  • Felipe Simas – executive direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Ana Caetano, except where noted.

  1. Amarelo, Azul e Branco – Ana Caetano, Vitória Falcão
  2. Te Amar É Massa Demais
  3. Tenta Acreditar
  4. Explodir
  5. Cigarra
  6. Selva
  7. [dia 34]
  8. Ainda É Tempo
  9. Eu Sei Quem É Você
  10. Terra
  11. Abril
  12. Te Procuro
  13. Carvoeiro
  14. Lisboa

Neil Young & Crazy Horses: Barn

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On December 10, 2021, “Reprise” label released “Barn” the 14th Neil Young & Crazy Horse album, and the 41st Neil Young album overall. It was recorded 2020- 2021, at “Studio in the Clouds” in Rocky Mountains, Colorado, and was produced by Neil Young and Niko Bolas.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, mixing
  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar, accordion
  • Billy Talbot – vocal, bass
  • Ralph Molina – vocals, drums
  • Guy Charbonneau – engineer
  • Anthony Catalano – engineer, editing
  • Niko Bolas – mixing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • dhlovelife – art direction, photography
  • Jenice Heo – art direction
  • Adam CK Vollick, Larry Cragg – photography
  • Cindi Peters – production coordinator
  • Sreve Drymalski – production manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Song of the Seasons
  2. Heading West
  3. Change Ain’t Never Gonna
  4. Canerican
  5. Shape of You
  6. They Might Be Lost
  7. Human Race
  8. Tumblin’ Thru the Years
  9. Welcome Back
  10. Don’t Forget Love