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Manic Street Preachers: The Ultra Vivid Lament

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On September 10, 2021, “Columbia” label released “The Ultra Vivid Lament”, the fourteenth Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Nicky Wire – bass, design concept, photography
  • Sean Moore – drums, percussion
  • Julia Cumming – vocal
  • Mark Lanegan – vocal
  • Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
  • Gavin Fitzjohn – additional guitar, additional keyboards
  • Dave Eringa – additional keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Cat Southall – backing vocals
  • Wayne Murray – additional backing vocals
  • Jack Boston, Jake Faber, Loz Williams, Tony O’Flaherty – additional engineering
  • Bernard Kane – strings arrangements
  • David Wrench – mixing, additional programming
  • Matt Colton – lacquer cut, mastering
  • Black Finch Design, James Isaacs – design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore.

  1. Still Snowing in Sapporo
  2. Orwellian
  3. The Secret He Had Missed
  4. Quest for Ancient Colour
  5. Don’t Let the Night Divide Us
  6. Diapause
  7. Complicated Illusions
  8. Into the Waves of Love
  9. Blank Diary Entry
  10. Happy Bored Alone
  11. Afterending

The Stranglers: Dark Matters

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On September 10, 2021, “Coursegood” label released “Dark Matters”, the eighteenth Stranglers (The) album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Charlton Farm Studios” in Bath, “OX4 Sound Studios” in Oxford, and Bez Warne home studio, and was produced by Louie Nicastro.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Jacques Burnel – lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Dave Greenfield – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Baz Warne – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Jim Macaulay – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Louie Nicastro – additional keyboards, engineer
  • Matthew Bourne-Jones – trumpet
  • Phil Johnson – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Baz Warne and Jim Macaulay, except where noted.

  1. Water
  2. This Song – Mathew Seamarks, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Baz Warne, Jim Macaulay
  3. And If You Should See Dave
  4. If Something’s Gonna Kill Me (It Might Be Love)
  5. No Man’s Land
  6. The Lines
  7. Payday
  8. Down
  9. The Last Man on the Moon
  10. White Stallion
  11. Breathe

Ben & Ben: Pebble House Vol. 1: Kuwaderno

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On August 29, 2021, “Sony Music Philippines” label released “Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno”, the second Ben & Ben studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Miguel Benjamin Guico, Paolo Benjamin Guico, Poch Barretto, Jam Villanueva, Agnes Reoma, Patricia Lasaten, Jean Paul Verona and Sam Marquez.

Personnel:

  • Miguel Benjamin Guico – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Paolo Benjamin Guico – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Poch Barretto – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Patricia Lasaten – keyboards
  • Agnes Reoma – bass
  • Jam Villanueva – drums
  • Toni Muñoz – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • Andrew de Pano – percussion, backing vocals
  • Keifer Cabugao – violin, backing vocals
  • Manila String Machine – violin instrumentals
  • Chito Miranda, Moira Dela Torre, Aild and Juan Karlos, SB 19, Munimui, KZ Tandingan – co-lead vocals
  • Leon Zervos – mastering
  • Isobel Funk, Karen Dela Fuente, Karelle Bulan – creative directors

Track listing:

All tracks by Paolo Guico and Miguel Guico except where noted.

  1. Kuwaderno – P. Barretto, T.Munoz
  2. Kasayaw
  3. Swimming Pool
  4. Elyu
  5. Pasalubong – Miguel Benjamin Guico, Paolo Benjamin Guico, M. Dela Torre, J. Hernandez
  6. Magpahinga
  7. Lunod
  8. Sabel – Miguel Benjamin Guico, Paolo Benjamin Guico, T. Munoz
  9. Kapangyarihan – Miguel Benjamin Guico, Paolo Benjamin Guico, J. Nase
  10. Sugat – Paolo Benjamin Guico, T. Munoz
  11. Upuan
  12. Ilang Tulog Na Lange – T. Munoz, Paolo Benjamin Guico
  13. Kayumanggi

Switchfoot: Interrobang

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On August 20, 2021, “Fantasy” label released “Interrobang”, the twelve Switchfoot album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Tony Berg.

Personnel:

  • Jon Foreman – vocals, guitar
  • Drew Shirley – vocals, guitar
  • Jerome Fontamillas – vocals, keyboards
  • Ethan Gruska – keyboards, programming
  • Tim Foreman – vocals, bass, art direction, design
  • Chad Butler – drums
  • Kane Richotte – drums
  • Cynthia Tolson – violin
  • Keith Tutt – cello
  • Z Berg – backing vocals
  • Tanner Sparks, Will Maclellan – recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Tommy Steele – art direction, design
  • Erick Frost – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman, except where noted.

  1. Beloved – Tony Berg, Tim Foreman, Jon Foreman
  2. Lost ‘Cause
  3. Fluorescent – Jon Foreman
  4. If I Were You
  5. The Bones of Us
  6. Splinter
  7. I Need You (To Be Wrong)
  8. The Hard Way
  9. Wolves – Jon Foreman
  10. Backward in Time
  11. Electricity – Jon Foreman

The Joy Formidable: Into the Blue

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On August 20, 2021, “Hassle Records” label released “Into the Blue”, the fifth Joy Formidable (The) album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Rhiannon Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

Personnel:

  • Rhiannon Bryan – vocal, guitar
  • Rhydian Dafydd – bass, artwork, mixing
  • Matt Thomas – drums
  • Kevin Ratterman – mastering
  • Bryan Owens, Ritzy Bryan, Lynn Padam, Salerafus – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rhiannon Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

  1. Into the Blue
  2. Chimes
  3. Sevier
  4. Interval
  5. Farrago
  6. Bring It to Front
  7. Back to Nothing
  8. Only Once
  9. Left Too Soom
  10. Gotta Feed My Dog
  11. Somewhere New

Devendra Banhart & Noel Georgeson: Refuge

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On August 13, 2021, “Dead Oceans” label released “Refuge”, album by Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson.

Personnel:

  • Devendra Banhart – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, bells, engineer, mixing, photography
  • Noah Georgeson – guitar, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Nicole Lawrence – pedal steel guitar
  • Tyler Cash – piano
  • Jeremy Harris – synthesizer, engineer
  • Todd Dahlhoff – bass
  • David Ralicke – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flugelhorn, flute
  • Danny Bensi – strings, engineer
  • Mary Latimore – harp
  • Neten Chokling Rinpoche – vocals
  • Sharon Salzberg – vocals
  • Sri Mataii Shaktiananda – vocals
  • Rafael Anton Irisarri – mastering
  • Miles Johanson – layout, design
  • Christian Stavros – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Book of Bringhi – Neon Georgeson
  2. A Cat – Devendra Banhart
  3. Rise from Your Wave – Neon Georgeson
  4. Peloponnese Lament – Neon Georgeson
  5. In a Cistern – Neon Georgeson
  6. Into Clouds – Devendra Banhart, Todd Dahlgoff
  7. For Em – Devendra Banhart, Tyler Cash
  8. Three Gates – Devendra Banhart, Jeremy Harris
  9. Horn in Deep Night – Noah Georgeson
  10. Sky Burial – Devendra Banhart
  11. Asura Cave – Devendra Banhart, Jeremy Harris
  12. Aran in Repose – Noah Georgeson
  13. Lament Return – Noah Georgeson

The Killers: Pressure Machine

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On August 13, 2021,” Island” label released “Pressure Machine”, the seventh Killers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020 – 2021, at “Battle Born Studios” in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was produced by Jonathan Rado and Shawn Everett.

Personnel:

  • Brandon Flowers – vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Dave Keuning – guitar, pedal steel guitar 
  • Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums, guitar
  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocals
  • Matthew Davidson – pedal steel guitar
  • Jonathan Rado – piano, organ, synthesizer, harmonica, guitar, bass, mandolin, recording
  • Joe Pug – harmonica, guitar
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Sara Watkins – fiddle
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • Anjolee Williams – backing vocals
  • Charles “ChuckHeat” Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals
  • Griffin Goldsmith – backing vocals
  • Taylor Goldsmith – backing vocals
  • Jed Jones – recording
  • Matt Breunig – recording
  • Will Maclellan – recording
  • Alec Eitram – recording
  • Raoul Ahmad – recording
  • Robert Root – recording
  • Rias Reed – recording
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brandon Flowers and Jonathan Rado, except where noted.

  1. West Hill
  2. Quiet Town
  3. Terrible Thing – Brandon Flowers
  4. Cody – Brandon Flowers, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., Jonathan Rado
  5. Sleepwalker
  6. Runaway Horses – Brandon Flowers
  7. In the Car Outside – Brandon Flowers, Jonathan Rado, Dave Keuning
  8. In Another Life
  9. Desperate Things
  10. Pressure Machine – Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Jonathan Rado
  11. The Getting By

Jeff Ament: I Should Be Outside

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On August 10, 2021, “Monkeywrench Records” label released “I Should Be Outside”, the fourth Jeff Ament album. It was recorded in 2021, in Horseback Ridge.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Ament – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, melodica, bass, drums, loops, recording
  • Richard Stuverud – drums, backing vocals
  • Neil Hundt – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, additional recording
  • Chris Daddio – additional recording
  • John Burton – additional recording, mixing
  • Josh Evans – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Regan Hagar – layout

All tracks by Jeff Ament.

  1. Lightmoves
  2. I Hear Ya
  3. Passion Denied
  4. Bandwidth
  5. For the Ones
  6. Life
  7. O.O.F.
  8. Dead Ends
  9. Despite All Odds
  10. The Divine Perfume
  11. You Know Who You Are
  12. Sweet Boy

Mike and The Moonpies: One to Grow On

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On August 10. 2021, “Prairie Rose Music” label released “One to Grow On”, the eight Mike and The Moonpies album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Adam Odor.

Personnel:

  • Mike Harmeier – vocals, guitar
  • Zac Wilkerson – vocal
  • Catlin Rutherford – guitar
  • Zachary Moulton – steel guitar
  • John Carbone – piano, organ
  • David Percefull – organ
  • Shooter Jennings – synthesizer
  • Omar Oyogue – bass
  • Kyle Ponder – drums
  • Nate Coon – percusiion
  • Quaker City Night Hawks
  • Adam Odor – engineer, mixing
  • Eric Conn – mastering
  • Chase Harmeier – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Paycheck to Paycheck
  2. Hour on the Hour
  3. Growing Pains
  4. Rainy Day
  5. Whose Side You’re On
  6. Brother
  7. The Vein
  8. Social Drinkers
  9. Burnout

Foxing: Draw Down the Moon

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On August 6, 2021, “Hopeless Records” label released “Draw Down the Moon”, the fourth Foxing studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Eric Hudson, Andy Hull, John Congleton and Joe Lambert.

Personnel:

  • Conor Murphy – vocals, guitar, trumpet, sampler
  • Eric Hudson – vocals, guitar
  • Jon Hellwig – drums, sampler

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Murphy, Eric Hudson and Jon Hellwig.

  1. 737
  2. Go Down Together
  3. Beacons
  4. Draw Down the Moon
  5. Where the Lightning Strikes Twice
  6. Bialystok
  7. At Least We Found the Floor
  8. Cold Blooded
  9. If I Believed in Love
  10. Speak with the Dead