Tag Archives: 2021

Spelling: The Turning Wheel

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On June 25, 2021, “Sacred Bones Records” label released “The Turning Wheel”, the third Spellling studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Spelling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral).

Personnel:

  • Spelling – vocals
  • Milo Jimenez – acoustic guitar
  • Macgregor Munson – banjo
  • Donia Jarrar – piano
  • Javier Santiago – piano
  • Brijean Murphy – conga drum
  • Lidia Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
  • Monica Benson – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Sara Mayo – trombone
  • Jennifer Hinkle – bass trombone
  • Rebecca Steinberg – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Carolyn Walter – bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Erin Paul – horn
  • Calliope Brass Quintet – brass
  • Del Sol Quartet – strings
  • Sabrina Tabby – violin
  • Jinty McTavish – violin
  • Rita Andrade – viola
  • Dharma Mooney – choir
  • Ezra Teshome – choir
  • Noor Al-Samarrai – choir
  • Ted Case – string arrangements
  • Nick Marchione – brass arrangement
  • Aleks Ozolins – engineer
  • John Finkbeiner – engineer
  • Drew Vandenberg – additional production, mixing
  • Adrian Morgan – mastering
  • Jonny Esser – mastering
  • Mike Johnson – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Spellling.

  1. Little Deer
  2. Always
  3. Turning Wheel
  4. The Future
  5. Awaken
  6. Emperor with an Egg
  7. Boys at School
  8. Legacy
  9. Queen of Wands
  10. Magic Act
  11. Revolution
  12. Sweet Talk

Styx: Crash of the Crown

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On June 18, 2021, “Universal Music Enterprises” label released “Crash of the Crown”, the seventeenth Styx studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2021, at “The Shop” “Studio Amontillado”, “Blackbird Studios”, “Blue Sound and Music”, “Todd’s Studio”, and was produced by Will Evankovich.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Shaw – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo
  • James Young – vocals, electric guitars
  • Lawrence Gowan – vocals, piano, B3 organ, synthesizers, mellotron
  • Ricky Phillips – bass guitar
  • Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar
  • Todd Sucherman – drums, percussion
  • Will Evankovich – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, synthesizers, soundscapes, percussion, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Michael Bahan – tablas
  • Steve Patrick – piccolo trumpet
  • Alan Hertz – engineer, mixing
  • JR Taylor, Scott Rottler, Russ Mackay, Sean Badum, Devan Skaggs – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Todd Gallopo – art direction, design, illustration
  • Mike Mettler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Fight of Our Lives – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  2. A Monster – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
  3. Reveries – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  4. Hold Back the Darkness – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  5. Save Us from Ourself – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
  6. Crash of the Crown – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
  7. Our Wonderful Lives – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  8. Common Ground – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
  9. Sound the Alarm – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  10. Long Live the King – Will Evankovich
  11. Lost at Sea – Lawrence Gowan
  12. Coming Out the Other Side – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Ricky Phillips
  13. To Those – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  14. Another Farewell – Will Evankovich
  15. Stream – Tommy Shaw

Kings of Convenience: Peace or Love

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On June 18, 2021, “EMI” label released “Peace or Love”, the fourth Kings of Convenience studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Antonio Pulli, Cristian Heyne, Davide Bertolini, Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm, Phil Weinrobe, Robert Jønnum, Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye.

Personnel:

  • Eirik Glambek Bøe – vocals, nylon-string acoustic guitar, piano, drums, mixing
  • Erlend Øye – vocals, steel-string acoustic guitar, programming, recording, mixing
  • Feist – vocals
  • Davide Bertolini – upright bass, viola da gamba
  • Alexander Grieg – bowed upright bass
  • Tobias Hett – viola
  • Alexander von Mehren – bass, marimba, keyboards
  • Davide Bertolini – mixing, recording, upright bass 
  • Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm – mixing, recording
  • Cristian Heyne – recording
  • Robert Jønnum – mixing, recording
  • Antonio Pulli – mixing, recording
  • Phil Weinrobe – recording
  • Fernando Herrera Bastidas – mixing, recording
  • Jørgen Træen – mastering
  • Norman Nitzsche – mastering
  • Sascha Steinfurth – guitar technician
  • Glauco Canalis – photography
  • Salvo Alibrio – photography
  • Andrea Moschella – graphic design
  • Sascha Steinfurth – consultant
  • Øystein Bruvik – album title

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, except where noted.

  1. Rumors
  2. Rocky Trail
  3. Comb My Hair
  4. Angel
  5. Love Is a Lonely Thing – Eirik Glambek Bøe, Erlend Øye, Leslie Feist, Stefano Ortisi
  6. Fever – Tobias Hett, Eirik Glambek Bøe, Erlend Øye
  7. Killers
  8. Ask for Help
  9. Catholic Country – Glambek Bøe Øye, Davide Bertolini, Camilla Staveley-Taylor, Emily Staveley-Taylor, Jessica Staveley-Taylor
  10. Song About It
  11. Washing Machine

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Butterfly 3000

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On June 11, 2021, “KGLW” label released “Butterfly 3000”, the 18th King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.

Personnel:

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, synthesizer, mellotron, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, drums, percussion, mixing
  • Cook Craig – synthesizer, electric guitar, mellotron, bass guitar, percussion
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, percussion, harmonica, saxophone
  • Joey Walker – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, strings, mixing
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Stu Mackenzie, except where noted.

  1. Yours
  2. Shanghai – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  3. Dreams
  4. Blue Morpho
  5. Interior People – Joey Walker, Stu Mackenzie
  6. Catching Smoke – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  7. 2.02 Killer Year – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  8. Black Hot Soup
  9. Ya Love – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  10. Butterfly 3000

Garbage: No Gods No Masters

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On June 11, 2021, “Stunvolume” label released “No Gods No Masters”, the seventh Garbage studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Red Razor” in Atwater Village, California, “Grungels Dead” in Silver Lake, California, and was produced by Billy Bush, Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Manson – vocals, keyboards, cover photo, band photo
  • Duke Erikson – guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, band photo
  • Steve Marker – bass, drum programming, drums, guitar, humming, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, band photo
  • Butch Vig – drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, band photo
  • Marissa Paternoster – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Wagoner – accordion, violin
  • John Doe – bass, guitar
  • Justin Meldal -Johnson – bass
  • Eric Avery – bass
  • Daniel Shulman – bass
  • Michael Abbate – bass
  • Jarrett Dougherty – drums
  • Brody Dalle – vocals
  • Brian Aubert – vocals
  • Christine Cervenka – vocals
  • Billy Bush – mixing, engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Brendan Dekora – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – mastering, instrument technician
  • Ryan Corey – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig, except where noted.

  1. The Men Who Rule the World
  2. The Creeps
  3. Uncomfortably Me
  4. Wolfes
  5. Anonymous XXX
  6. Waiting for God
  7. Godhead
  8. A Woman Destroyed
  9. Flipping the Bird
  10. No Gods No Masters
  11. This City Will Kill You

Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee

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On June 4, 2021, “Dead Oceans” label released “Jubilee”, the third Japanese Breakfast studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Michelle Zauner, Craig Hendrix, Jack Tatum,  Ryan Galloway and Alex Giannascoli.

Personnel:

  • Michelle Zauner – vocals, bass, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, synthesizers, string and horn arrangements
  • Craig Hendrix – vocals, drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, slide guitar, Rhodes, piano, synthesizers, percussion, string and horn arrangements, engineer
  • Jack Tatum – vocals, synthesizers, bass, programming, electric guitar, E-bow, engineer
  • Ryan Galloway – electric guitar, synthesizers
  • Alex Giannascoli – Rhodes, piano, synthesizers
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone
  • Aaron Rockers – trumpet
  • Adam Dotson – trombone
  • Molly Germer – violin
  • Veronica Jurkiewicz – viola
  • Carolina Diazgranados – cello
  • Alex Santilli – additional engineering
  • Eric Bogacz – additional engineering
  • Michelle Zauner – creative direction
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – layout, design
  • Peter Ash Lee – photography
  • Evaline Huang – production design
  • Peter Bradley – production assistant
  • Cecelia Liu – styling
  • Maiko Waki – hair and makeup

Track listing:

All lyrics were written by Michelle Zauner.

  1. Paprika
  2. Be Sweet – Michelle Zauner, Jack Tatum
  3. Kokomo, IN
  4. Slide Tackle
  5. Posing in Bondage
  6. Sit
  7. Savage Good Boy
  8. In Hell
  9. Tactics
  10. Posing for Cars

James: All the Colours of You

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On June 4, 2021, “Virgin Music Label & Artist Services” label released “All the Colours of You”, the 16th James studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at Jacknife Lee’s home studio, Topanga Canyon, California, and was produced by Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead and backing vocals, production overseer, pre-production
  • Saul Davies – guitar, violin, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, backing vocals 
  • Adrian Oxaal – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, horns, backing vocals
  • Chloe Alper – backing vocals
  • Jacknife Lee – guitar, keyboards, drums, bass guitar, backing vocals, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Beni Giles – keyboards
  • Peter Glennie – EBow, strings, cello, backing vocals
  • Matt Bishop – drums
  • Collette Byrn – backing vocals
  • Kate Shela – backing vocals
  • Mia Davies – backing vocals
  • Vincent Davies – backing vocals
  • Bryony Ross – backing vocals
  • Matt Bishop – engineer, editing
  • Mark Hunter – engineer, pre-production
  • Jim Glennie – pre-production
  • Peter Glennie – pre-production
  • Beni Giles – additional engineering
  • Matthew Walsh – additional engineering
  • Matt Glaseby – additional engineering
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Matt de Jong – visual creative direction
  • Jamie–James Medina – visual creative direction

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tim Booth, all music by Tim Booth, Saul Davies, Jim Glennie, Mark Hunter, and Jacknife Lee.  

  1. Zero
  2. All the Colours of You
  3. Recover
  4. Beautiful Beaches
  5. Wherever It Takes Us
  6. Hush
  7. Miss America
  8. Getting Myself Into
  9. Magic Bus
  10. Isabella
  11. XYST

Billy Gibbons: Hardware

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On June 4, 2021, “Concord” label released “Hardware”, the third Billy Gibbons studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Billy Gibbons, Matt Sorum and Mike Fiorentino.

Personnel:

  • Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, ‘virtual’ bass
  • Austin Hanks – guitars, bass guitar, ‘virtual’ bass
  • Matt Sorum – drums, bass guitar
  • Larkin Poe – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Gibbons, Matt Sorum, Mike Fiorentino and Chad Shlosser, except where noted.

  1. My Lucky Card
  2. She’s On Dire
  3. More-More-More
  4. Shuffle, Step & Slide
  5. Vagabond Man – Billy Gibbons, Matt Sorum, Mike Fiorentino
  6. Spanish Fly
  7. West Coast Junkie
  8. Stackin’ Bones
  9. I Was a Highway – Billy Gibbons, Josh Dunne, Mike Fiorentino, Neil Mason, Tim Montana, Matt Sorum, Chad Shlosser
  10. S-G-L-M-B-B-R – Billy Gibbons, Mike Fiorentino
  11. Hey Baby, Que paso – Augie Meyers, Bill Sheffield
  12. Desert High

Portico Quartet: Terrain

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On May 28, 2021, “Gondwana Records” label released “Terrain”, the sixth Portico Quartet studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “POHO & Fish Factory” in London, and was produced by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

Personnel:

  • Duncan Bellamy – vocals, electric bass, drums, hang drums, synthesizer, piano, vibraphone, sampler,mixing
  • Jack Wyllie – saxophone, piano, synthesizer, sampler, string arrangements, mixing
  • Pete Bennie – double bass
  • Francesca Ter-Berg – cello
  • Simmy Singh – violin
  • Freeman – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering, vinyl cut
  • Veil Projects – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks written by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III

Vangelis

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On May 17, 2021, Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou aka Vangelis died aged 79. He was musician (piano, keyboards, drums, percussion), composer and producer, member of the bands The Forminx and Aphrodite’s Child, but was best known for his work as solo artist. In 1981, Vangelis won the “Academy Award” for the soundtrack to “Chariots of Fire”, and composed music for the movies “Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004). As solo artist he released 23 albums.