On July 16, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Hideaway”, the seventh Wavves album. It was recorded in 2021, at David Sitek’s home studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sitek.
Personnel:
Nathan Williams – vocals, guitar
Alex Gates – guitar
Stephen Pope – bass
Ross Traver – drums
David Sitek – engineer, mixing
Derek Coburn – engineer
Steve Fallone – mastering
Mikey Burey – artwork
Max Taeuschel – layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Nathan Williams, except where noted.
On July 16, 2021, “Fader” and “Republic” labels released “Sling”, the second Clairo studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Allaire Studios” and “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Clairo, Jack Antonoff and Sam Baker.
On July 9, 2021, “Photo Finish Records” label released “XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time”, the eighth Maine (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “8123 Studio”, and was produced by Matt Keller, Andrew Goldstein, Colby Wedgeworth, John O’Callaghan, Jared Monaco, Kennedy Brock, Garret Nickelsen and Pat Kirch.
Personnel:
John O’Callaghan – vocals, guitar, piano
Jared Monaco – lead guitar
Kennedy Brock – rhythm guitar
Garret Nickelsen – bass guitar, synths
Pat Kirch – drums
Matt Keller – engineer
Neal Avron – mixing
Dan Lancaster – mixing
Rich Raun – design, creative director
Guadalupe Bustos – photography
Dirk Mai – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, and Pat Kirch except where noted.
Sticky – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
Lips
Love in Real Time
High Forever – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
April 7th – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
If Your Light Goes Out – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
Pretender
Dirty, Pretty, Beautiful – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
Anxiety in Real Time – Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
On July 9, 2021, “Polydor” label released “It Won’t Always Be Like This”, the debut Inhaler studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Narcissus Studio” in London, and was produced by Antony Genn.
On July 2, 2021, “Silvertone Records” label released “Utopian Ashes”, album by Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth. It was recorded in 2021, at “Le Mob Studio” in London, and was produced by Brendan Lynch, Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes.
Personnel:
Bobby Gillespie – vocals, string arrangements
Jenny Berh – vocals
Andrew Innes – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, mellotron, string arrangements
John Hostile – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
Martin Duffy – piano, electric piano, organ, vibraphone
Darrin Mooney – drums, percussion
Jim Hunt – saxophone
Dominic Glover – trumpet
Gita Langley – violin
Jess Murphy – violin
Rosie Langley – violin
Amy Stanford – viola
Kotono Sato – viola
Amy Langley – cello, string arrangements
Tristan Keyte – harp
Brendan Lynch – mixing
Max Heyes – mixing
John Davis – mastering
Monster Chetwynd – painting
Matthew Cooper – design
Track listing:
Chase It Down
English Town
Remember We Were Lovers
Your Heart Will Always Be Broken
Stones of Silence
You Don’t Know What Love Is
Self-Crowned king of Nothingness/You Can Trust Me Now
On June 25, 2021, “Merge” label released “Dark in Here”, the 20th Mountain Goats (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Fames Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Matt Ross-Spang.
Personnel:
John Darnielle – vocals. guitars, piano
Matt Douglas – piano, guitar, woodwinds
Peter Hughes – bass
Jon Wurster – drums, percussion
Spooner Oldham – Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer organ
Will McFarlane – guitar
Susan Marshall – vocal harmony
Reba Russell – vocal harmony
Matt Ross-Spang – engineer
Shana Gandhi – mixing
Brent Lambert – mastering
John Lee Gifford – production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by John Darnielle.
Parisian Enclave
The Destruction of the Kola Superdeep Borehole Tower
Mobile
Dark in Here
Lizard Suit
When a Powerful Animal Comes
To the Headless Horseman
The new Hydra Collection
The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums
Before I Got There
Arguing with the Ghost of Peter Laughner About His Coney Island Baby Review
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).
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:
The Fight of Our Lives – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
A Monster – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
Reveries – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
Hold Back the Darkness – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
Save Us from Ourself – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
Crash of the Crown – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
Our Wonderful Lives – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
Common Ground – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
Sound the Alarm – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
Long Live the King – Will Evankovich
Lost at Sea – Lawrence Gowan
Coming Out the Other Side – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Ricky Phillips
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.
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.