Tag Archives: 2021

Chai: Wink

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On May 21, 2021, “Sub Pop” label released “Wink”, the third Chai studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Endhits Studio Inc”, “Foftoo Sound Labs”, “Sound Arts” in Tokyo, “Strange Weather” in New York City, and was produced by Dar Ishikawa,, Mndsgn and YMCK.

Personnel:

  • Kana – vocals, guitar
  • Mana – vocals, keyboards
  • Yuuki – bass, choir, chorus
  • Yuna – drums, choir, chorus
  • Ric Wilson
  • YMCK
  • Mndsgn

Track listing:

  1. Donuts Mind If I Do
  2. Maybe Chocolate Chips
  3. Action
  4. End
  5. Ping Pong
  6. Nobody Knows We Are Fun
  7. It’s Vitamin C
  8. In Pink
  9. Karaage
  10. Miracle
  11. Wish Upon a Star
  12. Salty

Van Morrison: What’s It’s Gonna Take?

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On May 20, 2022, “Exile” label released “What’s It Gonna Take?”, the 43rd Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Real World Studios”, “Bath Spa Hotel”, “Richard Dunn Studio”, “Culloden Hotel”, “Hollywood Studios” and “Musicbox Studios”, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocal, electric guitar, saxophone
  • Dave Keary – acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Stuart Mcllroy – piano
  • John McCullouh – piano
  • Richard Dunn – Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, backing vocals
  • Pete Hurley – bass
  • Colin Griffin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Eamon Ferris – drums
  • Sticky Wicket – percussion
  • Teena Lyle – bongos, congos
  • Paul O’Reilly – saxophone
  • Mike Barkley – trumpet
  • Seth Lakeman – fiddle, backing vocals
  • Crawford Bell – backing vocals
  • Jolene O’Hara – backing vocals
  • Dana Masters – backing vocals
  • Kelly Smiley – backing vocals
  • Oli Jacobs – engineer assistant
  • Katie May – engineer assistant
  • Oli Middleton – engineer assistant
  • Ben McAuley – recording, mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Dameon Priestly – illustration
  • Paperjam Design – design

Track listing:

 All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Dangerous
  2. What’s It Gonna Take?
  3. Fighting Back Is the New Normal
  4. Fodder for the Masses
  5. Can’t Go on This Way
  6. Sometimes It’s Just Blah Blah Blah
  7. Money from America
  8. Not Seeking Approval
  9. Damage and Recovery
  10. Nervous Breakdown
  11. Absolutely Positively the Most
  12. I Ain’t No Celebrity
  13. Stage Name
  14. Fear and Self-Loathing in Las Vegas
  15. Pretending

Roscoe Mitchell And Mike Reed: The Ritual And The Dance

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On February 19, 2021, “Astral Spirits” label released “The Ritual and the Dance”, album by Roscoe Mitchell and Mike Reed.

Personnel:

  • Roscoe Mitchell – reeds, artwork
  • Mike Reed – drums, electronics
  • Michael W. Huon – recording
  • David Zuchowski – mastering
  • Geert Vandepoele – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Ritual
  2. The Dance

White Lies: As I Try Not to Fall Apart

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On February 18, 2022, “PIAS” label released “As I Try Not to Fall Apart”, the sixth White Lies studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Ed Buller, Claudius Mittendorfer, Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown.

Personnel:

  • Harry McVeigh – lead vocal, guitar, keyboards
  • Charles Cave – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums, percussion
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer
  • James Mellor – engineer
  • Darren Lawson – engineer
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Claude Vause – studio assistant
  • Ed Farrell – studio assistant
  • Annelise Keestra – design

Track listing:

  1. Am I Really Going to Die
  2. As I Try Not to Fall Apart
  3. Breathe
  4. I Don’t Want to Go to Mars
  5. Step Outside
  6. Roll December
  7. Ragworm
  8. Blue Drift
  9. The End
  10. There Is No Cure for It

Django Django: Glowing In The Dark

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On February 12, 2021, “Because Music” label released “Glowing in the Dark”, the fourth Django Django studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by David MacLean, Vincent Neff, Tommy Grace and Jimmy Dixon.

Personnel:

  • Vincent Neff – vocals, guitar, design
  • Tommy Grace – synthesizer, design
  • Jimmy Dixon – bass, design
  • David MacLean – drums, mixing, design
  • Ife Tolentino – additional guitar
  • Antonio de Freitas – cuíca, tambourine
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Bridget Samuels – string arrangements
  • Orchestrate – strings
  • Raven Bush – strings
  • Ashana Davidson – backing vocals
  • Alexis Smith – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Oran Wishart – cover painting
  • Horacio Bolz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vincent Neff, Tommy Grace, Jimmy Dixon and David MacLean.

  1. Spirals
  2. Right the Wrongs
  3. Got Me Worried
  4. Waking Up
  5. Free From Gravity
  6. Headrush
  7. The Ark
  8. Night of the Buffalo
  9. The World Will Turn
  10. Kick the Devil Out
  11. Glowing in the Dark
  12. Hold Fast
  13. Asking for More

Pierce The Veil: The Jaws of Life

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On February 11, 2023, “Fearless” label released “The Jaws of Life”, the fifth studio Pierce the Veil studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Royal” and “Marigny” in New Orleans, and was produced by Paul Meany, Vic Fuentes and Jaime Preciado.

Personnel:

  • Vic Fuentes – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Tony Perry – guitar
  • Jaime Preciado – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, programming, engineer
  • Brad Hargreaves – drums, percussion
  • Paul Meany – keyboards, percussion, engineer, executive producer
  • Leila Birch – spoken word
  • Chloe Moriondo – vocals
  • Colin Brittain – engineer
  • Sannkaed – engineer
  • Adam Hawkins – mixing
  • David Garcia Marino – editing, engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Henry Lunetta – mixing assistant
  • Steven Williamson – mixing assistant
  • Tension Division – art direction, design
  • Natasha Wiseman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Death of an Executioner – Vic Fuentes, Jaime Preciado, Paul Meany, Tony Perry. Colin Holbrook, Curtis Peoples
  2. Pass the Nirvana – Vic Fuentes, Paul Meany, Curtis Peoples, David Dahlquist, Pat Morrissey
  3. Even When I’m Not with You – Vic Fuentes
  4. Emergency Contact – Vic Fuentes, Curtis Peoples
  5. Flawless Execution – Vic Fuentes, Paul Meany
  6. The Jaws of Life – Vic Fuentes, Curtis Peoples, David Dahlquist, Pat Morrissey
  7. Damn the Man, Save the Empire – Vic Fuentes, Curtis Peoples, Paul Meany, Mike Fuentes
  8. Resilience – Vic Fuentes, Collin Brittain, Curtis Peoples
  9. Irrational Fears (Interlude) – Jaime Preciado
  10. Shared Trauma – Vic Fuentes, Jaime Preciado
  11. So Far So Fake – Vic Fuentes, Jaime Preciado, Pail Meany, Curtis Peoples, Steve Solomon
  12. 12 Fractures 0 Vic Fuentes, Curtis Peoples

The Pineapple Thief: It Leads To This

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On February 9, 2024, “Kscope” label released “It Leads to This”, the fifteenth Pineapple Thief (The) studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, at “Bourne Place” in London, “Soord Studios” in Yeovil, Somerset, England, and was produced by Bruce Soord. 

Personnel:

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars,  mixing
  • Beren Matthews – additional guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering
  • Jon Sykes – bass, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion, mixing
  • Beech – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bruce Soord, all music by Gavin Harrison and Bruce Soord.

  1. Put It Right
  2. Rubicon
  3. It Leads to This
  4. The Frost
  5. All That’s Left
  6. Now It’s Yours
  7. Every Trace of Us
  8. To Forget

The Weather Station: Ignorance

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On February 5, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Ignorance”, the fifth Weather Station (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Canterbery” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Tamara Linderman and Marcus Paguin.

Personnel:

  • Tamara Lindeman – vocals, piano, guitar, Moog, Pianet, Wurlitzer, string arrangements, overdubbing
  • Christine Bougie – guitar
  • Johnny Spence – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, Moog, Juno
  • Ben Whiteley – bass, guitar
  • Kieran Adams – drums, percussion
  • Philippe Melanson – percussion
  • Ian Kehoe – percussion
  • Marcus Paquin – percussion
  • Brodie West – saxophone
  • Ryan Driver – flute
  • Drew Jurecka – violin, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Rebekah Wolkstein – violin
  • Shannon Knights – viola
  • Lydia Munchinsky – cello
  • Owen Pallett – string arrangements
  • Mike Smith – music notation
  • Felicity Williams – harmony vocals
  • Jeremy Darby – engineer
  • Julian Decorte – engineer
  • Marcus Paquin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Joao Carvalho – mastering
  • Hugo Bernier – design
  • Jeff Bierk – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tamara Lindeman.

  1. Robber
  2. Atlantic
  3. Tried To Tell You
  4. Parking Lot
  5. Loss
  6. Separated
  7. Wear
  8. Trust
  9. Heart
  10. Subdivisions

Lee “Scratch” Perry: King Perry

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On February 2, 2024, “False Idols” label released “King Perry”, the final Lee “Scratch” Perry studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Daniel Boyle.

Personnel:

  • Lee “Scratch” Perry – vocals
  • Greentea Peng – vocals
  • Fifi Rong – vocals
  • Shaun Ryder – vocals
  • Marta Zlakowska – vocals
  • Rose Waite – vocals
  • Tricky – rapping, additional production
  • Zak Waite – drums, additional drum production
  • Rory Sadler – hornsm saxophone, arrangements
  • Robert Landen – horns, trumpet, arrangements
  • Hugo Bechstein – orchestra conducting
  • Grand Shapes – cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee “Scratch” Perry, except where noted.

  1. 100lbs of Summer – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Aria Wells
  2. Evil Generation
  3. Midnight Blues – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Fifi Rong
  4. King of the Animals
  5. Green Banana – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Shaun Ryder
  6. Jesus Life
  7. I Am a Dubby – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Marta Zlakowska
  8. No Illusion
  9. The Person I Am – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Rose Waite
  10. Jah People in Blue Sky – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Aria Wells
  11. Future of My Music – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, Marta Zlakowska
  12. Goodbye