On April 6, 2022, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “All Souls Hill”, the fifteenth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Sussex, “The Bunker” in Welwyn, “Crow’s Nest” in Thompson’s Station, Tennessee, US, “Goyt Valley Sound”, “Miracle Studios”, “Nabby Road Studio” in Liverpool, “Ocean Soul Studios”, “Puck Towers”, “Rustic Souls” “Verlimont Studios” in Hampstead, England, “Wilbury Road Studios”, and was produced by Paul Brown, Simon Dine, James Hallawell and Mike Scott.
Personnel:
Mike Scott – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, sound effects, soundscaping
“Brother” Paul Brown – keyboards, synthesizer, sound effects, guitar, backing vocals, mixing
On May 5, 2023, “ECM” label released “Our Daily Bread”, the third Trio Tapestry studio album (the 40th Joe Lovano album overall). It was recorded in May 2022, at “Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI”, Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
On April 29, 2022, “Strut Records” label released “If You Will”, the 27th Flora Purim album. It was recorded at “Astrolábio Studio” and Säo Saruê Label”, in Curitiba, Brazil, “C.A. Studios” and “Click Audio Works”, “San Anselmo Studio” in California, and was produced by Flora Purim.
Personnel:
Flora Purim – vocals
Diana Purim – vocals
Claudia Villela – vocals
Grecco Buratto – guitar, backing vocals
Filó Machado – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Fabio Nascimento – acoustic guitar
José Neto – guitar
Bryan Velasco – piano, keyboards
Mikka Mutti – keyboards
Frank Martin – keyboards
Marcio Lomiramda – keyboards
Davi Sartori – electric piano
Fábio Hess – bass
Andre de Santanna – bass
Thiago Duarte – bass
Gary Brown – bass
Léo Nobre – bass
Café da Silva – bata
Airto Moreira – vocals, percussion, drums
Léo Costa – drums
Endrigo Bettega – drums
Stéphane San Juan – drums
Celso Alberti – drums, percussion
Stéphane San Juan – drums
Filipe Castro – percussion
Alberto Lopes – percussion
Gibi dos Santos – percussion
Krishna Booker – percussion, backing vocals
Todd M. Simon – flugelhorn
Caro Pierotto – backing vocals
Maria Joana – backing vocals
Emina Shimanuki – backing vocals
Kana Shimunaki – backing vocals
Mari Nobre – backing vocals
Niura Band – backing vocals
Vitor Pinheiro – backing vocals
Track listing:
If You Will – George Duke
This Is Me – Krishna Booker, Diana Purim
500 Miles High – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
A Flor Da Vida – Mario Moya, Diana Purim
Newspaper Girl – José Neto
Dandara – Felipe Machado, Judith de Souza
Zahuroo – Celso Alberti, José Neto, Claudia Villela
On April 23, 2022, “Blacklake” label released “Jazz Sabbath – Vol. 2”, album by various artists. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Milton Keanes.
Personnel:
Angus Guitaropoulus, Arthur Itis, Newton Abbot Wes Tostrayer – guitar
On April 8, 2022, “New Noize” label released “Ego Trip”, the eleventh Papa Roach studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Colin Brittain, Jason Evigan, Nicholas Furlong, Andrew Goldstein, Drew Fulk, Jacoby Shaddix, Jerry Horton, Tobin Esperance and Tony Palermo.
On April 8, 2022, “Sub Pop” label released “Chloë and the Next 20th Century”, the fifth Father John Misty (Josh Tillman) studio album. It was recorded August – December 2020, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Josh Tillman.
Personnel:
Josh Tillman – performance
Jonathan Wilson – performance
Drew Erickson – performance, arrangements
Chris Darley – guitar
Nona Quartet
Andrew Bulbrook – violin
Wynton Grant – violin
Zach Dellinger – viola
Jake Braun – cello
Dan Higgins – flute, clarinet, saxophone, additional arrangements
Steve Holtman – trombone, bass trombone
Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
Greg Huckins – flute, clarinet
Chad Smith – bassoon
John Yoakum – oboe, clarinet
Mark Hollingsworth – flute, clarinet
Grant Milliken – vibraphone
Jason Crosby – fiddle
Davey Chegwidden – congas, bongos, percussio
Cristina Black – harp
Dave Cerminara – engineer, mixing, additional production
On March 31, 2023, “Universal Music Canada” label released “Fearless”, the second Crown Lands studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “80A Studios” and “Mainstation Studio” in Toronto, “Rock Falcon Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by David Bottrill and Nick Raskulinecz.
Personnel:
Kevin Comeau – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, pedalboard, synthesizer, mellotron, piano
On January 28, 2022, “English Electric” label released “Welcome to the Planet”, the fourteenth Big Big Train studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Real World” in Box, Wiltshire, England, “Sweetwater” in Fort Wayne, Indiana, “Aubitt” in Southampton, England, “Castlesound” in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was produced by David Longdon, Gregory Spawton, Nick D’Virgilio, Richard Sjöblom, Dave Foster and Clare Lindley.
Personnel:
David Longdon – vocals, tambourine, mellotron, piano, flute
Dave Foster – acoustic and electric guitar, 6-and 12-string electric guitars