Tag Archives: 2022

Pefume Genius: Ugly Season

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On June 17, 2022, “Matador” label released “Ugly Season”, the sixth Perfume Genius studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Blake Mills and Perfume Genius.

Personnel:

  • Perfume Genius (Michael Alden Hadreas) – vocals, synthesizer, piano
  • Blake Mills – bass, guitar, synth guitar, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, drums, bass drum, celesta, chimes, clarinet, drum machine harmonium, Mellotron, percussion, drum programming, mixing
  • Alan Wyffels – chimes, flute, piano, synthesizer, additional vocals
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Sam Gendel – saxophone
  • Rob Moose – strings, string arrangements
  • Joseph Lorge – engineer, mixing
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Andrew J.S. – art direction
  • Nicasio Torres – paintings

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mike Hadreas, except where noted, all music as noted.

  1. Just a Room – music by Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills, Alan Wyffels
  2. Herem – music by Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills
  3. Teeth – music by Mike Hadreas
  4. Pop Song – Mike Hadreas
  5. Scherzo – lyrics and music by Alan Wyffels
  6. Ugly Season – music by Mike Hadreas
  7. Eye in the Wall – lyrics by Blake Mills, music by Mike Hadreas, Blake mills, Alan Wyffels
  8. Photograph – Mike Hadreas
  9. Hellbent – Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills
  10. Cenote – Mike Hadreas

Ben Howard: Is It?

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On June 16, 2023, “Island” label released “Is It?”, the fifth Ben Howard studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “Le Manoir de Léon in Léon” in Landes, France, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Nathan Jenkins.

Personnel:

  • Ben Howard – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, aerophones, electro-acoustic realization
  • Nathan Jenkins – synthesizer, programming, backing vocals, drum programming, mixing
  • Mickey Smith – guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, baritone, tape realization, backing vocals
  • Nat Wason – guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Richard Thomas – piano, synthesizer, harmonium, backing vocals
  • James Arben – saxophone, bass clarinet, oboe
  • Raven Bush – strings
  • Michael McGoldrick – uilleann pipes, flute
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Bráulio Amado – artwork
  • Allan Wilson – photography
  • Roddy Bow – photography

Track listing:

  1. Couldn’t Make It Up – Ben Howard, Mickey Smith
  2. Walking Backwards – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mickey Smith
  3. Days of Lantana – Ben Howard, Mickey Smith – contains a sample of “Trois Beaux Oiseaux De Paradis”, written by Maurice Ravel and performed by Linda Thompson
  4. Life in the Time – Ben Howard, Mike Smith
  5. Moonraker – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  6. Richmond Avenue – Ben Howard, Michael McGoldrick, Mike Smith
  7. Interim of Sense – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  8. Total Eclipse – Ben Howard, Mike Smith
  9. Spirit – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  10. Little Planet – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith

Steve Lukather: Bridges

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On June 16, 2023, “The Players Club” label released “Bridges”, the ninth Steve Lukather studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams and Trevor Luakther.

Personnel:

  • Steve Lukather – lead vocals, guitars, bass, piano, executive producer
  • Trevor Lukather – guitars, bass, synths, backing vocals
  • Joseph Williams – synths, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Paich – keyboards
  • Steve Maggiora – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Jorgen Carlsson – bass
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • Shannon Forrest – drums
  • Ken Freeman – engineer, mixing
  • John Greenham – mastering
  • Doug Brown – design
  • Shaz Rydstedt – AI arts tech
  • Alessandro Solca – photography
  • Megan Gagnon – packaging

Track listing:

  1. Far from Over – Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams, Trevor Lukather
  2. Not My Kind of People – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Joseph Williams, Stan Lynch
  3. Someone – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Joseph Williams
  4. All Forevers Must End – Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum
  5. When I See You Again – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Joseph Williams
  6. Take My Love – Steve Maggiora, Warren Huart
  7. Burning Bridges – Steve Lukather, Stan Lynch
  8. I’ll Never Know – Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams

Sigur Rós: Átta

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On June 16, 2023, “Von Dur” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Átta”, the eight Sigur Rós studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Sundlaugin” in Mosfellsbær, Iceland, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Corley, Jón Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Kjartan Sveinsson.

Personnel:

  • Jón Birgisson – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, synthesizer, engineer
  • Kjartan Sveinsson – piano, synthesizer, harpsichord, hurdy gurdy, vibraphone, string arrangements, engineer
  • Georg Hólm – bass guitar, synthesizer, string arrangement, engineer
  • London Contemporary Orchestra – orchestra
  • Robert Ames – orchestra conductor
  • Ólafur Ólafsson – percussion
  • Eirikur Ólafsson – trumpet
  • Snorri Sigurðarson – trumpet
  • Ingi Erlendsson – trombone, tuba
  • Helgi Jónsson – trombone
  • María Sigfúsdóttir – violin
  • Paul Corley – engineer
  • Birgir Jón Birgisson – engineer
  • Chris Bolster – engineer
  • Farrokh Shroff – engineer
  • Freddie Light – engineer
  • Ivan Handwerk – engineer
  • Nate Haessly – engineer
  • PJ Munley – engineer
  • Zack Zajdel – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jón Birgisson, Georg Hólm, and Kjartan Sveinsson.

  1. Glóð
  2. Blóðberg
  3. Skel
  4. Klettur
  5. Mór
  6. Andrá
  7. Gold
  8. Ylur
  9. Fall
  10. 8

Queens Of The Stone Age: In Time New Roman…

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On June 16, 2023, “Matador” label released “In Times New Roman…”, the eighth Queens of the Stone Age studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “Pink Duck” in Burbank, “Shangri-La” in Malibu, “Dumbfox Studios”, “Readymade Studios” in Paris, “The Tempermill” in Femdale, and was produced by Josh Homme, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore and Troy Van Leeuwen.

Personnel:

  • Josh Homme – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Dean Fertita – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, lap steel, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Shuman – bass guitar keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jon Theodore – drums, percussion
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Nina McCoy – additional vocals
  • Sharetta Morgan-Harmon – additional vocals
  • Tenderlie Lavender – additional vocals
  • Matt Helders – additional vocals
  • Justin Smith – engineer
  • Robert Stevenson – engineer
  • Greg White – engineer assistant
  • Brendan Benson – additional engineering
  • David Feeny – additional engineering
  • Mark Rankin – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Davey Latter – drum technician
  • Salar Rajabnik – guitar technician, keyboard technician
  • Wayne Faler – guitar technician, keyboard technician
  • Matt Zivich – guitar technician
  • Boneface – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Josh Homme, all music by Josh Homme, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore and Troy Van Leeuwen.

  1. Obscenery
  2. Paper Machete
  3. Negative Space
  4. Time & Place
  5. Made to Parade
  6. Carnavoyeur
  7. What the Peephole Say
  8. Sicily
  9. Emotion Sickness
  10. Straight jacket Fitting

Gov’t Mule: Peace…Like A River

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On June 16, 2023, “Fantasy” label released “Peace… Like a River”, the thirteenth Gov’t Mule studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Buck Jump Studios”, “Eusonia Studios”, “Foster Fonic Studios”, “Lucy’s Meat Market”, “Peppertree Hill Studio” and “Power Station New England” in Waterford, Connecticut, and was produced by Warren Haynes and John Paterno.

Personnel:

  • Warren Haynes – vocals, guitar, string arrangements
  • Danny Louis – keyboards, guitar, trumpet, trombone, backing vocals, programming, orchestration, string arrangements
  • Jorgen Carlsson – bass guitar, percussion,12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Matt Abts – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ruthie Foster – vocals
  • Ivan Neville – vocals
  • Billy Bob Thornton – vocals
  • Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar
  • Celisse Henderson – vocals, guitar
  • Jenny Hill – saxophone
  • Pam Fleming – trumpet
  • Buford O’Sullivan – trombone
  • Bobby Allende – percussion
  • John Paterno – percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Mechelle Dudley – backing vocals
  • Kymberli Joyce Rush – backing vocals
  • McLee Matthias – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Rich Borge – illustration
  • Tommy Steele – design
  • Jacob Blickenstaff – photography
  • Jay Sansone – photography
  • Stefani Scamardo – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Same As It Ever Was
  2. Shake Our Way Out
  3. Made My Peace
  4. Peace I Need
  5. Your Only Friend
  6. Dreaming Out Loud
  7. Head Full of Thunder
  8. The River Only Flows One Way
  9. After the Storm
  10. Just Across the River
  11. Long Time Coming
  12. Gone Too Long

George Ezra: Gold Rush Kid

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On June 10, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Gold Rush Kid”, the third George Ezra studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stuart Price, Joel Pott, Daniel Moyler and Barney Lister.

Personnel:

  • George Ezra – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Joel Pott – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, piano, drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Daniel Moyler – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals, programming
  • David Klinke – guitar
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, bass, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Sims – bass, percussion, backing vocal
  • Stuart Price – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Barney Lister – bass, keyboards, synthesizer, programming
  • Fabio De Oliveira – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Hal Ritson – drums, programming
  • Richard Adlam – drums, programming
  • Jim Hunt – saxophone, brass, performance arrangements
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone
  • Ian Hendrickson-Smith – saxophone
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Lily Carassik – brass, backing vocals
  • Yasmin Ogilvie – brass, backing vocals
  • Matthew Benson – brass, backing vocals
  • The Dap Kings – brass, performance arrangements
  • Ian Humphries – violin
  • Kate Robinson – violin
  • Nicky Sweeney – violin
  • Nirupam Raja Halder – violin
  • Oli Langford – violin
  • Tamara Elias – violin
  • Marianne Haynes – violin
  • Max Baillie – violin
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Andrew Parker – viola
  • Kate Musker – viola
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Bryony Elizabeth Moody – cello
  • Chris Worsey – cello
  • Mzansi Youth Choir – backing vocals
  • Adam Scarborough – backing vocals
  • Evie Howard – backing vocals
  • Freddie Lawrence – backing vocals
  • Jessica Barnett – backing vocals
  • Myla Pott – backing vocals
  • Ian Mizen – whistles
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming
  • Tobie Tripp – conductor, performance arrangements
  • Daniel Moyler – engineer
  • Andy Maxwell – engineer
  • Jonny Breakwell – engineer assistant
  • Joe Wyatt – engineer assistant
  • Tristan Ellis – engineer assistant
  • Ben Loveland – engineer assistant
  • Connor Panayi – engineer assistant
  • Felipe Gutierrez – engineer assistant
  • Charles Haydon-Hicks – mixing
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Luke Burgoyne – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by George Ezra and Joel Pott, except where noted.

  1. Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)
  2. Green Green Grass – George Ezra, Joel Pott, Stuart Price
  3. Gold Rush Kid
  4. Manila
  5. Feel in Love at the End of the World – George Ezra
  6. Don’t Give Up
  7. Dance All Over Me
  8. I Went Hunting
  9. In the Morning – George Ezra
  10. Sweetest Human Being Alive
  11. Love Somebody Else
  12. The Sun Went Down – George Ezra

Judah & The Lion: Revival

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On June 10, 2022, “Cletus the Van Records” and “Virgin Music” label s released “Revival”, the fourth Judah & the Lion studio album.

Personnel:

  • Judah Akers – vocals, guitar
  • Brian Macdonald – vocals, mandolin

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian MacDonald and Judah Akers, except where noted.

  1. Open Your Eyes
  2. Take a Walk
  3. Scream
  4. Happy Life
  5. Blue Eyes
  6. Landslide
  7. Make Me a Kid Again
  8. Revival
  9. Find Another Reason Why
  10. Be Here Now
  11. Things Are Looking Up

Dudu Tassa And Johnny Greenwood: Jarak Qaribak

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On June 9, 2023, “World Circuit” label released “Jarak Qaribak”, album by Dudu Tassa and Jonny Greenwood. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Dudu Tassa and Johnny Greenwood.

Personnel:

  • Jonny Greenwood – guitar, bass, synthesizers, electronics
  • Dudu Tassa – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ahmed Doma – vocals
  • Rashid Al Najjar – vocals
  • Nour Freteikh – vocals
  • Mohsinne Salaheddine – vocals
  • Karrar Alsaadi – vocals
  • Safae Essafi – vocals
  • Lynn A. – vocals
  • Noamane Chaari – vocals
  • Zaineb Elouati – vocals
  • Nigel Godrich – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Djit Nishrab – Ahmed Wahby
  2. Ashufak Shay – Megad Hamad
  3. Taq ou-Dub – Maroon Nasser, Mohamad Mohsen
  4. Leylet Hub – Ahmad Shafik Kamel, Mohammed Abdel Wahab
  5. Ya Mughir al-Ghazala – Abdallah Alsahel, Mohamad Alkukbani
  6. Ahibak – Daoud Akram, Naim Rajuan
  7. Ya ‘Anid Ya Yaba – traditional
  8. Lhla Yzid Ikthar – Abd Al-Wahab Dukali, Abdel Rahman Alami
  9. Jan al-Galb Salik – Abdel Karim Al ‘Alaf, Saleh Al’Kuwaiti

Andrew Bird: Inside Problems

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On June 3, 2022, “Loma Vista” label released “Inside Problems”, the fourteenth Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Barebones Studios”, and was produced by Mike Viola.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird — vocals, guitar, violin
  • Michael A. “Mike” Viola — guitar, bass, additional vocals, recording
  • Alan Hampton — guitar, bass, additional vocals
  • Abraham Rounds — drums, percussion, additional vocals
  • James H. “Jimbo Mathus” Mathis, Jr. — banjo
  • Madison Cunningham — additional vocals
  • David Boucher — recording, mixing
  • Eric Boulanger — mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird, except where noted. 

  1. Underlands
  2. Lone Didion
  3. Fixed Positions
  4. Inside Problems
  5. The Night Before Your Birthday
  6. Make a Picture
  7. Atomized
  8. Faithless Ghost
  9. Eight
  10. Stop n’ Shop
  11. Never Fall Apart – Jeremy Ylvisaker