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Twenty One Pilots: Scaled And Icy

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On May 21, 2021, “Fueled by Ramen” and “Elektra” labels released “Scaled and Icy”, the sixth Twenty One Pilots studio album. It was recorded July 2020 – April 2021, at Tyler Joseph’s home studio in Columbus, Ohio, “Phantom Studios” in Gallatin, and Tennessee, and was produced by Tyler Joseph, Mike Elizondo, Greg Kurstin and Paul Meany. The album won “Top Rock Album” at the 2022 “Billboard Music Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, organ, ukulele, programming, executive production
  • Josh Dun – drums, percussion, trumpet, backing vocals, drums engineering
  • Mike Elizondo – piano, bass
  • Steven Patrick – trumpet
  • Brittany Haas – violin
  • Matt Pauling – violin
  • Jay Joseph – group vocals
  • Payton Byrd – group vocals
  • J. R. Bowers – group vocals
  • Christopher Matis – group vocals
  • Kyle Schmidt – group vocals
  • Jack Peterman – group vocals
  • Lawson White – engineer
  • Matt Pauling – drums engineering
  • T. J. Bechill – group vocal engineering
  • Erica Block – engineer assistant
  • Zachary Stokes – engineer assistant
  • Adam Hawkins – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Ashley Osborn – illustration, photography
  • Mark Eshleman – video creative direction
  • Brandon Rike – design creative direction
  • Chris Woltman – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyler Joseph.

  1. Good Day
  2. Choker
  3. Shy Away
  4. The Outside
  5. Saturday
  6. Never Take It
  7. Mulberry Street
  8. Formidable
  9. Bounce Man
  10. No Chances
  11. Redecorate

Yes: Mirror To The Sky

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On May 19, 2023, “Inside Out Music” and “Sony Music” label released “Mirror to the Sky”, the twenty-third Yes studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Curtis Schwartz Studio” in Ardingly, West Sussex, “FAMES Project Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Steve Howe.

Personnel:

  • Jon Davison – lead vocals, vocals, duet vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Steve Howe – vocals, vocal duets, guitars, pedal steel guitars, classical guitar, electric 12 string, banjo, autoharp
  • Geoff Downes – organ, synthesizers, piano, keyboards, Minimoog, celeste 
  • Billy Sherwood – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jay Schellen – drums, percussion
  • FAMES Studio Orchestra
  • Oleg Kondratenko – conductor
  • Paul K. Joyce – orchestral arrangements
  • Curtis Schwartz – engineer, mixing
  • Roger Dean – cover art, logo

Track listing:

  1. Cut from the Stars – Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood
  2. All Connected – Jon Davison, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood
  3. Luminosity – Jon Davison, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood
  4. Living Out Their Dream – Steve Howe, Geoff Downes
  5. Mirror to the Sky – Jon Davison, Steve Howe
  6. Circles of Time – Jon Davison

Paul Simon: Seven Psalms

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On May 19, 2023, “Owl Records” and “Legacy Recordings” label released “Seven Psalms”, the fifteenth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded 2022 -2023, at “Arlyn Studios”, “Power Station”, “Studios at Fischer”, “The Village Recorder” and “Reservoir Studios” in New York City, “The Voces 8 Centre” in London, “Sterling Sound”, and was produced by Kyle Crusham and Paul Simon.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, baritone guitar, bells, gong, frame drum, talking drum, gamelan, ektare [gopichand], singing bowls, bass harmonica, glockenspiel, organ
  • Jamey Haddad – percussion, drum, bass drum, bells
  • Alex Sopp – flute
  • Nadia Sirota – viola
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Nina Stern – chalumeau 
  • Paul Morton – theorbo
  • Edie Brickell – vocals
  • Voces 8 – choir
  • Bob Sirota – arrangements
  • Kyle Crusham – engineer
  • Andy Smith – recording
  • David Hinnet – recording
  • Patrick Dillett – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Geoff Gans – art direction, design

Track listing:

All track by Paul Simon.

  1. The Lord
  2. Love Is Like a Braid
  3. My Professional Opinion
  4. Your Forgiveness
  5. Trail of Volcanoes
  6. The Sacred Harp
  7. Wait

Graham Nash: Now

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On May 19, 2023, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Now”, the seventh Graham Nash studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, at “Studio 145”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Don Caldwell Studios”, and was produced by Todd Caldwell and Graham Nash.

Personnel:

  • Graham Nash – vocals, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar, harmonica, hand claps
  • Shane Fontayne – electric guitar, lap steel, mandolin, slide guitar
  • Thad Debrock – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, harmonium, mandolin, baritone guitar, nylon string guitar, bass
  • Todd Caldwell – Hammond B3 organ, piano, electric piano, celeste, hand claps, string arrangements
  • Brett Bass – upright bass
  • Adam Minkoff – bass, drums, percussion
  • Michael Olatuja – bass
  • Toby Caldwell – drums
  • Allan Clarke – vocals
  • Beth Callen – hand claps
  • Hiroko Taguchi – violin
  • Whitney La Grange – violin
  • Jocelin Pan – viola
  • Alon Bisk – cello
  • Andy Taub – engineer
  • Sam Wahl – engineer
  • Michael Nunn – engineer
  • Francis Haines – engineer
  • Kevin Killen – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Amy Grantham – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Nash.

  1. Right Now
  2. A Better Life
  3. Golden Idols
  4. Stars & Stripes
  5. Love of Mine
  6. Theme from Pastoral
  7. In a Dream
  8. Stand Up
  9. It Feels Like Home
  10. Buddy’s Back
  11. Follow Your Heart
  12. I Watched It All Come Down
  13. When It Comes to You

Dave Mathews Band: Walk Around The Moon

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On May 19, 2023, “RCA” label released “Walk Around the Moon”, the tenth Dave Matthews Band album. It was recorded in 2006, August 2020, September 2022, at  “Haunted Hallow Studio” in Charlottesville, Virginia, “The Mill”, “The Rhino Room”, “Hill House”, “The Village”, “Electro Kitty”, “The Church”, “Studio Zen 3000”, and was produced by Rob Evans, John Alagía and Mark Batson.

Personnel:

  • Dave Matthews – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, nylon string guitar, tambourine, electric sitar, Wurlitzer, piano, organ, synthesizer, piano, Mellotron, bass, loops 
  • Tim Reynolds – acoustic and electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, backwards guitar, nylon string guitar, dobro
  • Buddy Strong – vocals, backing vocals, Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer, Moog One, Rhodes, clavinet
  • Rashawn Ross – trumpet, bass trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • Carter Beauford – drums, baritone guitar, cabasa, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Jeff Coffin – soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, tárogató
  • Stefan Lessard – bass, upright bass, Moog Taurus pedals
  • John Alagía – arpeggio guitar, electric 12-string guitar, slide and electric guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, ebow, Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals
  • Mark Batson – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Rhodes, Moog bass
  • Nick Hodges – ambient guitar
  • Thomas Harte, Jr. – double bass
  • Joe Fotheringham – trumpet
  • Thomas Evans – trombone
  • Oliver Kraus – violin, viola, cello, string arrangements
  • Marisa Kuney – violin
  • Ana Landauer – violin
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Sara Parkins – violin
  • Kerenza Peacock – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Teresa Stanislav – violin
  • Jennifer Takamatsu – violin
  • Josefina Vergara – violin
  • Suzie Katayama – violin
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Mario De Leon – violin
  • Susan Chatman – violin
  • Maria Grigoryeva – violin, viola
  • Andrew Duckles – viola
  • Alma Fernandez – viola
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Luke Maurer – viola
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello
  • Natalia Nazarova – cello
  • Julie Jung – cello
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Giovanna Clayton – cello
  • David Campbell – conductor, string arrangements
  • Amie Doherty – string arrangements
  • John Alagía – engineer
  • Justin Armstrong – engineer
  • Billy Centenaro – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Rob Evans – engineer
  • Peter Hanaman – engineer
  • Steve Miller – engineer
  • Jeff Moxley – engineer
  • Oliver Kraus – engineer
  • Chris Kress – engineer
  • Alisse Laymac – engineer
  • Ethan Bovey – engineer assistant
  • JC LeResche – engineer assistant
  • Mayk Brambilla – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Walk Around the Moon – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin, Arthur “Buddy” Strong, Rob Evans
  2. Madman’s Eyes – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lassard, Tim Reynolds, Rashwan Ross, Jeff Coffin, Coffin Strong
  3. Looking for a Vein – David J. Matthews, Rob Evans
  4. The Ocean and the Butterfly – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin, Arthur “Buddy” Strong, Rob Evans
  5. It Could Happen – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Arthur “Buddy” Strong, Rob Evans
  6. Something to Tell My Baby – David J. Matthews
  7. After Everything – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin, Arthur “Buddy” Strong, Rob Evans
  8. All You Wanted Was Tomorrow – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin, Arthur “Buddy” Strong, Rob Evans
  9. The Only Thing – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin, Arthur “Buddy” Strong, Rob Evans, John Alagia
  10. Break Free – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Mark Batson
  11. Monsters – David J. Matthews, Carter Beauford, Tim Reynolds, John Alagia
  12. Singing from the Windows – David J. Mathhews

The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention

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On May 13, 2022, “XL Recordings” released “A Light for Attracting Attention”, the debut Smile studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – vocals, synthesizer, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, vocoder, sequencer, artwork
  • Jonny Greenwood – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, harp
  • Nigel Godrich – keyboards
  • Tom Skinner – drums, percussion
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stanley Donwood – artwork
  • London Contemporary Orchestra
  • Hugh Brunt – orchestration
  • Eloisa-Fleur Thom – violin
  • Alessandro Ruisi – violin
  • Zara Benyounes – violin
  • Sophie Mather – violin
  • Agata Daraskaite – violin
  • Charlotte Bonneton – violin
  • Zoe Matthews – viola
  • Clifton Harrison – viola
  • Oliver Coates – cello
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Clare O’Connell – cello
  • Jason Yarde – saxophone
  • Robert Stillman – saxophone
  • Chelsea Carmichael – flute
  • Nathaniel Cross – trombone
  • Byron Wallen – trumpet
  • Theon Cross – tuba

Track listing:

All lyrics by Thom Yorke, all music by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner and Nigel Godrich.

  1. The Same
  2. The Opposite
  3. You Will Never Work in Television Again
  4. Pana-vision
  5. The Smoke
  6. Speech Bubbles
  7. Thin Thing
  8. Open the Floodgates
  9. Free in the Knowledge
  10. A Hairdryer
  11. Waving a White Flag
  12. We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings
  13. Skrting on the Surface

Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph

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On May 13, 2022, “Dead Oceans” label released “This Is a Photograph”, the seventh Kevin Morby studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Slow Fawn” in Accord, New York, “Sam Phillips Recording Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Morby – vocals, guitar, piano, hand claps, melodica, samples, snaps
  • Sam Cohen – bass, guitar, piano, organ, drums, drum machine, snaps, lapsteel, tambourine, hand claps, engineer
  • Alecia Chakour – tambourine, vocals, backing vocals
  • Eric D. Johnson – banjo
  • Jared Samuel – organ, piano
  • Erin Rae
  • Nick Kinsey – drums, percussion, hand claps
  • Josh Jaeger – drums, percussion, snaps
  • Makaya McCraven – drums
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone, flute
  • Oliver Hill – violin
  • Meg Hill – violin
  • Charlotte Hill – viola
  • Sam Quiggins – cello
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Rachel Baiman – fiddle
  • Tufted titmouse – whistle
  • Cassandra Jenkins – vocals, backing vocals
  • Erin Rae – vocals
  • Leah Buckley – backing vocals
  • Brenae Johnson – backing vocals
  • Briana Johnson – backing vocals
  • Zalissa Stewart – backing vocals
  • Brittney Walker – backing vocals
  • Freddie Cohen – spoken word
  • Annie Beedy – spoken word
  • Jerry Phillips – spoken word
  • Tim Heidecker – laughs
  • Alia Shawkat – laughs
  • Wesley Graham – additional recording
  • Rashaan Carter – additional engineering
  • D. James Goodwin – mixing, mastering
  • Mike Krol – design
  • Johnny Eastlund – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Morby.

  1. Intro
  2. This Is a Photograph
  3. A Random Act of Kindness
  4. Bittersweet, TN
  5. Disappearing
  6. A Coat of Butterflies
  7. Rock Bottom
  8. Forever Inside a Picture
  9. Five Easy Pieces
  10. Stop Before I Cry
  11. It’s Over
  12. Goodbye to Good Times

Mandy Moore: In Real Life

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On May 13, 2022, “Verve Forecast” label released “In Real Life”, the seventh Mandy Moore studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Mike Viola.

Personnel:

  • Mandy Moore – lead vocals
  • Taylor Goldsmith – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Madison Cunningham – electric guitar
  • Sean Watkins – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Viola – piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums, percussion, arrangements, engineer
  • Lee Pardini – piano, Hammond B3, keyboards
  • Davey Faraghar – bass
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
  • Anna Bishop – violin
  • Alana Carithers – violin
  • Jeannette Jang – violin
  • Stacy Matthews – violin
  • Adrian Pintea – violin
  • Meredith Riley – violin
  • Jocelyn Smith – violin
  • Treesa Gold – violin, string contractor
  • Elizabeth OHara – viola
  • Molly Sharp – viola
  • Susy Yim – viola
  • Ryan Lannan – cello
  • Jess Wolfe – vocals
  • Inara George – vocals
  • Holly Laessig – vocals
  • Trey Pollard – conductor, string arrangements
  • Adrian Olsen – strings engineer
  • Dave Cerminara – engineer, mixing
  • Gal Petel – mixing assistant
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering

Track listing:

  1. In Real Life -Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  2. Heartlands – Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith, Madison Love, Matthew Koma
  3. Little Dreams – Sam Farrar, Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  4. Just Maybe – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  5. Living in Between – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  6. In Other Words – Many Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Sam Farrar
  7. Four Moons – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Sam Farrar
  8. Little Victories – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Koma
  9. Heavy Lifting – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  10. Brand New Nowhere – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Koma
  11. Every Light – Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith

Dropkick Murphys: Okemah Rising

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On May 12, 2023, “Dummy Luck Music” label released “Okemah Rising”, the twelfth Dropkick Murphys studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at the “Church Studio” in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Personnel:

  • Tim Brennan – vocals, guitar, accordion
  • James Lynch – vocals, guitars
  • Jeff DaRosa – vocals, banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitars
  • Cole Quest – dobro guitar, backing vocals
  • Ken Casey – lead vocals, bass
  • Matt Kelly – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Violent Femmes
  • Jaime Wyatt – vocal
  • Jesse Ahern – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Woody Guthrie.

  1. My Eyes Are Gonna Shine
  2. Gotta Get to Peekskill
  3. Watchin’ the World Go By
  4. I Know How It Feels
  5. Rippin Up the Boundary Line
  6. Hear the Curfew Blowin’
  7. Bring It Home
  8. When I Was a Little Boy
  9. Run Hitler Run
  10. I’m Shipping to Boston (Tulsa version)

Belle And Sebastian: A Bit Of Previous

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On May 6, 2022, “Matador” label released “A Bit of Previous”, the eleventh Belle and Sebastian album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Banchory Studio” and Gorbals Studio” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Kevin Burleigh, Matt Wiggins, Brian McNeill, Stuart Murdoch, Steve Jackson, Chris Geddes, Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea, Dave McGowan and Richard Colburn.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch – lead vocal, guitar
  • Steve Jackson – vocal, guitar
  • Chris Geddes – keyboards
  • Sarah Martin – vocal, violin
  • Bobby Kildea – bass, guitar
  • Dave McGowan – bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Richard Colburn – drums
  • Brian McNeill – synth, mixing
  • Shawn Everett – synth, mixing
  • Paul Towndrow – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Ryan Quigley – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Michael Owers – trombone, bass trombone
  • Alessandra Lupo – spoken word
  • Anjolee Williams – backing vocals
  • Olivia Walker – backing vocals
  • Patience Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals
  • Charles Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Leon McCrary – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Ryan Quigley – brass arrangements
  • Sarah Martin – brass arrangements
  • Matt Wiggins – mixing
  • Tony Doogan – mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • D8 (3) – design
  • Emma Durnan – design
  • Anna Miles – artwork
  • Cass Kildea – artwork
  • Chris Geddes – artwork
  • Titana Muthui – artwork
  • Yvonne Kincaid – artwork
  • Marisa Privitera Murdoch – photography
  • Stuart Murdoch – photography
  • Denise Coombes – costume design
  • Anna Miles – cover stars
  • Cass Kidea – cover stars
  • Clowie Magusloy – cover stars
  • Kyle Lonsdale Jackson – cover stars
  • Saif Ali – cover stars
  • Syd Childs – cover stars
  • Tess Macdonald – cover stars
  • Titana Muthui – cover stars
  • Winona Childs – cover stars
  • Yvonne Kincaid – cover stars
  • Shawn Everett – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Murdoch, Steve Jackson, Chris Geddes,

Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea, Dave McGowan and Richard Colburn.

  1. Young and Stupid
  2. If They’re Shooting at You
  3. Talk to Me Talk to Me
  4. Reclaim the Night
  5. Do It for Your Country
  6. Prophets On Hold
  7. Unnecessary Drama
  8. Come On Home
  9. A World Without You
  10. Deathbed of My Dreams
  11. Sea of Sorrow
  12. Working Boy in New York City