Tag Archives: 2022

Dutch Uncles: True Entertainment

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On March 10, 2023, “Memphis Industries” label released “True Entertainment”, the sixth Dutch Uncles album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Giant Wafer Studios” in Wales, “Eve Studios” and “Airtight Studios” in Manchester, “EFA Studios”, and was produced by Neil Wright, Duncan Wallis, Robin Richards and Henry Broadhead. 

Personnel:

  • Duncan Wallis – vocals, piano
  • Peter Broadhead – guitar, synthesizer, electronics
  • Robin Richards – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Andrew Proudfoot – drums, percussion, mixing
  • Neil Wright – guitar
  • Henry Broadhead – percussion, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Stephie Parker – flute
  • Nick Middleton – chimes
  • Anna Prior, Jon Higgs – vocals
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Dr. Me – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Duncan Wallis, all music by Robin Richards and Peter Broadhead.

  1. True Entertainment
  2. Demascenes
  3. Tropigala (2 to 5)
  4. Poppin’
  5. Exit Row
  6. I’m Not Your Dad
  7. Deep End
  8. In Salvia
  9. End Belief
  10. Dead Letter

Story Of The Year: Tear Me To Pieces

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On March 10, 2023, “SharpTone” label released “Tear Me to Pieces”, the sixth Story of the Year studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Colin Brittain, Kevin McCombs and Lucky West.

Personnel:

  • Dan Marsala – lead vocals
  • Ryan Phillips – guitars
  • Adam Russell – vocals, bass guitar
  • Josh Wills – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Adam Russel, Colin Brittan, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills and Ryan Phillips, except where noted.

  1. Tear Me to Pieces
  2. Real Life
  3. Afterglow
  4. Dead and Gone – Adam Russell, Cameron Walker-Wright, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Lachlan West, Ryan Phillips
  5. War – Nick Bailey, Elisha Noll, Adam Russell, Cameron Walker-Wright, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Josh Westr, Ryan Phillips
  6. Can’t Save You – Jordan Witzigreuter, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Josh West, Ryan Phillips
  7. 2005 – Keith Varon, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
  8. Sorry About Me
  9. Take the Ride – Nick Furlong, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
  10. Knives Out – Kevin Skaff, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
  11. Use Me – Aaron Gillespie, Kyle Fishman, Bailey Russell, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips

Nilüfer Yanya: Painless

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On March 4, 2022, “ATO” label released “Painless”, the second Nilüfer Yanya studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo, Bullion (Nathan Jenkins), Jazzi Bobbi and Will Archer.  

Personnel:

  • Nilüfer Yanya – vocal, guitar, keyboards, artwork, photography
  • Jazzi Bobbi – vocals
  • Will Archer – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Reed – bass
  • Ellis Dupuy – drums
  • Andrew Sarlo – engineer
  • Joe Dworniak – engineer
  • Andy Ramsay – additional engineering
  • Dom Kirtley – additional engineering
  • Nathan Boddy – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Lilian Nuthall – mixing assistant
  • Lauren Harewood – design
  • Elif Yanya – paintings
  • Molly Daniel – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Dealer – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer, Jazzi Bobbi
  2. L/R – Nilüfer Yanya, Bullion
  3. Shameless – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  4. Stabilise – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  5. Chase Me – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  6. Midnight Sun – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  7. Trouble – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  8. Try – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  9. Company – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  10. Belong with You – Nilüfer Yanya, Jazzi Bobbi
  11. The Mystic – Nilüfer Yanya, Andrew Sarlo
  12. Anotherlife – Nilüfer Yanya, Bullion

Guided By Voices: Crystal Nuns Cathedral

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On March 4, 2022, “Guided by Voices, Inc.” label released “Crystal Nuns Cathedral”, the 35th Guided by Voices studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Travis Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – lead vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar, backing vocals
  • Doug Gillard – guitar, backing vocals, strings arrangements
  • Mark Shue – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin March – drums, backing vocals
  • Ray Ketchem – drums engineering
  • Travis Harrison – mixing
  • Jeff Powell – mastering (for vinyl) 
  • Jamal Ruhe – mastering
  • J. Colangelo – drums technician
  • Joe Patterson – layout, back cover treatment, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard.

  1. Eye City
  2. Re-Develop
  3. Climbing a Ramp
  4. Never Mind the List
  5. Birds in the Pipe
  6. Come North Together
  7. Forced to Sea
  8. Huddled
  9. Excited Ones
  10. The Eyes of Your Doctor
  11. Mad River Man
  12. Crystal Nuns Cathedral

Xiu Xiu: Ignore Grief

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On March 3, 2023, “Polyvinyl” label released “Ignore Grief”, the thirteenth Xiu Xiu studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Nurse” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Angela Seo.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Stewart – vocals, synthesizers, harmonium, percussion, electronic percussion, double reed flute, found objects, arrangements, recording
  • Angela Seo – vocals, piano, gongs, no-input mixer, percussion
  • David Kendrick – drums, percussion
  • Ben Chisholm – synthesizer, piano, electronic percussion 
  • Pavel Kučera – double bass
  • Patrick Shiroishi – saxophones
  • Jitka Kašparová – flutes
  • Marika Nováková – flutes
  • Dominika Charvátová – woodwinds
  • Sára Štěpánová – woodwinds
  • Pavlína Vlková – woodwinds
  • Chris Dostál – brass
  • Katrina Lišková – brass
  • David Zelenka – brass
  • Andrea Kopecká – violin
  • Radka Navrátilová – violin
  • Ezra Buchla – viola
  • Katrina Musilová – viola
  • Marie Vlčková – viola
  • Martina Čermáková – cello
  • Jiřina Hájková – cello
  • Charlie Looker – choral vocals
  • Ian Wellman – field recordings
  • Lawrence English – mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Janelle Abad – design

Track listing:

  1. The Real Chaos Cha Cha Cha
  2. 666 Photos of Nothing
  3. Esquerita, Little Richard
  4. Maybae Baeby
  5. Tarsier, Tarsier, Tarsier, Tarsier
  6. Pahrump
  7. Border Factory
  8. Dracula Parrot, Moon Moth
  9. Brothel Creeper
  10. For M.

Willie Nelson: I Don’t Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard

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On March 3, 2023, “Legacy Recordings” label released “I Don’t Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard”, the 73rd Willie Nelson album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Sound Emporium”, ”East Iris” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, “Pedernales” in Austin, and was produced by Buddy Cannon. The album is a tribute to the songwriter Harlan Howard.

Personnel:

  • Willie Nelson – lead vocals, trigger
  • Bobby Terry – acoustic and electric guitar
  • James Mitchell – electric guitar
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • Jim “Moose” Brown – piano, synthesizer, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Larry Paxton – bass, tic tac bass
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums
  • Wyatt Beard – backing vocals
  • Melonie Cannon – backing vocals
  • Tony Castle – recording, mixing
  • Steve Chadie – recording
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
  • Micah Nelson – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Harlan Howard, except where noted.

  1. Tiger by the Tail – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
  2. The Chokin’ Kind
  3. Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache) – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
  4. Life Turned Her That Way
  5. I Don’t Know a Thing About Love
  6. Streets of Baltimore – Harlan Howard, Tompall Glasser
  7. Busted
  8. She Called Me Baby
  9. Too Many Rivers
  10. Beautiful Annabel Lee

Tears For Fears: The Tipping Point

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On February 25, 2022, “Concord” label released “The Tipping Point”, the seventh Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2021, and was produced by Charlton Pettus, Florian Reutter, Sacha Skarbek, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

Personnel:

  • Roland Orzabal – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Curt Smith – vocals, keyboards, bass guitars, mixing
  • Max von Ameln – guitars
  • Charlton Pettus – keyboards, guitars, programming, mixing
  • Sacha Skarbek – acoustic piano, vocal production
  • Doug Petty – accordion, Hammond organ, acoustic piano, string arrangements
  • Aaron Sterling – drums
  • Jamie Wollam – drums
  • Jason Joseph – choir, vocal arrangements
  • Charles Jones – choir
  • Jessi Collins – choir
  • Lauren Evans – choir
  • Carina Round – backing vocals
  • Florian Reutter – programming, vocal production
  • Tim Palmer – mixing
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Tony Maserati – mixing
  • Steven Wilson – surround mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Justin Shturtz – mastering
  • Max von Ameln – engineer assistant
  • Tommy Steele – art direction, design
  • Carrie Smith – art direction
  • Cinta Vidal – cover art
  • Frank Ockenfels 3 – photography

Track listing:

  1. No Small Thing – Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith
  2. The Tipping Point – Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus
  3. Long, Long, Long Time – Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
  4. Break the Man – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
  5. My Demons – Roland Orzabal, Sacha Skarbek, Florian Reutter
  6. Rivers of Mercy – Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus, Doug Petty
  7. Please Be Happy – Roland Orzabal, Sacha Skarbek
  8. Master Plan – Roland Orzabal
  9. End of Night – Roland Orzabal
  10. Stay – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus

Scorpions: Rock Believeer

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On February 22, 2022, “Vertigo” label released “Rock Believer”, the nineteenth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Peppermint Park” in Hannover, Germany, and was produced by Hans-Martin Buff, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Pawel Maciwoda and Mikkey Dee.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, guitar arrangements
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, guitar solos, backing vocals, guitar arrangements
  • Paweł Mąciwoda – bass
  • Mikkey Dee – drums
  • Ingo Powitzer – additional guitars and bass, guitar solo, backing vocals, claps, guitar arrangements, guitar technician
  • Jakob Himmelein – backing vocals, claps, recording assistant
  • Alex Malek – backing vocals, claps
  • Pitti Hecht – percussion
  • Hans-Martin Buff – backing vocals, claps, recording, programming, sound design
  • Michael Ilbert – mixing
  • Tom Porcell Woznik – mastering
  • Peter Kirkman – guitar technician
  • Matthias Liebetruth – drum technician
  • René Thomsen – drum technician
  • Rocket and Wink – design, artwork
  • Klaus Voormann – cover design
  • Jeff Thrower – cover photography
  • Marc Theis – back cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Klaus Meine, all music as noted.  

  1. Gas in Tank – Rudolf Schenker
  2. Roots in My Boots – Rudolf Schenker
  3. Knock ‘em Dead – Rudolf Schenker
  4. Rock Believer – Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker
  5. Shining Your Soul – Rudolf Schenker, Greg Fidelman
  6. Seventh Sun – Rudolf Schenker, Hans-Martin Buff, Powitzer Fidelman
  7. Hot and Cold – Matthias Jabs
  8. When I Lay My Bones to Rest – Rudolf Schenker
  9. Peacemaker – Rudolf Schenker, Pawel Maciwoda
  10. Call of the Wild – Rudolf Schenker
  11. When You Know (Where You Come From) – Rudolf Schenker

Avey Tare: 7s

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On February 17, 2023, “Domino” label released “7s”, the eight Avey Tare (David Michael Portner) album. It was recording in 2022, and was produced by Adam McDaniel and Avey Tare.

Personnel:

  • Avey Tare – vocal, guitar, sounds, artwork
  • Alex Ferrar – drums
  • Adam McDaniel – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Rob Carmichael – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Avey Tare.

  1. Invisible Darlings
  2. Lips at Night
  3. The Musical
  4. Hey Bog
  5. Sweeper’s Grin
  6. Neurons
  7. Cloud Stop Rest Start

Caroline Polachek: Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

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On February 14, 2023, “Sony Music”, “The Orchard” and “Perpetual Novice” labels released “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You”, the fourth Caroline Polachek studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Caroline Polachek, Dan Nigro, Jim-E-Stack, Sega Bodega, Ariel Rechtshaid and Danny L Harle.

Personnel:

  • Caroline Polachek – lead vocals
  • Dan Nigro – guitar
  • Marco Lopez – guitar
  • Sega Bodega – guitar
  • Samuel Organ – guitar
  • Kirin J Callinan – guitar
  • Todd Oliver – guitar
  • Matthew Horton – guitar
  • Miquel Mestres – guitar
  • Danny L Harle – bass
  • Brìghde Chaimbeul – bagpipes
  • Nico Harle – additional vocals
  • The Trinity Choir – additional vocals
  • Geoff Swan – mixing
  • Macks Faulkron – engineer
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Yuma Burgess – subway map
  • David Uzquiza – packaging art direction, monogram design
  • Isha Dipika Walia – package design
  • Aidan Zamiri – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Caroline Polachek and Danny L. Harle, except where noted.

  1. Welcome to My Island – Caroline Polachek, Daniel Nigro, James Harmon Stack
  2. Pretty in Possible
  3. Bunny Is a Rider
  4. Sunset – Caroline Polachek, Caroline Ailin, Salvador Navarrete
  5. Crude Drawing of an Angel
  6. I Believe – Caroline Polachek, Danny L. Harle, Ariel Rechtshaid
  7. Fly to You – Caroline Polachek, Danny L. Harle, Claire Elise Boucher
  8. Blood and Butter
  9. Hopedrunk Everasking