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Gaz Coombes: Turn The Car Around

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On January 13, 2023, “Hot Fruit Records” label released “Turn the Car Around”, the fourth Gaz Coombes studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Cabin” and “Courtyard Studio” in Oxfordshire, UK, and was produced by Ian Davenport and Gaz Coombes.

Personnel:

  1. Gaz Coombes – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, drums, percussion, mixing
  2. Nick Fowler – bass guitar, guitar
  3. Garo Nahoulakian – bass guitar, guitar, piano, percussion, piano arrangements
  4. Loz Colbert – drums
  5. Mike Monaghan – congas, percussion
  6. Tomas Greenhalf – saxophone
  7. Amy Ashworth – backing vocals
  8. Emma Brammer – backing vocals
  9. Piney Gir – backing vocals
  10. Willie J. Healey – backing vocals
  11. Matt Colton – mastering 
  12. Steve Stacey – design
  13. Tom Cockram – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gaz Coombes.

  1. Overnight Trains
  2. Don’t Say It’s Over
  3. Feel Loop (Lizard Dream)
  4. Long Live the Strange
  5. Not the Only Things
  6. Turn the Car Around
  7. This Love
  8. Sonny the Strong
  9. Dance On

Tony Malaby: The Cave of Winds

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On January 7, 2022, “Pyroclastic Records” label released “The Cave of Winds”, the 13th Tony Malaby album. It was recorded in June 2021, at “Samurai Hotel Studios” in New York, and was produced by Tony Malaby.

Personnel:

  • Tony Malaby – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Ben Monder – guitar
  • Michael Formanek – bass
  • Tom Rainey – drums
  • Mike Marciano – mixing, mastering
  • Marieken Cochius – artwork
  • Hidde Dijkastra – design
  • Kris Davis – executive producer
  • Peter Gannushkin – photography

Track listing

All tracks by Tony Malaby, except where noted.

  1. Corinthian Leather
  2. Recrudescence – Tony Malaby, Michael Formanek, Ben Monder, Tom Rainey
  3. Scratch the Horse
  4. Insect Ward
  5. The Cave of Winds
  6. Life Coach (For Helias)
  7. Just Me, Just Me

Iggy Pop: Every Loser

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On January 6, 2023, “Gold Tooth” and “Atlantic” labels released “Every Loser”, the nineteenth Iggy Pop studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Andrew Watt.

Personnel:

  • Iggy Pop – lead and backing vocals
  • Andrew Watt – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, sequenced drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Josh Klinghoffer – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Stone Gossard – guitar
  • Dave Navarro – guitar
  • Duff McKagan – bass guitar
  • Eric Avery – bass guitar
  • Chris Chaney – bass guitar
  • Chad Smith – drums, percussion
  • Travis Barker – drums
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums, percussion, piano
  • Paul LaMalfa – engineer
  • Marco Sonzini – engineer
  • Jimmy Douglass – engineer
  • Devon Corey – engineer
  • Jimmy Davis – additional engineering
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Tom Herbers – mixing assistant
  • Finn Howells – mixing assistant
  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing assistant
  • Andrew Watt – art direction, photography
  • David J. Harrigan III – art direction, design
  • Raymond Pettibon – cover art
  • Mick Rock – cover photography
  • Vincent Guignet – photography
  • Spenser Anderson – photography
  • Laura Bradley – photography
  • Andrew Watt – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Frenzy – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Duff Mckagam, Chad Smith
  2. Strung Out Johnny – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
  3. New Atlantis – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Duff Mckagam, Chad Smith
  4. Modern Day Ripoff – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Duff Mckagam, Chad Smith
  5. Morning Show – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt
  6. The News for Andy (interlude) – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt
  7. Neo Punk – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer, Travis Barker
  8. All the Way Down – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Stone Gossard, Chad Smith
  9. Comments – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Eric Avery, Taylor Hawkins
  10. My Animus – Iggy Pop, Andrew watt
  11. The Regency – Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Dave Navaro, Chris Chaney, Taylor Hawkins

Nina Hagen: Unity

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On December 9, 2022, “Grönland Records” label released “Unity”, the fourteenth Nina Hagen album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Nina Hagen, Sasha Perera, Warner Poland and Michael Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Nina Hagen – vocal
  • Oren Gerlitz – guitar bass guitar
  • Warner Poland – guitar, arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Fred Sauer – keyboards
  • Michael O’ Ryan – bass
  • Marcellus Puhlemann – drums
  • Toto Wolf – drums
  • Michael Wolf – arrangements, engineer
  • Bo – mastering
  • Walter Schonauer – design
  • Ute Ville-Koczi – photography

Track listing:

  1. Shadrack – Robert MacGimsey
  2. United Women of the World – Nina Hagen
  3. Unity – George Clinton, Nina Hagen, Tequila Mockingbird, Warner Poland
  4. 16 Tons – Merle Travis
  5. Atomwaffensperrvertrag – Nina Hagen, Sasha Perera
  6. Gib mir deine Liebe – Nina Hagen, Sasha Perera
  7. Venusfliegenfalle – Nina Hagen, Warner Poland
  8. Redemption Day – Sheryl Crow
  9. Geld, Geld, Geld – Nina Hagen, Warner Poland
  10. Die Antwort Weiss ganz allein der Wind – Bob Dylan, Hans Bradtke
  11. Open My Heart (Dinner Time) – Nina Hagen, Warner Poland
  12. It Doesn’t Matter Now – Bob Geldof

Black Ox Orkestar: Everything Returns

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On December 2, 2022, “Constellation” label released “Everything Returns”, the third Black Ox Orkestar album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Mixart Studio” in Montreal, Canada.

  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin, arrangements, art direction, photography
  • Scott Gilmore – vocals, piano, cimbalom, arrangements, art direction, artwork
  • Gabriel Levine – vocals, clarinet, bass clarinet, guitar, arrangements, art direction
  • Nadia Moss – vocals, artwork
  • Thierry Amar – bass
  • Pierre-Guy Blanchard – drums, percussion
  • Craig Pedersen – trumpet
  • Julie Houle – tuba
  • Julie Richard – tuba
  • Greg Norman – recording, mixing
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Kurt Bjorling – cassette compilations
  • Elizabeth Shulman – art direction
  • Henryk Beck – artwork
  • Marc Jonathan Costello – layout, design
  • Ian Ilavsky – layout, design, photography
  • Avia Moore – typography
  • Aaron Goodelman – lettering
  • Lainie Basman – photography
  • Maura Judkis – photography

Track listing:

  1. Tish Nign – traditional
  2. Pepretual Peace – Scott Gilmore
  3. Oysgeforn / Bessarabian Hora – traditional
  4. Mizrakh Mi Ma’arav – Scott Gilmore
  5. Skotshne – traditional
  6. Viderkol (Echo) – Scott Gilmore
  7. Epigenetik – Scott Gilmore
  8. Moldovan Zhok – traditional
  9. Lamed – Vovnik – Scott Gilmore
  10. Mizrakh Mi Ma’arav East from West – Scott Gilmore

Horse Lords: Comradely Objects

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On November 24, 2022, “Rvng Intl.” label released “Comradely Objects”, the fifth Horse Lords album.

Personnel:

  • Owen Gardner – guitar, mixing
  • Andrew Bernstein – saxophones, percussion, mixing
  • Max Eilbacher – bass, electronics, mixing
  • Sam Haberman – drums, mixing
  • Andrew Christopher Smith – electric piano
  • Jared Paolini – engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Will Work for Good – design
  • Josh Bonati – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Zero Degree Machine
  2. Mess Mend
  3. May Brigade
  4. Solidarity Avenue
  5. Law of Movement
  6. Rundling
  7. Plain Hunt on Four

Neil Young With Crazy Horse: World Record

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On November 18, 2022, “Reprise” label released “World Record”, the 43rd Neil Young studio album, and the 15th with Crazy Horse. It was recorded in 2022, at “Shangri-La”, Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – lead vocals, guitar, pump organ, Wurlitzer electric and upright piano, harmonica, kick tub drum, Marxophone, vibes
  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, guitar, bottleneck guitar, acoustic guitar, muted upright piano, accordion, dobro, percussion 
  • Billy Talbot – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocals, drums
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
  • Louis Remenapp – engineer assistant
  • Taylor Jackson – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Love Earth
  2. Overhead
  3. I Walk with You (Earth Ringtone)
  4. This Old Planet (Changing Days)
  5. The World (Is in Trouble Now)
  6. Break the Chain
  7. The Long Day Before
  8. Walkin’ on the Road (To the Future)
  9. The Wonder Won’t Wait
  10. Chevrolet
  11. This Old Planet (reprise)

Nickelback: Get Rollin’

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On November 18, 2022, “Nickelback II Productions” label released “Get Rollin’”, the tenth Nickelback studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Little Mountain View Studio” in Salt Lake City, US, and was produced by Chris Baseford, Jeff Johnson, Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair.

Personnel:

  • Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, guitar
  •  Ryan Peake – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Kroeger – bass guitar
  • Daniel Adair – vocals, drums
  • Ian Thornley – solo guitar
  • Ricardo Germain – engineer
  • Chris Baseford – mixing
  • Andrew Cruz – mixing assistant, digital editing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Justin Schturz – mastering assistant
  • Chris “Hollywood” Holmes – digital editing
  • Jessica Schmidt – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Chad Kroeger, except where noted.

  1. San Quentin
  2. Skinny Little Missy
  3. Those Days – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake
  4. High Time – Chad Kroeger, Jeff Johnson, Mike Kroeger Simon Clow
  5. Vegas Bomb
  6. Tidal Wave – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Chris Baseford
  7. Does Heaven Even Knows You’re Missing
  8. Steel Still Rusts
  9. Horizon – Chad Kroeger, Jennifer Denmark, Troy Cartwright, Zach Abend
  10. Standing in the Dark – Chad Kroeger, Arnold Lanni
  11. Just One More – Chad Kroeger, Coleman Hell, Rob Benvegnu

The Smashing Pumpkins: Atum: A Rock Opera In Three Acts

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On November 15, 2022, “Martha’s Music” and “Thirty Tigers” labels released “Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts”, the twelfth Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. The album was released in three separate installments of 11 songs – “Atum: Act One” was released on November 15, 2022, “Atum: Act Two” was released on January 31, 2023, and “Atum: Act Three” was released on May 5, 2023. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, and was produced by Billy Corgan.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
  • Katie Cole – backing vocals
  • Sierra Swan – backing vocals
  • Linda Strawberry – backing vocals
  • Matt Walker – additional incidental programming

Track listing:

Atum: Act One

  1. Atum
  2. Butterfly Suite
  3. The Good in Goodbye
  4. Embracer
  5. With Ado I Do
  6. Hooligan
  7. Steps in Time
  8. When Rain Must Fall
  9. Beyond the Vale
  10. Hooray!
  11. The Gold Mask

Atum: Act Two

  1. Avalanche
  2. Empires
  3. Neophyte
  4. Moss
  5. Night waves
  6. Space Age
  7. Every Morning
  8. To the Grays
  9. Beguiled
  10. The Culling
  11. Springtimes

Atum: Act Three

  1. Sojourner
  2. That Which Animates the Spirit
  3. The Canary Trainer
  4. Pacer
  5. In Lieu of Failure
  6. Cenotaph
  7. Harmageddon
  8. Fireflies
  9. Intergalactic
  10. Spellbinding
  11. Of Wings

Zodeon at Crystal Hall

  1. Simmatar
  2. Magdalena
  3. Saffron
  4. Zope
  5. Huzzah
  6. Automation
  7. Mary Q
  8. Burr
  9. Excelsior
  10. Necromance

Bruce Springsteen: Only The Strong Survive

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On November 11, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Only the Strong Survive”, the twenty-first Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Thrill Hill Recording” New jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ron Aniello – guitar, bass, drums, percussion, piano, keyboards, organ, vibraphone, glockenspiel, chimes, timpani, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Rob Lebret – guitar
  • Bill Holloman – tenor saxophone
  • Ed Manion – baritone saxophone
  • Tom Timko – baritone saxophone
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet
  • Clark Gayton – trombone
  • Lisa Kim – violin, concertmaster
  • Annaliesa Place – violin
  • Dasol Jeong – violin
  • Joanna Maurer – violin
  • Kristi Helberg – violin
  • Kuan Cheng Lu – violin
  • Sein Ryu – violin
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Su Hyun Park – violin
  • Suzanne Ornstein – violin
  • Danielle Farina – viola
  • Devin Moore – viola
  • Re Clarice Jensen – cello
  • Patrick Jee – cello
  • Sophie Shao – cello
  • Rebecca Young – viola
  • Soozie Tyrell – backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Sam Moore – backing vocals
  • Curtis King Jr. – backing vocals
  • Dennis Collins – backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
  • Michelle Moore – backing vocals
  • Rob Mathes – conductor
  • Andres Bermudez – engineer
  • Rob Lebret – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jon Landau – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Only the Strong Survive – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  2. Soul Days – Jonnie Barnett
  3. Nightshift – Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde
  4. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson
  5. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  6. Turn Back the Hands of Time – Jack Daniels, Bonnie Thompson
  7. When She Was My Girl – Larry Gottlieb, Marc Blatte
  8. Hey, Western Union Man – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  9. I Wish It Would Rain – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Rodger Penzabene
  10. Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
  11.  Any Other Way – William Bell
  12. I Forgot to Be Your Lover – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
  13. 7 Rooms of Gloom – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted – William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, James Dean
  15. Someday We’ll Be Together – Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, Harvey Fuqua