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Sarathy Korwar: Kalak

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On November 11, 2022, “The Leaf Label” released “Kalak”, fourth Sarathy Korwar studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Real World Studios”, and was produced by Photay.

Personnel:

  • Sarathy Korwar – vocals, drums, percussion, electronics, photography
  • Photay – vocals, synthesizer, drum programming, arrangements, mixing
  • Alistair MacSween – vocals, synthesizer
  • Danalogue – synthesizer
  • Magnus Mehta – percussion
  • Tamar Osborn – vocals, baritone saxophone, flute, electronics
  • Rohini Kharkar, Tushar Menon – vocals
  • Fabrice Bourgelle – vocals, photography
  • Oli Jacobs, Oli Middleton – engineer
  • Stefan Betke – mastering
  • Sijya Gupta – artwork, layout

Track listing:

  1. A Recipe to Cure Historical Amnesia
  2. To Remember
  3. Utopia Is a Colonial Project
  4. Back in the Day, Things Were Not Always Simpler
  5. The Past Is Not Only Behind Us, But Ahead of Us
  6. Kal Means Yesterday and Tomorrow
  7. Remember Begum Rokheya
  8. That Clocks Don’t Tell but Make Time
  9. Remember Circles are Better Than Lines
  10. Remember To Look Out for the Signs
  11. KALAK – A Means to An Unend

First Aid Kit: Palomino

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On November 4, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Palomino”, the fifth First Aid Kit studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Daniel Bengston.

Personnel:

  • Klara Söderberg – vocals, guitar, handclapping
  • Johanna Söderberg – vocals, handclapping
  • Daniel Bengston – autoharp, guitar, harp, harpsichord, juno, mellotron, piano, strings, synthesizer, whistle, Wurlitzer, percussion, handclapping, backing vocals, arranger, engineer, mixing
  • Merit Hemmingson – organ
  • Lisa Langbacka – accordion
  • Bard Ericson – double bass
  • Mousa Fadera – drums, percussion
  • Daniel Crane – drums, percussion, congas, toms
  • Per “Texas” Johansson – flute, saxophone
  • Goran Kajfes – trumpet
  • Claudia Bonfiglioli – violin
  • Daniele Bonfiglioli – violin
  • Ylva Larsdotter – violin
  • Daniel Migdal – violin
  • Anna Stefansson – violin
  • Martin Stensson – violin
  • Patrik Swedrup – violin
  • Fredrik Syberg – violin
  • Paul Waltman – violin
  • Lisa Rydberg – violin
  • Jannika Gustafsson – violin
  • Aleksander Sätterström – violin
  • Christopher Öhman – viola
  • Vicki Powell – viola
  • Riikka Repo – viola
  • Ylvali Zilliacus – viola
  • Pelle Hanson – cello
  • Jakob Koranyi – cello
  • Amalie Stalheim – cello
  • Erik Arvinder – arrangements, conductor
  • Willem Bleeker – string arrangements
  • Tom Elmhirst – programming, mixing
  • Eric Boulanger – engineer
  • Niclas Lidström – engineer
  • Chris Sorem – drum engineer
  • Adam Hong – mixing
  • Simon Nordberg – mixing
  • Lisa Sander – artwork
  • Emy Storey – design
  • Olof Grind – photography

Track listing:

  1. Out of My Head – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Björn Yttling
  2. Angel – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  3. Ready to Run – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  4. Turning Onto You – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  5. Fallen Snow – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  6. Wild Horses II – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  7. The Last One – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  8. Nobody Knows – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Björn Yttling
  9. A Feeling That Never Came – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  10. 29 Palms Highway – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  11. Palomino – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling, Ludvig Söderberg

Tom Skinner: Voices Of Bishara

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On November 4, 2022, “Nonesuch Records”, “International Anthem Recording Company” and “Brownswood Recordings” labels released “Voices of Bishara”, the first Tom Skinner album, (first under his real name, previously released two albums under the name Hello Skinny). It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tom Skinner.

Personnel:

  • Tom Skinner – drums
  • Tom Herbert – acoustic bass
  • Nubya Garcia – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Shabaka Hutchings – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Kareem Dayes – cello
  • Blue May – recording
  • Scott Knapper – recording assistant
  • Dilip Harris – mixing
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Paul Camo – sleeve design, artwork
  • Craig Hansen – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Skinner, except where noted.

  1. Bishara
  2. Red 2 – version of Tony Williams Two Pieces of One: Red
  3. The Journey
  4. The Day After Tomorrow
  5. Voices (of the Past)
  6. Quiet as It’s Kept

Ezra Collective: Where I’m Meant To Be

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On November 4, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Where I’m Meant to Be”, the second Ezra Collective studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Riccardo Damian, Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison and Joe Armon-Jones.

Personnel:

  • Joe Armon-Jones – keyboards
  • TJ Koleoso – vocals, bass guitar, programming
  • Femi Koleoso – vocals, drums
  • Ife Ogunjobi – trumpet
  • James Mollison – saxophone
  • Benjamin Totten – guitar
  • Oluwatobi Adenaike-Johnson – guitar
  • Mark Mollison – guitar
  • Junior Alli-Balogun – percussion
  • Antonia Pagulatos, Athalie Armon-Jones, Sam Kennedy – violin
  • Stella Page – viola
  • Wayne Urquhart – cello
  • Sampa the Great – vocals
  • Kojey Radical – vocals
  • Jorja Smith – vocals
  • Angel Silvera – vocals
  • Emeli Sandé, Louise LaBelle, Teni Tinks – vocals
  • Steve McQueen – vocals
  • Nao and Petra Luke – vocals
  • Jess Camilleri – engineer
  • Tris Ellis – engineer
  • Barbara Ayozie – art direction
  • Marco Grey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, and TJ Koleoso, except where noted.

  1. Life Goes On – Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  2. Victory Dance
  3. No Confusion – Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  4. Welcome to My World
  5. Togetherness
  6. Ego Killah
  7. Smile – Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  8. Live Strong
  9. Siesta – Emeli Sandé, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  10. Words by Steve – Femi Koleoso, Steve McQueen
  11. Belonging
  12. Never the Same Again
  13. Words by TJ – TJ Koleoso
  14. Love in Outer Space – Sun Ra

Benjamin Clementine: And I Have Been

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On October 28, 2022, “Preserve Artists” label released “And I Have Been”, the third Benjamin Clementine studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2022, at “CMG Studios” in California, “Love Electric Studios”, “Metropolis Studios”, “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Benjamin Clementine.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Clementine – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, prog drums, string arrangements
  • The Akan Symphony Orchestra
  • Axel Ekerman – bass
  • Martha Montenegro – drums programming
  • Bruno Bertoli – additional string arrangements
  • Flo Morrissey – backing vocals
  • Duncan Fuller – engineer
  • Andy Hughes – engineer
  • John Webber – mastering
  • Akatre – album artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Benjamin Clementine.

  1. Residue
  2. Delighted
  3. Difference
  4. Genesis
  5. Gypsy, BC
  6. Atonement
  7. Last Movement of Hope
  8. Copening
  9. Weakend
  10. Auxiliary
  11. Lovelustreman

Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Return Of The Dream Canteen

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On October 14, 2022, “Warner Bros” label released “Return of the Dream Canteen”, the thirteenth Red Hot Chili Peppers studio album. It was recorded November 2020 – August 2021, at “Shangri-La” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
  • John Frusciante – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Flea – bass
  • Chad Smith – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Josh Johnson – saxophone
  • Nathaniel Walcott – trumpet
  • Vikram Devasthali – trombone
  • Aura T-09 – backing vocals
  • Bernie Grundman – engineer
  • Bo Bodnar – engineer
  • Dylan Neustadter – engineer
  • Ethan Mates – engineer
  • Jason Lader – engineer
  • Phillip Broussard Jr. – engineer
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer assistant
  • Jonathan Pfarr – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Jeremy Lubsey – mastering assistant
  • Sarah Zoraya – creative design, design
  • Julien Calemard – illustrations
  • Thami Nabil – illustrations
  • Clara Balzary – photography
  • Sami Bañuelos – band assistance
  • Charlie Bolois – studio technician
  • Lawrence Malchose – studio technician
  • Chris Warren – technician
  • Henry Trejo – technician
  • Eric Lynn – production coordination
  • Gage Freeman – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, and Chad Smith.

  1. Tippa My Tongue
  2. Peace and Love
  3. Reach Out
  4. Eddie
  5. Fake as Fu@K
  6. Bella
  7. Roulette
  8. My Cigarette
  9. Afterlife
  10. Shoot Me a Smile
  11. Handful
  12. The Drummer
  13. Bag of Grins
  14. La La La La La La La La
  15. Copperbelly
  16. Carry Me Home
  17. In the Snow

Bill Callahan: Ytilaer

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On October 14, 2022, “Drag City” label released “Ytilaer”, the eighth Bill Callahan studio album, and his nineteenth overall when including albums released as Smog. It was recorded December 2021 – January 2022, at “Arlyn Studios”, “Estuary Recording” in Austin Texas.

Personnel

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, acoustic guitar, synth, FX, evolution cartoon, liner notes
  • Matt Kinsey – acoustic and electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Sarah Ann Phillips – piano, Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals
  • Amanda Nevers – keys
  • Cooper Crain – synth
  • Emmett Kelly – bass, electric bass, backing vocals
  • Glenn Fukunaga – bass
  • Brent Fariss – acoustic bass
  • Jim White – drums, snare case, backing vocals
  • Derek Phelps – trumpet
  • Mike St. Clair – trumpet, trombone
  • Carl Smith – contra-alto clarinet
  • Amy Annelle – backing vocals
  • Eve Searls – backing vocals
  • Bass Callahan – backing vocals
  • Hanly Banks Callahan – backing vocals
  • Connie Lovatt – backing vocals arrangement
  • Cooper Crain – engineer
  • Mark Nevers – engineer, mixing
  • Drew Potter – mixing assistant
  • Joseph Holguin – engineer assistant
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Paul Ryan – painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan, except where noted.

  1. First Bird
  2. Everyway
  3. Bowevil – traditional
  4. Partition
  5. Lily
  6. Naked Souls
  7. Coyotes
  8. Drainface
  9. Natural Information
  10. The Horse
  11. Planets
  12. Last One at the Party]

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Laminated Dream

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On October 12, 2022, “KGLW” label released “Laminated Denim”, the 22nd King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.

Personnel:

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, flute, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Cook Craig – guitar, bass
  • Joey Walker – guitar, bass, synthesizer
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
  • Lucas Harwood – keyboards
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Joey Walker, Cook Craig and Michael Cavanagh.

  1. The Land Before Timeland
  2. Hypertension

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and LavaKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

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On October 7, 2022, “KGLW” label released “Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava”, the 21st King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.

Personnel:

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, organ, flute, bass, piano, percussion, clavinet, recording, mixing
  • Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, Farfisa, synthesizer
  • Cook Craig – keyboards, guitar, bass
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, keyboards, harmonica, saxophone, percussion
  • Lucas Harwood – bass, keyboards, piano
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – cover art, photography, layout

Track listing:

  1. Mycelium
  2. Ice V
  3. Magma
  4. Lava
  5. Hell’s Itch
  6. Iron Lung
  7. Gliese 710

Broken Bells: Into The Blue

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On October 7, 2022, “AWAL” label released” Into the Blue”, the third Broken Bells studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Danger Mouse.

Personnel:

  • James Mercer – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) – organ, piano, synth, mellotron
  • Inflo (Dean Wynton Josiah Cover) – piano, backing vocals
  • Sam Cohen – drums, synth, bass, bells, guitar, backing vocals
  • David Christian – drums
  • Nate Walcott – horns
  • Oliver Hill – strings, violin
  • Kaitlin Wolfberg – strings, violin
  • Lauren Baba – strings, viola
  • Emily Elkin – strings, cello
  • Alba Ponce De Leon, Alecia Chakour – backing vocals
  • Oliver Hill – strings arrangements
  • Matt Koening – recording
  • Kennie Takahaski – recording
  • Todd Monfalcone – additional engineering
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Jacob Escobedo – artwork, illustration
  • Kelly Ford – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Burton and James Mercer except where noted.

  1. Into the Blue – Brian Burton, James Mercer, Sam Cohen
  2. We’re Not in Orbit Yet…
  3. Invisible Exit
  4. Love on the Run – Brian Burton, Dean Josiah Cover, James Mercer, Sam Cohen
  5. One Night
  6. Saturdays – Brian Burton, James Mercer, James Milne
  7. Forgotten Boy – Brian Burton, Emil Thielhelm, James Mercer, Michael Esposito, Ralph Scala, Ronald Gilbert
  8. The Chase
  9. Fade Away