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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

Pixies: Doggerel

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On September 30, 2022, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Doggerel”, the eighth Pixies studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Guilford Sound” in Guilford, Vermont, and was produced by Tom Dalgety.

Personnel:

  • Black Francis – lead vocals, guitar
  • Joey Santiago – guitar
  • Paz Lenchantin – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • David Lovering – drums
  • Tom Dalgety – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Snyder – engineer assistant
  • Matt Hall – engineer assistant
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Martin Masai Andersen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. Nomatterday
  2. Vault of Heaven
  3. Drags of the Wine – Black Francis, Joey Santiago
  4. Haunted House
  5. Get Simulated
  6. The Lord Has Come Back Today
  7. Thunder and Lightning
  8. There’s a Moon On
  9. Pagan Man – Black Francis, Joey Santiago
  10. Who’s More Sorry Now?
  11. You’re Such a Sadducee
  12. Doggerel

Buddy Guy: The Blues Don’t Lie

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On September 30, 2022, “RCA” label released “The Blues Don’t Lie”, the 19th Buddy Guy album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tom Hambridge.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, guitar
  • Mavis Staples – vocal
  • Elvis Costello – vocal
  • James Taylor – vocal
  • Bobby Rush – vocal
  • Jason Isbell – vocal
  • Wendy Moten – vocal
  • Rob McNelley – guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Reese Wynans – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, percussions, tambourine, backing vocal, mixing
  • Ducky Carlisle – recording
  • Zach Allen, Jonathan Lackey, Dave O’Donnell, Casey Wasner, Steve Weeder – additional recording
  • Michael Saint-Leon – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Gavin Taylor – art direction, design
  • Paul Natkin – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Let My Guitar Do the Talking – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  2. Blues Don’t Lie – Tom Hambridge
  3. The World Needs Love – Buddy Guy
  4. We Go Back – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  5. Symptoms of Love – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  6. Follow the Money – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  7. Well Enough Alone – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  8. What’s Wrong with That – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  9. Gunsmoke Blues – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  10. House Party – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  11. Sweet Thing – Joe Josea, B.B. King
  12. Backdoor Scratchin’ – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  13. I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  14. Rabbit Blood – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  15. Last Call – Tom Hambridge, Bill Sweeney
  16. King Bee – James Moore

Weezer: SZNZ: Autumn

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On September 22, 2022, “Atlantic” label released “SZNZ: Autumn”, the ninth Weezer EP. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tyler Cole, Daniel Omelio and Suzy Shinn.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitars, backing vocals
  • Brian Bell – guitars, backing vocals
  • Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Can’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me
  2. Get Off on the Pain
  3. What Happens After You
  4. Francesca
  5. Should She Stay or Should She Go
  6. Tastes Like Pain
  7. Run, Raven, Run
  8. The Way I Hate You

KT Tunstall: Nut

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On September 9, 2022, “EMI” label released “Nut”, the seventh KT Tunstall studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, and was produced by Jordan Brooke Hamlin, Martin Terefe, KT Tunstall, Sophie Ellis and Jimmy Hogarth.

Personnel:

  • KT Tunstall – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synths, programming
  • Oliver Roman – acoustic guitar
  • George Murphy – electric guitar, piano, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – piano, synths, keyboards, sequencer drums
  • Martin Terefe – bass guitar, guitars, piano, synths, percussion, vocoder, mellotron, backing vocals
  • Solomon Dorsey – bass
  • Andy Burrows – drums, percussion
  • Liam Howe – programming
  • Clem Cherry – programming

Track listing:

  1. Out of Touch – KT Tunstall, Jimmy Hogarth, Kevin Cormack, Johnny Lynch
  2. I Am the Pilot – KT Tunstall, Cathy Dennis, Martin Terefe
  3. Three – KT Tunstall, Marty Benbrook
  4. Dear Shadow – KT Tunstall, Cathy Dennis
  5. Private Eyes – KT Tunstall, Tommy Danvers
  6. Canyons – KT Tunstall, Martin Terefe
  7. Synapse – KT Tunstall
  8. Demigod – KT Tunstall, Greg Kurstin
  9. All the Time – KT Tunstall
  10. Brain in a Jar (hidden track) – KT Tunstall, Martin Terefe

Embrace: How To Be A Person Like Other People

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On August 26, 2022, “Mobetta” label released “How to Be a Person Like Other People”, the eighth Embrace studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Magnetic North Studios” in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and was produced by Richard McNamara.

Personnel:

  • Danny McNamara – lead vocals, artwork concept
  • Richard McNamara – vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing, artwork concept
  • Mickey Dale – keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements, artwork concept
  • Steve Firth – bass, artwork concept
  • Mike Heaton – drums, percussion, backing vocals, artwork concept
  • Nicole Hope Smith – additional backing vocals
  • Ellen Benn – additional backing vocals
  • James Smith – additional backing vocals
  • Ella McNamara – additional backing vocals
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Nathan McGrory – design, layout, artwork concept
  • Neil Chapman – artwork photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara, except where noted.

  1. Death Is Not the End
  2. We Are It
  3. Up
  4. Remember Me – Richard McNamara, Sarah Walk
  5. The Terms of My Surrender
  6. Run Away with Me
  7. Rubble – Danny McNamara, Mickey Dale
  8. I Miss You
  9. For Kate – Danny McNamara, Mickey Dale

Silversun Pickups: Physical Thrills

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On August 19, 2022, “New Machine Recordings” label released “Physical Thrills”, the sixth Silversun Pickups studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Red Razor Sounds”, “GrungeIs Dead”, “Eastwest Studios”, and was produced by Butch Vig.

Personnel:

  • Brian Aubert – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, additional keyboards
  • Joe Lester – keyboards, synthesizer, talk box, sound manipulation
  • Nikki Monninger – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Christopher Guanlao – drums, percussion
  • Billy Bush – mixing, engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – technician
  • Lawrence Azerrad – design, art direction
  • Claire Marie Vogel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Aubert, Joe Lester, Nikki Monninger and Christopher Guanlao.

  1. Stillness (Way Beyond)
  2. Sticks and Stones
  3. Hereafter (Way After)
  4. Dream at Tempo 050
  5. Scared Together
  6. Alone on a Hill
  7. Hidden Moon
  8. System Error
  9. Empty Nest
  10. Dream at Tempo 310
  11. We Won’t Come Out
  12. Stay Down (Way Down)
  13. Quicksand
  14. Dream at Tempo 150

Cass McCombs: Heartmind

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On August 19, 2022, “Anti-Records” label released “Heartmind”, the tenth Cass McCombs studio album. It was recorded in 2021 – 2022, at “Figure 8 Recording” in Brooklyn, New York, “Heavy Duty Studios” in Burbank, in California, and was produced by Buddy Ross, Ariel Rechtshald, Cass McCombs and Shahzad Ismaily.

Personnel:

  • Cass McCombs – vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, theremin, percussion
  • Cactus Moser – lap steel guitar
  • Shahzad Ismaily – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, drums
  • Frank LoCastro – Hammond organ, keyboards
  • Buddy Ross – keyboards, percussion
  • Jon Shaw – bass
  • Josh Krumbly – upright bass
  • Danielle Haim – vocals, drums
  • Charles Burnham – vocals, fiddle, mandolin
  • Kass Overall – drums
  • Joe Russo – drums, percussion
  • Charlotte Greve – tenor saxophone
  • Nestor E. Gomez – flute, percussion
  • Isaac Alderson – uilleann pipes
  • Lily Chapin, Luke Top, Wynonna Judd, Abigall Chapin – vocals
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Phil Weinrobe – engineer
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Matt Schuessler – mixing assistant
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Cass McCombs

  1. Music Is Blue
  2. Karaoke
  3. New Earth
  4. Unproud Warrior
  5. Krakatau
  6. A Blue, Blue Band
  7. Belong to Heaven
  8. Heartmind