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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

Kasabian: The Alchemist’s Euphoria

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On August 12, 2022, “Sony Music” label released “The Alchemist’s Euphoria”, the seventh Kasabian studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Sergery” in Leicester, England, and was produced by Serge Pizzorno and Fraser T. Smith.

Personnel:

  • Sergio Pizzorno – vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizers, piano, drum programming, mixing
  • Chris Edwards – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Matthews – drums, percussion
  • Tim Carter – guitar, organ, additional percussion, drum programming, programming, mixing, additional production
  • Fraser T. Smith – additional keyboard, bass and drum programming, engineer
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Stephen McLaughlin – mixing
  • Noel Fielding – cover and back cover painting
  • Yasmina Aoun – design
  • Alex Bois – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Serge Pizzorno.

  1. Alchemist
  2. Scriptvre
  3. Rocket Fuel
  4. Strictly Old School
  5. Alygatyr
  6. Æ Space
  7. The Wall
  8. T.U.E (The Ultraview Effect)
  9. Stargazr
  10. “”
  11. Æ Sea
  12. Letting Go

The Goo Goo Dolls: Chaos in Bloom

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On August 12, 2022, “Warner Bros” label released “Chaos in Bloom”, the thirteenth Goo Goo Dolls (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Brad Fernquist, Gregg Wattenberg and John Rzeznik.

Personnel:

  • John Rzeznik – lead vocals, guitar
  • Robby Takac – lead vocals, bass
  • Brad Fernquist – guitar
  • Chris Szczech – guitar
  • Jason Soda – guitar
  • Cindy Cashdollar – steel guitar 
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Billy Perez – keyboards
  • John Button – bass
  • Craig Macintyre – drums, piano
  • Will Scott – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Genevieve Schatz – vocals, backing vocals
  • Grace Enger – backing vocals
  • Jim McGorman – backing vocals
  • Chris Szczech – engineer
  • Brad Lauchert – additional engineering
  • Ken Hemlinger – engineering assistant
  • Kody Reiners – engineering assistant
  • Mark Endert – mixing 
  • Joe Zook – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Yeah, I Like You – John Rzeznik, Gregg Wattenberg
  2. War – John Rzeznik, Gregg Wattenberg, Alex Aldi
  3. Save Me from Myself – John Rzeznik, Derek AE Fuhrman
  4. Let the Sun – John Rzeznik, Andy Stochansky, Chris Szczech
  5. Loving Life – John Rzeznik, Robby Takac
  6. Going Crazy – John Rzeznik, Gregg Wattenberg
  7. Day After Day – John Rzeznik, Derek AE Fuhrman
  8. Past Mistakes – Robby Takac
  9. You Are the Answer – John Rzeznik, Craig Macintyre
  10. Super Star – John Rzeznik, Andy Stochansky, Brad Fernquist

B’z: Hihgway X

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On August 10, 2022, “Vermillion” label released “Highway X”, the twenty-second B’z studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tak Matsumoto.

Personnel:

  • Koshi Inaba – vocals
  • Tak Matsumoto – guitars, backing vocals
  • Akira Onozuka – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, synthesizer
  • Ken Kawamura – organ, theremin, synthesizer
  • Yukihide “YT” Takiyama – bass
  • Rhonda Smith – bass
  • Takeshi Taneda – bass
  • Brian Tichy – drums
  • Tom Tamada – drums
  • Watanabe Fire – tenor saxophone
  • Takahiro Miyazaki – baritone saxophone
  • Osamu Ueishi – trumpet
  • Motoko Hasegawa – trumpet
  • Azusa Tojo – trombone
  • Nobu Saito – tambourine, reco-reco, conga, cowbell, wind chimes, shaker, triangle
  • Mai Origami – backing vocals
  • MissTy – backing vocals
  • Yuki Asanuma – backing vocals
  • Michiya Nakahara – backing vocals
  • Rie Kodera with Lime Ladies Orchestra – strings
  • Yukihide “YT” Takiyama – arrangements, recording
  • Yoshinobu Ohga – arrangements
  • Hideyuki Terachi – arrangements, vocal direction
  • Hiroyuki Kobayashi – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Koshi Inaba; all music by Tak Matsumoto.

  1. Sleepless
  2. Hard Rain Love
  3. Comeback – Itoshiki Hahen
  4. Yes Yes Yes
  5. Highway X
  6. Mamirena
  7. Yamate Doori ni Kaze
  8. Live
  9. Daydream
  10. Unite
  11. You Are My Best

Dance Gavin Dance: Jackpot Juicer

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On July 29, 2022, “Rise Records” label released “Jackpot Juicer”, the tenth Dance Gavin Dance studio album. It was recorded April – July 2021, at “Interlace Audio” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Kris Crummett.

Personnel:

  • Jon Mess – vocals, executive producer
  • Tilian Pearson – vocals, executive producer
  • Will Swan – guitar, executive producer
  • Tim Feerick – bass, executive producer
  • Matt Mingus – drums, percussion, executive producer
  • Andrew Wells – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Rob Damiani – guest vocals
  • Louis Baltazar – guitar
  • Martin Bianchini – guitar
  • Sergio Medina – guitar
  • Chen Shenhar – violin
  • Yoed Nir – viola, cello
  • Jason Turbin – string arrangements
  • Kris Crummett – mixing, mastering
  • Andrea Pacas – mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Mess, Matthew Mingus, Tilian Pearson, Timothy Feerick, Andrew Wells, and Will Swan, except where noted. “Cream of the Crop” co-written by Nicholas Marsh.

  1. Untitled 2
  2. Cream of the Crop – Jonathan Mess, Matthew Mingus, Tilian Pearson, Timothy Feerick, Andrew Wells, Will Swan, Nicholas Marsh
  3. Synergy
  4. Holy Ghost Spirit
  5. For the Jeers
  6. Ember
  7. Pop Off!
  8. One Man’s Cringe
  9. Feels Bad Man
  10. Die Another Day
  11. Two Secret Weapons
  12. Polka Dot Dobbins
  13. Long Night in Jail
  14. Back on Deck
  15. Current Events
  16. Pray to God for Your Mother
  17. Swallowed by Eternity
  18. Have a Great Life

Domi and JD Back: Not Tight

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On July 29, 2022, “Apeshit Inc” and “Blue Note” labels released “Not Tight”, the debut Domi and JD Beck studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “DOMI & JD BECK Headquarters” and “Larrabee Sound Studios”, and was produced by DOMI & JD BECK.

Personnel:

  • Domi Louna – vocals, keyboards, recording
  • JD Beck – vocals, drums, recording
  • Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
  • Mac DeMarco – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Stephen Pfeifer – contrabass
  • Lara Somogyi – harp
  • Snoop Dog – rap
  • Busta Rhymes – rap  
  • Anderson. Paak (Brandon Paak Anderson) – rap
  • Thundercat (Stephen Lee Bruner) – vocals, bass
  • Chloé Tallet – flute, piccolo
  • Leah Zeger – violin, viola
  • Isaiah Gage – cello
  • Jhair “Jha” Lazo – recording, mixing
  • Julio Ulloa – mixing assistant
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • McKay Felt – painting
  • Tehillah De Castro – photography

Track listing:

  1. Louna’s Intro
  2. Whatup
  3. Smile
  4. Bowling
  5. Not Tight
  6. Two Shrimps
  7. U Don’t Have to Rob Me
  8. Moon
  9. Duke
  10. Take a Chance
  11. Pilot
  12. Whoa
  13. Sniff
  14. Thank U

She & Him: Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson

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On July 22, 2022, “Fantasy” label released “Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson”, the seventh She & Him studio album. It is a tribute to Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, featuring covers of Beach Boys tracks.

Personnel:

  • Zooey Deschanel – vocals, vocal arrangements
  • M. Ward – vocals, guitars, keys, vocoder, musical arrangements
  • Brian Wilson – vocals
  • Paul Brainard – pedal steel, trumpet
  • Joey Spampinato – bass
  • Jose Medeles – drums, percussion
  • Danny Frankel – drums
  • John Perrin – drums
  • Mark Powers – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Darlin’
  2. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
  3. Til I Die
  4. Deirdre
  5. Melt Away
  6. Good To Be My Baby
  7. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
  8. Don’t Worry Baby
  9. This Whole World
  10. Kiss Me Baby
  11. Do It Again
  12. Heads You Win-Tails I Love
  13. Please Let Me Wonder
  14. Meant for You