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Kasabian: Happenings

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On July 5, 2024, “Sony Music” label released “Happenings”, the eighth Kasabian studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Serge Pizzorno and Mark Ralph.

Personnel:

  • Sergio Pizzorno – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, mellotron, piano, synthesizers
  • Tim Carter – guitars, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, additional production
  • Chris Edwards – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Matthews – drums, percussion, piano
  • Rob Harvey – backing vocals
  • Mark Ralph – programming, programming
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing

All tracks by Serge Pizzorno.

  1. Happenings
  2. Darkest Lullaby
  3. Call
  4. How Far Will You Go
  5. Coming Back to Me Good
  6. G.O.A.T
  7. Passenger
  8. Hell of It
  9. Italian Horror
  10. Bird in a Cage
  11. Algorithms

The Deer Hunter: Antimai

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On July 1, 2022, “Cave & Canary Goods” label released “Antimai”, the eight Dear Hunter (The) album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Rogue Planet Mastering”, “Cave & Canary Studio”, “Vudu Studios”, “The Sad Castle”, “Alberto Hernandez Audio”, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.

Personnel:

  • Casey Crescenzo – vocals, talk box, guitar, synth, Rhodes piano, organ, percussion, arrangements, engineer, artwork, layout
  • Judy Crescenzo – vocals
  • Tivoli Crescenzo – vocals
  • Max Tousseau – vocals, guitar, synth, engineer
  • Robert Parr – vocals, guitar, synth, engineer
  • Gavin Castleton – keyboards
  • Nick Sollecito – vocals, bass, synth
  • Nick Crescenzo – vocals, drums, engineer
  • Aiden Early – vocals, percussion
  • Brian Bosley – tenor saxophone
  • Carolyne Walter – baritone saxophone
  • Mike McCann – trumpet
  • Ross Eustis – trumpet
  • Jon Brummel – trombone
  • Rowne Crescenzo – human beatbox
  • Aiden Early, Alberto Hernandez,  Frank Mitaritonna, Nick Sollecito – engineer
  • Mike Watts – mixing
  • Mike Kaljian – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Ring 8 – Poverty
  2. Ring 7 – Industry
  3. Ring 6 – LoTown
  4. Ring 5 – Middle Class
  5. Ring 4 – Patrol
  6. Ring 3 – Luxury
  7. Ring 2 – Nature
  8. Ring 1 – Tower

Sun’s Signature: Same

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On June 18, 2022, “Partisan Records” label released the self-titled Sun’s Signature EP. It was limited on 8000 copies worldwide.

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocals, Moog keyboards, mellotron
  • Damon Reece – guitar, keyboards, Optigan keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion, pedalboard bass, vibraphone, cimbalom, engineer
  • Steve Hackett – nylon guitar, electric guitar, foundry guitar, lead guitar, Optigan keyboards, effects  
  • Alex Lee – acoustic guitar, 6 strings and 12 strings guitar
  • Martin Shellard – electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Thighpaulsandra – keyboards, mellotron
  • Sean Cook – bass guitar
  • Bob Locke – mixing
  • Shawn Joseph – mastering
  • Rhys Crouch – lacquer cut
  • Fraser Muggeridge Studio – cover
  • Mario Klingemann, Rob Del Naja – sleeve

Track listing:

  1. Underwater
  2. Golden Air
  3. Bluedusk
  4. Apples
  5. Make Lovely the Day

Billy Howerdel: What Normal Was

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On June 10, 2022, “BMG” label released “What Normal Was”, album by Billy Howerdel (first album by his real name). It was recorded in 202, and was produced by Billy Howerdel.

Personnel:

  • Billy Howerdel – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard, drums
  • Danny Lohner — guitar, programming
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Matt McJunkins — additional bass
  • Scott Kirkland — additional programming
  • Hannah Vandermolen — vocals, vocal production
  • Cassandra Church, Valeria Hylytukha, Marissa Nadler — backing vocals on EXP

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billy Howerdel, all music by Billy Howerdel, except where noted.

  1. Selfish Hearts
  2. Free and Weightless
  3. Ani
  4. The Same Again
  5. Beautiful Mistake
  6. Poison Flowers
  7. Follower
  8. Bring Honor Back Home
  9. EXP
  10. Stars – Johnette Napolitano, Billy Howerdel

Rufus Wainwright: Folkocracy

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On June 2, 2023, “BMG” label released “Folkocracy”, the eleventh Rufus Wainwright album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Madison Cunningham – guitar
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – lap steel guitar, guitar, mandolin
  • Patrick Sauber – banjo
  • Chaim Tannenbaum – banjo
  • Richard Parks – mandolin
  • Steve Amedée – tambourine
  • Patrick Warren – organ
  • Van Dyke Parks – piano, accordion
  • Jacob Mann – piano
  • Mitchell Froom – harpsichord, Mellotron, piano, electric piano 
  • Anna McGarrigle – accordion
  • David Piltch – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Ted Poor – percussion
  • Andrew Bird – violin
  • Madison Cunningham
  • John Legend
  • Susanna Hoffs
  • Nicole Scherzinger
  • Van Dyke Parks
  • Chris Stills
  • Brandi Carlile
  • Anna McGarrigle 
  • Chaim Tannenbaum
  • Lily Lanken
  • Martha Wainwright
  • Lucy Wainwright Roche
  • Anohni
  • David Byrne
  • Chaka Khan
  • Andrew Bird
  • Chris Stills
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Rob Moose – strings, arrangement
  • David Boucher – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Alone – Edwan MacColl
  2. Heading for Home – Peggy Seeger
  3. Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) – John E. A Phillips
  4. Down in the Willow Garden – Charlie Monroe
  5. Shenandoah – traditional
  6. Nacht und Träume – Franz Schubert, Matthäus von Collin
  7. Harvest – Neil Young
  8. Going to a Town – Rufus Wainwright
  9. High on a Rocky Ledge – Louis Hardin
  10. Kaulana Nā Pua – Ellen Keho’ohiwaokalani Wright Prendergast
  11. Hush Little Baby – traditional
  12. Black Gold – Van Dyke Parks
  13. Cotton Eyed Joe – traditional
  14. Arthur McBride – traditional
  15. Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional

Van Morrison: What’s It’s Gonna Take?

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On May 20, 2022, “Exile” label released “What’s It Gonna Take?”, the 43rd Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Real World Studios”, “Bath Spa Hotel”, “Richard Dunn Studio”, “Culloden Hotel”, “Hollywood Studios” and “Musicbox Studios”, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocal, electric guitar, saxophone
  • Dave Keary – acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Stuart Mcllroy – piano
  • John McCullouh – piano
  • Richard Dunn – Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, backing vocals
  • Pete Hurley – bass
  • Colin Griffin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Eamon Ferris – drums
  • Sticky Wicket – percussion
  • Teena Lyle – bongos, congos
  • Paul O’Reilly – saxophone
  • Mike Barkley – trumpet
  • Seth Lakeman – fiddle, backing vocals
  • Crawford Bell – backing vocals
  • Jolene O’Hara – backing vocals
  • Dana Masters – backing vocals
  • Kelly Smiley – backing vocals
  • Oli Jacobs – engineer assistant
  • Katie May – engineer assistant
  • Oli Middleton – engineer assistant
  • Ben McAuley – recording, mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Dameon Priestly – illustration
  • Paperjam Design – design

Track listing:

 All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Dangerous
  2. What’s It Gonna Take?
  3. Fighting Back Is the New Normal
  4. Fodder for the Masses
  5. Can’t Go on This Way
  6. Sometimes It’s Just Blah Blah Blah
  7. Money from America
  8. Not Seeking Approval
  9. Damage and Recovery
  10. Nervous Breakdown
  11. Absolutely Positively the Most
  12. I Ain’t No Celebrity
  13. Stage Name
  14. Fear and Self-Loathing in Las Vegas
  15. Pretending

Jim White & Marisa Anderson: Swallowtail

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On May 2024, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Swallowtail”, the second Jim White and Marisa Anderson studio album. It was recorded in June 2022, in “Resting Bell Studio” in Point Lonsdale, in Victoria, Australia.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Anderson – guitar
  • Jim White – drums
  • Nick Huggins – recording
  • Tucker Martine – mixing
  • Amy Dragon – mastering 
  • Anna White – artwork
  • Daniel Castrejón – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim White and Marisa Anderson.

  1. Aerie
  2. Bitterroot Valley Suite I: Water
  3. Bitterroot Valley Suite II: Tree
  4. Bitterroot Valley Suite III: Wind
  5. Peregrine
  6. Aurora

The National: First Two Pages Of Frankestein

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On April 28, 2023, “4AD” label released “First Two Pages of Frankenstein”, the ninth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, and was produced by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Scott Devendorf.

Personnel:

  • Matt Berninger
  • Aaron Dessner
  • Bryce Dessner – orchestration
  • Bryan Devendorf
  • Scott Devendorf
  • Benjamin Lanz – touring member
  • Kyle Resnick – touring member
  • Sufjan Stevens – vocal
  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocal
  • Taylor Swift – vocal
  • Thomas Bartlett
  • Lisa Hannigan
  • Curt Kiser
  • James McAlister
  • So Percussion (Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Teuting, Eric Cha-Beach)
  • Mina Tindle
  • Andi Toma
  • Jan St. Werner

London Contemporary Orchestra

  • Robert Ames – conductor
  • Harry George – copyist
  • Cassandra Gurling – recording project manager
  • Amy Hinds – orchestra manager
  • Charlotte Marino – assistant orchestra manager
  • Galya Bisengalieva – 1st violin
  • Marianne Haynes – 1st violin
  • Venetia Jollands – 1st violin
  • Raja Halder – 1st violin
  • Charis Jenson – 1st violin
  • Ellie Consta – 1st violin
  • Kirsty Mangan – 1st violin
  • Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue – 1st violin
  • Zahra Benyounes – 1st violin
  • Agata Daraskaite – 1st violin
  • Alexandra Caldon – 1st violin
  • Anna Ovsyanikova – 1st violin
  • Kirsty Mangan – 1st violin
  • Juan Gonzalez – 1st violin
  • Anna De Bruin – 1st violin
  • Matthew Bain – 1st violin
  • Gillon Cameron – 2nd violin
  • Hazel Correa – 2nd violin
  • Claire Hazelton – 2nd violin
  • Guy Button – 2nd violin
  • Mathhew Bain – 2nd violin
  • Radhika De Saram – 2nd violin
  • Mandhira De Saram – 2nd violin
  • Radhika De Saram – 2nd violin
  • Miles Brett – 2nd violin
  • Claire Kennington – 2nd violin
  • Akiko Ishikawa – 2nd violin
  • Jonny Byers – cello
  • Laura Moody – cello
  • Rebecca Burden – cello
  • Ashok Klouda – cello
  • Sergio Serra – cello
  • Peteris Sokolovskis – cello
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Louise McMonagle – cello
  • Daisy Vatalaro – cello 
  • Jonathan Low – recording, mixing
  • Bella Blasko – recording
  • James McAlister – additional production
  • Tony Berg – additional vocal production 
  • Sean O’Brien – additional vocal recording
  • Will Maclellan – additional vocal recording
  • Adam Armstrong – additional recording
  • David Chalmin – additional recording
  • Greg Giorgio – additional recording
  • Peter Katis – additional recording
  • Matt Latchaw – additional recording
  • Jake Merritt – additional recording
  • Matt Poirier – additional recording
  • Ber Quinn – additional recording
  • Ben Rice – additional recording
  • Chad Wahlbrink – additional recording
  • Jeremy Murphy – orchestra recording
  • Liam Hebb – assistant orchestra recording
  • Fiona Cruickshank – orchestra recording
  • Laura Beck – assistant orchestra recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Pentagram (Luke Hayman, Shigeto Akiyama, Gracia Lee)
  • John Solimine – cover photography of Lou Solimine
  • Josh Goleman – band photography

Track listing:

  1. Once Upon a Poolside – Matt Barninger, Carin Besser, Bryce Dessner
  2. Eucalyptus – Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner
  3. New Order T-Shirt – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  4. This Isn’t Helping – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  5.  Tropic Morning News – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  6. Alien – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Bryce Dessner
  7. The Alcott – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Taylor Swift
  8. Grease in Your Hair – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  9. Ice Machines – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  10. Your Mind Is Not Your Friend – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  11. Send for Me – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner

The Damned: Darkadelic

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On April 28, 2023, “Edel” and “earMusic” label released “Darkadelic”, the twelfth Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Kore Studios” in London, “Broadfields Studios” in Watford, and was produced by Thomas Mitchener.

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian – vocals
  • Captain Sensible – vocals, guitar
  • Monty Oxymoron – keyboards
  • Paul Gray – bass
  • William Granville-Taylor – drums
  • Thomas Mitchener – EBow guitar
  • Don Jenkins – tambourine
  • Chris Coull – trumpet
  • Emily Vanian – violin
  • Marty Love – backing vocals
  • Thomas Mitchener – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Knight – assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Graham Humphreys – cover, layout
  • David Read – ‘A Damned Picture’ globe

Track listing:

All tracks by Captain Sensible, except where noted.

  1. The Invisible Man – Dave Vanian, Paul Gray
  2. Bad Weather Girl – Captain Sensible, Paul Gray
  3. You’re Gonna Realise – Dave Vanian
  4. Beware of the Clown
  5. Western Promise – Dave Vanian
  6. Wake of the Dead – Captain Sensible, Martin Newell
  7. Follow Me – Captain Sensible, Paul Gray
  8. Motorcycle Man – Paul Gray
  9. Girl I’ll Stop at Nothing
  10. Leader of the Gang
  11. From Your Lips – Dave Vanian
  12. Roderick – Dave Vanian

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Omnium Gatherum

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On April 22, 2022, “KGLW” label released “Omnium Gatherum”, the 20th King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker and Cook Craig.

Personnel:

  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, organ, Wurlitzer, harmonica, synthesizer, saxophone, mellotron, guitar, vibraphone, percussion, recording
  • Cook Craig – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, turntable, mellotron, Wurlitzer, percussion, recording
  • Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass, turntable, Mellotrona, bağlama, flute, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, mellotron, clavinet, turntable, flute, vibraphone, Wurlitzer, vocoder, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Lucas Harwood – bass 
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion, recording
  • Millicent Smith – vocals
  • Amy Findlay – drums
  • Madeline Wright – party sounds
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork

Track listing:

  1. The Dripping Tap – Ambrose Kenny Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  2. Magenta Mountain – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  3. Kepler-22b – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  4. Gaia – Michael Cavanagh, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  5. Ambergris – Joey Walker
  6. Sadie Sorceress – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  7. Evilest Man – Stu Mackenzie
  8. The Garden Goblin – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  9. Blame It on the Weather – Michael Cavanagh, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Joey Walker
  10. Persistence – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  11. The Grim Reaper – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  12. Presumptuous – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  13. Predator X – Stu Mackenzie
  14. Red Smoke – Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  15. Candles – Stu Mackenzie
  16. The Funeral – Stu Mackenzie