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Senses Fail: Hell Is In Your Head

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On July 15, 2022, “Pure Noise Records” label released “Hell Is in Your Head”, the eighth Senses Fail studio album. It was recorded February – September 2020, and was produced by Beau Burchell.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Nielsen – vocals, guitar, programming
  • Gavin Caswell – guitar, bass guitar
  • Dan Trapp – drums
  • Spencer Charnas – vocal
  • SeeYouSpaceCowboy
  • Beau Burchell – engineer, mixing
  • Ken Andrews – mixing
  • Mike Kalajian – mastering
  • Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
  • Ryan Sanders – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Nielsen.

  1. Burial of the Dead
  2. End of the World/A Game of Chess
  3. The Free Sermon
  4. I Am Error
  5. Death by Water
  6. What the Thunder Said
  7. Miles to Go
  8. Lush Rimbaugh
  9. Hell is in Your Head
  10. I’m Sorry I’m Leaving
  11. Grow Away from Me

Interpol: The Other Side Of Make Believe

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On July 15, 2022, “Matador” label released “The Other Side of Make Believe”, the seventh Interpol studio album. It was recorded September 2021 – January 2022, at “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark “Fllod” Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Paul Banks – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Daniel Kessler – lead guitar, piano
  • Sam Fogarino – drums
  • Flood – guest vocals
  • Richie Kennedy – guest vocals
  • Juliet Seger – guest vocals
  • Jacob Tressider – guest vocals
  • Richie Kennedy – recording, additional production
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • Tom Herbert – mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing, additional production
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Jacob Tressider – studio assistant
  • Undercard (Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina) – artwork
  • Tim Head – front cover art
  • Nicolas Ortega – rear cover art
  • Atiba Jefferson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Banks, Sam Fogarino and Daniel Kessler.

  1. Toni
  2. Fables
  3. Into the Night
  4. Mr. Credit
  5. Something Changed
  6. Renegade Hearts
  7. Passenger
  8. Greenwich
  9. Grand Hotel
  10. Big Shot City
  11. Go Easy (Palermo)

Agusa: Prima Materia

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On July 14, 2023, “Kommun 2” label released “Prima Materia” album by Agusa. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Sebastián Acosta Moreno.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Puertas – voice, flute
  • Mikael Ödesjö – guitar
  • Roman Andrén – keyboards
  • Simon Ström – bass
  • Nicolás Difonis – voice, drums, percussion
  • Sebastián Acosta Moreno – engineer
  • Magnus Lindberg – mastering
  • Elin Löfgren – front cover art
  • Klara Andrén – back cover art
  • Gabriel Häggebrink – layout, photography

Track listing:

  1. Lust Och Fägring (Sommarvisan)
  2. Under Bar Himmel
  3. Ur Askan
  4. Så Ock På Jorden

Viagra Boys: Cave World

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On July 8, 2022, “Year 0001” label released “Cave World”, the third Viagra Boys studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Robotberget” and “Riksmixningverket” in Stockholm, “Silence Studio” in Koppom, Sweden, and was produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt and DJ Haydn.

Personnel:

  • Sebastian Murphy – vocals
  • Linus Hillborg – vocals, guitar,
  • Elias Jungqvist – vocals, keyboard, piano, vibraphone
  • Henrik Höckert – vocals, bass
  • Tor Sjöden – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Oscar Carls – vocals, saxophone, flute, guitar
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano
  • DJ Haydn (Fabian Berglund) − keyboards, drums, turntable, engineer
  • Jason Williamson – vocals
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt − engineer, mixing
  • Johan Gustafsson – engineer
  • Oscar Ulfheden – engineer
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Moa Romanova – art direction
  • Sebastian Murphy – art direction
  • André Jofré – creative lead
  • Victor Svedberg – final art

Track listing:

All tracks by Oscar Carls, Pelle Gunnerfeldt, Linus Hillborg, Henrik Höckert, Elias Jungqvist, Sebastian Murphy and Tor Sjöden, except where noted.

  1. Baby Criminal
  2. Cave Hole – Fabian Berglund
  3. Troglodyte
  4. Punk Rock Loser
  5. Creepy Crawlers
  6. The Cognitive Trade-Off Hypothesis
  7. Globe Earth – Fabian Berglund
  8. Ain’t No Thief
  9. Big Boy
  10. ADD
  11. Human Error – Fabian Berglund
  12. Return to Monke

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