Tag Archives: 2022

Dezron Douglas: Atalya

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On November 18, 2022, “International Anthem Recording Company” label released “Atalya”, the 23rd Dezron Douglas album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Firehouse 12” in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, “Samurai Hotel” in New York, and was produced by Dezron Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Dezron Douglas – acoustic and electric bass, liner notes
  • George Burton – piano, electric piano
  • Emilio Modeste – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Joe Dyson – drums
  • Melvis Santa – vocals, percussion
  • Dave Vettraino – recording, mixing
  • David Stoller – recording
  • Greg Dicastro – recording
  • David Allen – mastering
  • Daniel Krieger – lacquer cut
  • Adama Coulibaly – artwork
  • Jeremiah Chiu – layout
  • Deneka Peniston – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dezron Douglas, except where noted.

  1. Atalya
  2. Rosé
  3. Coyoacán
  4. Luna Moth
  5. Wheeping Birch – Melvis Santa
  6. Jones Beach
  7. More Coffee Please
  8. J Bird
  9. Octopus
  10. Foligno

Bill Nace: Through A Room

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On November 11, 2022, “Drag City” label released “Through a Room”, the third Bill Nace studio album. It was recorded in 2021, in Philadelphia, and was produced by Cooper Crain and Bill Nace.

Personnel:

  • Bill Nace – electric guitar, tape, hurdy gurdy, pipe, taishōgoto, noises
  • Carl Saff – mastering, lacquer cut
  • Daniel Higgs – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Nace.

  1. Intro
  2. Les Echos (Piece for Tuba)
  3. Boil First
  4. E:E
  5. When Orange
  6. Crooked Teeth
  7. The Giant
  8. Ann
  9. Outro

Fleshwater: We’re Not Here To Be Loved

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On November 4, 2022, “Closed Casket Activities” label released “We’re Not Here to Be Loved”, the debut Fleshwater studio album. It was recorded in July 2021, at “GodCity” in Salem, Massachusetts, and was produced Kurt Ballou.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Shirar – lead vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Anthony DiDio – vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Jeremy Martin – bass, artwork, layout
  • Matt Wood – drums, artwork, layout
  • Kurt Ballou – mixing
  • Nick Townsend – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Marisa Shirar, Anthony DiDio, Jeremt Martin and Matt Wood, except where noted.

  1. Baldpate Driver
  2. Closet
  3. The Razor’s Apple
  4. Woohoo
  5. Linda Claire
  6. Kiss the Ladder
  7. Enjoy
  8. Backstairs Breathing
  9. Foreign

Galahad: The Last Great Adventurer

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On October 24, 2022, “Avalon Records” label released “The Last Great Adventurer”, the seventh Galahad album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Karl Groom, Stuart Nicholson, Lee Abraham, Dean Baker, Mark Spencer and Spencer Luckman.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Nicholson – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, recording, engineer
  • Lee Abraham – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals, additional guitar orchestration, recording, engineer, arrangements
  • Dean Baker – keyboards, orchestration, programming, backing vocals, recording, engineer, arrangements
  • Mark Spencer – bass guitar, triangle, backing vocals, arrangements, recording, engineer
  • Spencer Luckman – drums, percussion, triangle, arrangements
  • Karl Groom – recording, engineer, editing, mixing, mastering
  • Paul Tippett – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Alive – Dean Baker, Stuart Nicholson
  2. Omega Lights – Dean Baker, Stuart Nicholson
  3. Part One: Alpha
  4. Part Two: Omega
  5. Blood, Skin and Bone – Dean Baker, Koburg, Stuart Nicholson
  6. Enclosure 1764 – Dean Baker, Stuart Nicholson
  7. The Last Great Adventurer – Stuart Nicholson, Lee Abraham, Dean Baker, Mark Spencer, Spencer Luckman

Tegan And Sara: Crybaby

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On October 21, 2022, “Mom + Pop Music” label released “Crybaby”, the tenth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Studio Litho” in Seattle, “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton, and Tegan and Sara.

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampling
  • John Congleton – bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Luke Reynolds – bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Emy Storey – art direction, design, photography
  • Becca McFarlane – design, photography
  • Pamela Littky – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Can’t Grow Up – Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
  2. All I Wanted – Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
  3. Fucking Up What Matters – Sara Quin, Tegan Quin, John Congleton
  4. Yellow – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, John Congleton
  5. Smoking Weed Alone – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Ossama Al Sarraf
  6. Faded Like a Feeling – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin,
  7. I’m Okay – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, John Congfleton
  8. Pretty Shitty Time – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin
  9. Under My Control – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, John Congleton
  10. This Ain’t Going Well – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin
  11. Sometimes I See Stars – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, John Congleton
  12. Whatever That Was – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Caleb Shreve, Howard Redekopp

The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds

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On October 20, 2023, “Polydor” label released “Hackney Diamonds”, the twenty-fourth  Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded February 2019, 2020, December 2022, January 2023, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Henson” in Los Angeles, “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “Metropolis” in London, “Sanctuary” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Andrew Watt and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica
  • Keith Richards – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar, bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Matt Clifford – keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Rhodes electric piano, organ. Hammond B3 organ 
  • Elton John – piano 
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond organ
  • Stevie Wonder – piano, Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Paul McCartney – bass guitar
  • Andrew Watt – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Karlos Edwards – percussion
  • James King – saxophone
  • Ron Blake – trumpet
  • Lady Gaga – vocals
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Matt Clifford – vocal engineering, recording 
  • Don Was – drum recording
  • Andrew Watt – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing 
  • Paul Lamalfa – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Studio Fury – art direction, design
  • Paulina Almira – illustration
  • Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Angry – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  2. Get Close – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  3. Depending On You – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  4. Bite My Head Off
  5. Whole Wide World
  6. Dreamy Skies
  7. Mess It Up
  8. Live by the Sword
  9. Driving Me Too Hard
  10. Tell Me Straight
  11. Sweet Sounds of Heaven
  12. Rolling Stone Blues – Muddy Waters

Alex G: God Save The Animals

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On September 23, 2022, “Domino” label released “God Save the Animals”, the ninth Alex G studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Headroom Studios” and “Spice House” in Philadelphia, “Sugar House” in New York City, “Clubhouse” in Rhinebeck, New York, Gradwell House Recording” in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, “Watersong Music” in Bowdoinham, Maine, and was produced by Alex G and Jacob Portrait.

Personnel:

  • Alex G (Alexander Giannascoli) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, engineer
  • Samuel Acchione – guitar, banjo
  • John Heywood – bass
  • Tom Kelly – drums
  • Jessica Lea Mayfield – additional vocals
  • Molly Germer – strings, additional vocals, string arrangement
  • Jacob Portrait – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Watter – engineer
  • Kyle Pulley – engineer
  • Scoops Dardaris – engineer
  • Eric Bogacz – engineer
  • Connor Priest – engineer
  • Steve Poponi – engineer
  • Earl Bigelow – engineering
  • Anjan Alavandar – engineer assistant
  • Isaac Eiger – engineer assistant
  • Shubham Mondal – engineer assistant
  • Sophie Shalit – engineer assistant
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Rachel Giannascoli Masciantonio – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Giannascoli.

  1. After All
  2. Runner
  3. Mission
  4. S.D.O.S.
  5. No Bitterness
  6. Ain’t It Easy
  7. Cross the Sea
  8. Blessing
  9. Early Morning Waiting
  10. Immunity
  11. Headroom Piano
  12. Miracles
  13. Forgive

Teenage Fanclub: Nothing Lasts Forever

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On September 22, 2023, “PeMa” label released “Nothing Lasts Forever”, the twelfth Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, “Raymond’s Place” in Glasgow, and was produced by Norman Blake, Euros Childs, Francis MacDonald, Raymond McGinley and Dave McGowan.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, lead guitar, engineering
  • Euros Childs – vocals, keyboard
  • Dave McGowan – vocals, bass
  • Francis MacDonald – vocals, drums
  • Stephen Black – clarinet, saxophone
  • John McCusker – strings
  • Daisy Spiers – strings
  • David Henderson – engineer
  • Joe Jones – engineer
  • Tom Walsh – string engineering
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • H. Hawkline – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Norman Blake, except where noted.

  1. Foreign Land
  2. Tired of Being Alone – Raymond McGinley
  3. I Left a Light On
  4. See the Light – Raymond McGinley
  5. It’s Alright
  6. Falling into the Sun – Raymond McGinley
  7. Self-Sedation
  8. Middle of My Mind – Raymond McGinley
  9. Back to the Light
  10. I Will Love You – Raymond McGinley

The Mars Volta: Same

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On September 16, 2022, “Clouds Hill” label released the self-titled, seventh Mars Volta (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, and was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
  • Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, synthesizers, direction, arrangements, engineer
  • Marcel Rodríguez-López – synthesizers, engineer, mixing
  • Eva Gardner – bass guitar
  • Willy Rodriguez Quiñones – drums
  • Leo Genovese – keyboards
  • Daniel Diaz Rivera – percussio
  • Jon Debaun – engineer
  • Chris Common – engineer
  • Luis Bacqué – engineer
  • Matthew Neighbour – editing
  • Chris von Rautenkranz – mastering
  • Alma L. Zayas – art direction, design
  • Adan Guevara – design, layout
  • Stuart Gili-Ross – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Blacklight Shine
  2. Graveyard Love
  3. Shores Story
  4. Blank Condolences
  5. Vigil
  6. Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
  7. Cerulea
  8. Flash Burns from Flashbacks
  9. Palm Full of Crux
  10. No Case Gain
  11. Tourmaline
  12. Equus 3
  13. Collapsible Shoulders
  14. The Requisition

Clutch: Sunrise On Slaughter Beach

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On September 16, 2022, “Weathermaker Music” label released “Sunrise on Slaughter Beach”, the thirteenth Clutch studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Magpie Cage Recording Studio” in Baltimore, Maryland, and was produced by Tom Dalgety.

Personnel:

  • Neil Fallon – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Tim Sult – lead guitar
  • Dan Maines – bass
  • Jean-Paul Gaster – drums, vibraphone
  • J. Robbins – theremin
  • Deborah Bond – backing vocals
  • Frenchie Davis – backing vocals
  • Tom Dalgety – mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Fallon, all music by Neil Fallon, Tim Sult, Dan Maines and Jean-Paul Gaster.

  1. Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)
  2. Slaughter Beach
  3. Mountain of Bone
  4. Nosferatu Madre
  5. Mercy Brown
  6. We Strive for Excellence
  7. Skeletons on Mars
  8. Three Golden Horns
  9. Jackhammer Our Names