Tag Archives: 2022

Momma: Household Name

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On July 1, 2022, “Polyvinyl” and “Lucky Number” labels released “Household Name”, the third Momma studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Studio G” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Aron Kobayashi Ritch.

Personnel:

  • Allegra Weingarten – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Aron Kobayashi Ritch – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, sampler and ambience, string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Etta Friedman – lead and backing vocals, bass, electric guitar, baritone guitar, piano, artwork, design
  • Kevin Grimmet – bass
  • Sebastian Jones – double bass
  • Chris Muth – drums, electric guitar, string arrangements, lacquer cut
  • Dorothy Carlos – cello
  • Hayden Ticehurst – engineer assistant
  • Chris Allgood, Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Daria Kobayashi Ritch – photography

Track listing:

All music by Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman, Zach Capitti Fenton and Aron Kobayashi-Ritch.

  1. Rip Off – lyrics by Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  2. Speeding 72 – Etta Friedman, Allegra Weingarten, Aron Kobayashi Ritch
  3. Medicine – Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  4. Rockstar – Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  5. Motorbike – Allegra Weingarten
  6. Tall Home – Etta Friedman
  7. Lucky – Etta Friedman
  8. Brave – Allegra Weingarten
  9. Callin Me – Etta Friedman
  10. Spider – Aron Kobayashi Ritch
  11. No Stage – Allegra Weingarten
  12. No Bite – Etta Friedman

The Baseball Project: Grand Salami Time

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On June 30, 2023, “Omnivore” label released “Grand Salami Time!”, the fourth Baseball Project (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Fidelitorium Recordings” in Kernersville, North Carolina, and was produced by Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Mike Mills, Linda Pitmon and Steve Wynn.

Personnel:

  • Peter Buck – guitar
  • Scott McCaughey – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Wynn – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Mike Mills – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Linda Pitmon – drums, percussion
  • Steve Berlin – baritone saxophone
  • Mitch Easter – guitar, recording, mixing
  • Stephen McCarthy – lap steel guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Wynn, except where noted.

  1. Grand Salami Time – Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey
  2. The Yips
  3. Screwball – Scott McCaughey
  4. Uncle Charlie – Peter Buck, Steve Wynn
  5. Journeyman – Peter Buck, Steve Wynn
  6. Erasable Man – Scott McCaughey
  7. New Oh in Town – Scott McCaughey
  8. Disco Demolition
  9. Stuff – Mike Mills
  10. The All or Nothings – Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey
  11. That’s Living
  12. 64 and 64 – Scott McCaughey
  13. Having Fun
  14. Fantasy Baseball Widow
  15. The Voice of Baseball – Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey

John Grant: Boy From Michingan

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On June 25, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Boy from Michigan”, the fifth John Grant studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Green House Studios” in Reykjavik, Iceland, “Hljóðriti Studios” in Hafnarfjörður, in Iceland, and was produced by Cate Le Bon and John Grant.

Personnel:

  • John Grant – vocals, vocoder, piano, synthesizer, synth-bass, synthesizer programming, drum programming, mixing
  • Cate Le Bon – guitar, bass, saxophone, clarinet, synthesizer, synth-bass, percussion, arrangements
  • Paul Alexander – bass
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone
  • Stephen Black – clarinet, saxophone
  • Matt Pence – engineer
  • Samur Khouja – engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Gil Corral – portraits
  • Scott King – art direction
  • Casey Raymond – artwork
  • Rob Israel – artwork
  • Rhys Atkinson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Grant.

  1. Boy from Michigan
  2. County Fair
  3. The Rusty Bull
  4. The Cruise Room
  5. Mike and Julie
  6. Best in Me
  7. Rhetorical Figure
  8. Just So You Know
  9. Dandy Star
  10. Your Portfolio
  11. The Only Baby
  12. Billy

The Warning: Error

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On June 24, 2022, “Lava” label released “Error”, the third Warning (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Iiwii Studios”, “Magic Door”, “Sound on Sound”, “Ferretti’s Studios” in New Jersey and was produced by David Bendeth.

Personnel:

  • Daniela Villarreal – lead and backing vocals. guitar
  • David Bendeth – keyboards, percussion, guitar, arrangements, mixing
  •  Alejandra Villarreal – bass guitar
  • Paulina Villarreal – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Rick Carson, Mike Ferretti – engineer
  • Bobby Huff, Jaren Sorenson – editing
  • John Bender – vocal editing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are by Daniela Villareal, Paulina Villareal and Alejandra Villarreal, except where noted.

  1. Intro 404 – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, David Bendeth, J. Carmona
  2. Disciple
  3. Choke – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, J. Carmona
  4. Animosity
  5. Money
  6. Amour
  7. Evolve – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, David Bendeth, J. Carmona
  8. Error – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, David Bendeth
  9. Z
  10. 23 – Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal, David Bendeth
  11. Kool Aid Kids
  12. Revenant
  13. Martirio
  14. Breathe (bonus track) – Paulina Villarreal

Jack Johnson: Meet The Midnight

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On June 24, 2022, “Brushfire” label released “Meet the Moonlight”, the eighth Jack Johnson studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Mango Tree”, “East West”, “Sound City” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Blake Mills.

Personnel:

  • Jack Johnson – vocals, bass, bottles, drums, guitar, percussion, slide guitar, ukulele
  • Blake Mills – slide guitar, bass, guitar, organ, drums, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
  • Zach Gill – melodica, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Merlo Podlewski – vibraphone, percussion
  • Adam Topol – drums, percussion
  • Joseph Lorge – mixing, engineer
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack Johnson, except where noted.

  1. Open Mind
  2. 3AM Radio
  3. Calm Down
  4. One Step Ahead
  5. Meet the Moonlight
  6. Don’ Look Now
  7. Costume Party
  8. I Tend to Digress
  9. Windblow Eyes
  10. Any Wonder – Jack Johnson, Blake Mills

Bartees Strange: Farm To Table

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On June 17, 2022, “4AD” label released “Farm to Table”, the second Bartees Strange studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “38 North Studio”, “4AD Studios”, “Strange Land Stufios”, “Tonal Park”, and was produced by Dave Cerminara, Chris Connors, Steph Marziano and Bartees Strange.

Personnel:

  • Bartees Strange – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, tambourine, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, synth bass, percussion, effects, programming, recording, engineer
  • Chris Connors – electric guitar, 12 string guitar, bass guitar, synth brass, piano, synthesizer, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Graham Richman – electric guitar, 12-string guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano
  • Dan Kleederman – electric and slide guitar, bass guitar
  • Austin Vos – slide guitar
  • Don Godwin – piano, tuba, sousaphone
  • Dave Cerminara – synthesizer, drum programming, recording, engineer
  • John E. Daise – bass guitar
  • Joe Kennedy – bass guitar
  • Fabian Prynn – drums, recording, engineer
  • Dillon Treacy – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums
  • Jordyn Blakely – drums, percussion
  • Conor Murphy – horns, trumpet
  • Eliza Vera – backing vocals
  • Sarah Register – mastering
  • Niek Truijen – artwork
  • John Brooks – recording, engineer
  • Alison Fielding – design

Track listing:

  1. Heavy Heart – Chris Connors, John E. Daise, Dan Kleederman, Graham Richman, Bartees Strange, Carter Zumtobel
  2. Mulholland Dr. – Dan Kleederman, Bartees Strange
  3. Wretched – Bartees Strange
  4. Cosigns – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
  5. Tours – Steph Marziano, Bartees Strange
  6. Hold the Line – Bartees Strange
  7. We Were Only Close for Like Two Weeks – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
  8. Escape This Circus – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
  9. Black Gold – Bartees Strange
  10. Hennessy – Bartees Strange

Pefume Genius: Ugly Season

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On June 17, 2022, “Matador” label released “Ugly Season”, the sixth Perfume Genius studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Blake Mills and Perfume Genius.

Personnel:

  • Perfume Genius (Michael Alden Hadreas) – vocals, synthesizer, piano
  • Blake Mills – bass, guitar, synth guitar, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, drums, bass drum, celesta, chimes, clarinet, drum machine harmonium, Mellotron, percussion, drum programming, mixing
  • Alan Wyffels – chimes, flute, piano, synthesizer, additional vocals
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Sam Gendel – saxophone
  • Rob Moose – strings, string arrangements
  • Joseph Lorge – engineer, mixing
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Andrew J.S. – art direction
  • Nicasio Torres – paintings

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mike Hadreas, except where noted, all music as noted.

  1. Just a Room – music by Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills, Alan Wyffels
  2. Herem – music by Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills
  3. Teeth – music by Mike Hadreas
  4. Pop Song – Mike Hadreas
  5. Scherzo – lyrics and music by Alan Wyffels
  6. Ugly Season – music by Mike Hadreas
  7. Eye in the Wall – lyrics by Blake Mills, music by Mike Hadreas, Blake mills, Alan Wyffels
  8. Photograph – Mike Hadreas
  9. Hellbent – Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills
  10. Cenote – Mike Hadreas

Ben Howard: Is It?

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On June 16, 2023, “Island” label released “Is It?”, the fifth Ben Howard studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “Le Manoir de Léon in Léon” in Landes, France, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Nathan Jenkins.

Personnel:

  • Ben Howard – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, aerophones, electro-acoustic realization
  • Nathan Jenkins – synthesizer, programming, backing vocals, drum programming, mixing
  • Mickey Smith – guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, baritone, tape realization, backing vocals
  • Nat Wason – guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Richard Thomas – piano, synthesizer, harmonium, backing vocals
  • James Arben – saxophone, bass clarinet, oboe
  • Raven Bush – strings
  • Michael McGoldrick – uilleann pipes, flute
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Bráulio Amado – artwork
  • Allan Wilson – photography
  • Roddy Bow – photography

Track listing:

  1. Couldn’t Make It Up – Ben Howard, Mickey Smith
  2. Walking Backwards – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mickey Smith
  3. Days of Lantana – Ben Howard, Mickey Smith – contains a sample of “Trois Beaux Oiseaux De Paradis”, written by Maurice Ravel and performed by Linda Thompson
  4. Life in the Time – Ben Howard, Mike Smith
  5. Moonraker – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  6. Richmond Avenue – Ben Howard, Michael McGoldrick, Mike Smith
  7. Interim of Sense – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  8. Total Eclipse – Ben Howard, Mike Smith
  9. Spirit – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  10. Little Planet – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith

Steve Lukather: Bridges

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On June 16, 2023, “The Players Club” label released “Bridges”, the ninth Steve Lukather studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams and Trevor Luakther.

Personnel:

  • Steve Lukather – lead vocals, guitars, bass, piano, executive producer
  • Trevor Lukather – guitars, bass, synths, backing vocals
  • Joseph Williams – synths, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Paich – keyboards
  • Steve Maggiora – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Jorgen Carlsson – bass
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • Shannon Forrest – drums
  • Ken Freeman – engineer, mixing
  • John Greenham – mastering
  • Doug Brown – design
  • Shaz Rydstedt – AI arts tech
  • Alessandro Solca – photography
  • Megan Gagnon – packaging

Track listing:

  1. Far from Over – Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams, Trevor Lukather
  2. Not My Kind of People – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Joseph Williams, Stan Lynch
  3. Someone – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Joseph Williams
  4. All Forevers Must End – Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum
  5. When I See You Again – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Joseph Williams
  6. Take My Love – Steve Maggiora, Warren Huart
  7. Burning Bridges – Steve Lukather, Stan Lynch
  8. I’ll Never Know – Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams

Sigur Rós: Átta

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On June 16, 2023, “Von Dur” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Átta”, the eight Sigur Rós studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Sundlaugin” in Mosfellsbær, Iceland, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Corley, Jón Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Kjartan Sveinsson.

Personnel:

  • Jón Birgisson – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, synthesizer, engineer
  • Kjartan Sveinsson – piano, synthesizer, harpsichord, hurdy gurdy, vibraphone, string arrangements, engineer
  • Georg Hólm – bass guitar, synthesizer, string arrangement, engineer
  • London Contemporary Orchestra – orchestra
  • Robert Ames – orchestra conductor
  • Ólafur Ólafsson – percussion
  • Eirikur Ólafsson – trumpet
  • Snorri Sigurðarson – trumpet
  • Ingi Erlendsson – trombone, tuba
  • Helgi Jónsson – trombone
  • María Sigfúsdóttir – violin
  • Paul Corley – engineer
  • Birgir Jón Birgisson – engineer
  • Chris Bolster – engineer
  • Farrokh Shroff – engineer
  • Freddie Light – engineer
  • Ivan Handwerk – engineer
  • Nate Haessly – engineer
  • PJ Munley – engineer
  • Zack Zajdel – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jón Birgisson, Georg Hólm, and Kjartan Sveinsson.

  1. Glóð
  2. Blóðberg
  3. Skel
  4. Klettur
  5. Mór
  6. Andrá
  7. Gold
  8. Ylur
  9. Fall
  10. 8