Tag Archives: 2023

The Pineapple Thief: It Leads To This

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On February 9, 2024, “Kscope” label released “It Leads to This”, the fifteenth Pineapple Thief (The) studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2023, at “Bourne Place” in London, “Soord Studios” in Yeovil, Somerset, England, and was produced by Bruce Soord.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, mixing
  • Beren Matthews – additional guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering
  • Jon Sykes – bass, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion, mixing
  • Beech – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bruce Soord, all music by Gavin Harrison and Bruce Soord.

  1. Put It Right
  2. Rubicon
  3. It Leads to This
  4. The Frost
  5. All That’s Left
  6. Now It’s Yours
  7. Every Trace of Us
  8. To Forget

Joel Ross: Nublues

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On February 9, 2024, “Blue Note” label released “Nublues”, the fourth Joel Ross album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Bunker Studio” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Walter Smith III and Joel Ross.

Personnel:

  • Joel Ross – vibraphone
  • Immanuel Wilkins – alto saxophone
  • Gabrielle Garo – flute
  • Jeremy Corren – piano
  • Kanoa Mendenhall – bass
  • Jeremy Dutton – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joel Ross except where noted.

  1. Early
  2. Equinox – John Coltrane
  3. Mellowdee
  4. Chant – Gabrielle Garo, Joel Ross
  5. What Am I Waiting For?
  6. Bach (God the Father in Eternity
  7. Nublues – Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, Jeremy Corren, Jeremy Dutton, Kanoa Mendenhall
  8. Ya Know?
  9. Evidence – Thelonious Monk
  10. Central Park West – John Coltrane

Helado Negro: Phasor

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On February 9, 2024, “4AD” label released “Phasor”, the eighth Helado Negro studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Helado Negro.

Personnel:

  • Helado Negro (Roberto Carlos Lange) – vocals, instrumentation, engineer, mixing
  • Sufjan Stevens – vocals, tone bells 
  • Opal Hoyt – vocals, piano
  • Jason Ajemian – bass
  • Andy Stack – bass
  • Jason Nazary – drums, percussion
  • Jason Trammell – drums, percussion
  • Benjamin Julia – drums, percussion
  • Matt Crum – drums, percussion
  • Savannah Harris – drums, percussion
  • Pinson Chanselle – drums, percussion
  • Rob Frye – drums, percussion
  • Zach Cooper – tempo consultation
  • Rachel Alina – mastering
  • Crystal Zapata – design
  • Kristi Sword – drawing
  • Sol Talamantes – inner sleeve photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Roberto Carlos Lange.

  1. LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)
  2. I Just Want to Wake Up With You
  3. Best of You and Me
  4. Colores Del Mar
  5. Echo Tricks Me
  6. Out There
  7. Flores
  8. Wish You Could Be Here
  9. Es Una Fantasia

The Last Dinner Party: Prelude To Ecstasy

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On February 2, 2024,”Island” label released “Prelude to Ecstasy”, the debut Last Dinner Party (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Lizzie Mayland – lead and additional vocals, guitar, flute
  • Abigail Morris – lead and additional vocals
  • Aurora Nishevci – lead and additional vocals, organ, piano, synthesizer, conductor, string arrangements
  • Emily Roberts – guitar, additional vocals, flute, mandolin
  • Georgia Davies – bass guitar, additional vocals
  • Sam Becker – double bass
  • James Ford – drums
  • Rebekah Rayner – drums
  • Elsa Bradley – timpani, tubular bells
  • Bradley Jones, Lucy Humphris – trumpet
  • Chris Brewster – trombone
  • Alistair Goodwin – bass trombone 
  • Robyn Blair – French horn
  • Ashley Myall – bassoon
  • Rocío Bolaños – clarinet
  • Philip Howarth – oboe
  • Pasha Mansurov – flute
  • Aleksandra Mansurova, Chihiro Ono, Emma Smith, Freya Goldmark, Lucy Wilkins, Paloma Deike, Phil Granell, Rosie Tompsett – violin
  • Jenny Ames, Richard Jones, Zami Jalil – viola 
  • Alex Marshall, Midori Jaeger – cello
  • Serafina Steer – harp 
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Georgia Davies, Lizzie Mayland, Abigail Morris, Aurora Nishevci, and Emily Roberts, except where noted.

  1. Prelude to Ecstasy
  2. Burn Alive – co-written with Rhys Downing
  3. Caesar on a TV Screen – co-written with Rhys Downing
  4. The Feminine Urge –  co-written with Rhys Downing
  5. On Your Side – co-written with Rhys Downing
  6. Beautiful Boy
  7. Gjuha
  8. Sinner – co-written with Rhys Downing
  9. My Lady of Mercy – co-written with Rhys Downing
  10. Portrait of a Dead Girl – co-written with Rhys Downing
  11. Nothing Matters – co-written with Rhys Downing
  12. Mirror

Courting: New Last Name

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On January 26, 2024, “PIAS” label released “New Last Name”, the second Courting studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Sean Murphy O’Neill.

Personnel:

  •  Sean Murphy-O’Neill – vocals, programming, creative direction
  • Josh Cope – guitars
  • Sean Thomas – drums
  • Connor McCann – bass guitar
  • Mike Hillier – engineer, mastering
  • Sebastian Westwood – additional engineering
  • Robert Whiteley – co-production, mixing
  • Gary Jarman – additional production
  • Ryan Jarman – additional production
  • Kyler Garrison – deisgn

All track by Sean Murphy O’Neiil, Josh Cope, Sean Thomas and Connor McCann, except where noted.

  • Throw
  • We Look Good Together (Big Words) – additional writing by DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ.
  • The Hills
  • Flex
  • Emily G
  • Babys
  • The Wedding
  • Happy Endings
  • America

Foghat: Sonic Mojo

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On November 10, 2023, “Foghat Records” label released “Sonic Mojo”, the seventeenth studio Foghat album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Boogie Motel South” in Deland, Florida, and was produced by Bryan Bassett,

Personnel:

  • Bryan Bassett – vocals, lead and slide guitar, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Scott Holt – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Rodney O’Quinn – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Roger Earl – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Eddie Lefebvre – percussion
  • Linda Arcello-Earl – artwork, layout

Track listing:

  1. She’s a Little Bit of Everything – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
  2. I Don’t Appreciate You – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
  3. Mean Woman Blues – Claude DeMetrius
  4. Drivin’ On – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
  5. Let Me Love You Baby – Willie Dixon
  6. How Many More Years – Chester Burnett
  7. Song for the Life – Rodney J. Crowell
  8. Wish I’d Been There – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
  9. Time Slips Away – Brayn Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
  10. Black Days and Blue Nights – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
  11. She’s Dynamite – B.B. King
  12. Promised Land – Chuck Berry

Ian Sweet: Sucker

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On November 3, 2023, “Polyvinyl Record Co.” label released “Sucker”, the fourth Ian Sweet studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Outliner Inn” in New York, and was produced by Ian Sweet, Alex Craig, and Isaac Eiger.

Personnel:

  • Jilian Medford (Ian Sweet) – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Alex Craig – guitar, synthesizer
  • Isaac Eiger – guitar, synthesizer, piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Jilian Medford and Alex Craig.

  1. Bloody Knees
  2. Smoking Again
  3. Emergency Contact
  4. Sucker
  5. Comeback
  6. Your Spit
  7. Clean
  8. Fight
  9. Slowdance
  10. Hard

Till Lindermann: Zunge

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On November 3, 2023, Till Lindemann self-released “Zunge”, his debut album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, and was produced by Sky van Hoff, Daniel Karelly, Olsen Involtini, Lois Cass and Clemens Wijers.

Personnel:

  • Till Lindemann – vocals
  • Sky van Hoff – choir, instruments, engineer, mixing
  • Daniel Karelly – instruments, backing vocals, mixing
  • Lois Cass – keyboards, programming
  • Clemens Wijers – instruments, backing vocals, engineer
  • Marco Bayati – choir, drums, editor
  • Marco Kollenz – vocals, choir, engineer, editor
  • Constantin Krieg – keyboards, programming 
  • Martin Te Laak – choir, conductor, arrangements
  • Aachener Kammenchor – choir, performer
  • Olsen Involtini – mixing
  • Svante Forsbäck – mastering
  • Den Zozulya – artwork
  • Rocket & Wink – artwork, art direction, design
  • Gleb Davydov – artwork, concept

Track listing:

All lyrics by Till Lindemann.

  1. Zunge – Daniel Karelly
  2. Sport frei – Sky van Hoff
  3. Altes Fleisch – Sky van Hoff
  4. Übers Meer – Lois Cass, Olsen Involtini
  5. Du hast kein Herz – Sky van Hoff
  6. Tanzlehrerin – Sky van Hoff
  7. Nass – Daniel Karelly
  8. Alles für die Kinder – Clemens Wijers
  9. Schweiß – Sky van Hoff
  10. Lecker – Daniel Karelly
  11. Selbst verliebt (Self-Love) (ends at 2:50) – Olsen Involtini, Daniel Karelly (hidden track, starts at 3:20)

Black Pumas: Chronicles Of A Diamond

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On October 27, 2023, “ATO” label released “Chronicles of a Diamond”, the second Black Pumas studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Adrian Quesada.

Personnel:

  • Eric Burton – vocals, co-production
  • Adrian Quesada – engineer, additional engineering, mixing
  • JaRon Marshall – keyboards
  • Anthony Farrell- keyboards, drums
  • Brendan Bond – bass guitar
  • Josh Blue – bass, keyboards
  • Erik Wofford- mellotron
  • Stephen Bidwell – drums, samples
  • AJ Hall – drums, backing vocals
  • Adam Jackson – drums
  • John Speice – congas, percussion
  • Alexis Buffum – violin
  • Lauren Cervantes – backing vocals
  • Angela Miller – backing vocals
  • Roy Patten – backing vocals
  • John Congleton – co-production, additional engineering
  • Aaron Glemboski – engineer, additional engineering, mixing
  • Sean Cook – engineer
  • Erik Wofford – engineer
  • Omar Akrouche – engineer
  • Jan Schenk – engineer
  • Mario Ramirez – engineer
  • Josh Blue – additional engineering
  • AJ Hall – additional engineering
  • Shawn Everett – mixing
  • Ian Gold – mixing assistant
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Burton, except where noted.

  1. More Than a Love Song – Eric Burton, Adrian Quesada
  2. Ice Cream (Pay Phone)
  3. Mrs. Postman – Eric Burdon, Adrian Quesada, JaRon Marshall
  4. Chronicles of a Diamond
  5. Angel
  6. Hello
  7. Sauvignon – Eric Burton, Adrian Quesada
  8. Tomorrow
  9. Gemini Sun
  10. Rock and Roll

Jane Remover: Census Designated

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On October 20, 2023, “DeadAir” label released “Census Designated”, the second Jane Remover studio album. It was recorded February 2022 – July 2023, at “Studio North” in Philadelphia, Jane Remover’s house in New Jersey, and was produced by Jane Remover.

Personnel:

  • Jane Remover – vocals, mixing
  • Douglas Dulgarian – additional guitar, bass
  • Kale Itkonen – additional synths
  • Kayla Reagan – mixing 
  • Hector Vega – mastering
  • Moa – vinyl mastering
  • Brendon Burton – cover art, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jane Remover.

  1. Cage Girl / Camgirl
  2. Lips
  3. Fling
  4. Holding a Leech
  5. Backseat Girl
  6. idling Somewhere
  7. Always Have Always Will
  8. Census Designated
  9. Video
  10. Contingency Song (album version)