Tag Archives: 2023

The National: Laugh Track

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On September 18, 2023, “4AD” label released “Laugh Track”, the tenth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, Oregon, US, “Soundcheck” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Tony Berg, John Leventhal, Tucker Martine, Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Scott Devendorf.

Personnel:

  • Matt Berninger – lead vocals
  • Aaron Dessner – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bryce Dessner – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Scott Devendorf – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bryan Devendorf – drums, percussion, programming, backing vocals
  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocals
  • Rosanne Cash – vocals
  • Justin Vernon – vocals
  • London Contemporary Orchestra – strings
  • Pentagram – design
  • John Solimine – cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Matt Berninger, except where noted, all music as noted.

  1. Alphabet City – music by Bryce Dessner
  2. Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces) – music by Aaron Dessner
  3. Weird Goodbyes – music by Aaron Dessner
  4. Turn Off the House – music by Bryce Dessner
  5. Dreaming – music by Aaron Dessner
  6. Laugh Track – music by Aaron Dessner
  7. Space Invader – music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner
  8. Hornets – music by Aaron Dessner
  9. Coat on a Hook – music by Aaron Dessner
  10. Tour Manager – lyrics by Carin Besser, Matt Berninger, music by Bryce Dessner
  11. Crumble – music by Aaron Dessner
  12. Smoke Detector – music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner

Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

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On September 15, 2023, “Dead Oceans” label released “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We”, the seventh Mitski studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Bomb Shelter” in Nashville, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Patrick Hyland.

Personnel:

  • Mitski Miyawaki – vocals, choir, keyboards
  • Fats Kaplin – pedal steel guitar, violin, mandolin, viola
  • Brooke Waggoner – piano, organ
  • Patrick Hyland – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards
  • Drew Erickson – piano, choir, orchestra, conductor
  • Dominic Davis – bass
  • Ross McReynolds – drums
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Danielle Ondarza – French horn 
  • Andrew Bulbrook – violin
  • Wynton Grant – violin
  • Rita Andrade – viola
  • Christine Kim – cello
  • Greg Huckins – woodwinds
  • Mark Hollingsworth – woodwinds
  • Fletcher Sheridan – choir, conductor
  • Adam Faruqi – choir
  • Andrea Zomorodian – choir
  • Ann Sheridan – choir
  • Ben Lin – choir
  • Caitlin Rose – choir
  • Callan Dwan – choir
  • Charles McDonald – choir
  • Courtney Taylor – choir
  • Elyse Willis – choir
  • Erin Rae – choir
  • Jessica Freedman – choir
  • Michael Lichtenauer – choir
  • Peter Mercer – choir
  • Tristen Gaspadarek – choir
  • Valerie Tambaoan – choir
  • Will Goldman – choir
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Nate Haessly – engineer
  • Patrick Hyland – recording, mixing
  • Bob Weston – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mitski Miyawaki.

  1. Bug Like an Angel
  2. Buffalo Replaced
  3. Heaven
  4. I Don’t Like My Mind
  5. The Deal
  6. When Memories Show
  7. My Love Mine All Mine
  8. The Frost
  9. Star
  10. I’m Your Man
  11. I Love Me After You

The Pretenders: Relentless

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On September 15, 2023, “Parlaphone” label released “Relentless”, the twelfth Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Battery Studios” and “Studio Bruxo” in London, and was produced by David Wrench.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, finger snaps
  • James Walbourne – electric guitar, bass, Mellotron, piano, organ, finger snaps, EBow guitar, Rhodes piano, Logan String Melody keyboard, backing vocals
  • Carwyn Ellis – acoustic guitar, organ, Mellotron, Ace Tone
  • Chris Hill – bass, upright bass
  • Dave Page – bass
  • Kris Sonne – drums, tambourine, finger snaps, backing vocals
  • David Wrench – bongos, finger snaps, Moog One synthesizer, Tempest drum machine, Space Echo effects, backing vocals
  • Jonny Greenwood – string arrangements
  • 12 Ensemble – strings
  • Grace Banks – engineer
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Sprosen – engineer assistant
  • Graeme Stewart – string engineering
  • Omri Katan – string engineering assistant
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Stuart Crouch Creative – design, artwork
  • Solus – cover graffiti

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne.

  1. Losing My Sense of Taste
  2. A Love
  3. Domestic Silence
  4. The Copa
  5. Promise of Love
  6. Merry Widow
  7. Let the Sun Come In
  8. Look Away
  9. Your House Is on Fire
  10. Kust Let Go
  11. Vainglorious
  12. I Think About You Daily

Explosions In The Sky: End

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On September 15, 2023, “Temporary Residence Limited” label released “End”, the eighth Explosions in the Sky studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by John Congleton, Chris Hrasky, Michael James, Munaf Ravani and Mark T. Smith.

Personnel:

  • Michael James – guitar
  • Munaf Rayani – guitar
  • Mark T. Smith – guitar
  • Chris Hrasky – drums
  • John Congleton – engineer, mixing
  • Diego Mendoza – engineer assistant
  • Gerardo “Jerry” Ordóñez – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Pat Perry – artwork
  • Ben Dickey – design

Track listing:

  1. Ten Billion People
  2. Moving On
  3. Loved Ones
  4. Peace or Quiet
  5. All Mountains
  6. The Fight
  7. It’s Never Going to Stop

Kristin Hersh: Clear Pond Road

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On September 8, 2023, “Fire Records” label released “Clear Pond Road”, the eleventh Kristin Hersh studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Stable Sound Studio” in Portsmouth, RI, and was produced by Steve Rizzo and Kristin Hersh.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – lead vocals, photography
  • Steve Rizzo – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Krafft – lacquer cut


Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Bewitched Reruns
  2. Ms Haha
  3. Dandelion
  4. Constance Street
  5. Thank You, Corner Blight
  6. St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
  7. Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
  8. Eyeshine
  9. Palmetto
  10. Tunnels

Alabaster DePlume: Come With Fierce Grace

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On September 8, 2023, “International Anthem Recording Company” label released “Come with Fierce Grace”, the sixth Alabaster DePlume studio album. It was recorded in two weeks period, in improvised sessions that DePlume later formed into songs, performing with musicians who were not given music before recording and not allowed to listen to the results.

 Personnel:

  • Alabaster DePlume – voice, tenor saxophone, guitar, synth, arrangements
  • Momoko Gill – lead vocals
  • Hannah Miller – voice, cello
  • Donna Thompson, Elly Condron, Luisa Gerstein, Natalie Pela, Rosa Slade – voice
  • Falle Nioke – voice, percussion
  • Conrad Singh, James Howard, Rozi Plain – guitar
  • Matthew Bourne – piano
  • Michael Chestnutt – synth
  • Matt Webb, Tom Herbert – double bass
  • Ruth Goller – bass
  • Tom Skinner, Ursula Russell – drums
  • Sarathy Korwar – drums, tabla
  • Kenichi Iwasa – percussion
  • Kristian Craig Robinson – recording
  • Dave Vettraino – mixing
  • David Allen – mastering
  • Raimond Wong – artwork
  • Craig Hansen – layout
  • Chris Almeida – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sibomandi
  2. What Can It Take
  3. To That Voice and Say
  4. Greek Honey Stick
  5. Give Me Away
  6. Fall on Flowers
  7. Did You Know
  8. Levels of Human
  9. Not Even Sobbing
  10. The Best Thing in the World
  11. Naked Like Water
  12. Broken Again

Laufey: Bewitched

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On September 8, 2023, “AWAL” label released “Bewitched”, the second Laufey studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Mosey Creative”, “EastWest”, “Blackheath Halls” and “Ballroom West”, and was produced by Laufey, Philharmonia Orchestra, Dan Wilson  and Spencer Stewart.

Personnel:

  • Laufey – lead vocals
  • Þorleifur Gaukur Davíðsson – slide guitar
  • Ted Case – piano
  • Jonathan Richards – bass
  • Carson Grant – drums
  • Ryan Shaw – drums
  • JJ Kirkpatrick – trumpet
  • Jordan Rose – drums
  • Simon Moullier – vibraphone
  • Júnía Lín – violin
  • Iain Farrington – arrangements
  • Hal Rosenfeld – orchestration
  • Robin O’Neill – conductor
  • Sara Mulford – recording 
  • Daniel Ficca – recording
  • Steve Haye – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Júnía Lín – creative direction
  • Kelly Ford – packaging design
  • Gemma Warren – artist photography
  • Spencer Stewart – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Laufey and Spencer Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Dreamer
  2. Second Best
  3. Haunted
  4. Must Be Love – Laufey, Freddy Wexler, Max Wolfgang
  5. While You Were Sleeping
  6. Lovesick
  7. California and Me – Laufey
  8. Nocturne (Interlude) – Laufey
  9. Promise – Laufey, Dan Wilson
  10. From the Start
  11. Misty – Johhny Burke, Erroll Garner
  12. Serendipity
  13. Letter to My 13 Year Old Self – Laufey
  14. Bewitched

Tirzah: Trip9Love

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On September 5, 2023, “Domino Recording Company” label released “Trip9love”, the third Tirzah studio album. It was recorded 2023, at Mica Levi’s and Tirzah home studios, also in Kent and in London, and was produced by Mica Levi.

Personnel:

  • Tirzah (Tirzah Mastin) – vocals, design
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Mica Levi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tirzah Mastin and Mica Levi.

  1. F22
  2. Promises
  3. U All the Time
  4. Their Love
  5. No Limit
  6. Today
  7. Stars
  8. He Made
  9. 2 DICUV
  10. 6 Phrazes
  11. Nightmare

Royal Blood: Back To The Water Below

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On September 1, 2023, “Warner Records” label released “Back to the Water Below”, the fourth Royal Blood studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher.

Personnel:

  • Mike Kerr – lead and backing vocals, bass, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, guitar
  • Ben Thatcher – drums, percussion
  • Tom Hobden – violin, viola
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Pete Hutchings – engineer
  • Liam Hebb – engineer assistant
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mike Kerr, all music by Ben Thatcher and Mike Kerr.

  1. Mountains at Midnight
  2. Shiner in the Dark
  3. Pull Me Together
  4. The Firing Line
  5. Tell Me When It’s Too Late
  6. Triggers
  7. How Many More Times
  8. High Waters
  9. There Goes My Cool
  10. Waves