Tag Archives: 2023

Speedy Ortiz: Rabbit Rabbit

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On September 1, 2023, “Wax Nine” label released “Rabbit Rabbit”, the fourth Speedy Ortiz studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Rancho De La Luna” in Joshua Tree. “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, and was produced by Sadie Dupuis, Sarah Tudzin, Joey Doubek, Sadie Dupuis, Andy Molholt and Audrey Zee Whitesides.

Personnel:

  • Sadie Dupuis – vocals, baritone guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, doubleneck guitar, drum machine, synthesizer, piano, bedpan, motorcycle box, tambourine, recording, editing, artwork
  • Andy Molholt – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, synthesizer, Wurlitzer, piano, Rhodes, OM-1, debit card, Mellotron, vocaloid, editing
  • Audrey Zee Whitesides – vocals, bass guitar, eight-string bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, delay
  • Joey Doubek – drums, shaker, tambourine, bells, synthesizer, spoons, shotglass, BB gun, whispers, slicer
  • Anna Arboles – vocals
  • Ram Cantu – vocals
  • Sarah Tudzin – vocals
  • David Catching – lap steel guitar
  • Darl Ferm – guitar
  • Devin McKnight – guitar
  • Ram Cantu – engineer, editing
  • Andy Tyler Clarke – engineer
  • Jon Russo – engineer
  • Jesse Weiss – engineer
  • Amar Lal – editing
  • Sarah Tudzin – recording, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Sarah Elizabeth Dupuis.

  1. Kim Cattrall
  2. You SO2
  3. Scabs
  4. Plus One
  5. Cry Cry Cry
  6. Ballad of Y & S
  7. Kitty
  8. Who’s Afraid of the Bath
  9. Ranch vs Ranch
  10. Emergency & Me
  11. The Sunday
  12. Brace Thee
  13. Ghostwriter

Slowdive: Everything Is Alive

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On September 1, 2023, “Dead Oceans” label released “Everything Is Alive”, the fifth Slowdive album. It was recorded in 2023 and was produced by Neil Halstead.

Personnel:

  • Neil Halstead – vocals, guitar, keyboards, Pro Tools, mixing
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals
  • Christian Savill – guitar
  • Nick Chaplin – bass
  • Simon Scott – drums, electronics
  • Ian Davenport – engineer
  • Pieter Rietkirk – engineer
  • Shawn Everett – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Halstead.

  1. Shanty
  2. Prayer remembered
  3. Alife
  4. Andalucia Plays
  5. Kisses
  6. Skin in the Game
  7. Chained to a Cloud
  8. The Slab

Rhiannon Giddens: You’re The One

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On August 19, 2023, “Nonesuch” label released “You’re the One”, the third Rhiannon Giddens studio album. It was recorded in 2023 at “The Hit Factory Criteria”, “Irish World Academy Of Music And Dance”, “Fresh Young Minds”, “Sound Of Music Recording Studios”, “Sound Emporium”, “Studio 176” in Greensboro, NC, “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by Jack Splash.

Personnel:

  • Rhiannon Giddens – vocals, banjo, viola
  • Jack Splash – guitar, electric piano, percussion, drum programming, horn arrangements, engineer, recording
  • Niwel Tsumbu – classical guitar
  • Eric Escanes – electric guitar
  • Gene Sxip Shirley – resonator guitar
  • Franceso Turrisi – piano, tamburello, piano accordion, frame drum
  • Dwayne Bennett – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
  • Dirk Powell – accordion, piano, fiddle, guitar
  • Jason Sypher – electric upright bass
  • Tadarius McCombs – electric bass
  • Terrence Grizzle, Jr. – drums
  • Humberto Ibarra – percussion
  • Amelia Powell – triangle, backing vocals
  • Scott Klarman – saxophone, flute
  • Ted Zimmerman – trumpet
  • Jose Miranda – trombone
  • Andy Yum, Jennifer Puckett, Yennifer Correia – violin
  • Aaron Tubergen, Beth Luscombe – viola
  • Jonathan Kirkscey, Leyla McCalla – cello
  • Jason Isbell – vocals
  • Eryn Allen Kane, Lalenja Harrington – backing vocals
  • Lester Snell – string arrangements
  • Dan-O Deckelman – recording
  • Lawrence Mitchell – recording
  • Ben Rawlins, Grant Wilson, Justin Harrington – recording
  • Ian Mercel – engineer
  • Andrew Selchow – engineer assistant
  • Kennie Takahashi – mixing
  • Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone – mastering
  • JN-H – lacquer cut
  • Jeri Heiden, SMOG Design, Inc. – design
  • Ebru Yildiz – photography
  • Alex Kadvan, David Bither – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Too Little, Too Late, Too Bad – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
  2. You’re the One – Lalenja Harrington, Rhiannon Giddens
  3. Yet To Be – Marcus Hummon, Rhiannon Giddens
  4. Wrong Kind of Right – Rhiannon Giddens
  5. Another waste Life – Bhi Bhiman, Rhiannon Giddens
  6. You Louisiana Man – Rhiannon Giddens
  7. If You Don’t Know How Sweet It Is – Bhi Bhiman, Rhiannon Giddens
  8. Hen in the Foxhouse – Rhiannon Giddens
  9. Who Are You Dreaming Of – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
  10. You Put the Sugar in My Bowl – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
  11. Way Over Yonder – Kevin Moore, Rhiannon Giddens
  12. God Ol’ Cider – traditional

Bobby Rush: All My Love For You

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On August 18, 2023, “Deep Rush” label released “All My Love for You”, the 33rd Bobby Rush album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Bobby Rush. In 2023, “All My Love for You” won a “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Rush – vocals, harmonica, guitar
  • Dexter Allen – guitar, bass
  • Joey Robinson – keyboards, drums, mixing
  • Dexter Allen – engineer, mixing
  • Cefe Flynn – mastering
  • Jimmy Hole – design
  • Arnie Goodman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Emmett Ellis Jr.

  1. I’m Free
  2. Running in and Out
  3. I Want To
  4. One Monkey Can Stop a Show
  5. I Can’t Stand It
  6. TV Mama
  7. I’ll Do Anything for You
  8. I’m the One
  9. You’re Gonna Need a Man Like Me
  10. I Got a Proposition for You

Public Image Ltd: End Of World

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On August 11, 2023, “PIL Official” label released “End of World”, the eleventh Public Image Ltd studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2022, at “Yellow Shark Studios” in Cheltenham, “Vada Studios” in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, and was produced by Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth, John Lydon, Bruce Smith, John Rambo Stevens and James Towler.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon – vocals, artwork, painting, design
  • Lu Edmonds – guitar
  • Scott Firth – bass guitar
  • Bruce Smith – drums
  • Brendan Davies – engineer, mixing , artwork
  • James Towler – engineer, mixing
  • George Perks – engineer assistant
  • Danny Thomas – engineer assistant
  • Stefan Heger – mastering
  • John Rambo Stevens – layout, artwork, photography
  • D, D, Boling – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by John Lydon, all music by Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth, John Lydon, and Bruce Smith.

  1. Penge
  2. End of the World
  3. Car Chase
  4. Being Stupid Again
  5. Walls
  6. Pretty Awful
  7. Strange
  8. Down On the Clown
  9. Dirty Murky Delight
  10. The Do That
  11. L F C F
  12. North West Passage
  13. Hawaii

Teenage Wrist: Still Love

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On August 4, 2023, “Epitaph” label released “Still Love”, the third Teenage Wrist studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Steakhouse” in Hollywood, “Red Hawk Residency” in Yucca Valley, California, “Guy Luxe Studio” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Kevin McCombs, Marshall Gallagher and Anthony Salazar.

Personnel:

  • Marshall Gallagher – vocals, guitars, bass
  • Anthony Salazar – vocals, drums, percussion
  • SA Martinez – vocal
  • Mercedes Arn-Horn – vocal
  • Sister Void (Lindsey Nico Mann) – vocal
  • David Marion – vocal
  • Fear Before the March of Flames
  • Heavenward
  • Kyle McAulay, Sam Madill, Nathaniel Motte — engineer, mixing
  • Josh Wilbur — mixing
  • Ted Jensen — mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Marshall Gallagher and Anthony Salazar, except where noted.

  1. Sunshine
  2. Dark Sky – Marshall Gallagher, Anthony Salazar, Doug Martinez
  3. Still Love – Mercedes Arn-Horn, Phoenix Arn-Horn, Marshall Gallagher, Anthony Salazar
  4. Digital Self
  5. Something Good
  6. Wax Poetic – Marshall Gallagher, Lindsey Nico Mann, Anthony Salazar
  7. Diorama
  8. Cold Case
  9. Cigarette Two Steps – Marshall Gallagher, David Marion, Anthony Salazar
  10. Humbug – Marshall Gallagher, Kamtin Mohager, Anthony Salazar
  11. Sprawled
  12. Paloma a.k.a. Ketamine

The Maine: Same

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On August 1, 2023, “Photo Finish Records” label released the self-titled, debut Maine (The) album. It was recorded in 2023, at “8123 Studio”, and was produced by Colby Wedgeworth.

Personnel:

  • John O’Callaghan – vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Kennedy Brock – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Jared Monaco – lead guitar
  • Garrett Nickelsen – bass guitar
  • Pat Kirch – drums, percussion
  • Bob Hoag – additional percussion
  • Colby Wedgeworth – additional vocals
  • Bob Hoag – recording
  • Doug Weier – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Rich Raun – artwork, creative director
  • Gillian Sloan – setup
  • Austin Gavin – drum technician

Track listing:

  1. Dose No. 2 – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  2. How to Exit a Room – Garrett Nickelosn, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  3. Blame – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  4. Leave in Five – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  5. The Mood I’m In / JSYK – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  6. I Think About You All the Time – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  7. Thoughts I Have While Lying in Bed – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  8. Funny How? – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch
  9. Cars & Caution Signs – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch
  10. Spiraling – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Sean Silverman

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah: Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning

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On July 28, 2023, “Ropeadope” label released “Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning”, the 16th Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “The Champagne Room West” and “Westlake Studios” in Los Angeles, “Trombone Shorty Studios” in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was produced by Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah.

Personnel:

  • Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah – Chief Adjuah’s bow, Chief Adjuah’s N’Goni, SPDSX, pan-African drum kit, bells, tambourine, percussion,  synth percussion, vocals, sound design, executive production, concept ideation
  • Lioness Sia Fodey – vocals
  • Amyna Love – vocals
  • Amina Scott – vocals
  • Weedie Braimah – vocals, djembe, congas, tambourine, dun duns, percussion
  • Luques Curtis – vocals, bass, guembri
  • Joe Dyson Jr. – pan-African drum kit
  • Corey Fonville – drums
  • Marcus Gillmore – drums
  • Elé Howell – vocals, pan-African drum kit, drums, bells, tambourines
  • Alfred Jordan – vocals, drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Brian Richburg Jr. – vocals, drums, SPDSX, percussion, tambourines
  • Trail Chief Kiel Adrian Scott – vocals, percussion
  • Mizan Willis – vocals, dun duns, bells, shekere, percussion
  • Dave Weingarten – recording
  • Chris Finney – recording
  •  Qmillion – mixing 
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Devan Mayfield – creative direction, concept ideation
  • Kiel Adrian Scott – concept ideation
  • Eric Hurtgen – design
  • Eric Ryan Anderson – photography
  • Landon Edwards – photography assistant
  • Colin Fatke – photography assistant
  • Cara Harrison Daniels – executive production
  • Louis H. Marks – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah.

  1. Blood Calls Blood
  2. Trouble That Mornin’
  3. Xodokan Iko – Hu Na Ney
  4. Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning
  5. Shallow Water (Tribute Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr. – Guardians of the Flame)
  6. On to New Orleans (Runnin’ in 7’s Redux)
  7. End Simulation
  8. Ashé Chief Donald (Tribute Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. – Congo Square Nation)
  9. Golden Crown (Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah – Xodokan Nation)
  10. Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning (Duo)

Blur: The Ballad Of Darren

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On July 21, 2023, “Parlaphone” label released “The Ballad of Darren”, the ninth Blur studio album. It was recorded January – May 2023, at “Studio 13” in London and Devon, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Graham Coxon – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Alex James – bass guitar
  • Dave Rowntree – drums, backing vocals
  • James Ford – keyboards
  • Chris Storr – trumpet
  • Danny Marsden – trumpet
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Nichol Thompson – trombone
  • Kotono Sato – violin
  • Sarah Tuke – violin
  • Ciara Ismail – viola
  • Izzi Dunn – cello
  • Samuel Egglenton – engineer, additional production
  • Mat Bartram – strings engineering, brass engineering
  • Giacomo Vianello – engineering assistant
  • Luke Pickering – engineering assistant
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Grace Banks – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Martin Parr – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

  1. The Ballad
  2. St. Charles Square
  3. Barbaric
  4. Russian Strings
  5. The Everglades (for Leonard)
  6. The Narcissist
  7. Goodbye Albert
  8. Far Away Island
  9. Avalon
  10. The Heights

Nils Lofgren: Mountains

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On July 21, 2023, “Castle Track Road Records” label released “Mountains”, the 29th Nils Lofgren album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at Lofgren’s home studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was produced by Nils Lofgren and Amy Lofgren.

Personnel:

  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, dulcimer, lap steel guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Neil Young – vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – vocals
  • David Crosby – vocals
  • The Howard University Gospel Choir – choir
  • Ron Carter – double bass 
  • Kevin McCormick – bass guitar
  • Ringo Starr – vocals, drums
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Timm Biery – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Christine Vivona – harp
  • Jamison Weddle – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Ed Mell – album artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Nils Lofgren, except where noted.

  1. Ain’t the Truth Enough
  2. Only Ticket Out
  3. Back in Your Arms – Bruce Springsteen
  4. Won’t Cry No More (for Charlie Watts)
  5. Nothin’s Easy (for Amy)
  6. Dream Killer
  7. Only Your Smile
  8. I Remember Her Name
  9. We Better Find It
  10. Angel Blues