Tag Archives: 2023

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

Greta Van Fleet: Starcatcher

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On July 21, 2023, “Lava” and “Republic” labels released “Starcatcher”, the third studio Greta Van Fleet studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Low Country South” in Savannah, Georgia, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Kiszka – lead and backing vocals, harmonica
  • Jacob Kiszka – guitar, backing vocals
  • Samuel Kiszka – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Daniel Wagner – drums, backing vocals
  • Greg Gordon – engineer
  • Phillip Smith – additional engineering
  • Greg Gordon – mixing
  • Dave Cobb – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Fate of the Faithful
  2. Waited all Your Life
  3. The Falling Sky
  4. Sacred the Thread
  5. Runway Blues
  6. The Indigo Streak
  7. Frozen Light
  8. The Archer
  9. Meeting the Master
  10. Farewell for Now

PJ Harvey: I Inside The Old Year Dying

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On July 7, 2023, “Partisan” label released “I Inside the Old Year Dying”, the tenth PJ Harvey studio album. It was recorded January – February 2022, at “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by John Parish, Flood and Rob Kirwan.

Personnel:

  • PJ Harvey – vocals, nylon string guitar, steel string guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, piano, Rhodes piano, bass clarinet, drawings, inner sleeve photography
  • John Parish – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, drums, percussion, Rhodes piano, synth, variophon, trombone, bass guitar, mixing
  • Cecil – field recording samples, voice samples, bass keyboards, keyboards, synth, piano, loop creations, additional recording
  • Flood – synth, field recording samples, effects, pedals, loop creations, sonic disturbance, mixing
  • Ben Whishaw – backing vocals
  • Colin Morgan – backing vocals
  • Rob Kirwan – recording, mixing
  • Oliver Baldwin – additional recording
  • Sam Petts-Davies – original recordings of Ben Whishaw and Colin Morgan
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • Jacob Zinzan – 2nd engineer assistant
  • Jason Mitchell – mastering
  • Jasdaface – lacquer cut by
  • Michelle Henning – art direction, design, front cover photography
  • Todd Lynn – back cover portrait – dress by
  • Kieran Tudor – back cover portrait – hair by
  • Rob Crane – additional design, typesetting
  • Steve Gullick – portrait and studio photograph
  • Brian Whar – portrait and studio photography assisted by
  • Sumit Bothra – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by PJ Harvey.

  1. Prayer at the Gate
  2. Autumn Term
  3. Lonesome Tonight
  4. Seem and I
  5. The Nether -edge
  6. I Inside the Old Year Dying
  7. All Souls
  8. A Child’s Question, August
  9. I Inside the Old I Dying
  10. August
  11. A Child’s Question, July
  12. A Noiseless Noise

Nicky Wire: Intimism

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On July 3, 2023, Nicky Wire self-released “Intimism”, his second studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Door to the River” in Caerleon, Wales, “Faster Studios” in Cardiff, Wales, and was produced by Loz Williams and Nicky Wire.

Personnel:

  • Nicky Wire – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, percussion
  • Dave Eringa – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicky Wire.

  1. Contact Sheets
  2. Ballad for the Baby Blue
  3. You Wear Your Broken Heart Like a Dress
  4. Migraine No. 1
  5. A Perfect Place to Grow
  6. White Mask
  7. Under California Skies
  8. Keeper of the Flame
  9. Tactical Retreat
  10. Migraine No.2
  11. Saudade
  12. As the Light Fades Away

Nothing But Thieves: Dead Club City

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On June 30, 2023, “Sony Music UK” label released “Dead Club City”, the fourth Nothing but Thieves studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Domenic Craik and Jonathan Gilmore.

Personnel:

  • Conor Mason – vocals
  • Dominic Craik – guitar, synthesizer, programming
  • Joe Langridge-Brown – guitar, backing vocals
  • Philip Blake – bass guitar
  • James Price – drums
  • Jonathan Gilmore – programming
  • Torre Florim – synthesizer, backing vocals, programming
  • Matt Johnson – synthesizer, programming
  • Freddy Williams – engineer
  • Mike Crossey – mixing
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Luke Brickett – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Dominic Craik, Joseph Langridge-Brown and Conor Mason, except where noted.  “Welcome to the DCC” and “Members Only” co-written with Julian Emery and Jim Irvin.

  1. Welcome to DCC – Dominic Craik, Joseph Langridge-Brown, Conor Mason, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin.
  2. Overcome
  3. Tomorrow Is Closed
  4. Keeping You Around
  5. City Haunts
  6. Do You Love Me Yet?
  7. Members Only
  8. Green Eyes – Siena
  9. Foreign Language
  10. Talking to Myself
  11. Pop the Balloon