On April 14, 2023, “Drag City” label released “The Forest in Me’, the sixth Xylouris White album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Guy Picciotto.
Personnel:
George Xylouris – vocal, lute, engineer, photography
Jim White – percussion, engineer
Guy Picciotto, Nikos Kefaloyannis – engineer
Harris Newman – mastering
Shelagh Hannan – design, layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim White and George Xylouris, except where noted.
Second Sister
Latin White – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
Seeing the Everyday
Missing Heart
Tails of Time
Night Club – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
Forest in Me
Red Wine
Underworld
Witnessed by Angels
Memories and Souvenirs
Long Doll – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
On April 14, 2023, “Blackened” label released “72 Seasons”, the eleventh Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2021 – November 2022, at Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
Personnel:
James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
Lars Ulrich – drums
Greg Fidelman – recording, mixing
Sara Lyn Killion – engineer
Jim Monti – engineer
Jason Gossman – additional engineering, digital editing
Kent Matcke – engineer assistant
Dan Monti – digital editing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
David Turner – cover art
Lee Jeffries – band portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, except where noted.
72 Seasons – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
Sleepwalk My Life Away – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
You Must Burn – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
Lux Æterna
Crown of Barbed Wire – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Chasing Light – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
If Darkness Had a Son – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
On April 7, 2023, “Sub Pop” label released “Plastic Eternity”, the eleventh Mudhoney studio album. It was recorded in November 2021, at “Crackle & Pop” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Johnny Sangster.
Personnel:
Mark Arm – vocals, guitar
Steve Turner – vocals, guitar
Guy Maddison – bass guitar, synthesizer
Dan Peters – vocals, drums, percussion, guitar
Johnny Sangster – organ, guitar, backing vocals, recording, mixing
Bob Weston – mastering
Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
Nicholas Law – cover illustration
Emily Rieman – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, and Steve Turner, except where noted.
Souvenir of My Trip
Almost Everything – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
Cascades of Crap
Flush the Fascists
Move Under
Severed Dreams in the Sleeper Cell
Here Comes the Flood
Human Stock Capital
Tom Herman’s Hermits
One or Two – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
Cry Me an Atmospheric River – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
On April 7, 2023, “Lucky Number Music” label released “The Worm”. the second HMLTD studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Wormhole”, “Pony”, “Dock”, “Hermitage Works”, “RAK”, “Crouch End” and “Sleeper Sound” in Londonm “Mike’s Manhole” in Hastings, “Antart” and “Artracks” in Athens, and was produced by Henry Spychalski, Duc Peterman, Seth Evans and Achilleas Sarantaris.
Personnel:
Henry Spychalski – vocals
Duc Peterman – guitar
Seth Evans – keyboard
Achilleas Sarantaris – drums
James Donovan – guitar, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
Kyriakos Tapakis – oud
Immanuel Simelane – bass guitar
Nicolas Mohnblatt – bass guitar, backing vocals
Andrei Martynchik – drums
Clyde Jabra – additional percussion, engineer
Yannis Kassetas – alto and baritone saxophone
Dimitris Papadopoulos – trumpet
Jim Staridas – trombone
The Sixteen Unnamed Soldiers of the Greek Worm Orchestra – violin, viola, cello, double bass
Kalliopi Mitropoulou – violin, backing vocals
Georgios Kontogiannis – Cretan lyra
Nikos Paraoulakis – ney
Rhys Downing – backing vocals, additional vocal production
Wormlands – Abigail Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Seth Evans
The End Is Now – Justin Tranter, Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Jazz Alonso, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Rhys Downing, Seth Evans
Days – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Seth Evans
Saddest Worm Ever – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Seth Evans
Liverpool Street – Achilleas Sarantis, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans
The Worm – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans, James Donovan
Past Life (Sinnerman’s Song) – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans, James Donovan
Lay Me Down – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Seth Evans, Gianluca Buccellati
On April 7, 2023, “Bagi Communications” label released “Album”, the second Boband Mirkovski studio album. It was recorded in January 2023, at “The National Philharmonic” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Damir Imeri and Ljupcho Mirkovski.
On March 24, 2023, “Columbia” label released “Memento Mori”, the fifteenth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded July – October 2023, at “Electric Ladyboy” in Santa Brabara, “Shangri-La” in Malibu, and was produced by James Ford.
Personnel:
Dave Gahan – lead vocals
Martin L. Gore – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, guitar
James Ford – programming, synthesizer, guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, percussion, strings, additional strings arrangement
On March 24, 2023, “Fueled by Ramen” label released “So Much (for) Stardust”, the eighth Fall Out Boy album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Neal Avron.
Personnel:
Joe Trohman – lead guitar, keyboards
Patrick Stump – vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
Pete Wentz – vocals, bass guitar
Andy Hurley – drums, percussion
Bill Reichenbach Jr.– bass trombone, trombone
Dan Fornero – flugelhorn, trumpet
Wayne Bergeron – flugelhorn, trumpet
London Metropolitan Orchestra
Dan Higgins – woodwinds
Julia Waters Tillman – choir
Luther Waters – choir
Maxine Waters Willard – choir
Oren Waters – choir
Ethan Hawke – vocals
Marvel Jane Love Wentz – additional vocals
Steve McLaughlin – engineer
Neal Avron – mixing
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, except where noted.
Love from the Other Side
Heartbreak Feels So Good
Hold Me Like a Grudge
Fake Out
Heaven, Iowa
So Good Right Now – Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley, Robert Byrd
The Pink Seashell – Ethan Hawke, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley
On March 24, 2023, “Verve” label released “Love in Exile”, album by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily.
On March 17, 2023, “Foxfive” label released “A Fistful of Peaches”, the third Black Honey studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Dimitri Tikovoi.
On March 15, 2023, “Aly & AJ Music” and “AWAL” labels released “With Love From”, the fifth Aly & AJ studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, James McAlister and Yves Rothman.
Personnel:
AJ Michalka – vocals
Aly Michalka – vocals
Sam Stewart – guitars
Amir Yaghmai – guitars
Joe Kennedy – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, guitars
Yves Rothman – synthesizers, drum programming
Connor Sullivan – pedal steel guitar, guitars
Keith Karman – bass
James McAlister – drums, percussion
Sylvan Carton – saxophone
Joy Oladokun – vocals
Track listing:
Open to Something and that Something Is You – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
With Love From – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, James McAlister
After Hours – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
Blue Dress – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
Love You This Way – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Jorge Elbrecht
Way of Nature Way of Grace – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Thad Cockrell, Eddie Soear
Tear the Night Up – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Jorge Elbrecht, Yves Rothman
Sunchoke – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, James McAlister, Yves Rothman
Talking in My Sleep – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Leah Haywood, Dan Pringle
Baby Lay Your Head Down – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
6 Months of Staring Into the Sun – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
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