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.
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We Look Good Together (Big Words) – additional writing by DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ.
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:
She’s a Little Bit of Everything – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
I Don’t Appreciate You – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
Mean Woman Blues – Claude DeMetrius
Drivin’ On – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
Let Me Love You Baby – Willie Dixon
How Many More Years – Chester Burnett
Song for the Life – Rodney J. Crowell
Wish I’d Been There – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
Time Slips Away – Brayn Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
Black Days and Blue Nights – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
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.
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.
Zunge – Daniel Karelly
Sport frei – Sky van Hoff
Altes Fleisch – Sky van Hoff
Übers Meer – Lois Cass, Olsen Involtini
Du hast kein Herz – Sky van Hoff
Tanzlehrerin – Sky van Hoff
Nass – Daniel Karelly
Alles für die Kinder – Clemens Wijers
Schweiß – Sky van Hoff
Lecker – Daniel Karelly
Selbst verliebt (Self-Love) (ends at 2:50) – Olsen Involtini, Daniel Karelly (hidden track, starts at 3:20)
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
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.
On October 6, 2023, “J&R Adventures” label released “Blues Deluxe Vol. 2”, the sixteenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded at “Sunset Sound Studio B”, “Ocean Way Nashville”, and was produced by Josh Smith. It serves as a successor to the original “Blues Deluxe”, released 20 years earlier.
Personnel:
Joe Bonamassa – vocals, lead guitar
Josh Smith – guitar
Reese Wynans – keyboards, B3
Calvin Turner – bass, horn and string arrangements
Lemar Carter – drums
Jimmy Bowland – saxophone, flute, alto flute
Mark Douthit – saxophone
Paulie Cerra – saxophone
Steve Patrick – trumpet
Jeff Bailey – trumpet
Barry Breen – trombone
Matt Jefferson – bass trombone
David Angell – violin, leader
Conni Ellisor – violin
Janet Darnall – violin
Carrie Bailey – violin
Jenny Bifano – violin
Ali Hoffman – violin
Monisa Angell – viola
Elizabeth Lamb – viola
Anthony La Marchina – cello
Sari Reist – cello
Jade MacRae – backing vocals
Dannielle DeAndrea – backing vocals
Charles Jones – backing vocals
Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
J. J. Blair – engineer
Austin Atwood – engineer
George Janho – engineer assistant
Zack Zajdel – engineer assistant
Ryan Yount – engineer assistant
Alan Hertz – mixing
Eric Boulanger – mastering
Sharon Corbitt – studio photography
Kate Moss – package design
Roy Weisman – executive production
Track listing:
Twenty – Four Hour Blues – Steve Barri, Harvey Price, Dan Walsh
It’s Hard but It’s Fair – Robert Parker
Well, I Done Got Over It – Eddie Jones
I Want to Shout About It – Steve Gomes, Ronald Horvath
Win – O – Connie Crayton
Hope You Realize It (Goodbye Again) – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
Lazy Poker Blues – Clifford Adams, Peter Green
You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain – Bettye Crutcher, Allen Jones
The Truth Hurts – Bob Greenlee, Ernie Lancaster, Kenny Neal, Jim Payne
On October 4, 2024, “Rough Trade” label released “The New Sound”, the debut Geordie Greep studio album. It was recorded September 2023 – March 2024, at “RAK”, “Fish Factory”, “Hermitage Works”, “New Sound” and “HOXA HQ” in London, “Estudio Do Tuto” and “Da Pá Virada” in Sao Paulo, and was produced by Seth Evans.
Personnel:
Geordie Greep – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, accordion, fretless bass, organ, electric piano, bass
Seth Evans – vocals and backing vocals, electric and upright bass, piano, talk box, oboe, percussion, horn arrangements, co–production
Paul Jones – acoustic and electric guitar
Daniel Rogerson – electric guitar
Deschanel Gordon – piano
Diarra Walcott–Ivanhoe – piano
Chicao Montorfano – electric piano
Fabio Sá – electric and upright bass
Michael Dunlop – electric and upright bass
John Jones – double bass
Thiaguinho Silva – drums, percussion
Andrei Martynchyk – drums
Morgan Simpson – drums
Giles King–Ashong – drums
Dennys Silva – percussion
Adé Eggún Crispin Robinson – percussion
Deji Ijishakin – saxophone
Billy Rowlatt – trumpet
Richard Leigh – trumpet
Freddie Wordsworth – trumpet
Joe Bristow – trombone
Matt Seddon – trombone
Nina Lim, Kuari May – violin
Freya Hicks – viola
Felix Stephens – cello
Felix Gonzalez – backing vocals
Felix Stephens – string arrangements
Harvey Grant – special arrangement for horns, piano, double bass, and vocal
Liam Hebb – engineer
Margo Broom – engineer
Nathan Ridley – engineer
Rafa Barreto – engineer
Sid Souza – engineer
Thiago “Big” Rabello – engineer
Victor Neri – engineer
Simone Gallazio – engineer
Tuto Ferraz – engineer
Nathan Boddy – mixing, mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Geordie Greep, except where noted.
Blues
Terra
Holy, Holy
The New Sound
Walk Up
Through a War – Geordie Greep, Seth Evans
Bongo Season
Motorbike – Geordie Greep, Seth Evans
As If Waltz
The Magician
If You Are But a Dream – Jack Fulton, Moe Jaffe, Nal Bonx
On September 12, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard”, the thirteenth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded September 2023 – April 2005, at “RAL” and “AIR” in London, “Ocean Way” in Hollywood, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Personnel:
Paul McCartney – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, classical guitar, 12 string guitar, tambourine on snare, piano, electric piano, B 3 organ, Moog synthesizer, autoharp, Baldwin spinet, bass guitar, cello, drums, drum machine, flugelhorn, violin, gong, güiro, harmonium, acoustic guitar loops, maracas, melodica, recorders, tubular bells, triangle, toy glockenspiel, percussion, vibrachimes, woodblock, art direction
Jason Falkner – electric guitar, classical guitar
Rusty Anderson – acoustic guitar
Brian Ray – acoustic guitar
Nigel Godrich – piano and Epiphone acoustic guitar loops
Pedro Eustache – duduk
James Gadson – drums
Joey Waronker – bass drum, bongos, shaker
Abe Laboriel Jr. – percussion, block, tambourine
The Los Angeles Music Players – strings
Millennia Ensemble – strings, brass instrument
Joby Talbot – string and brass arrangements, conducting
On September 6, 2024, “Sony Music” label released “Luck and Strange”, the fifth David Gilmour studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Medina Studio”, “Salvation Studios”, “British Grove Studios”, “Angel Studios”, “Astoria Studios”, “Iguana Studios”, and was produced by Gilmour and Charlie Andrew.
Personnel:
David Gilmour – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele, bass guitar, Höfner bass, Farfisa organ, keyboards, Hammond organ, Leslie piano, Cümbüş, engineer, mixing
Richard Wright – electric piano, Hammond organ
Roger Eno – piano
Rob Gentry – synthesizer, keyboards, piano, organ
Guy Pratt – bass guitar
Tom Herbert – bass guitar
Steve DiStanislao – drums
Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
Adam Betts – percussion, djembe, drums
Edmund Aldhous – organist and director of music at Ely Cathedral
Angel Studios Orchestra
Will Gardner – orchestral arrangements
Ely Cathedral Choir – vocals
Angel Studios Choir – vocals
Romany Gilmour – lead and backing vocals, harp
Gabriel Gilmour – backing vocals
Charley Webb – backing vocals
Hattie Webb – backing vocals
Louise Marshall – backing vocals
Damon Iddins – engineer
Charlie Andrew – engineer, mixing
Matt Glasbey – engineer, mixing
Dick Beetham – mastering
Andy Jackson – additional production
Luie Stylianou – additional production
Track listing:
All lyrics by Polly Samson, all music by David Gilmour, except where noted.
Black Cat
Luck and Strange
The Piper’s Call
A Single Spark
Vita Brevis
Between Two Points – lyrics by Roger Quigley, music by Mark Tranmer
Dark and Velvet Nights
Sings
Scattered – David Gilmour, Charlie Gilmour, Polly Samson
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