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
On March 10, 2023, “Memphis Industries” label released “True Entertainment”, the sixth Dutch Uncles album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Giant Wafer Studios” in Wales, “Eve Studios” and “Airtight Studios” in Manchester, “EFA Studios”, and was produced by Neil Wright, Duncan Wallis, Robin Richards and Henry Broadhead.
Personnel:
Duncan Wallis – vocals, piano
Peter Broadhead – guitar, synthesizer, electronics
Robin Richards – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
Andrew Proudfoot – drums, percussion, mixing
Neil Wright – guitar
Henry Broadhead – percussion, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
Stephie Parker – flute
Nick Middleton – chimes
Anna Prior, Jon Higgs – vocals
Matt Colton – mastering
Dr. Me – artwork
Track listing:
All lyrics by Duncan Wallis, all music by Robin Richards and Peter Broadhead.
On March 10, 2023, “SharpTone” label released “Tear Me to Pieces”, the sixth Story of the Year studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Colin Brittain, Kevin McCombs and Lucky West.
Personnel:
Dan Marsala – lead vocals
Ryan Phillips – guitars
Adam Russell – vocals, bass guitar
Josh Wills – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Adam Russel, Colin Brittan, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills and Ryan Phillips, except where noted.
Tear Me to Pieces
Real Life
Afterglow
Dead and Gone – Adam Russell, Cameron Walker-Wright, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Lachlan West, Ryan Phillips
War – Nick Bailey, Elisha Noll, Adam Russell, Cameron Walker-Wright, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Josh Westr, Ryan Phillips
Can’t Save You – Jordan Witzigreuter, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Josh West, Ryan Phillips
2005 – Keith Varon, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
Sorry About Me
Take the Ride – Nick Furlong, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
Knives Out – Kevin Skaff, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
Use Me – Aaron Gillespie, Kyle Fishman, Bailey Russell, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
On March 3, 2023, “Polyvinyl” label released “Ignore Grief”, the thirteenth Xiu Xiu studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Nurse” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Angela Seo.
Personnel:
Jamie Stewart – vocals, synthesizers, harmonium, percussion, electronic percussion, double reed flute, found objects, arrangements, recording
Angela Seo – vocals, piano, gongs, no-input mixer, percussion
David Kendrick – drums, percussion
Ben Chisholm – synthesizer, piano, electronic percussion
On March 3, 2023, “Legacy Recordings” label released “I Don’t Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard”, the 73rd Willie Nelson album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Sound Emporium”, ”East Iris” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, “Pedernales” in Austin, and was produced by Buddy Cannon. The album is a tribute to the songwriter Harlan Howard.
Personnel:
Willie Nelson – lead vocals, trigger
Bobby Terry – acoustic and electric guitar
James Mitchell – electric guitar
Mike Johnson – steel guitar
Jim “Moose” Brown – piano, synthesizer, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Larry Paxton – bass, tic tac bass
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Wyatt Beard – backing vocals
Melonie Cannon – backing vocals
Tony Castle – recording, mixing
Steve Chadie – recording
Andrew Mendelson – mastering
Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
Micah Nelson – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Harlan Howard, except where noted.
Tiger by the Tail – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
The Chokin’ Kind
Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache) – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
Life Turned Her That Way
I Don’t Know a Thing About Love
Streets of Baltimore – Harlan Howard, Tompall Glasser
On February 17, 2023, “Domino” label released “7s”, the eight Avey Tare (David Michael Portner) album. It was recording in 2022, and was produced by Adam McDaniel and Avey Tare.
On February 14, 2023, “Sony Music”, “The Orchard” and “Perpetual Novice” labels released “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You”, the fourth Caroline Polachek studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Caroline Polachek, Dan Nigro, Jim-E-Stack, Sega Bodega, Ariel Rechtshaid and Danny L Harle.
Personnel:
Caroline Polachek – lead vocals
Dan Nigro – guitar
Marco Lopez – guitar
Sega Bodega – guitar
Samuel Organ – guitar
Kirin J Callinan – guitar
Todd Oliver – guitar
Matthew Horton – guitar
Miquel Mestres – guitar
Danny L Harle – bass
Brìghde Chaimbeul – bagpipes
Nico Harle – additional vocals
The Trinity Choir – additional vocals
Geoff Swan – mixing
Macks Faulkron – engineer
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Yuma Burgess – subway map
David Uzquiza – packaging art direction, monogram design
Isha Dipika Walia – package design
Aidan Zamiri – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Caroline Polachek and Danny L. Harle, except where noted.
Welcome to My Island – Caroline Polachek, Daniel Nigro, James Harmon Stack
Pretty in Possible
Bunny Is a Rider
Sunset – Caroline Polachek, Caroline Ailin, Salvador Navarrete
Crude Drawing of an Angel
I Believe – Caroline Polachek, Danny L. Harle, Ariel Rechtshaid
Fly to You – Caroline Polachek, Danny L. Harle, Claire Elise Boucher
On February 10, 2023, “A Records” label released “The Future Is Your Past”, the twentieth Brian Jonestown Massacre (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, in Berlin, Germany, and was produced by Anton Newcombe.