Tag Archives: 2023

Milton Nascimento And Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza

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On August 9, 2024, “Concord” label released “Milton + Esperanza”, album by Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding.

Personnel:

  • Milton Nascimento – vocals
  • Esperanza Spalding – vocals, bass, liner notes
  • Dianne Reeves – vocal
  • Paul Simon – vocal
  • Matthew Stevens – guitar
  • Lula Galvão – guitar
  • Guinga – guitar
  • Leo Genovese – piano
  • Corey D. King – vocals, synths
  • Justin Tyson – drums
  • Eric Doob – drums
  • Kainã Do Jêje – percussion
  • Ronaldinho Silva – percussion
  • Elena Pinderhughes – flute
  • Carolina Shorter
  • Orquestra Ouro Preto
  • Lianne La Havas
  • Maria Gadú
  • Tim Bernardes
  • Lula Galvão

Track listing:

  1. The Music was There – Justin Tyson
  2. Cais – Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos
  3. Late September – Esperanza Spalding
  4. Outubro – Milton Nascimento
  5. A Day in the Life – Lennon, McCartney
  6. Interlude for Saci – Corey D. King
  7. Saci – Guinga, Paulo César Pinheiro
  8. Wings for the Thought Bird – Esperanza Spalding
  9. The Way You Are – Esperanza Spalding
  10. Earth Song – Michael Jackson
  11. Morro Velho – Milton Nascimento
  12. Saudade dos Aviões da Panair – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant
  13. Um Vento Passou – Milton Nascimento, Márcio Borges
  14. Get It by Now – Esperanza Spalding
  15. Outro Planeta – Tyson
  16. When You Dream – Wayne Shorter, Edgy Lee

Rain Parade: Last Rays Of A Dying Sun

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On August 4, 2023, “51 Recordings” label released “Last Rays of a Dying Sun”, the third Rain Parade studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “25th Street Recording”, “Wally Sound”, and “Skyline Studio” in Oakland, California, “Babwe Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jim Hill.

Personnel:

  • Matt Piucci – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, baritone guitar, sitar, bass
  • John Thoman – vocals, guitar
  • Derek See – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Steven Roback – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Stephan Junca – drums, percussion
  • Mark Hanley – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Jim Hill – vocals, treatments and manipulations, synthesizer, tambourine
  • Meena Makhijani – tabla
  • Mac Hill – synthesizer
  • Aryeh Frankfurter – strings
  • Debbi Peterson – backing vocals
  • Vicki Peterson – backing vocals
  • Greg Moore – backing vocals
  • Thom Moore – backing vocals
  • Rob Bonfiglio – backing vocals
  • Marcus Blake – backing vocals
  • Darian Sahanaja – backing vocals, backing vocal arrangements
  • Jim Hill – engineer
  • Gabriel Shepard – engineer assistant
  • Wally Sound – engineer assistant
  • Varun Kejriwal – engineer assistant
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Stefanie Beltran – art direction
  • Jon Krop – packaging layout
  • Emily Wick – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Piucci and Steven Roback.

  1. Angel Sister
  2. Last Rays of a Dying Sun
  3. Couldn’t Stand to Be Alone
  4. Bring You Back
  5. Got the Fear
  6. Share Your Love
  7. Sundays Almost Gone
  8. Green
  9. Forgetfulness
  10. Other Side of You
  11. Left the Fire

Dexys: The Feminine Divine

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On July 28, 2023, “100%” label released “The Feminine Divine”, the sixth Dexys studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “Famous Times” in London, and was produced by Pete Schwier and Toby Chapman.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Rowland — vocals
  • Kim Chandler — vocals
  • Maddy Reade Clarke — vocals
  • Kamaria Castang — vocals
  • Mike Timothy — vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Sean Read — saxophone, Hammond organ, keyboards, programming
  • Toby Chapman — programming; keyboards, bass, guitar, vocals
  • Jim Paterson — trombone 

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Rowland and Jim Paterson, except where noted.

  1. The One That Loves You
  2. It’s Alright Kevin (Manhood 2023)
  3. I’m Going to Get Free – Kevin Rowland
  4. Coming Home
  5. The Feminine Divine – Kevin Rowland, Sean Read
  6. My Goddess Is – Kevin Rowland, Michael Timothy
  7. Goddess Rules – Kevin Rowland, Michael Timothy, Kamaria Casting
  8. My Submission – Kevin Rowland, Sean Read
  9. Dance with Me – Kevin Rowland, Michael Timothy

Jack White: No Name

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On July 19, 2024, “Third Man Records” label released “No Name”, the sixth Jack White studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Third Man Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jack White.

Personnel:

  • Jack White – vocals, guitar, keys, drums, mixing, cover art, photography
  • Quincy McCrary – keyboards
  • Dominic Davis – bass
  • David Swanson – bass, keys
  • Scarlett White – bass
  • Dan Mancini – additional bass
  • Olivia Jean – bass, drums
  • Carla Azar – drums, percussion
  • Daru Jones – drums, percussion
  • Patrick Keeler – drums, percussion
  • Dan Mancini – engineer assistant
  • Shibby Poole – engineer assistant
  • Josh Smith – additional engineering
  • Bill Skibbe – engineer, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Henry White – cover art
  • Scarlett White – cover art
  • Jordan Williams – layout
  • Roe Peterhans – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White.

  1. Old Scratch Blues
  2. Bless Yourself
  3. That’s How I’m Feeling
  4. It’s Rough on Rats (If You’re Asking)
  5. Archbishop Harold Holmes
  6. Bombing Out
  7. What’s the Rumpus
  8. Tonight (Was a Long Time Ago)
  9. Underground
  10. Number One with a Bullet
  11. Morning at Midnight
  12. Missionary
  13. Terminal Archenemy Endling

Deep Purple: =1

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On July 19, 2024, “Earmusic/Edel AG” label released “=1”, the twenty-third Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “80A” and “Noble Street” in Toronto, “Headline” in Harston, “SMB”, “Haileywood”, “Chameleon” in Hamburg, “Ocean Way” in Nashville, and was produced by Bob Ezrin and James Paice.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – lead and backing vocals
  • Simon McBride – guitars, additional guitar engineer
  • Don Airey – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
  • Roger Glover – bass, shaker
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Bob Ezrin – tambourine, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
  • Nashville Music Scoring – orchestra
  • Patricia Shirley-Okujene – backing vocals
  • Camille Harrison – backing vocals
  • Alan Umstead – concertmaster
  • Nick Spezia – orchestra engineering
  • Anthony Yordanov – engineer, mixing
  • Jill Zimmermann – engineer
  • Justin Cortelyou – engineer
  • Piers Mortimer – additional keyboard engineering
  • Eike Freese – additional vocal engineering
  • Denny Meißner – additional vocal engineering
  • Michael Gnocato – engineer assistant
  • Daniel Goldade – engineer assistant
  • Jasper Terpstra – engineer assistant
  • James Paice – additional drum production and engineering
  • Bob Ezrin – mixing
  • Julian Shank – mixing
  • Robert Vosgien – mastering
  • Alan Umstead – orchestra contractor

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, Simon McBride and Bob Ezrin.

  1. Show Me
  2. A Bit on the Side
  3. Sharp Shooter
  4. Portable Door
  5. Old-Fangled Thing
  6. If I Were You
  7. Pictures of You
  8. I’m Saying Nothin’
  9. Lazy Sod
  10. Now You’re Talkin’
  11. No Money to Burn
  12. I’ll Catch You
  13. Bleeding Obvious

Agusa: Prima Materia

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On July 14, 2023, “Kommun 2” label released “Prima Materia” album by Agusa. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Sebastián Acosta Moreno.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Puertas – voice, flute
  • Mikael Ödesjö – guitar
  • Roman Andrén – keyboards
  • Simon Ström – bass
  • Nicolás Difonis – voice, drums, percussion
  • Sebastián Acosta Moreno – engineer
  • Magnus Lindberg – mastering
  • Elin Löfgren – front cover art
  • Klara Andrén – back cover art
  • Gabriel Häggebrink – layout, photography

Track listing:

  1. Lust Och Fägring (Sommarvisan)
  2. Under Bar Himmel
  3. Ur Askan
  4. Så Ock På Jorden

Clairo: Charm

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On July 12, 2024, Clairo self-released “Charm”, her third studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Allaire” in Shokan, New York, “Diamond Mine Recording” in Queens, New York City, and was produced by Claire Cottrill and Leon Michels.

Personnel:

  • Claire Cottrill – lead vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, flute, percussion, guitar
  • Paul Castelluzzo – slide guitar
  • Dylan Nowik – slide guitar, electric guitar, fuzz bass, acoustic guitar
  • Marco Benevento – piano
  • Leon Michels – vocals, flute, synthesizer, guitar, organ, piano, Mellotron, clarinet, bongos, Wurlitzer, saxophone, bass, drums, percussion, vibraphone 
  • Nick Movshon – bass, upright bass, percussion, guitar, mo tuck
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums, percussion
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Lee Falco – drums, percussion, saxophone
  • Leon Michels – engineer
  • John Rooney – engineer
  • Jens Jungkurth – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Deturk – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Nomad – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon
  2. Sexy to Someone – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon
  3. Second Nature – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Dylan Nowik
  4. Slow Dance – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Dylan Nowik
  5. Thank You – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Kevin Martin
  6. Terrapin’ – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Marco Benevento
  7. Juna – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Marco Benevento
  8. Add Up My Love – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon
  9. Echo – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Dylan Nowik, Nick Movshon
  10. Glory of the Snow – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels
  11. Pier 4 – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels

Anohni and the Johnsons: My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross

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On July 7, 2023, “Secretly Canadian” label released “My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross”, the fifth Anohni and the Johnsons (formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Jimmy Hogarth and Anohni.

Personnel:

  • Anohni – vocals, piano
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar
  • Jimmy Hogarth – guitar, mixing
  • Samuel Dixon – bass guitar
  • Chris Vatalaro – drums
  • Martin Slattery – clarinet, piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • William Basinski – saxophone
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Anohni Hegarty.

  1. It Must Change
  2. Go Ahead
  3. Silver of Ice
  4. Can’t
  5. Scapegoat
  6. It’s My Fault
  7. Rest
  8. There Wasn’t Enough
  9. Why Am I Alive Now
  10. You Be Free

Kasabian: Happenings

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On July 5, 2024, “Sony Music” label released “Happenings”, the eighth Kasabian studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Serge Pizzorno and Mark Ralph.

Personnel:

  • Sergio Pizzorno – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, mellotron, piano, synthesizers
  • Tim Carter – guitars, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, additional production
  • Chris Edwards – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Matthews – drums, percussion, piano
  • Rob Harvey – backing vocals
  • Mark Ralph – programming, programming
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing

All tracks by Serge Pizzorno.

  1. Happenings
  2. Darkest Lullaby
  3. Call
  4. How Far Will You Go
  5. Coming Back to Me Good
  6. G.O.A.T
  7. Passenger
  8. Hell of It
  9. Italian Horror
  10. Bird in a Cage
  11. Algorithms

Norma Winstone and Kit Downes: Outpost Of Dreams

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On July 5, 2024, “ECM” label released “Outpost of Dreams”, album Norma Winstone and Kit Downes. It was recorded in April 2023, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Norma Winstone – vocal
  • Kit Downes – piano

Track listing:

  1. El
  2. Fly the Wind
  3. Jesus Maria
  4. Beneath an Evening Sky
  5. One of the Dancing Sea
  6. The Steppe
  7. Nocturne
  8. Black is the Colour
  9. In Search of Sleep
  10. Rowing Home