On May 3, 2024, “Matador” label released “Funeral for Justice”, the sixth Mdou Moctar (Mahamadou Souleymane) album. It was recorded in 2023, at “A home studio” in New York, and was produced by Mikey Coltun.
Personnel:
Mdou Moctar (Mahamadou Souleymane) – vocals, lead guitar
On April 28, 2023, “4AD” label released “First Two Pages of Frankenstein”, the ninth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, and was produced by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Scott Devendorf.
Personnel:
Matt Berninger
Aaron Dessner
Bryce Dessner – orchestration
Bryan Devendorf
Scott Devendorf
Benjamin Lanz – touring member
Kyle Resnick – touring member
Sufjan Stevens – vocal
Phoebe Bridgers – vocal
Taylor Swift – vocal
Thomas Bartlett
Lisa Hannigan
Curt Kiser
James McAlister
So Percussion (Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Teuting, Eric Cha-Beach)
On April 28, 2023, “Edel” and “earMusic” label released “Darkadelic”, the twelfth Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Kore Studios” in London, “Broadfields Studios” in Watford, and was produced by Thomas Mitchener.
Personnel:
Dave Vanian – vocals
Captain Sensible – vocals, guitar
Monty Oxymoron – keyboards
Paul Gray – bass
William Granville-Taylor – drums
Thomas Mitchener – EBow guitar
Don Jenkins – tambourine
Chris Coull – trumpet
Emily Vanian – violin
Marty Love – backing vocals
Thomas Mitchener – engineer, mixing
Mark Knight – assistant
John Davis – mastering
Graham Humphreys – cover, layout
David Read – ‘A Damned Picture’ globe
Track listing:
All tracks by Captain Sensible, except where noted.
The Invisible Man – Dave Vanian, Paul Gray
Bad Weather Girl – Captain Sensible, Paul Gray
You’re Gonna Realise – Dave Vanian
Beware of the Clown
Western Promise – Dave Vanian
Wake of the Dead – Captain Sensible, Martin Newell
On April 26, 2024, “Icepop” label released “The Big Decider”, the fourth Zutons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Abbey Road” in London, “Rockfield” in Monmoutshire, “Headbang”, “The Motor Museum” and “Coastal Sound” in Liverpool, “Decoy Sound” in Woodbridge, and was produced by Ian Broudie, Sean Payne and Nile Rodgers.
Personnel:
Dave McCabe – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, screwdriver guitars, slide guitar, synthesizers
On April 26, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “Light Verse”, the seventh Iron & Wine studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Waystation” in Los Angeles, “Silent Zoo Studios” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Sam Beam.
Personnel:
Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, art direction, artwork
Fiona Apple – vocals
David Garza – guitar, Zither, kalimba
Paul Cartwright – guitar, strings
Tyler Chester – piano, organ
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
Stephanie Payne – contrabass
Steve Pfifer – contrabass
Elizabeth Goodfellow, Griffin Goldsmith, Kyle Crane – drums, percussion
Aiko Richter, Alyssa Park, Andrew Bulbrook, Anna Kostyuchek, Ashoka Thiagarajan, Chris Woods, Ina Veli, Kerenza Peacock, Luanne Homzy, Megan Shung, Neel Hammond, Sarah Thornblade, Stephanie Matthews, Yvette Holzwarth – violin
Andrew Duckles, Erik Rynearson, Zach Dellinger, Linnea Powell, Rita Andrade, Stefan Smith – viola
On April 19, 2024, “via Ipecac” label released “Tarantula Heart”, the 27th Melvins (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Toshi Kasai, Buzz Osborne, Gary Chester, Steven Shane McDonald, Dale Crover and Roy Mayorga.
On April 19, 2024, “Monkeywrench” and “Republic” labels released “Dark Matter”, the twelfth Pearl Jam studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Shangri-La” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Andrew Watt.
Personnel:
Eddie Vedder – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano
Mike McCready – guitar, piano
Stone Gossard – guitar
Jeff Ament – bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar, backing vocals
Matt Cameron – drums, percussion
Andrew Watt – guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Josh Klinghoffer – piano, keyboards
Mark Smith – backing vocals
Marco Sonzini – engineer
Paul LaMalfa – engineer
John Burton – additional engineering
Tommy Turner – engineer assistant
Gregg White – engineering assistant
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Bryce Bordone – mixing
Matt Colton – mastering
Chelsea Fodero – production coordination
Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance
Track listing:
All lyrics by Eddie Vedder, all music by Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Andrew Watt, except where noted.
Scared of Fear
React, Respond
Wreckage
Dark Matter
Won’t Tell
Upper Hand
Waiting for Stevie
Running
Something Special – Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Josh Klinghoffer
On April 19, 2024, “Verve” label released “The Other Side”, the 15th T Bone Burnett album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Pinhead Recorders” in Nashville, “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by T Bone Burnett, Colin Linden and Mike Piersante.
Personnel:
T Bone Burnett – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Colin Linden – dobro, acoustic and electric guitar, Kalamazoo guitar, National guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
Steven Soles – hi-strung acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
On April 14, 2023, “J&R Adventures” label released “Tales of Time”, the 18th Joe Bonamassa live album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Red Rocks Amphitheatre” in Morrison, Colorado, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.
Personnel:
Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar, theremin, liner notes
On April 14, 2023, “Polydor” label released “Multitudes”, the sixth Feist studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Leslie Feist, Robbie Lackritz, Blake Mills, Mike Mills and Mocky.
Personnel:
Leslie Feist – lead and additional vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, recording
Amir Yaghmai – acoustic and electric guitar, nylon-string guitar, violin, brass
