Tag Archives: 2024

Helado Negro: Phasor

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On February 9, 2024, “4AD” label released “Phasor”, the eighth Helado Negro studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Helado Negro.

Personnel:

  • Helado Negro – vocals, instrumentation
  • Sufjan Stevens – vocals, tone bells
  • Opal Hoyt – vocals, piano
  • Jason Ajemian – bass
  • Andy Stack – bass
  • Jason Nazary – drums, percussion
  • Jason Trammell – drums, percussion
  • Benjamin Julia – drums, percussion
  • Matt Crum – drums, percussion
  • Savannah Harris – drums, percussion
  • Pinson Chanselle – drums, percussion
  • Rob Frye – drums, percussion
  • Zach Cooper – tempo consultation
  • Roberto Carlos Lange – engineer, mixing 
  • Rachel Alina – mastering
  • Crystal Zapata – design
  • Kristi Sword – drawing
  • Sol Talamantes – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Helado Negro (Roberto Carlos Lange).

  1. LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)
  2. I Just Want to Wake Up with You
  3. Best for You and Me
  4. Colores Del Mar
  5. Echo Tricks Me
  6. Out There
  7. Flores
  8. Wish You Could Be Here
  9. Es Una Fantasia

Brittany Howard: What Now

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On February 9, 2024, “Island” label released “What Now”, the second Brittany Howard studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Shawn Everett and Brittany Howard.

Personnel:

  • Brittany Howard – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Brad Allen Williams – guitar
  • Lloyd Buchanan – keyboards
  • Paul Horton – keyboards, piano
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Nate Smith – drums
  • Rod McGaha – trumpet
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brittany Howard, except where noted.

  1. Earth Sign
  2. I Don’t
  3. What Now – Brittany Howard, Taylor Ann Avis Bogner
  4. Red Flags
  5. To Be Still – Brittany Howard, Brad Allen Williams
  6. Interlude
  7. Another Day
  8. Prove It to You
  9. Samson
  10. Patience
  11. Power to Undo
  12. Every Color in Blue

Lee “Scratch” Perry: King Perry

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On February 2, 2024, “False Idols” label released “King Perry”, the final Lee “Scratch” Perry studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Daniel Boyle.

Personnel:

  • Lee “Scratch” Perry – vocals
  • Greentea Peng – vocals
  • Fifi Rong – vocals
  • Shaun Ryder – vocals
  • Marta Zlakowska – vocals
  • Rose Waite – vocals
  • Tricky – rapping, additional production
  • Zak Waite – drums, additional drum production
  • Rory Sadler – hornsm saxophone, arrangements
  • Robert Landen – horns, trumpet, arrangements
  • Hugo Bechstein – orchestra conducting
  • Grand Shapes – cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee “Scratch” Perry, except where noted.

  1. 100lbs of Summer – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Aria Wells
  2. Evil Generation
  3. Midnight Blues – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Fifi Rong
  4. King of the Animals
  5. Green Banana – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Shaun Ryder
  6. Jesus Life
  7. I Am a Dubby – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Marta Zlakowska
  8. No Illusion
  9. The Person I Am – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Rose Waite
  10. Jah People in Blue Sky – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Aria Wells
  11. Future of My Music – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, Marta Zlakowska
  12. Goodbye

J Mascis: What Do We Do Now

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On February 2, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “What Do We Do Now”, the fourth J Mascis studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis – vocals, guitars, bass, drums, engineer
  • Matthew “Doc” Dunn – pedal steel
  • Ken Maiuri – piano, keyboards
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • Mark Miller – engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Neil Blender – artwork
  • Sasha Barr – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis.

  1. Can’t Believe We’re Here
  2. What Do We Do Now
  3. Right Behind You
  4. You Don’t Understand Me
  5. I Can’t Find You
  6. Old Friends
  7. It’s True
  8. Set Me Down
  9. Hangin Out
  10. End Is Getting Shaky

Bondage Fruit: VII

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On January 23, 2024, “Maboroshi No Sekai” label released “VII”, album by Bondage Fruit. It was recorded in August 2023, at “Hoshi To Niji Recording Studio” in Kobuchizawa, Yamanashi, Japan.

Personnel:

  • Kido Natsuki – guitar, arrangements
  • Otsubo Hirohiko – bass, arrangements
  • Okabe Yoichi – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Takara Kumiko – vibraphone, percussion, arrangements
  • Katsui Yuji – violin, arrangements
  • Uchida Naoyuki – recording, mixing
  • Mitsukazu Tanaka – mastering
  • Toshi.OTA – art direction
  • Oikawa Keeda – art direction, painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Kido Natsuki.

  1. Aoi Kikai
  2. Mori No Okite
  3. Furiko
  4. Kuroi Ikimono
  5. Caminante
  6. Cypress
  7. Happy Bastard

Glass Beach: Plastic Death

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On January 19, 2024, “Run for Cover” label released “Plastic Death”, the second Glass Beach studio album.

Personnel:

  • J McClendon – lead and gang vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, theremin, arrangements, additional art, packaging design
  • Layne Smith – guitar, gang vocals, spoken word 
  • Jonas Newhouse – bass, keyboard, synthesizer, gang vocals
  • William White – drums, gang vocals
  • Daxe Schaeffer – gang vocals
  • Jer Hunter – trumpet, trombone
  • Tony Sanders – trumpet, trombone
  • Tommy Pedrini – marimba
  • Camille Faulkner – violin
  • Will Yip – mastering
  • Rat Castle Recordings (McClendon and Smith) – recording, mixing
  • Chioko Yamasato – additional engineering 
  • Daxe Schaeffer – album cover, additional art, packaging design

Track listing:

All tracks by J McClendon, Jonas Newhouse, Layne Smith, and William White.

  1. Coelacanth
  2. Motions
  3. Slip Under the Door
  4. Guitar Song
  5. Rare Animal
  6. Cul-de-Sac
  7. Whalefall
  8. Puppy
  9. The Killer
  10. The CIA
  11. 200
  12. Commatose
  13. Abyss Angel

Slift: Ilion

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On January 19, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “Ilion”, the third Slift studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Le Manor de Leon” in Veilhes, Roubiehou, France, and was produced by Jean Fossat and Olivier Cussac.

Personnel:

  • Jean Fossat – vocals, guitar, synthesizers, mixing
  • Rémi Fossat – bass guitar, mixing
  • Canek Flores – drums, piano, vibraphone
  • Clemence Lagier – vocals
  • Etienne Jaumet – saxophone, synthesizers
  • Olivier Cussac – synthesizers, recording, mixing
  • Benoît Gibertaud – synthesizer recording
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Caza – artwork
  • Guthio – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean Fossat, Rémi Fossat, and Canek Flores.

  1. Ilion
  2. Nimh
  3. The Words That Have Never Been Heard
  4. Confluence
  5. Weavers’ Weft
  6. Uruk
  7. The Story That Has Never Been Told
  8. Enter the Loop

Magnum: Here The Comes The Rain

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On January 12, 2024, “Steamhammer Records / SPV” label released “Here Comes the Rain”, the twenty-third and the final Magnum studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “M2 Studios”, and was produced by Tony Clarkin.

Personnel:

  • Bob Catley – vocals
  • Tony Clarkin – guitars
  • Rick Benton – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Dennis Ward – bass, backing vocals
  • Lee Morris – drums
  • Chris “Beebe” Aldridge – brass 
  • Nick Dewhurst – brass
  • Liam Doherty – additional vocals
  • Brendon Riley – additional vocals
  • Kyle Lamley – additional vocals
  • Sheena Sear – string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Al Barrow – artwork, booklet
  • Rodney Matthews – front cover artwork
  • Rob Barrow – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Clarkin.

  1. Run into the Shadows
  2. Here Comes the Rain
  3. Some Kind of Treachery
  4. After the Silence
  5. Blue Tango
  6. The Day He Lied
  7. The Seventh Darkness
  8. Broken City
  9. I Wanna Live
  10. Borderline

Shed Seven: A Matter Of Time

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On January 5, 2024, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “A Matter of Time”, the sixth Shed Seven studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Space Mountain” in Spain, and was produced by Youth.

Personnel:

  • Rick Witter – vocals, male harmony vocals, blossom tree photography
  • Paul Banks – male harmony vocals, guitars, piano, back sleeve photography
  • Tom Gladwin – male harmony vocals, bass
  • Maxi – male harmony vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tim Wills – keyboards, additional acoustic guitars
  • Violeta Vicci – strings
  • Mary Pearce – backing vocals
  • Beverly Skeete – backing vocals
  • Rowetta – guest vocals
  • Laura McClure – guest vocals
  • Peter Doherty – guest vocals
  • Michael Rendall – string arrangements
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Rob Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
  • Elliot Verreux Debris – engineer assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Tommy Evans – artwork
  • Barnaby Fairley – photography

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Go
  2. Kissing California
  3. Talk of the Town
  4. Let’s Go Dancing
  5. In Ecstasy
  6. Tripping with You
  7. Let’s Go (Again)
  8. Real Love
  9. F:K:H
  10. Starlings
  11. Ring the Changes
  12. Throwaways

Sprints: Letter To Self

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On January 5, 2024, “City Slang” label released “Letter to Self”, the debut Sprints studio album. It was recorded in March 2023, at “Black Box Studios” in Noyant-la-Gravoyère, France, and was produced by Daniel Fox.

Personnel:

  • Karla Chubb – vocals, guitar
  • Zac Stephenson – guitar
  • Sam McCann – vocals, bass
  • Jack Callan – drums

Track listing:

  1. Ticking
  2. Heavy
  3. Cathedral
  4. Shaking Their Hands
  5. Adore Adore Adore
  6. Shadow of a Doubt
  7. Can’t Get Enough of It
  8. Literary Mind
  9. A Wreck (A Mess)
  10. Up and Comer
  11. Letter to Self