Tag Archives: 2024

James: Yummy

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On April 12, 2024, “Nothing But Love” and “Virgin Music” labels released “Yummy”, the eighteenth James studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Leo Abrahams.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead vocals
  • Adrian Oxaal – guitar, cello, backing vocals
  • Saul Davies – guitar, keyboards, violin, drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards; piano, bass guitar, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, whistle, backing vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar; backing vocals
  • Debbie Knox-Hewson – drums
  • Peter Glennie – guitar, trumpet, backing vocals, sound effects, engineer
  • Jon Hopkins – piano
  • Harvey Grant – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Andres Malta – keyboards, backing vocals, engineer
  • Alex Thomas – drums
  • Chloe Alper – backing vocals, additional vocal arrangements
  • Leo Abrahams – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, mellotron, synthesizer, backing vocals, programming, strings arrangements, recording
  • Emma Smith – violin
  • Serafina Steer – harp
  • Collette Byrne – backing vocals
  • Sam Frank – programming
  • Peter Glennie – programming
  • CJ Harper – additional engineering
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Frank Awkwright – mastering
  • Studio Fury – design, creative direction
  • Studio Evo – cover image

Track listing:

  1. Is This Love
  2. Life’s a Fucking Miracle
  3. Better with You
  4. Stay
  5. Shadow of a Giant
  6. Way Over Your Head
  7. Mobile God
  8. Our World
  9. Rogue
  10. Hey
  11. Butterfly
  12. Folks

Still House Plants: If I Don’t Make It, I Love U

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On April 12, 2024, “Bison” label released “If I Don’t Make It, I Love U”, the third Still House Plants studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Shaun Crook and Darren Clark.

Personnel:

  • Jess Hickie-Kallenbach – vocals
  • Finlay Clark – guitar
  • David Kennedy – drums

Track listing:

  1. M M M
  2. Pant
  3. Sticky
  4. More Boy
  5. Probably
  6. 3xcr3w3
  7. Silver Grit Passes Thru My Teeth
  8. Headlight
  9. No Sleep Deep Risk\
  10. Pushed
  11. More More Faster

The Libertines: All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade

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On April 5, 2024, “EMI” label released “All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade”, the fourth Libertines (The) studio album. It was recorded February – March 2023, at “Albion Rooms” in Margate, Kent, England, and was produced by Dimitri Tikovoï.

Personnel:

  • Carl Barât – vocals, guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Pete Doherty – vocals, backing vocals, guitar
  • John Hassall – vocals, backing vocals, bass, drums, synthesizer programming, piano
  • Gary Powell – vocals, backing vocals, drums, percussion, string arrangements
  • Richie Kennedy – pianoi, percussion, clapping, backing vocals, programming
  • Dimitri Tikovoï – Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, organ, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming
  • Julie Gay – backing vocals
  • Pascale Mason – backing vocals
  • Atholl Ransome – saxophone
  • Malcolm Strachan – trombone, trumpet
  • Fiona Brice – violin
  • Katrina Lee – violin
  • Liam Brolly – viola 
  • Alice Allen – cello
  • Claude Samuel Levine – theremin
  • Fiona Brice – string arrangements
  • The Haggis Horns – recording arrangements
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer
  • Matthew Boyle – engineer
  • Ben Barker – engineer
  • Eliaz Le Floch – engineer assistant
  • Jason Stafford – engineer assistant
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Charles Haydon Hicks – mixing assistant
  • Luke Burgoyne – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Carl Barât, Pete Doherty, John Hassall and Gary Powell, except where noted.

  1. Run Run Run – Danny Connors
  2. Mustangs – Danny Connors
  3. I Have a Friend
  4. Merry Old England
  5. Man With the Melody – Oliver Rhys, Jamie Treays
  6. Oh Shit
  7. Night of the Hunter
  8. Baron’s Claw – Mike Moore
  9. Shiver
  10. Be Young
  11. Songs They Never Play on the Radio

Hawkwind: Stories From Time And Space

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On April 5, 2024, “Cherry Red” label released “Stories from Time and Space”, the 36th Hawkwind studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Thighpaulsandra, Richard Chadwick and Doug MacKinnon.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Magnus Martin – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Thighpaulsandra – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Doug MacKinnon – bass
  • Richard Chadwick – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Stuart Bladen – artwork
  • Kris Tait – coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brock, except where noted.

  1. Our Lives Can’t Last Forever
  2. The Starship (One Love One Life)
  3. What Are We Going to Do While We’re Here
  4. The Tracker
  5. Eternal Light – Magnus Martin
  6. Till I Found You – Dave Brock, Magnus Martin
  7. Underwater City – Magnus Martin
  8. The Night Sky
  9. Traveler of Time & Space
  10. Re-generate
  11. The Black Sea – Magnus Martin
  12. Frozen in Time – Magnus Martin
  13. Stargazers – Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Timothy Lewis, Richard Chadwick, Doug MacKinnon

Feeder: Black/Red

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On April 5, 2024, “Big Teeth Music” label released “Black/Red”, the twelfth Feeder studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “The Treehouse” in Derbyshire, England, and was produced by Grant Nicholas and Tim Roe.

Personnel:

  • Grant Nicholas – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, string arrangements
  • Taka Hirose – bass
  • Brian Sperber – keyboards
  • Steve Pearce – bagpipes
  • Geoff Holroyde – drums
  • Karl Brazil – drums
  • Tim Roe – string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Chris Sheldon – mixing
  • Mikey Eaton, Serg Nehaev – artwork
  • Mikey Eaton – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Nicholas.

  1. Droids
  2. ELF
  3. Playing With Fire
  4. Vultures
  5. Sahara
  6. Hey You
  7. The Knock
  8. Perfume
  9. AI Man
  10. Sleeping Dogs Lie
  11. Scream
  12. Submarine
  13. Lost in the Wilderness
  14. Memory Loss
  15. Unconditional
  16. Here Comes the Hurricane
  17. Soldiers of Love
  18. Ghosts on Parade

Ride: Interplay

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On March 29, 2024, “Wichita” label released “Interplay”, the seventh Ride studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “OX4” in Oxford, “Vade” in Alcester, “Battery” in London, and was produced by Richie Kennedy.

Personnel:

  • Andy Bell – vocals, guitar
  • Mark Gardener – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Steve Queralt – bass
  • Loz Colbert – drums
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer, programming
  • Ed Farrell – engineer
  • Justin Tressider – engineer
  • George Perks – engineer assistant
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Laura Taylor – creative direction
  • Cal Bain – design, artwork
  • Andreas Brooks – design, artwork
  • Cal McIntyre – photography

Track listing:

  1. Peace Sign – Mark Gardener, Andy Bell, Steve Queralt, Loz Colbert
  2. Last Frontier – Andy Bell
  3. Light in a Quiet Room – Andy Bell, Steve Queralt
  4. Monaco – Mark Gardener, Steve Queralt
  5. I Came to See the Wreck – Mark Gardener, Steve Queralt
  6. Stay Free – Andy Bell
  7. Last Night I Went Somewhere to Dream – Andy Bell, Laurence Colbert
  8. Sunrise Chaser – Mark Gardener, Andy Bell, Laurence Colbert
  9. Midnight Rider – Andy Bell
  10. Portland Rocks – Andy Bell, Steve Queralt
  11. Essaouira – Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Steve Queralt, Loz Colbert
  12. Yesterday Is Just a Song – Andy Bell

High Liamas: Hey Panda

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On March 29, 2024, “Drag City” label released “Hey Panda”, the eleventh High Llamas studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Sean O’Hagan.

Personnel:

  • Sean O’Hagan – vocals, pianos, synthesizers, guitars, bass, synthesizer programming, arrangements, mixing, cover painting
  • Jon Fell – bass
  • Rob Allum – drums, percussion
  • Rae Morris – lead vocals
  • Livvy O’Hagan – vocals
  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy – vocals
  • Fryars – vocals, programming, mixing
  • Andy Ramsay – drum recording
  • Dan Osborn – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Sean O’Hagan, except where noted.

  1. Hey Panda
  2. Fall Off the Mountain
  3. Bade Amey
  4. Sister Friends
  5. How the Best Was Won – Will Oldham
  6. The Grade
  7. Yoga Goat
  8. Stone Cold Slow
  9. Toriafan
  10. Hungriest Man
  11. The Water Moves
  12. La Masse

The Jesus And Mary Chain: Glasgow Eyes

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On March 22, 2024, “Fuzz Club” label released “Glasgow Eyes”, the eighth Jesus and Mary Chain (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Castle of Doom” in Glasgow, “Rapunzel” in Seaton, “Sound Gallery” in Exeter, “Casa Roja” in Arizona, and was produced by Jim Reid and William Reid.

Personnel:

  • Jim Reid – vocals, instruments
  • William Reid – vocals, instruments, artwork
  • Fay Fife – vocals
  • Rachel Conti – vocals
  • James Mason – handclaps
  • Majorie Mason – handclaps
  • Tony Doogan – programming, piano, engineer, mixing
  • George Arnold – additional engineering
  • Duncan Chave – additional engineering
  • Dollar Bill McLeish – additional engineering
  • Dan Doherty – additional mixing assistant
  • Pete Maher – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by William Reid and Jim Reid.

  1. Venal Joy
  2. American Born
  3. Mediterranean X Film
  4. Jamcod
  5. Discotheque
  6. Pure Poor
  7. The Eagles and the Beatles
  8. Silver Strings
  9. Chemical Animal
  10. Second of June
  11. Girl 71
  12. Hey Lou Reed

Elbow: Audio Vertigo

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On March 22, 2024, “Polydor” label released “Audio Vertigo”, the tenth Elbow studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Migration” in Gloucestershire, UK, “The Dairy” in London, and was produced by Craig Potter.

Personnel:

  • Guy Garvey – vocals, horn arrangements
  • Mark Potter – guitars
  • Craig Potter – keyboards, mixing
  • Pete Turner – bass
  • Alex Reeves – drums
  • Sarah Field – trumpet, saxophones
  • Carol Jarvis – trombones
  • Victoria Rule – trumpet
  • Ella Hohnen-Ford, Kianja, Eliza Oakes – additional backing vocals
  • Jack Heyworth, Elvin Reeves, Otto Simpson, Jack Stirling Garvey, Martha Turner, Ted Turner – kids choir
  • Danny Evans – engineer
  • Charlie Leake – additional engineering
  • Dicky – engineer assistant
  • Ronan Murphy – engineer assistant
  • Thurston Jepps – engineer assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering 
  • Richard Andrews – design
  • Peter Neill – contributing photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Alex Reeves.

  1. Things I’ve Been Telling Myself for Years
  2. Lover’s Leap
  3. (Where Is It)
  4. Balu
  5. Very Heaven
  6. Her to the Earth
  7. The Picture
  8. Poker Face
  9. Knife Fight
  10. Embers of Day
  11. Good Blood Mexico City
  12. From the River

Gossip: Real Power

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On March 22, 2024, “Columbia” label released “Real Power”, the sixth Gossip studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2023, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Beth Ditto – vocals
  • Nathan Howdeshell – acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, bass, electronic drums
  • Hannah Billie – drums, percussion
  • Dylan Neustadter – engineer
  • Jason Lader – mixing, engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Cody Critcheloe – cover art, photography
  • Bráulio Amado – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Beth Ditto and Brace Paine, except where noted.

  1. Act of God
  2. Real Power
  3. Don’t Be Afraid
  4. Crazy Again
  5. Edge of the Sun
  6. Give It Up for Love
  7. Turn the Card Slowly
  8. Tell Me Something – Beth Ditto, Brace Paine, Jason Lader 
  9. Light It Up
  10. Tough
  11. Peace and Quiet