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Coheed and Cambria: Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe

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On March 14, 2025, “Virgin” label released “Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe”, the eleventh Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Claudio Sanchez and Zakk Cervini.

Personnel:

  • Travis Stever – guitar
  • Zach Cooper – bass
  • Josh Eppard – drums
  • Christopher Jahnke – orchestrations
  • Zakk Cervini – engineer, mixing
  • Julian Garguilo – engineer, mixing assistant, additional production
  • Sean-Paul Pillsworth – drums engineering
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Chase Stone – art
  • Nick Steinhardt – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Claudio Sanchez except where noted.

  1. Yesterday’s Lost
  2. Goodbye, Sunshine
  3. Searching for Tomorrow
  4. The Father of Make Believe
  5. Meri of Mercy
  6. Blind Side Sonny
  7. Play the Poet
  8. One Last Miracle
  9. Corner My Confidence – Claudio Sanchez, Zakk Cervini
  10. Someone Who Can
  11. The Continuum I: Welcome to Forever, Mr. Nobody
  12. The Continuum II: The Flood
  13. The Continuum III: Tethered Together
  14. The Continuum IV: So It Goes

Steven Wilson: The Overview

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On March 14, 2025, “Fiction” label released “The Overview”, the eighth Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded December 2023 – August 2024, in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitar, bass, drum programming, keyboards, percussion, piano, pump organ, mixing, engineer
  • Adam Holzman – piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Randy McStine – vocals and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, sound effects, ukulele
  • Niko Tsonev – guitar
  • Craig Blundell – drums
  • Theo Travis – saxophone
  • Rotem Wilson – spoken word

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Objects Outlive Us – Steven Wilson, Andy Partridge
  2. No Monkey’s Paw
  3. The Buddha of the Modern Age
  4. Objects: Meanwhile
  5. The Cicerones
  6. Ark
  7. Cosmic Sons of Toil
  8. No Ghost on the Moor
  9. Heat Death of the Universe
  10. The Overview
  11. Perspective
  12. A Beautiful Infinity I
  13. Borrowed Atoms
  14. A Beautiful Infinity II
  15. Infinity Measured in Moments
  16. Permanence

Bob Mould: Here We Go Crazy

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On March 7, 2025, “Granary Music” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Here We Go Crazy”, the fifteenth Bob Mould studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “Tiny Telephone”, “Brothers” in Oakland Granary, San Francisco and Palm Springs, and was produced by Bob Mould.

Personnel:

  • Bob Mould – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion 
  • Jason Narducy – bass
  • Jon Wurster – drums, percussion
  • Beau Sorenson – engineer
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering
  • Costanza Tinti – mastering assistant
  • Bob Weston – lacquer master cutting
  • Ryan Bakerink – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould.

  1. Here We Go Crazy
  2. Neanderthal
  3. Breathing Room
  4. Hard to Get
  5. When Your Heart Is Broken
  6. Fur Mink Augurs
  7. Lost or Stolen
  8. Sharp Little Pieces
  9. You Need to Shiine
  10. Thread So Thin
  11. Your Side

Alabaster DePlume: A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole

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On March 7, 2025, “International Anthem” label released “A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole”, the seventh Alabaster DePlume album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Total Refreshment Centre” in London, and was produced by Alabaster DePlume.

Personnel:

  • Alabaster DePlume (Angus Fairbarn) – voice, tenor and baritone saxophone, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synthesizers, engineer, recording
  • Conrad Singh – guitar
  • John Ellis – piano
  • Rozi Plain – bass guitar
  • Ruth Goller – voice, bass
  • Donna Thompson – voice, drums, vocal arrangements
  • Hannah Miller – cello
  • Macie Stewart – violin, string arrangements
  • Mikey Kenney – violin, voice
  • Momoko Gill – voice, drums, string arrangements
  • Kristian Craig Robinson – engineer, recording
  • Dave Vettraino – strings engineering
  • Dilip Harris – mixing
  • David Allen – mastering
  • Rebecca Salvadori – artwork
  • Aaron Lowell Denton – design, layout
  • Chris Almeida – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Fairbarn, except where noted.

  1. Oh My Actual Days
  2. Thank You My Pain
  3. Invincibility
  4. Form a V
  5. A Paper Man
  6. Who Are You Telling, Gus
  7. Prayer for my Sovereign Dignity
  8. Kuzushi
  9. Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem – Angus Fairbarn, Conrad Singh, Momoko Gill, Rozi Plain
  10. Too True
  11. That Was My Garden

Doves: Constellations For The Lonely

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On February 28, 2025, “EMI North” label released “Constellations for the Lonely”, the sixth Doves studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2024, at “Frank Bough Sound III” in Cheshire, England, and was produced by Dan Austin, Jim Goodwin, Jez Williams and Andy Williams.

Personnel:

  • Jimi Goodwin – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drums; synthesizer, programming
  • Jez Williams – lead and backing vocals, guitar; bass guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, string arrangement, programming, mixing
  • Andy Williams – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, harmonica, programming, samples
  • Martin Rebelski – keyboards
  • Fredrik Björling  – drums
  • Belinda Hammond – violin
  • Hannah Groarke-Young – violin
  • Jayne Coyle – viola
  • Elinor Gow – cello
  • Seadna McPhail – engineer
  • Martin King – engineer
  • Dan Austin – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.

  1. Renegade
  2. Cold Dreaming
  3. In the Butterfly House
  4. Strange Weather
  5. A Drop in the Ocean
  6. Last Year’s Man
  7. Stupid Schemes
  8. Silent Teresa
  9. Orlando
  10. Southern Bell

The Lumineers: Automatic

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On February 14, 2025, “Dualtone” label released “Automatic”, the fifth Lumineers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Utopia”, “Bearsville” in Woodstock, and was produced by David Baron, Simone Felice, Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites.

Personnel:

  • Wesley Schultz – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, stomps
  • Jeremiah Fraites – piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, drums, percussion, Rhodes, Mellotron, bass, sub-bass, programming, stomps
  • David Baron – synthesizers, engineer, mixing
  • Simone Felice – stomps, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Byron Isaacs – bass, upright bass, backing vocals
  • Megan Gould – violin, viola
  • Marlon Saunders – backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
  • Dorethea “Biti” Strauchan – backing vocals
  • Renée Hikari – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Will Borza – mastering
  • Brad Coletta – production assistant
  • Stephen “Ruff” Stewart – guitar technician
  • Derek Brown – drum technician
  • Scott Andrews – piano technician
  • Nicholas Sutton Bell – creative direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites.

  1. Same Old Song
  2. Asshole
  3. Strings
  4. Automatic
  5. You’re All I Got
  6. Plasticine
  7. Ativan
  8. Keys on the Table
  9. Better Day
  10. Sunflowers
  11. So Long

Bright Eyes: Digital Ash in a Digital Urn

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On January 25, 2025, “Saddle Creek” label released “Digital Ash in a Digital Urn”, the seventh Bright Eyes studio album. It was recorded in February 2004, at “Presto” in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was produced by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, Wurlitzer, keyboards, samples, baritone
  • Mike Mogis – guitar, Wurlitzer, keyboards, timpani, chimes, theremin, baritone, programming
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet, string arrangements
  • Andy LeMaster – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, additional programming
  • Nick Zinner – guitar, keyboards
  • Nick White – keyboards
  • Maria Taylor – vocals
  • Stella Mogis – voice
  • Clay Leverett – voice, drums
  • Clark Baechle – drums
  • Jason Boesel – drums, percussion
  • Jiha Lee – flute
  • Donna Carnes – violin
  • Kim Salistean – violin
  • Thomas Kluge – viola
  • Karen Becker – cello
  • Sabrina Duim – harp
  • Jimmy Tamborello – programming

Track listing:

  1. Time Code
  2. Gold Mine Gutted
  3. Arc of Time (Time Code)
  4. Down in a Rabbit Hole
  5. Take It Easy (Love Nothing)
  6. Hit the Switch
  7. I Believe in Symmetry
  8. Devil in the Details
  9. Ship in a Bottle
  10. Light Pollution
  11. Theme from Piñata
  12. Easy/Lucky/Free

Rose City Band: Sol y Sombra

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On January 24, 2025, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Sol y Sombra”, the fifth Rose City Band studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Barry Walker, Paul Hasenberg, John Jeffrey and Sanae Yamada.

Personnel:

  • Ripley Johnson – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, mandolin, percussion
  • Barry Walker – pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Hasenberg – keyboards
  • Sanae Yamada – synthesizer, backing vocals
  • John Jeffrey – bass, drums, percussion
  • Colin Stewart – mixing, drum recording
  • Amy Brages – mastering
  • Taylor Rushing – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Lights on the Way
  2. Open Roads
  3. Rolling Gold
  4. Evergreen
  5. Sunlight Daze
  6. Radio Song
  7. Seeds of Light
  8. La Mesa
  9. Wheels
  10. The Walls

Matt Berry: Heard Noises

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On January 24, 2025, “Acid Jazz” label released “Heard Noises”, the 13th Matt Berry album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Matt Berry.

Personnel:

  • Matt Berry – vocals, acoustic guitar, ARP synthesizer, bass guitar, electric guitar, Farfisa organ, glockenspiel, Hammond B3, Mellotron, Minimoog, organ, Vox Continental, Wurlitzer piano, xylophone, Yamaha keyboards, engineer, mixing, cover art, paintings, photography
  • Craig Blundell – drums, percussion
  • Eric D. Johnson
  • Natasha Lyonne
  • Phil Scragg
  • Kitty Liv
  • Rosie McDermott
  • Mike Thorne – mastering
  • Jaffa – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Berry.

  1. Why on Fire?
  2. Silver Rings
  3. Interlude
  4. Be Alarmed
  5. I Gotta Limit
  6. Wedding Photo Stranger
  7. Stay on the Ground
  8. I Entered as I Came
  9. There Are Monsters
  10. To Live for What Once Was
  11. Canada Dry
  12. The Snakes Will Slide
  13. Interlude 2
  14. Sky High

Songhoy Blues: Héritage

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On January 17, 2025, “Transgressive Records” label released “Héritage”, the fourth Songhoy Blues album. It was recorded in 2024, “Remote Records Studio” and “Studio Moffou” in Bamako, Mali,

Personnel:

  • Garba Touré – band member, arrangements
  • Aliou Touré – band member, arrangements
  • Oumar Touré – band member, arrangements
  • Nathanael Dembelé – band member, arrangements
  • Drissa Kone, Lamine Soumano – Calabash, percussion
  • Adama Yalomba, Samba Touré, Sekou Toure – chorus
  • Maurice Kabré – recording
  • Abou Cissé, Jerome Brock – recording
  • Sonny Johns – mixing
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Lucy Durán – liner notes

Track listing:

  • All tracks by Garba Touré, Aliou Touré, Oumar Touré and Nathanael Dembelé.
  1. Toukambela
  2. Gambary
  3. Norou
  4. Dagabi
  5. Gara
  6. Boutili
  7. Boroterey
  8. Batto
  9. Garibou
  10. Woyhenna
  11. Issa