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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

Franz Ferdinand: The Human Fear

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On January 10, 2025, “Domino” label released “The Human Fear”, the sixth Franz Ferdinand studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “AYR” in Scotland, and was produced by Mike Ralph.

Personnel:

  • Alex Kapranos – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Dino Bardot – guitar, backing vocals
  • Julian Corrie – synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Bob Hardy – bass
  • Audrey Tait – drums, percussion
  • Clara Luciani – backing vocals
  • Gemma Chester – engineer
  • Josh Green – engineer
  • Anthony Ryan Denton – engineer assistant
  • Mark Ralph – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Kapranos, except where noted.

  1. Audacious
  2. Everydaydreamer – Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie
  3. The Doctor –Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie, Dino Bardot
  4. Hooked – Alex Kapranos, Julie Corrie
  5. Build It Up –Alex Kapranos, Julie Corrie
  6. Night or Day
  7. Tell Me I Should Stay
  8. Cats
  9. Black Eyelashes
  10. Bar Lonely – Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy
  11. The Birds

Ringo Starr: Look Up

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On January 10, 2025, “Universal Music Enterprise” label released “Look Up”, the twenty-first Ringo Starr studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by T-Bone Burnett, Daniel Tashian and Bruce Sugar.

Personnel:

  • Ringo Starr – lead vocals, drums, percussion, whistling
  • T Bone Burnett – acoustic and electric guitar, 6-string bass
  • Daniel Tashian – acoustic and electric guitar, 12 string lead guitar, woodblock , 6-string bass, piano, harmony vocals
  • Billy Strings – harmony vocal, lead acoustic guitar, guitars, electric guitar
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • Joe Walsh – slide guitar
  • Greg Leisz – acoustic guitars
  • Rory Hoffman – acoustic guitar, clarinet
  • Molly Tuttle – harmony and duet vocal, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin
  • Colin Linden – resonator guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
  • Rebecca Lovell – mandolin, backing vocals
  • Andy Cata – piano
  • Mike Rojas – piano
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Dennis Crouch – bass
  • David Mansfield – string arrangement
  • Lucius (Jess Wolfe & Holly Laessig) – backing vocals
  • Megan Lovell – backing vocals
  • Alison Krauss – harmony vocal
  • Bruce Sugar – engineer
  • Michael Piersante – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Stankiwicz – engineer
  • Eddie Roberts – additional engineering, engineer assistant
  • David Paulin – engineer assistant
  • Grant Wilson – engineer assistant
  • Joanna Finley – engineer assistant
  • Karl Wingate – engineer assistant
  • Michelle Freetly – engineer assistant
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Ivy Skoff – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by T Bone Burnett, except where noted.

  1. Breathless
  2. Look Up – T-Bone Burnett, Daniel Tashian
  3. Time on My Hands – T-Bone Burnett, Daniel Tashian, Paul Kennerley
  4. Never Let Me Go
  5. I Live for Your Love – T-Bone Burnet, Bill Swan
  6. Come Back
  7. Can You Hear me Calling
  8. Rosetta
  9. You Want Some – Bill Swan
  10. String Theory – T-Bone Burnett, Daniel Tashian
  11. Thankful – Bruce Sugar, Richard Starkey

Mick Abrahams

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On December 19, 2025, Michael Timothy Abrahams died aged 82. He was musician (guitar), singer and song-writer, member of the band Wommett, founding member of Blodwyn Pig and Mick Abrahams Band, but was best known as the original guitarist for Jethro Tull 1967 – 1968). As leader he released 17 albums.

Joe Ely

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On December 15, 2025, Joe Ely died aged 78. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, considered as one of the main creators of the progressive country scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He was founding member of the band The Flatlanders, performed and recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains, James McMurtry, The Clash, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt and Guy Clark. As leader, Ely released 22 albums.