Tag Archives: 2025

Joe Bonamassa: Breakthrough

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On July 18, 2025, “J&R Adventures” label released “Breakthrough”, the seventeenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded at “Black Rock Studios” in Santorini, Greece, “Ocean Way Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Josh Smith – guitar
  • Reese Wynans – keyboards
  • Calvin Turner – bass
  • Stephen Mackey – bass 
  • Greg Morrow – drums
  • Lemar Carter – drums, percussion 
  • Jade MacRae – backing vocals
  • Danielle DeAndrea – backing vocals
  • Kevin “Caveman” Shirley – mixing, photography
  • Austin Atwood – engineer
  • Kostas Kalimeris – engineer
  • Nate Haessly – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Bob Jackson – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design, illustrations
  • Roy Weisman – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  2. Trigger Dinger – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  3. I’ll Take the Blame – Joe Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson
  4. Drive by the Exit Sign – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, James House
  5. Broken Record – Joe Bonamassa
  6. Shake this Ground – Joe Bonamassa, James House
  7. Still Walking with Me – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  8. Life After Dark – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  9. You Don’t Own Me – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  10. Pain’s on Me – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge

Billie Martin: Dog Eared

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On July 18, 2025, “Fiction” label released “Dog Eared”, the fifth Billie Marten studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sugar Mountain” in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, and was produced by Philip Weinrobe.

Personnel:

  • Billie Marten – vocals, guitar
  • Shahzad Ismaily – guitar
  • Sam Owens – vocals, guitar
  • Maia Friedman – vocals
  • Núria Graham – vocals, guitar, piano, bongos
  • Adam Brisbin – pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass
  • Michael Haldeman – guitar, drum machine
  • Michael Coleman – vocals, synthesizer, electric piano, electric guitar
  • Joshua Crumbly – bass
  • Vishal Nayak – drums
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Sam Amidon – fiddle
  • Philip Weinrobe – engineer, mixing
  • Josh Bonati – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Billie Marten.

  1. Feeling
  2. Crown
  3. Clover
  4. No Sudden Changes
  5. The Glass
  6. Leap Year
  7. Goodnight Moon
  8. Planets
  9. You and I Both
  10. Swing

Kokoroko: Tuff Times Never Last

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On July 11, 2025, “Brownswood Recordings” label released “Tuff Times Never Last”, the second Kokoroko album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Miles Clinton James.

Personnel:

  • Tobi Adenaike-Johnson – vocals, guitar
  • Yohan Kebede – vocals, keyboards, synth
  • Duane Atherley – vocals, bass
  • Ayo Salawn – drums
  • Onome Edgeworth – percussion, flute, whistle
  • Chelesea Carmichael – tenor saxophone
  • Sheila Maurice-Grey – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Anoushka Nanguy – vocals, trombone
  • Lulu – vocal
  • Azekel – vocal
  • Miles James – vocal
  • Cristoph Hans Skirl – engineer
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Luci Pina – artwork, lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Never Last
  2. Sweetie
  3. Closer to Me
  4. My Father in Heaven
  5. Idea 5 (Call My Name)
  6. Three Piece Suit
  7. Time and Time
  8. Da Du Dah
  9. Together We Are
  10. Just Can’t Wait
  11. Over / Reprise

Jonathan Richman: Only Frozen Sky Anyway

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On July 4, 2025, “Blue Arrow” label released “Only Frozen Sky Anyway”, the 18th Jonathan Richman album. It was recorded in 2024, at “The Mountain Studio” in Marin County, California, and was produced by Jonatham Richman, Nicole Montalbano and Jerry Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Richman – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Tommy Dunbar – acoustic guitar
  • David Alvarez – acoustic guitar
  • Tommy Larkins – drums
  • Don Spindt – drums
  • Nicole Montalbano – strings
  • Jake Sprecher – backing vocals
  • Marty Parker – backing vocals
  • Kenny Parker – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Richman, except where noted.

  1. I Was Just a Piece of Frozen Sky Anyway
  2. But We Might Try Weird Stuff
  3. Night Fever – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
  4. You Need Me Too
  5. The Dog Star
  6. Se Va Pa’volver
  7. That Older Girl
  8. Little Black Bat – Jonathan Richman, Mauro Vacca
  9. O Guitar
  10. David & Goliath
  11. The Wavelet – Paramahansa Yogananda
  12. I Am the Sky – Paramahansa Yogananda

Robert Randolph: Preacher Kids

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On June 27, 2025, “Sun” label released “Preacher Kids”, the fifth Robert Randolph album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Shooter Jennings. “Preacher Kids” won a “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Robert Randolph – vocals, pedal steel guitar
  • Tash Neal – guitar
  • Jay White – bass
  • Willie Barthell – drums
  • Margo Price – vocal
  • Judith Hill – vocal
  • David Spreng – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – assistant
  • Julian Gross – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Big Women – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill
  2. 7 Generations – Robert Randolph, Stephen Kellogg
  3. Gravity – Robert Randolph
  4. I’d Like to Love You Baby – JJ Cale
  5. Choir Woman – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill
  6. Sinner – Robert Randolph, Aaron Raitiere
  7. King Karma – Robert Randolph, JT Nero
  8. When Will the Love Rain Down – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill
  9. All Night Lover – Robert Randolph, Sam Hollander
  10. Roosevelt Pool – Robert Randolph

Van Morrison: Remebering Now

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On June 13, 2025, “Exile Productions” and “Virgin” labels released “Remembering Now”, the 47th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, saxophone
  • Dave Keary – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals
  • Richard Dunn – Hammond organ, Rhodes, backing vocals
  • Stuart McIlroy – piano
  • John McCullough – piano, Hammond organ
  • Nicky Scott – bass
  • Pete Hurley – bass
  • Colin Griffin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Eamon Ferris – drums
  • Alan “Sticky” Wicket – percussion
  • Joanne Quigley – bandleader
  • Paul O’Reilly – saxophone
  • Mike Barkley – trumpet, saxophone
  • Seth Lakeman – violin
  • Fews Ensemble – strings
  • Crawford Bell – backing vocals
  • Dana Masters – backing vocals
  • Kelly Smiley – baritone and backing vocals
  • Jolene O’Hara – backing vocals
  • Pete Wallace – backing vocals
  • Chantelle Duncan – backing vocals
  • Teena Lyle – backing vocals
  • Ben McAuley – engineer, mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Down to Joy
  2. If It Wasn’t for Ray
  3. Haven’t Lost My Sense of Wonder
  4. Love, Lover and Beloved
  5. Cutting Corners
  6. Back to Writing Love Songs
  7. The Only Love O Ever Need Is Yours
  8. Once in a Lifetime Feelings
  9. Stomping Ground
  10. Memories and Visions
  11. When the Rains Came
  12. Colourblind
  13. Remembering Now
  14. Stretching Out

Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap: Elemental

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On June 13, 2025, “Mack Avenue” label released “Elemental”, studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap. It was recorded in February 2025, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Tulani Bridgewater-Kowalski.

Personnel:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
  • Bill Charlap – piano
  • Timothy J. Zick – recording, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Beginning to See the Light – Lou Reed
  2. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Andy Razaf
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Love for Sale – Cole Porter
  6. S. Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. In the Still of the Night – Cole Porter
  8. Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington

Mary Halvorson: About Ghosts

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On June 13, 2025, “Nonesuch” label released “About Ghosts”, the fourteenth Mary Halvorson studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, “Masterdisk” in New York, and was produced by John Dieterich.

Personnel:

  • Mary Halvorson – guitar, synth
  • Immanuel Wilkins – alto saxophone
  • Brian Settles – tenor saxophone
  • Adam O’Farrill – trumpet
  • Jacob Garchik – trombone
  • Nick Dunston – bass
  • Patricia Brennan – vibraphone
  • Tomas Fujiwara – drums
  • Chris Allen – recording
  • John Dieterich – mixing
  • Scott Hull – mastering engineer

Track listing:

  1. Full of Neon
  2. Carved Form
  3. Eventidal
  4. Absinthian
  5. About Ghosts
  6. Amaranthine
  7. Polyhedral
  8. Endmost

Pulp: More

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On June 6, 2025, “Rough Trade” label released “More”, the eighth Pulp studio. It was recorded in 2024, at “Orbb” in London, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals, Dobro, acoustic and classical guitar, guitar, Wurlitzer piano, Korg Trident, original landscape and studio shot photography, cover concept
  • Mark Webber – guitar, electric guitar, piano
  • Candida Doyle – Farfisa keyboard, piano, Solina, synth, Korg Trident synth
  • Nick Banks – drums, Synare
  • Brian Eno, Cecily Eno, Darla Eno, Irial Eno, Lotti Eno – vocals
  • Richard Hawley – acoustic guitar
  • Chilly Gonzales – piano
  • Animesh Raval – piano, Wurlitzer 
  • Serafina Steer – keyboard
  • Emma Smith – violin, 12 string Vox guitar, choir and backing vocals, string arrangements,
  • Rich Jones – conductor, string arrangements, viola, piano, keyboards
  • Jennymay Logan – violin, choir vocals
  • Paloma Deike, Phil Granell, Rosie Tompsett – violin
  • Mandhira de Saram, Patrick Dawkins, Ros Stephen – violin
  • Freya Goldmark – violin
  • Chihiro Ono – violin
  • Flora Curzon – violin, choir vocals
  • Shelley Britton, Zami Jalil – viola, choir vocals
  • Charlotte Stock – viola, choir vocals
  • Jordan Bergmans – viola
  • Laura Moody – cello, choir vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Sergio de Serra – cello
  • David Kadumukasa – cello, choir vocals
  • Val Welbanks – cello
  • Sam Becker – double bass
  • Andrew McKinney – bass
  • Jason Buckle – electronics, guitar
  • Adem Ilhan, Leo Chadburn, Mara Carlyle, Matthew Kerr – choir vocals
  • Adam Betts – Synare, percussion
  • Animesh Raval – engineer, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Julian House – design, image creation
  • Rankin – cover band cut-outs
  • Tom Jackson – LP back cover band and book back cover portrait
  • Ashley Bayston – studio painting

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, music by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Jason Buckle, Andrew McKinney, and Emma Smith, with additional composers noted.

  1. Spike Island – additional composer Adam Betts
  2. Tina – additional composer Adam Betts
  3. Grown Ups – additional composer Steve Mackey
  4. Slow Jam – additional composer Serafina Steer
  5. Farmers Market
  6. My Sex – additional composer Adam Betts
  7. Git to Have Love – additional composer Adam Betts, Nick Ingman, Steve Mackey
  8. Background Noise
  9. Partial Eclipse – Serafina Steer
  10. The Hymn of the North – Adam Betts
  11. A Sunset – lyrics with The Earth, additional composer Richard Hawley

Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno: Luminal

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On June 6, 2025, “Verve” label released “Luminal”, album by Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • Beatie Wolfe – vocals, guitars, omnichord, synthesizers, keys, melodica, design
  • Brian Eno – synthesizers, keys, slide guitar, bass, Omnichord, backing vocals
  • Dean Martin Hovey – mastering
  • Jeff Powell – lacquer cut
  • Nick Robertson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno.

  1. Milky Sleep
  2. Hopelessly at Ease
  3. My Lovely Day
  4. Play On
  5. Shhh
  6. Suddenly
  7. A Ceiling and a Lifeboat
  8. And Live Again
  9. Breath March
  10. Never Was It Now
  11. What We Are