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Django Django: Glowing In The Dark

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On February 12, 2021, “Because Music” label released “Glowing in the Dark”, the fourth Django Django studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by David MacLean, Vincent Neff, Tommy Grace and Jimmy Dixon.

Personnel:

  • Vincent Neff – vocals, guitar, design
  • Tommy Grace – synthesizer, design
  • Jimmy Dixon – bass, design
  • David MacLean – drums, mixing, design
  • Ife Tolentino – additional guitar
  • Antonio de Freitas – cuíca, tambourine
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Bridget Samuels – string arrangements
  • Orchestrate – strings
  • Raven Bush – strings
  • Ashana Davidson – backing vocals
  • Alexis Smith – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Oran Wishart – cover painting
  • Horacio Bolz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vincent Neff, Tommy Grace, Jimmy Dixon and David MacLean.

  1. Spirals
  2. Right the Wrongs
  3. Got Me Worried
  4. Waking Up
  5. Free From Gravity
  6. Headrush
  7. The Ark
  8. Night of the Buffalo
  9. The World Will Turn
  10. Kick the Devil Out
  11. Glowing in the Dark
  12. Hold Fast
  13. Asking for More

Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue

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On June 13, 2005, “Echo” label released “Ruby Blue”, the debut Róisín Murphy studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “The Diary” in London, and was produced by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.  

Personnel:

  • Róisín Murphy – vocals, arrangements
  • Matthew Herbert – guitar, banjo, piano, keys, synths, electric bass, Rhodes, bass
  • Phil Parnell – acoustic guitar, piano, Rhodes
  • Dave O’Higgins – saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Pete Wraight – trumpet, flugel, flute
  • Trevor Mires – trombone
  • Max de Wardener – acoustic bass, bass
  • Geoff Smith – dulcimer, tongue, drums
  • Eddie Stevens – arrangements
  • Alexis Smith – engineering assistant
  • Mandy Parnell – mastering
  • Simon Henwood – original paintings, art direction
  • Steffan MacMillan – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.

  1. Leaving the City
  2. Sinking Feeling
  3. Night of the Dancing Flame
  4. Trough Time
  5. Sow into You
  6. Dear Diary (Bang Bang)
  7. If We’re in Love
  8. Ramalama (Bang Bang)
  9. Ruby Blue
  10. Off on It
  11. Prelude to Love in the Making
  12. The Closing of the Doors

Mystery Jets: Radlands

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On April 30, 2012, “Rough Trade” label released “Radlands”, the fourth Mystery Jets studio album. It was recorded in a home studio in the Westlake area in Austin, Texas, “Vinter’s” in London, and was produced by Dan Carey, Richie Cooper, Blaine Harrison, Jack Flanagan and Kapil Trivedi.

Personnel:

  • Blaine Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards, photography
  • Jack Flanagan – vocals, bass, photography
  • Kapil Trivedi – drums, photography
  • Matt Park – pedal steel guitar
  • Fred Stitz – dobro 
  • H. Harrison – art direction, cover photography
  • The Streatham Gospel Singers
  • Sophie-Rose Harper – vocal
  • Alexis Smith, Mr. Dan – engineer
  • Oli Baiston – engineer assistant
  • Alexis Smith, Dan Carey – mixing
  • Alison Fielding – design
  • Benedict Morgan – photography
  • Tabitha Denholm – photography

Track listing:

  1. Radlands
  2. You Had Me at Hello
  3. Someone Purer
  4. The Ballad of Emerson Lonestar
  5. Greatest Hits
  6. The Hale Bop
  7. The Nothing
  8. Take Me Where the Roses Grow
  9. Sister Everett
  10. Lost in Austin
  11. Luminescence

Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel

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On April 12, 2019, “Partisans” label released “Dogrel”, the debut Fontaines D.C. studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Dan Carey.

Personnel:

  • Grian Chatten – vocals, tambourine
  • Carlos O’Connell – guitar, baritone guitar, piano, Buchla Music Easel, backing vocals
  • Conor Curley – guitar, baritone guitar, Nashville guitar, chord organ, backing vocals
  • Conor Deegan – bass guitar, piano, baritone guitar, surf guitar, Jupiter synth, backing vocals
  • Tom Coll – drums, tambourine, miscellaneous percussion 
  • Dan Carey – swarmatron, arpeggiator, mixing
  • Alexis Smith – engineer
  • Christina Wright – mastering
  • Matt de Jong – design
  • Bruce Davidson – cover photography
  • Richard Dumas – inner sleeve photography 

Track listing:

All tracks by Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll.

  1. Big
  2. Sha Sha Sha
  3. Too Real
  4. Television Screen
  5. Hurricane Laughter
  6. Roy’s Tune
  7. The Lotts
  8. Chequeless Reckless
  9. Liberty Belle
  10. Boys in the Better land
  11. Dublin City Sky

Foals: Life Is Yours

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On June 17, 2022, “Warner”, “Transgressive”, “ADA” labels released “Life Is Yours”, the seventh Foals studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Speedy Wunderground” in London, “Rea; World” in Bath, and was produced by A. K. Paul, Dan Carey and John Hill.

Personnel:

  • Yannis Philippakis – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Jimmy Smith – guitar, keyboards
  • Jack Bevan – drums, percussion
  • A. K. Paul – bass, additional keyboards
  • Jack Freeman – backing vocals
  • Kit Monteith – backing vocals
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Christoph Skirl – engineer
  • Oli Middleton – engineer
  • Pete Hutchings – engineer
  • Alexis Smith – engineer
  • Mark Rankin – additional engineering 
  • James Keeley – additional engineering 
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing 
  • Chris Laws – mixing 
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Charlie Holmes – mixing assistant
  • Kieran Beardmore – mixing assistant
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Randy Merrill – mastering 

Track listing:

All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, and Jimmy Smith.

  1. Life Is Yours
  2. Wake Me Up
  3. 2am
  4. 2001
  5. Summer Sky
  6. Flutter
  7. Looking High
  8. Under the Radar
  9. Crest of the Wave
  10. The Sound
  11. Wild Green

Perry Farrell: Song Yet to Be Sung

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On July 16, 2001, “Virgin” label released “Song Yet to Be Sung”, the second Perry Farrell album. It was recorded in 2001 and was produced by Perry Farrell, Krish Sharma, Brenden Hawkins, Marius de Vries, Mad Professor, and Karl Leiker.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell – vocals, guitar, harp, keyboards, drums, programming, mixing
  • Dave Navaro – guitar
  • Max Lavilla – guitar
  • Ray McVeigh – guitar
  • Noko – guitar
  • Joel Shearer – guitar
  • Jennifer Turner – guitar
  • Brendan Hawkins – keyboards, drums, arranger, programming, mixing
  • Lonnie Jordan – piano
  • Patrick Warren – organ, Chamberlin
  • Chad Bamford – bass, engineer
  • Billiken Johnson – bass
  • Martyn Lenoble – bass
  • Lonnie Marshall – bass
  • Karl Leiker – bass, drums, keyboards, programming
  • Stephen Perkins – drums
  • Carmen Rizzo – drums
  • Alex Brown – vocals, background vocals
  • Maxi Anderson – background vocals
  • Monalisa Young – background vocals
  • Dave Aron – horn
  • Michael Mattioli – horn
  • Maurice Spears – horn
  • Mark Valentine – horn
  • Willie Waldman – horn
  • Alexis Smith – programming
  • Rick Behrens – engineer
  • Tim Harkins – engineer
  • Ok Hee Kim – engineer
  • Caset McMackin – engineer
  • Douglas Robertson – engineer
  • Jeff Robinete – engineer
  • Rob Seifert – engineer
  • Michael Zanier – engineer
  • Shane Stoneback – engineer
  • Marius de Vries – engineer, programming
  • Thomas Johnson – engineer, programming
  • Mad Professor – backing vocals, mixing
  • DJ Garth – mixing, programming
  • Eric James – programming, mixing
  • Greg Collins – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Casey McMackin, Charlie Thiebaud, Doug Robertson, Jeff Robinette, Mark Valentine, Mike Zanier, Oki Kim, Rick Behrens, Shane Stoneback, Tim Harkins, Tom Biller – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Len Peltier – art direction, design
  • David LaChapelle – photography
  • Dana Pilson, Malysa Wilson – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, except where noted.

  1. Happy Birthday Jubilee – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker
  2. Song Yet to Be Sung – Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins
  3. Did You Forget
  4. Shekina
  5. Our Song
  6. Say Something – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins
  7. Seeds
  8. King Z
  9. To Me – Perry Farrell, Karl Leiker
  10. Nua Nua – Perry Farrel, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker, Stephen Perkins
  11. Admit I – Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, Karl Leiker
  12. Happy Birthday Jubilee (reprise) – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker

Yeasayer: Fragrant World

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On August 21, 2012, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Fragrant World”, the third Yeasayer studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Chris Keating, Anand Wilder and Ira Wolf Tuton.

Personnel:

  • Chris Keating – lead and backing vocals, Maschine synth, drum programming, synthesizer, Jupiter MKS-80
  • Anand Wilder – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, Nord, Juno 106,  Jupiter MKS-80, Korg MS-20, Farfisa, Boss Supershifter, organ, cello, drum programming, Electribe, synthesizer, trident piano, ARP Omni 2, talk box, celeste, 12-string guitar, Rhodes, mellotron
  • Ira Wolf Tuton – J bass, backing and melodyne vocals, Omnisphere, Harmonic Octave Generator, Roland SH-2, bass synthesizer, Roland SH-101, ARP 2600, tambourine, Moog Murf, piano
  • Jason Trammell – drums, percussion, MPC
  • Ahmed Gallab – percussion
  • Brian McOmber– drums, percussion
  • “Delicate” Steve Marion– guitar
  • Dan Carey– MPC
  • Al Carlson – melodyne, saxophone
  • Kishi Bashi– strings
  • Elliot Bergman– kalimba
  • Al Carlson – recording
  • Abe Seiferth – additional recording
  • Alexis Smith – engineer
  • Dan Carey – mixing
  • Other Means – design
  • Ana Maria Lucaciu – modeling
  • Jason Nocito – photography

Track listing:

  1. Fingers Never Bleed
  2. Longevity
  3. Blue Paper
  4. Henrietta
  5. Devil and the Deed
  6. No Bones
  7. Reagan’s Skeleton
  8. Demon Road
  9. Damaged Goods
  10. Folk Hero Shtick
  11. Glass of the Microscope

Franz Ferdinand: Tonight

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On January 26, 2009, “Domino” label released “Tonight”, the third Franz Ferdinand studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Old Govan Town Hall: in Govan, Scotland, “Mr. Dan’s Studio” in Buckeye, Arizona, and was produced by Dan Carey.

Personnel:

  • Alex Kapranos– lead vocals, guitar, booklet
  • Nick McCarthy– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, booklet
  • Bob Hardy– bass guitar, booklet
  • Paul Thomson– drums, percussion, backing vocals, booklet
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Paul Savage, Alexis Smith, Dan Carey, Allen Johnston – engineers
  • Dan Carey, Mike Fraser – mixing
  • Eric Mosher – engineer assistant
  • Matthew Cooper – artwork
  • Rachel Graham – booklet
  • Søren Solkær Starbird – front cover
  • Jeremiah Olvera – personal assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Paul Thomson and Nick McCarthy.

  1. Ulysses
  2. Turn It On
  3. No You Girls
  4. Send Him Away
  5. Twilight Omens
  6. Bite Hard
  7. What She came For
  8. Live Alone
  9. Can’t Stop Feeling
  10. Lucid Dreams
  11. Dream Again
  12. Katherine Kiss Me