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Bartees Strange: Farm To Table

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On June 17, 2022, “4AD” label released “Farm to Table”, the second Bartees Strange studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “38 North Studio”, “4AD Studios”, “Strange Land Stufios”, “Tonal Park”, and was produced by Dave Cerminara, Chris Connors, Steph Marziano and Bartees Strange.

Personnel:

  • Bartees Strange – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, tambourine, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, synth bass, percussion, effects, programming, recording, engineer
  • Chris Connors – electric guitar, 12 string guitar, bass guitar, synth brass, piano, synthesizer, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Graham Richman – electric guitar, 12-string guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano
  • Dan Kleederman – electric and slide guitar, bass guitar
  • Austin Vos – slide guitar
  • Don Godwin – piano, tuba, sousaphone
  • Dave Cerminara – synthesizer, drum programming, recording, engineer
  • John E. Daise – bass guitar
  • Joe Kennedy – bass guitar
  • Fabian Prynn – drums, recording, engineer
  • Dillon Treacy – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums
  • Jordyn Blakely – drums, percussion
  • Conor Murphy – horns, trumpet
  • Eliza Vera – backing vocals
  • Sarah Register – mastering
  • Niek Truijen – artwork
  • John Brooks – recording, engineer
  • Alison Fielding – design

Track listing:

  1. Heavy Heart – Chris Connors, John E. Daise, Dan Kleederman, Graham Richman, Bartees Strange, Carter Zumtobel
  2. Mulholland Dr. – Dan Kleederman, Bartees Strange
  3. Wretched – Bartees Strange
  4. Cosigns – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
  5. Tours – Steph Marziano, Bartees Strange
  6. Hold the Line – Bartees Strange
  7. We Were Only Close for Like Two Weeks – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
  8. Escape This Circus – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
  9. Black Gold – Bartees Strange
  10. Hennessy – Bartees Strange

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

Big Thief: U.F.O.F.

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On May 3, 2019, “4AD” label released “U.F.O.F.”, the third Big Thief studio album. It was recorded in June 2018, at “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, WA, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo.

Personnel:

  • Adrianne Lenker – vocals, choir, acoustic and electric guitar, SK5, piano, chimes, breath, percussion, ambience
  • Buck Meek – vocals, choir, electric guitar, clap, feedback, ambience
  • Max Oleartchik – choir, bass, bass drone, piano, bells, breath, shake
  • James Krivchenia – vocals, choir, drums, percussion, SK5, magic box, chimes, breath (8), Moog, tambourine, drum fill, ambience 
  • Zoë Lenker – choir
  • Andrew Sarlo – wind, ambience
  • Dom Monks – ambience, engineer, mixing
  • Taylor Carroll – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Sarah Schiesser – design, layout
  • Dustin Condren – cover photography
  • Alison Fielding – production design

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrianne Lenker.

  1. Contact
  2. U.F.O.F.
  3. Cattails
  4. From
  5. Open Desert
  6. Orange
  7. Century
  8. Strange
  9. Betsy
  10. Terminal Paradise
  11. Jenni
  12. Magi Dealer

The Big Pink: Future This

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On January 11, 2012, “4AD” label released “Future This”, the second Big Pink (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Paul Epworth.

Personnel:

  • Milo Cordell – performer
  • Robbie Furze – performer
  • Victoria Smith – performer, drums
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Jimmy Robertson – additional vocals
  • Sally Herbert – additional string arrangements, violin 
  • Zan Lyons – additional viola, performer, programming
  • Chris Prendergast – drums 
  • Tom Morris – additional drums
  • Mark Rankin – engineer
  • Joe Hartwell Jones – engineer assistant
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • John Catlin – mixing assistant
  • Alison Fielding – design
  • Tom Beard – band photograph
  • David Emery – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze, except where noted.

  1. Stay Gold – Paul Epworth
  2. Hit the Ground (Superman) – Paul Epworth, Laurie Anderson
  3. Give It Up – Paul Epworth, Earl Randle
  4. The Palace – Paul Epworth
  5. 1313
  6. Rubbernecking – Paul Epworth
  7. Jump Music
  8. Lose Your Mind
  9. Future This – Daniel O’Sullivan
  10. 77

“Lose Your Mind” contains a sample from Siouxsie and the Banshees’ 1980 song “Happy House”

“Hit the Ground (Superman)” contains a sample from The Documentary 2005 song “Westside Story” by rappers The Game and 50 Cent and from “O Superman” by Laurie Anderson

British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?

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On January 14, 2008, “Rough Trade” label released “Do You Like Rock Music?” the third British Sea Power studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Graham Sutton, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson and Matthew Wood.

Personnel:

  • Jan Scott Wilkinson – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, recording, mixing, packaging, photos
  • Martin Noble – guitar, string arrangements, recording, packaging, photos
  • Neil Hamilton Wilkinson – vocals, bass, guitar, string arrangements, recording, packaging, photos
  • Matthew Wood – drums, string arrangements, recording, packaging, photos
  • Abi Fry– viola, string arrangements
  • Becky Foon – cello, string arrangements, choir
  • Eamon Hamilton– harmonium
  • Phil Sumner– cornet
  • Graham Sutton– additional keys, programming
  • Basia Bulat– choir
  • Bobby Bulat – choir
  • Holly Rancher – choir
  • Howard Bilerman– choir
  • Jo Israel – choir
  • Laura Kennison – choir
  • Lisa Lindley-Jones – choir
  • Vicky Oag – choir
  • Graham Sutton– mixing
  • Howard Bilerman– recording
  • Efrim Menuck– recording
  • Milos Hajicek – engineer assistant
  • Laurence Aldridge – engineer assistant
  • Luke Joyse – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Alison Fielding – packaging, photography
  • David Taylor – packaging, photography
  • The Outlying Station – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. All in It – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  2. Lights Out for Darker Skies – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  3. No Lucifer – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Matthew Wood
  4. Waving Flags – Martin Noble, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  5. Canvey Island – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  6. Down on the Ground – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Matthew Wood
  7. A Trip Out – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble
  8. The Great Skua – Martin Noble, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  9. Atom – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  10. No Need to Cry – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble
  11. Open the Door – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble
  12. We Close Our Eyes – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood