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Fontaines D. C.: Romance

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On August 23, 2024, “XL Recordings” label released “Romance”, the fourth Fontaines D.C. studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Grian Chatten – lead vocals, piano, guitar
  • Conor Curley – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass
  • Carlos O’Connell – guitar, Mellotron, Yamaha Reface, backing vocals
  • Conor Deegan III – co-lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Tom Coll – drums, percussion, guitar
  • James Ford – fuzz guitar, mixing
  • Freddy Woodsworth – keyboard arrangements
  • Anthony Cazade – engineer
  • Animesh Raval – strings recording engineer 
  • Samuel Borst – engineer assistant
  • Carlos O’Connell – art direction
  • Texas Maragh – art direction
  • Lulu Lin – cover images

Track listing:

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

  1. Romance
  2. Starbuster
  3. Here’s the Thing
  4. Desire
  5. In the Modern World
  6. Bug
  7. Motorcycle Boy
  8. Sundowner – Grian Chatten, Conor Curley
  9. Horseness Is the Whatness – Carlos O’Connell
  10. Death Kink
  11. Favourite

Velvet Underground: Live At Max’s Kansas City

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On May 30, 1972, “Cotillion” label released “Live at Max’s Kansas City”, the first Velvet Underground  live album. It was recorded on August 23, 1970, at “Max’s Kansas City” in New York City, and was produced by Geoff Haslam.

Personnel:

  • Lou Reed – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Sterling Morrison – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Doug Yule – vocal, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Yule – drums, cowbell

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Reed, except where noted.

  1. I’m Waiting for the Man
  2. Sweet Jane
  3. Lonesome Cowboy Bill
  4. Beginning to See the Light
  5. I’ll Be Your Mirror
  6. Pale Blue Eyes
  7. Sunday Morning – Lou Reed, John Cale
  8. New Age
  9. Femme Fatale
  10. After Hours

Russell Malone

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On August 23, 2024, Russell Malone died aged 60. He was musician (guitar), recorded and performed with Jimmy Smith, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Benny Green, Ron Carter, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Kenny Barron, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Jack McDuff, Mulgrew Miller, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Rollins, Houston Person, David Sanborn, Mose Allison, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Stefano Di Battista, David Benoit, Don Braden, Gary Burton, Regina Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, The Chieftains, Jimmy Cobb, Natalie Cole, Will Downing, Jon Faddis, Macy Gray,  Dave Grusin, Vincent Herring, Shirley Horn, Freddie Hubbard, Etta Jones, B. B. King, Gladys Knight, Jeff Lorber, Christian McBride, Bill Mobley, New York Voices, Johnny O’Neal, Kenny Rankin, Tony Reedus, Stephen Scott, Janis Siegel, Terell Stafford, Joss Stone, Billy Taylor, Steve Turre and Gerald Wilson. As leader, Malone released 15 albums.

Minus The Bear: Menos El Oso

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On August 23, 2005, “Suicide Squeeze Records” label released “Menos el Oso”, the second Minus the Bear studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Studio Litho”, “The Bat Cave”, “Aquahaus”, and was produced by Matt Bayles, Jake Snider, Dave Knudson, Cory Murchy and Erin Tate.

Personnel:

  • Jake Snider – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Dave Knudson – guitar
  • Cory Murchy – bass
  • Erin Tate – drums
  • Matt Bayles – electronics, engineer, mixing
  • James SK Wān – bamboo flute
  • Chris Common – engineer, additional production
  • Alex Rose – additional engineering
  • Ed Brooks – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Game needed Me
  2. Memphis & 53rd
  3. Drilling
  4. The Fix
  5. El Torrente
  6. Pachuca Sunrise
  7. Michio’s Death Drive
  8. Hooray
  9. Fulfill the Dream
  10. The Pig War
  11. This Ain’t a Surfin’ Movie
  12. This Ain’t a Surfin’ Movie (IQU Remix) – bonus track

Stefano Bollani and Hamilton De Holanda: O Que Será

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On August 23, 2013, “ECM” label released O Que Será, album by Stefano Bollani and Hamilton De Holanda (the 28th Stefano Bollani album overall, the 23rd Hamilton De Holanda album overall). It was recorded in 2012, at “Jazz Middelheim” in Antwerp, Belgium, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Stefano Bollani – piano, mixing
  • Hamilton De Holanda – mandolin (bandolim)
  • Johan Favoreeel – engineer
  • Walter De Niel – engineer
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – mixing
  • Roberto Lioli – mixing
  • Klaus Auderer – cover photography
  • Cees van de Ven – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. Betriz – Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo
  2. Il Barbone Di Seviglia – Stefano Bollani
  3. Caprichos De Espanha – Hamilton De Holanda
  4. Guarda Che Luna – Bruno Pallesi, Gualtiero Malgoni
  5. Luiza – Antonio Carlos Jobim
  6. O Que Será – Chico Buarque
  7. Rosa – Pixinguinha
  8. Canto De Ossanha – Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes
  9. Oblivion – Astor Piazolla
  10. Apanhei – Te Cavaquinho – Ernesto Nazareth

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Chelsea Wolfe: Apokalypsis

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On August 23, 2011, “Pendu Sound Recordings” label released “Apokalypsis” (Ἀποκάλυψις), the second Chelsea Wolfe studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Chelsea Wolfe and Ben Chisholm.

Personnel:

  • Chelsea Wolfe – lead vocals, guitar
  • Kevin Dockter – lead guitar
  • Ben Chisholm – synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Addison Quarles – bass
  • Drew Walker – drums
  • Ira Skinner – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Chelsea Wolfe.

  1. Primal / Carnal
  2. Mer
  3. Tracks (Tall Bodies)
  4. Demons
  5. Movie Screen
  6. The Wasteland
  7. Moses
  8. Friedrichshain
  9. Pale on Pale
  10. To the Forest, Towards the Sea

Tropical Fuck Storm: Braindrops

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On August 23, 2019, “Flightless Records” label released “Braindrops”, the second Tropical Fuck Storm studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Dodgy Bros Studios” in Nagambie, Victoria, and was produced by Mike Deslandes and Gareth Liddiard.

Personnel:

  • Gareth Liddiard – lead and backing vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Erica Dunn – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Fiona Kitschin – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Lauren Hammel – drums, programming
  • J.P. Shilo – violin, guitar, organ
  • Венера-14 – field recordings
  • Mike Deslandes – recording, mixing
  • Dav Byrne – mastering
  • Joe Becker – cover painting
  • David Woodruff – layout
  • Jamie Wdziekonski – photography
  • Andrew Quilty – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gareth Liddiard, Erica Dunn, Fiona Kitschin and Lauren Hammel.

  1. Paradise
  2. The Planet of Straw Men
  3. Who’s My Eugene?
  4. The Happiest Guy Around
  5. Maria 62
  6. Braindrops
  7. Aspirin
  8. Desert Sands of Venus
  9. Maria 63

Michael Monroe: Horns And Halos

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On August 23, 2013, “Spinefarm Records” label released “Horns and Halos”, the seventh Michael Monroe studio album.

Personnel:

  • Michael Monroe – lead vocals, sax, harmonica
  • Steve Conte – guitars, backing vocals
  • Dregen – guitars, backing vocals
  • Sam Yaffa – bass, backing vocals
  • Karl Rockfist – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. TNT – Dregen, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  2. Ballad of the Lower East Side – Steve Conte
  3. Eighteen Angels – Dregen, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  4. Saturday Night Special – Steve Conte
  5. Stained Glass Heart – Dregen, Steve Conte
  6. Horns and Halos – Dregen, Karl Rockfist, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  7. Child of the Revolution – Dregen, Steve Conte
  8. Soul Surrender – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  9. Half the Way – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  10. Ritual – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  11. Hands Are Tied – Dregen, Karl Rockfist, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte

Jay Som: Anak Ko

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On August 23, 2019, “Polyvinyl” label released “Anak Ko”, the third Jay Som studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Melina Duterte.

Personnel:

  • Melina Duterte – vocals, instruments, recording, mixing
  • Oliver Pinell – vocals, guitar 
  • Taylor Vick – vocals 
  • Laetitia Tamko – vocals 
  • Dylan Allard – vocals
  • Annie Truscott – vocals, guitar, violin
  • Nicholas Merz – pedal steel
  • Zachary Elsasser – drums
  • Justus Proffit – vocals, drums
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • María Medem – artwork
  • Tim Reynolds – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Melina Duterte.

  1. If You Want It
  2. Superbike
  3. Peace Out
  4. Devotion
  5. Nighttime Drive
  6. Tenderness
  7. Anak Ko
  8. Crown
  9. Get Well

Redd Kross: Beyond the Door

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On August 23, 2019, “Merge Records” label released “Beyond the Door”, the seventh Redd Kross album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Jeff McDonald and Steve McDonald.

Personnel:

  • Jeff McDonald – vocals, guitar
  • Jason Shapiro – lead guitar
  • Steven McDonald – bass, backing vocals
  • Dale Crover – drums
  • Buzz Osborne – guitar solo
  • Josh Klinghoffer – guitar
  • Gere Fennelly – keyboards
  • Steven McDonald – mixing
  • Jeff McDonald – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff McDonald, except where noted.

  1. The Party – Henry Mancini
  2. Fighting
  3. Beyond the Door – Jeff McDonald, Steve McDonald
  4. There’s No One Like You – Steve McDonald, Anna Waronker
  5. Ice Cream (Strange Pleasing)
  6. Fantastico Roberto
  7. What’s a Boy to Do
  8. Punk II
  9. Jone Hoople – Jeff McDonals, Kim Shattuck
  10. When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way’ – Ron Mael, Russel Mael