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Aly & AJ: With Love From

On March 15, 2023, “Aly & AJ Music” and “AWAL” labels released “With Love From”, the fifth Aly & AJ studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, James McAlister and Yves Rothman.

Personnel:

  •  AJ Michalka – vocals
  • Aly Michalka – vocals
  • Sam Stewart – guitars
  • Amir Yaghmai – guitars
  • Joe Kennedy – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, guitars
  • Yves Rothman – synthesizers, drum programming
  • Connor Sullivan – pedal steel guitar, guitars
  • Keith Karman – bass
  • James McAlister – drums, percussion
  • Sylvan Carton – saxophone
  • Joy Oladokun – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Open to Something and that Something Is You – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
  2. With Love From – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, James McAlister
  3. After Hours – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
  4. Blue Dress – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
  5. Love You This Way – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Jorge Elbrecht
  6. Way of Nature Way of Grace – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Thad Cockrell, Eddie Soear
  7. Tear the Night Up – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Jorge Elbrecht, Yves Rothman
  8. Sunchoke – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, James McAlister, Yves Rothman
  9. Talking in My Sleep – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Leah Haywood, Dan Pringle
  10. Baby Lay Your Head Down – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker
  11. 6 Months of Staring Into the Sun – Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Ryan Spraker

Broken Bells: Into The Blue

On October 7, 2022, “AWAL” label released” Into the Blue”, the third Broken Bells studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Danger Mouse.

Personnel:

  • James Mercer – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) – organ, piano, synth, mellotron
  • Inflo (Dean Wynton Josiah Cover) – piano, backing vocals
  • Sam Cohen – drums, synth, bass, bells, guitar, backing vocals
  • David Christian – drums
  • Nate Walcott – horns
  • Oliver Hill – strings, violin
  • Kaitlin Wolfberg – strings, violin
  • Lauren Baba – strings, viola
  • Emily Elkin – strings, cello
  • Alba Ponce De Leon, Alecia Chakour – backing vocals
  • Oliver Hill – strings arrangements
  • Matt Koening – recording
  • Kennie Takahaski – recording
  • Todd Monfalcone – additional engineering
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Jacob Escobedo – artwork, illustration
  • Kelly Ford – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Burton and James Mercer except where noted.

  1. Into the Blue – Brian Burton, James Mercer, Sam Cohen
  2. We’re Not in Orbit Yet…
  3. Invisible Exit
  4. Love on the Run – Brian Burton, Dean Josiah Cover, James Mercer, Sam Cohen
  5. One Night
  6. Saturdays – Brian Burton, James Mercer, James Milne
  7. Forgotten Boy – Brian Burton, Emil Thielhelm, James Mercer, Michael Esposito, Ralph Scala, Ronald Gilbert
  8. The Chase
  9. Fade Away

Spacey Jane: Sunlight

On June 2020, “AWAL” label released “Sunlight” the debut Spacey Jane album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Blackbird Sound” in Perth, “King Willy Sound” in Launceston, Tasmania, and was produced by Dave Parkin.

Personnel:

  • Caleb Harper – vocals, guitar
  • Ashton le Cornu – guitar
  • Peppa Lane – vocals, bass guitar
  • Kieran Lama – drums
  • Dave Parkin – mixing
  • William Bowden – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Good for You
  2. Head Cold
  3. Skin
  4. Good Grief
  5. Wasted on Me
  6. Booster Seat
  7. Love Me Like I Haven’t Changed
  8. Weightless
  9. Straightfaced
  10. Trucks
  11. Hanging
  12. Sunlight