On November 4, 2016, “ATO” label released “Eternally Even”, the second Jim James studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Blake Mills and Jim James.
Personnel:
Jim James – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, organ, programming, synthesizer
On May 8, 2020, “Verve” label released “Mutable Set”, the fourth Blake Mills studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Sound City Studios”, “SWT”, “Boulevard Recording Studios”, and was produced by Blake Mills.
Personnel:
Blake Mills – vocals, guitar, arranger, art direction
Gabriel Kahane – piano
Aaron Embry – keyboards
David Boucher – acoustic bass, recording
Pino Palladino – electric bass
Abe Rounds – drums
Sem Gendel – saxophone
Rob Moose – strings, string arrangements
Joseph Lorge – recording
Joseph Lorge, Will Maclellan – additional recording
Maddy Baltor – engineer assistant
Greg Coller – mixing
Patricia Sullivan – mastering
Julio Chavez – art direction
Emilio Villalba – artwork
Ian Sefchick – artwork
Track listing:
Never Forever – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
May Later – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Eat My Dust – Blake Mills
Money Is the One True God – Blake Mills
Summer All Ove – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Vanishing Town – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
My Dear One – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Farsickness – Blake Mills, Gabriel Kahane
Mirror Box – Blake Mills
Window Facing a Window – lyrics by Blake Mills, music by Blake Mills, Armando Manzanero
On April 10, 2020, “Chrysalis” label released “Song for Our Daughter”, the seventh Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Monnow Valley Studio” in Wales, “Three Crows Studio” and Marling’s home studio, and was produced by Ethan Johns and Laura Marling.
Personnel:
Laura Marling – vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitar, guiro
On March 17, 2017, “Nonesuch” label released “Salutations”, the eighth Conor Oberst studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Jim Keltner and Conor Oberst.
Personnel:
Conor Oberst – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, harmonica
Jonathan Wilson – guitar, piano, synthesizer
Ian Felice – electric guitar, backing vocals
M. Ward – guitar
James Felice – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, accordion, backing vocals
Blake Mills – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, guitarrón
Josh Rawson – bass, backing vocals
Gus Seyffert – bass
Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
Greg Farley – violin, backing vocals
Daphne Chen – violin
Eric Gorfain – violin
Leah Katz – viola
Richard Dodd – cello
Pearl Charles – backing vocals
Jim James – backing vocals
Andy LeMaster – backing vocals
Maria Taylor – backing vocals
Gillian Welch – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Conor Oberst, except where noted.
Too Late to Fixate
Gossamer Thin
Overdue – Conor Oberst, James Felice
Afterthought
Next of Kin
Napalm
Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)
Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out
Barbary Coast (Later)
Tachycardia
Empty Hotel by the Sea
Anytime Soon – Conor Oberst, Jonathan Rice, Taylor Goldsmith, Jonathan Wilson
On July 29, 2014, “Warner Bros” label released “The Voyager”, the third Jenny Lewis studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Pax-Am Studios” in Hollywood, CA. “ARC Studios” in Omaha, NE, and was produced by Ryan Adams, Beck Hansen, Jenny Lewis, Jonathan Rice and Mike Viola.
Personnel:
Jenny Lewis – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, layout
Alex Greenwald – vocal
Beck Hansen – vocal
Johanna Söderberg – vocal
Jonathan Rice – vocal
Klara Söderberg – vocal
Mike Viola – vocal
Farmer Dave Scher – vocal
Benmomt Tench – vocal, keyboards
Ryan Adams – vocal, guitar
Elizabeth Berg – vocal, guitar
Jason Boesel – vocal, guitar
Rebecca Stark – vocal, tambourine
Blake Mills – guitar
Gus Seyffert – guitar
Lou Barlow – bass, guitar
Mike Elizondo – bass, keyboards
Mickey Madden – bass
Wyllie Gelber – bass
Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
Jason Boessel – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion
Nate Walcott – horn
The Section Quartet
Lili Haydn – violin
Daphine Chen – string arrangements
Nathaniel Walcott – string arrangements
The Watson Twins
Charlie Stavish, David Labrel, Mike Mogis – recording
Brent Arrowood, Chris Szcech, Cole Marsden, Grief Neill, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, Jason Lader, Jim Watts, Mario Borgatta, Pierre de Reeder, Robert Rossman – additional recording
On July 20, 2020, “BMG” label released “Unfollow the Rules”, the tenth Rufus Wainwright album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.
On June 19, 2020, “Columbia” label released “Rough and Rowdy Ways”, the 39th Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded January – February 2020, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles.
On May 8, 2020, “Verve” label released “Mutable Set”, the fourth Blake Mills studio album. It was recorded in 2019 at “Sound City Studios”, “SWT”, “Boulevard Recording Studios”, and was produced by Blake Mills.
Personnel:
Blake Mills – vocals, guitar, arranger, recording, art direction
Gabriel Kahane – piano
Aaron Embry – keyboards
Sam Gendel – saxophone
David Boucher – acoustic bass
Pino Palladino – electric bass
Abe Rounds – drums
Rob Moose – strings, string arrangements
David Boucher – recording
Joseph Lorge – recording
Will Maclellan – recording
Maddy Baltor – recording assistant
Greg Koller – mixing
Patricia Sullivan – mastering
Julio Chavez – art direction
Emilio Villalba – artwork
Ian Sefchick – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Blake Mills, except where noted.
Never Forever – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
May Later – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Eat my Dust
Money Is the One True God
Summer All Over – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Vanishing Twin – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
My Dear One – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Farsickness – Blake Mills, Gabriel Kahane
Mirror Box
Window Facing A Window – lyrics by Blake Mills, music by Blake Mills, Armando Manzanero
On April 5, 2019, “Sub Pop” label released “Titanic Rising” the fourth Weyes Blood studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Jonathan Rado and Natalie Mering.
On April 5, 2019, “Epic” label released “Amidst the Chaos” the sixth Sara Bareilles studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, “Sound City Studios” in Van Nuys, CA, and was produced by T Bone Burnett. Track “Saint Honesty” earned Bareilles a “Grammy Award” for “Best American Roots Performance” at the 2020 ceremony.
Personnel:
Sara Bareilles – vocals, piano, electric guitar, programming
Marc Ribot – guitar, ukulele
Blake Mills – guitar, mandolin, 6-string bass
Joseph Ryan – guitar, vocal harmonies
T Bone Burnett – guitar
Patrick Warren – keyboards, string arrangements
Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
Philip Khronengold – piano
Dennis Crouch – acoustic and electric bass
Zachary Dawes – electric bass, 6-string bass
Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
Mike Piersante – percussion
John Legend – vocals
Emily King – vocal harmonies
Gabriel Johnson – trumpet
Billy Centenaro, Karl Wingate, Joseph Lorge – second engineer
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