On October 23, 2020, “Columbia” label released “Letter to You”, the twentieth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded in November 2019, at “Thrill Hill Recording” in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen.
Personnel:
Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar
Steven Van Zandt – vocals, guitar
Roy Bittan – vocals, piano
Charles Giordano – vocals, organ
Jake Clemons – saxophone
Patti Scialfa – vocals
Garry Tallent – vocals, bass guitar
Max Weinberg – vocals, drums, vocals
Rob Lebret, Ross Petersen, Ron Aniello – engineer
Toby Scott – additional engineering
Brandon Duncan – engineer assistant, digital editing
Bob Clearmountain – mixing
Rob Lebret – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Kevin Buell – guitars and technical services
Shari Sutcliffe – music contractor
Michelle Holme – art direction
Michelle Holme, Meghan Foley – design
Dave Bett – hand lettering
Danny Clinch – photography
Rob DeMartin, Tyler Chappel – recording photography
On September 13, 2019, “Dualtone” label released “III”, the third Lumineers (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by Simone Felice.
On August 21, 2020, “Dead Oceans” label released “Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was”, the tenth Bright Eyes studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “ARC” and “Pageturners Lounge” in Omaha, “Electro Vox” in Los Angeles, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott.
Personnel:
Conor Oberst – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Mike Mogis – electric guitar, pedal steel, banjo, Marxophone, synth bass, percussion, hammer dulcimer, bajo sexto, programming
Nathaniel Walcott – piano, trumpet, flugelhorn, Hammond organ, electric pianos, synthesizers, vibraphone, Omnichord, Mellotron, harpsichord, orchestra and choir arrangements
Dan McCarthy – piano
Flea – bass
Macey Taylor – bass
Jenny Lee Lindberg – bass
Jon Theodore – drums, percussion, timpani
Kip Skitter – percussion
Joe Fuchs – bagpipes
Joe Todero – bagpipes
Malcolm Wilbur – bagpipes
John Mitchell – baritone saxophone
Jon Lewis – trumpet
Daniel Rosenboom – trumpet
Johanna Borenstein – flute
Lara Wickes – oboe, English horn
Don Foster – clarinet
Alex Iles – trombone
Steve Holtman – trombone
Jessica Guideri – violin
Tammy Hatwan – violin
Jackie Brand – violin
Roberto Cani – violin
Paul Cartwright – violin
Nina Evtuhov – violin
Gerry Hilera – violin
Ana Landauer – violin
Natalie Leggett – violin
Michele Richards – violin
Jenny Takamatsu – violin
John Wittenberg – violin
Rob Brophy – viola
Tom Lea – viola
Luke Maurer – viola
Rodney Wirtz – viola
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
Erika Duka – cello
Dane Little – cello
Charlie Tyler – cello
Suzie Katayama – orchestra conductor
Corina Figueroa Escamilla – vocals
Nancy Oberst – vocals
Miwi La Lupa – vocals
Andy LeMaster – vocals
Susan Sanchez – vocals
Jesca Hoop – vocals
James Connor – choir vocals
Quishima Dixon – choir vocals
Natalie Ganther – choir vocals
Anthony Johnston – choir vocals
Edward Lawson – choir vocals
Jennifer Lee – choir vocals
Sharetta Morgan-Harmon – choir vocals
Marquee Perkins – choir vocals
Jason McGee – choir conductor
Mike Mogis – engineer, mixing
Michael Harris – engineer
Steve Churchyard – engineer
Adam Roberts – engineer assistant
Nik Fackler – engineer assistant
Aaron Gum – engineer assistant
Chris Cerullo – engineer assistant
Chandler Harrod – engineer assistant
Andy LeMaster – engineer assistant
Tim Thomas – engineer assistant
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Zack Nipper – artwork, layout
Rob Walters – diorama photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Conor Oberst, except where noted, all music by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott.
Pageturners Rag
Dance and Sing
Just Once in the World – Conor Oberst, Miwi La Lupa
On August 7, 2012, “Tyger Jim” label released “Lost in Transition”, the sixth Sixpence None the Richer studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2010, and was produced by Daniel Tashian and Jim Scott.
Personnel:
Leigh Nash – vocals
Matt Slocum – guitar, cello
Justin Cary – bass, baritone guitar
Will Sayles – drums, percussion, photography
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Jason Lehning – keyboards, mixing
Cason Cooley – keyboards
Jim Scott – engineer, mixing, percussion
John Painter – horns
Kevin Dean – additional engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Don Clark – art direction, design
Track listing:
My Dear Machine – Matt Slocum, Jamieson, Daniel Tashian
On June 17, 1983, “A&M” label released “Synchronicity”, the fifth and final Police (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1982 – February 1983, at “Air” in Montserrat, “Le Studio” in Quebec, and was produced by Hugh Padgham, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland.
Personnel:
Sting – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, upright bass, keyboards, drum machine, sequencer, saxophone, oboe
Andy Summers – lead and backing vocals, electric guitars, keyboards
Stewart Copeland – drums, marimba, percussion, backing vocals
On June 5, 2015, “Warner Bros” label released “Drones”, the seventh Muse studio album. It was recorded October 2014 – April 2015, at “The Warehouse” in Vancouver, “Officine Meccaniche” in Milan, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard.
Personnel:
Matt Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, arrangements
Chris Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals
Dominic Howard – drums
Will Leon Thompson – dialogue
Michael Shiloah – dialogue
John F. Kennedy – recorded dialogue of April 1961 Secret Societies speech
Alessandro Cortini – modular synthesizers
Edoardo De Angelis – concertmaster, violin
Sarah Cross – violin
Freiherr von Dellingshausen – violin
Anna Minella – violin
Elia Mariani – violin
Gian Guerra – violin
Gian Lodigiani – violin
Gianmaria Bellisario – violin
Marco Corsini – violin
Michelle Torresetti – violin
Tommaso Belli – violin
Valerio D’Ercole – violin
Maria Lucchi – viola
Serena Palozzi – viola
Valentina Emilio Eria – viola
Andrea Scacchi – cello
Eliana Gintoli – cello
Francesco Sacco – cello
Martina Rudic – cello
Linati Omar – contrabass
Massimo Clavenna – contrabass
Audrey Riley – string arrangements, conductor
Robert John “Mutt” Lange – backing vocals
Olle “Sven” Romo – additional programming
Tommaso Colliva – additional production, engineer
Adam Greenholtz – additional engineering
Eric Mosher – engineer assistant
Giuseppe Salvadori – engineer assistant
Jacopo Dorici – engineer assistant
John Prestage – engineer assistant
Tom Bailey – engineer assistant
Rich Costey – additional production, mixing
Marlo Borgatta – mixing assistant
Giovanni Versari – mastering
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Matt Colton – mastering
Durand Trench – dialogue recording
Matt Mahurin – art direction, illustration, package design
Track listing:
All tracks by Matt Bellamy, except where noted.
Dead Inside
Drill Sergeant
Psycho
Mercy
Reapers
The Handler
JFK
Defector
Revolt
Aftermath
The Globalist – Matt Bellamy, Edward Elgar
Drones – Matt Bellamy, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
On May 11, 2018, “Quinian Road” label released “Lost Souls”, the tenth Loreena McKennitt studio album. It was recorded May – October 2017, and was produced by Loreena McKennitt.
Personnel:
Loreena McKennitt – vocals, accordion, harp, keyboards, piano
Brian Hughes – bouzouki, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer
On May 2, 2006, “ATO Records” label released “How We Operate”, the fifth Gomez studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Gil Norton.
Personnel:
Ian Ball – vocals, guitar
Ben Ottewell – vocals, guitar
Tom Gray – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Paul Blackburn – bass
Olly Peacock – drums, synths, computers
Fil Krohnengold – accordion, string arrangements
Katherine Bottherill – backing vocals
Adrian Bushby – engineer
John Dunne – Pro Tools engineer
Robbie Nelson – engineer assistant
Adrian Bushby, Gil Norton – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Love Police – design
Kevin Westenberg – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Ball, Ben Ottewell, Tom Gray, Paul Blackburn and Olly Peacock.
On March 23, 2015, “Virgin” label released “Short Movie”, the fifth Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Urchin Studios” in London, and was produced by Laura Marling, Matt Ingram and Dan Cox.
Personnel:
Laura Marling – vocals, electric guitar, bass, piano, ukulele, artwork
In February 1980, “MCA” label released “Catching the Sun”, the third Spyro Gyra studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Secret Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra.
Personnel:
Jay Beckenstein – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, Fender Rhodes, percussion
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