On November 1, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Kiwanuka”, the third Michael Kiwanuka studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Danger Mouse and Inflo. The album won the 2020 “Mercury Prize”.
Personnel
Michael Kiwanuka – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion
On December 1, 2023, “Real World” label released “I/O”, the tenth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded April 1995 – December 2022, at “Rexall Place” in Edmonton, “Real World” in Wiltshire, “British Grove” and “Copper House” in London, “High Seas” in Johannesburg, “Alfvénsalen” in Uppsala, “Fonoprint” in Bologna, and was produced by Peter Gabriel, Richard Russell and Brian Eno.
Personnel:
Peter Gabriel – lead, treated and backing vocals, piano, keyboards, synths, programming, percussion, manipulated charango, glass harp, orchestral arrangements, choir arrangements, design concept
David Rhodes – guitars, acoustic and 12 string guitars, backing vocals
On June 10, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Gold Rush Kid”, the third George Ezra studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stuart Price, Joel Pott, Daniel Moyler and Barney Lister.
On May 29, 2015, “Island” label released “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”, the third Florence and the Machine studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “The Pool”, “Angel”, “Urchin”, “Lightship”, “123”, “Sarm Studio”, and “No. 1 Baltic Place” in London, “Bedrock Rehearsal” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Markus Dravs, Kid Harpoon, John Hill, Paul Epworth, James Ford, Charlie Hugall, Isabella Summers, Brett Shaw and Dan Wilson.
Personnel:
Florence Welch – lead and backing vocals, body percussion, stamps, claps, piano, percussion
Rob Ackroyd – acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele
Leo Abrahams – acoustic and electric guitar
Kid Harpoon – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano, CP 70 synth, drums, percussion, bass, brass writing, brass arrangements
On October 19, 2018, “Righteous Phonographic Association” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Natural Rebel”, the fifth Richard Ashcroft studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “State of the Ark”, “The Bunker”, “Tileyard Studfios”, “Hoxa HQ”, and was produced by Jon Kelly, Emre Ramazanoglu and Richard Ashcroft.
Personnel:
Richard Ashcroft – vocal, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Steve Wyreman – guitar, bass
Ben Trigg – keyboards, strings
Jon Kelly – keyboards
Matt Johnson – keyboards
Steve Wyreman – keyboards
Damon Minchella – bass
Emre Ramazanoglu – drums, percussion
Dominic Glover, Nichol Thomson, Jim Hunt – brass
Olli Kraus – strings, strings arrangements
Bruce White, Charis Jenson, Everton Nelson, Galya Bisengalieva, Gemma Dunne, Katie Wilkinson, Marianne Haynes, Richard George, Tom Pigott-Smith – strings
On October 4, 2010, “V2” label released “It’s What I’m Thinking (Part One Photographing Snowflakes)”, the seventh Badly Drawn Boy album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Stephen Hilton.
On July 3, 2009, “Island” label released “Lungs”, the debut Florence and the Machine studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2009, at “The Garden”, “The Pool”, “The Synagogue”, “Strongroom 33 / Space Cave”, “The Smokehouse” and “The Dairy” in London, and was produced by Paul Epworth, James Ford, Charlie Hugall, Stephen Mackey, Isabella Summers and Eg White.
Personnel:
Florence Welch – lead and backing vocals, additional drumming, percussion, art direction
On September 6, 2013, “Mute” label released “Tales of Us”, the sixth Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded April – May 2013, at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produce by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.
Personnel:
Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, instruments, artwork direction
Will Gregory – instruments, string arrangements
Steve Evans – acoustic guitar, additional programming
Aidan Love – additional programming
Nick Ingman – string scoring, string conducting
Charlie Jones – double bass
Alex Lee – bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, Nashville guitar
John Parricelli – guitar
Ross Hughes – acoustic guitar, cavaquinho
Chris Laurence – double bass
Martyn Barker – Indian guitar, drums
Paul Cowgill – horse effects
Ian Burdge – cello
John Metcalfe – viola
Louisa Fuller – violin
String section –
Everton Nelson, Steve Morris, Emlyn Singleton, Warren Zielinski, Rita Manning, Richard George, Ian Humphries, Patrick Kiernan, Ann Morfee, Debbie Widdup, Kathy Shave, Dave Williams, Rusty Pomeroy, Boguslaw Kostecki, Tom Pigott-Smith, Mark Berrow – violin
Peter Lale, Bill Hawkes, Bruce White, Andy Parker, Nick Barr, Morgan Goff – viola
Ian Burdge, Sophie Harris, Nick Cooper, Penny Driver, Chris Allan – cello
Chris Laurence, Richard Pryce, Stacey Watton – double bass
Martyn Barker – drums
John Parish – drums
Greg Freeman – additional engineering
Eduardo de la Paz – additional engineering, mixing assistance
Craig Silvey – mixing
Gary Thomas – string recording
John Dent – mastering
Mat Maitland – artwork direction
Annemarieke van Drimmelen – photography
Julie Rubio – image treatments
Lenka Rayn H. – additional photography
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.
On August 14, 2020, “14th Floor” label released “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Lotus Easter Studio” in Santa Monica, California, “United Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, “Abbey Road Studios”, “RAK Studios” and Rockstone Studios in London, and was produced by Rich Costey and Steve Mac.
Personnel:
Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Zac Rae – additional keyboards
Steve Mac – additional keyboards
Rob Mathes – string arrangements, conducting
Jenny Nendick – conducting
Jackie Shave – concertmaster
Magnus Johnston – violin
Perry Montague-Mason – violin
Patrick Kiernan – violin
Pete Hanson – violin
Natalia Bonner – violin
Cathy Thompson – violin
Debbie Widdup – violin
Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
Chris Tombling – violin
Bruce White – viola
Peter Lale – viola
Rachel Roberts – viola
Caroline Dearley – cello
Ian Burdge – cello
Jonathan Williams – cello
Caroline Dearley – cello
Jonathan Allen – string recording
Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
KT Pipal – engineering
Mario Borgatta – engineering
Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
Cecil Barlett – engineering
Dann Pursey – engineering
Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
On February 1, 2019, “Island” label released “Encore”, the eighth Specials studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Torp Larsen.
Personnel:
Terry Hall – vocals
Lynval Golding – vocals, guitar
Horace Panter – bass guitar
Nikolaj Torp Larsen – vocals, keyboards
Steve Cradock – guitar
Kenrick Rowe – drums
Tim Smart – trombone, tuba
Pablo Mendelssohn – trumpet
Saffiyah Khan – guest vocals
Ian Burdge – cello
Bruce White – viola
Oli Langford – violin
Tom Pigott-Smith – violin
George Murphy – engineer
Sophie Ellis – engineer assistant
Cenzo Townshend – mixing
Robert Sellens – mixing assistant
Frank Arkwright – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, and Nikolaj Torp Larsen, except where noted.
Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys – Eddy Grant
B.L.M.
Vote for Me
The Lunatics – Neville Staple, Terr Hall, Lynval Golding
