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Foster The People: Paradise State Of Mind

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On August 16, 2024, “Atlantic” label released “Paradise State of Mind”, the fourth Foster the People studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2024, at “EastWest” in Hollywood, “The Church” in London, and was produced by Chrome Sparks, Paul Epworth, Mark Foster and Isom Innis.

Personnel:

  • Mark Foster – lead vocals, synthesizer, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion, engineer
  • Sean Cimino – guitar, slide guitar, synthesizer, programming
  • Isom Innis – piano, synthesizer, drums, programming, engineer
  • Jack Peñate – guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Jherek Bischoff – double bass 
  • Jeremy Malvin – bass, synthesizer, programming
  • Paul Epworth – synthesizer, drums, backing vocals
  • Aaron Redfield – drums
  • Jacob Scesney – tenor and baritone vocals, Western concert flute, bass saxophone
  • Stewart Cole – chant vocal, trumpet, baritone horn, flugelhorn, synthesizer
  • Paul Jacob Cartwright – concert master
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Andrew Duckles – violin
  • Ina Veli – violin
  • Kerenza Peacock – violin
  • Luanne Homzy – violin
  • Paul Jacob Cartwright – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – violin
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Lily Kershaw – backing vocals
  • Riley MacIntyre – programming
  • Jherek Bischoff – string arrangements
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer
  • Patrick Ford – engineer
  • Riley MacIntyre – engineer
  • Luke Pickering – engineer
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Mayumi Heider – engineer assistant
  • Matt Hansel – painting

Track listing:

  1. See You in the Afterlife – Mark Foster, Isom Innis, Riley McIntyre
  2. Lost in Space – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  3. Yake Me Back – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  4. Ket Go – Mark Foster, Sarah Aarons, Paul Epworth
  5. Feed Me – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  6. Paradise State of Mind – Mark Foster, Paul Epworth, Jack Peñate
  7. Glitchzig – Mark Foster
  8. The Holy Shangri-La – Mark Foster, Paul Epworth, Riley McIntyre, Asa Taccone
  9. Sometimes I Wanna Be Bad – Mark Foster
  10. Chasing Low Vibrations – Mark Foster, Ison Innis, Jeremy Malvin
  11. A Diamond to Be Born – Mark Foster, Ison Innis

Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Return Of The Dream Canteen

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On October 14, 2022, “Warner Bros” label released “Return of the Dream Canteen”, the thirteenth Red Hot Chili Peppers studio album. It was recorded November 2020 – August 2021, at “Shangri-La” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
  • John Frusciante – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Flea – bass
  • Chad Smith – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Josh Johnson – saxophone
  • Nathaniel Walcott – trumpet
  • Vikram Devasthali – trombone
  • Aura T-09 – backing vocals
  • Bernie Grundman – engineer
  • Bo Bodnar – engineer
  • Dylan Neustadter – engineer
  • Ethan Mates – engineer
  • Jason Lader – engineer
  • Phillip Broussard Jr. – engineer
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer assistant
  • Jonathan Pfarr – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Jeremy Lubsey – mastering assistant
  • Sarah Zoraya – creative design, design
  • Julien Calemard – illustrations
  • Thami Nabil – illustrations
  • Clara Balzary – photography
  • Sami Bañuelos – band assistance
  • Charlie Bolois – studio technician
  • Lawrence Malchose – studio technician
  • Chris Warren – technician
  • Henry Trejo – technician
  • Eric Lynn – production coordination
  • Gage Freeman – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, and Chad Smith.

  1. Tippa My Tongue
  2. Peace and Love
  3. Reach Out
  4. Eddie
  5. Fake as Fu@K
  6. Bella
  7. Roulette
  8. My Cigarette
  9. Afterlife
  10. Shoot Me a Smile
  11. Handful
  12. The Drummer
  13. Bag of Grins
  14. La La La La La La La La
  15. Copperbelly
  16. Carry Me Home
  17. In the Snow

Sum 41: Order in Decline

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On July 19, 2019, “Hopeless Records” label released “Order in Decline”, the seventh Sum 41 studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Studio Mr. Biz”, and was produced by Deryck Whibley.

Personnel:

  • Deryck Whibley – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, engineer, mixing
  • Dave Baksh – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tom Thacker – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jason McCaslin – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Zummo – drums, percussion, occasional backing vocals
  • Mike Green – guitar, keyboards
  • Doug McKean – drum engineering
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Brian Manley – artwork, layout
  • Josh Budich – cover art
  • Ashley Osborn – band photography
  • Fredric Johansson – photography
  • Kirsten Otto – photography
  • Ryan Watanabe – photography
  • Tyler Ross – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Deryck Whibley, except where noted.

  1. Turning Away
  2. Out of Blue – Deryck Whibley, Mike Green
  3. The New Sensation
  4. A Death in the Family – Deryck Whibley, Mike Green
  5. Heads Will Roll
  6. 45 (A Matter of Time)
  7. Never There
  8. Eat You Alive
  9. The People Vs
  10. Catching Fire

The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Unlimited Love

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On April 1, 2022, “Warner Bros” label released “Unlimited Love”, the twelfth Red Hot Chili Peppers (The) album. It was recorded November 2020 – August 2021, at “Shangril-La” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
  • John Frusciante – co-lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, Mellotron
  • Flea – bass, piano, trumpet
  • Chad Smith – drums, percussion, tambourine, bass, shaker
  • Mathew Tollings – piano
  • Cory Henry – organ
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Josh Johnson – saxophone
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet
  • Vikram Devasthali – trombone
  • Aura T-09 – backing vocals
  • Bo Bodnar – engineer
  • Phillip Broussard Jr. – engineer
  • Jason Lader – engineer
  • Ethan Mates – engineer
  • Dylan Neustadter – engineer
  • Jonathan Pfarr – engineer assistant
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Hewitt – recording, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – vinyl mastering
  • Vlado Meller – CD and digital mastering
  • Jeremy Lubsey – CD and digital mastering assistant
  • Chris Warren – band technician
  • Henry Trejo – band technician
  • Lawrence Malchose – studio technician
  • Charlie Bolois – studio technician
  • Gage Freeman – co-ordinator production
  • Eric Lynn – co-originator production
  • Sami Bañuelos – band assistant
  • Sarah Zoraya and Aura T-09 – design
  • Clara Balzary – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith.

  1. Black Summer
  2. Here Ever After
  3. Aquatic Mouth Gance
  4. Not the One
  5. Poster Child
  6. The Great Apes
  7. It’s Only Natural
  8. She’s a Lover
  9. These Are the Ways
  10. Whatchu Thinkin’
  11. Bastards of Light
  12. White Braids & Pillow Chair
  13. One Way Traffic
  14. Veronica
  15. Let ‘Em Cry
  16. The Heavy Wing
  17. Tengelo

Foo Fighters: Concrete And Gold

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On September 15, 2017, “RCA” label released “Concrete and Gold”, the ninth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded December 2016 – May 2017, at “EastWest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
  • Chris Shiflett– guitar, percussion
  • Pat Smear– guitar, percussion
  • Nate Mendel– bass, percussion
  • Taylor Hawkins– lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Rami Jaffee– piano, synthesizer, Mellotron, Casio SK-1, organ, percussion, Farfisa organ, ARP String Ensemble, clavinet, Reface, Wurlitzer, vibraphone, harmonium and pump organ, B3 organ, Moog
  • Greg Kurstin– piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, ARP String Ensemble, bass synth
  • Paul McCartney– drums
  • Dave Koz– saxophone
  • Ginny Luke – violin
  • Jessy Greene– violin, cello
  • Kinga Bacik – cello
  • Thomas Lea – viola
  • Greg Sierpowski – Optigan
  • Taylor Greenwood – backing vocals
  • Justin Timberlake– backing vocals
  • Alison Mosshart– backing vocals
  • Shawn Stockman– backing vocals
  • Inara George– backing vocals
  • Darrell Thorp— engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Alex Pasco — engineer
  • Julian Burg — engineer
  • Samon Rajabnik — engineer
  • Brendan Dekora — engineer
  • Chaz Sexton — engineer assistant
  • David Ives — mastering

Track listing:

All music is composed by Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, and Rami Jaffee.

  1. T-Shirt
  2. Run
  3. Make It Right
  4. The Sky is a Neighborhood
  5. La Dee Da
  6. Dirty Water
  7. Arrows
  8. Happy Ever After (Zero Hour)
  9. Sunday Rain
  10. The Line
  11. Concrete and Gold