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Hayley Williams: Petals For Armor

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On May 8, 2020, “Atlantic” label released “Petals for Armor”, the debut Hayley Williams studio album. It was recording 2019 – 2020, at “East iris” in Nashville, “Music Friends” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Taylor York.

Personnel:

  • Hayley Williams – vocals; guitar, keyboards, drums
  • Mike Weiss – guitar
  • Rusty Williams – vocals, piano
  • Steph Marziano – keyboards, programming
  • Joey Howard – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, additional production
  • Brian Robert Jones – bass
  • Aaron Steele – drums, congas, percussion, programming
  • Zac Farro – drums
  • Benjamin Kaufman – violin, chin cello
  • Julien Baker – backing vocals
  • Phoebe Bridgers – backing vocals
  • Lucy Dacus – backing vocals
  • Taylor York – additional instrumentation
  • Daniel James – string arrangements, additional production
  • Carlos de la Garza – engineer, additional production
  • Micah Tawlks – engineer, additional production
  • Michael Craver – mixing assistant, studio assistant
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • David Fitzgibbons – mixing assistant, studio assistant
  • Kevin Boettger – studio assistant
  • Michelle Freetly – studio assistant
  • Jake Butler – studio assistant
  • Steph Marziano – additional production
  • Lindsey Byrnes – creative direction, photography
  • Alex Mata – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. Simmer – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Taylor York
  2. Leave It Alone – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  3. Cinnamon – Hayley Williams, Taylor York
  4. Creepin’ – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  5. Sudden Desire – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  6. Dead Horse – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  7. My Friend – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  8. Over Yet – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  9. Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris – Hayley Williams, Daniel James, Taylor York
  10. Why We Ever – Hayley Williams, Micah Tawlks
  11. Pure Love – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  12. Taken – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  13. Sugar on the Rim – Hayley Williams, Taylor York
  14. Watch Me While I Bloom – Hayley Williams, Daniel James, Taylor Yok
  15. Crystal Clear – Hayley Williams, Taylor York

The Fiery Furnaces: Gallowsbird’s Bark

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On September 23, 2003, “Rough Trade” label released “Gallowsbird’s Bark”, the debut Fiery Furnaces (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Rare Book Room”, and was produced by Nicolas Vernhes.

Track listing:

  • Eleanor Friedberger – vocals, guitar
  • Matthew Friedberger – vocals, piano, synth, bass
  • Ryan Sawyer – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Eleanor Friedberger, Matthew Friedberger and Ryan Sawyer, except where noted.

  1. South Is Only a Home
  2. I’m Gonna Run
  3. Leaky Tunnel
  4. Up in the North
  5. Inca Rag/Name Game
  6. Asthma Attack
  7. Don’t Dance Her Down – lyrics adapted from “Big Jim in the Barroom”
  8. Crystal Clear
  9. Two Fat Feet
  10. Bow Wow
  11. Gale Blow
  12. Worry Worry
  13. Bright Blue Tie
  14. Tropical Ice-Land
  15. Rub-Alcohol Blues – William E. Myer
  16. We Got Back the Plague

Terje Isungset and Arve Henriksen: World of Glass

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On October 24, 2014, “All Ice” label released “World of Glass”, album by Terje Isungset and Arve Henriksen. It was recorded December 2011, live in Tallinn, and in 2012 in Bergen, Norway, and was produced by Arve Henriksen and Terje Isungset. All instruments used on the album are made out of glass, 15 glass artists worked on making instruments for two years.

Personnel:

  • Arve Henriksen – glass horns, glass trumpets, recording, mixing, editing
  • Terje Isungset – glass percussion, concept, recording, mixing, editing
  • Asle Karstad, Estonian Public Broadcasting – live recording engineer
  • Daniel Mikael Wold – mixing, mastering
  • Lasse Berntzen – album cover
  • Kaupo Kikkas – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Terje Isungset and Arve Henriksen.

  1. Cave
  2. Looking Through
  3. Transparent Shadow
  4. Crystal Clear
  5. Surface
  6. Optical Density
  7. Silica
  8. Obsidian
  9. Float
  10. Crunchy Crystal
  11. Melting Glass Process
  12. Blow
  13. Murano Stories
  14. Prism
  15. Clearness At Departure

Young Gods: All Our Kings Are Dead

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On July 12, 2010, “Live Forever” label released “All Our Kings Are Dead”, the debut Young Guns album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Dan Weller.

Personnel:

  • Gustav Wood – lead vocals
  • Fraser Taylor – lead guitar
  • John Taylor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Mitchell – bass guitar
  • Ben Jolliffe – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ciaran Cahill – additional string arrangements
  • Dan Weller – mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Paul Jackson – artwork

Track listing:

All music by Gustav Wood, Fraser Taylor, John Taylor, Simon Mitchell and Bon Jolliffe, all lyrics by Gustav Wood.

  1. Sons of Apathy
  2. Crystal Clear
  3. Meter & Verse
  4. Weight of the World
  5. O.A
  6. Stitches
  7. Winter Kiss
  8. Elements
  9. After the War
  10. Endless Grey
  11. At the Gates
  12. Beneath the Waves

Beck: Stereopathetic Soulmanure

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On February 22, 1994, “Flipside” label released “Stereopathetic Soulmanure”, the second Beck studio album.  It was recorded 1992 -1993, and was produced by Tom Grimley, Beck Hansen and Gus Hudson. The album consisted of home recordings, studio recordings, live performances, field recordings, sound collages, and abstract noise experiments.

Personnel:

  • Beck Hansen- vocals, banjo, bass, guitar
  • Ken ? – vocals
  • Bobby Hecksher- guitar
  • Leo LeBlanc- pedal steel
  • Rachel- drums
  • Rusty Cusak – engineer
  • Tom Grimley – engineer
  • Gibran Evans – design

. All tracks by Beck Hansen , except where noted.

  1. Pink Noise
  2. Rowboat
  3. Thunder Peel
  4. Waitin’ for a Train – Jimmie Rodgers
  5. The Spirit Moves Me
  6. Crystal Clear
  7. No Money No Honey
  8. ‘8.6.82
  9. Total Soul Future
  10. One Foot in the Grave
  11. Aphid Manure Heist
  12. Today Has Been a Fucked Up Day
  13. Rollins Power Sauce
  14. Puttin It Down
  15. 6.45
  16. Cut 1/2 Blues
  17. Jagermeister Pie
  18. Ozzy
  19. Dead Wild Cat
  20. Satan Gave Me a Taco
  21. 4.82′
  22. Tasergun
  23. Modesto
  24. Ken
  25. Bonus Noise