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Ryan Adams: Ashes & Fire

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On October 10, 2011, “PAX AM” and “Capitol” labels released “Ashes & Fire”, the 13th Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, guitars
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel
  • Neal Casal – acoustic guitar
  •  Norah Jones – piano, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench – B3 Hammond, piano, electric piano
  • Daniel Clarke – B3 Hammond
  • Gus Seyffert – bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Samuel Dixon – bass guitar
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums
  • The Section Quartet – stings
  • Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen – violins
  • Lauren Chipman – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Mandy Moore – backing vocals
  • Chris Stills – backing vocals
  • Glyn Johns – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Doug Sax – mastering and cutting for vinyl production
  • Andy West – art
  • David Black – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams.

  1. Dirty Rain
  2. Ashes & Fire
  3. Come Home
  4. Rocks
  5. Do I Wait
  6. Chains of Love
  7. Invisible Riverside
  8. Save Me
  9. Kindness
  10. Lucky Now
  11. I Love You But I Don’t Know What to Say

Daniel Powter: Under The Radar

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On September 15, 2008, “Warner Bros” label released “Under the Radar”, the third Daniel Powter album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Linda Perry.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Powter – vocals, piano, electric piano, keyboards
  • Linda Perry – guitar, mellotron, , backing vocals, engineer
  • Seth Von Paulus – acoustic guitar
  • David Levita – guitar
  • Pete Thorn – guitar
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Jeff Young – electric piano, Hammond organ
  • Paul III – bass
  • Samuel Dixon – bass
  • Nathan Wetherington – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Drew Hester – percussion
  • Harvey Mason – timpani
  • Alwyn Wright, Alyssa Park, Amy Wickman, Audrey Solomon, Cameron Patrick, Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Melissa Reiner, Terry Glenny – violin
  • Caroline Buckman, Darrin McCann, Leah Katz – viola
  • John Krovoza – cello
  • Matt Cooker – cello
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Victor Lawrence – cello
  • The Section Quartet – additional strings
  • Sierra Swan – backing vocals
  • Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli – strings conductor
  • Eric Gorfain – strings arrangements
  • Daphne Chen – concertmaster
  • Andrew Chavez – engineer
  • David Boucher – engineer
  • Kristofer Kaufman – engineer assistant
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stephen Walker – art direction, design
  • Markku Lahdesmaki – artwork, photography
  • Jeff Aldrich, Tom Whalley – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Powter, except where noted.

  1. Best of Me – Daniel Powter, Kara DioGuardi
  2. Not Coming Back
  3. Whole World Around
  4. Next Plane Home – Daniel Powter, Rick Nowels
  5. Am I Still the One
  6. Negative Fashion
  7. Don’t Give Up on Me
  8. Fly Away
  9. Beauty Queen – Daniel Powter, Linda Perry
  10. My so Called Life – Linda Perry
  11. Love You Lately

Queens Of The Stone Age: In Time New Roman…

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On June 16, 2023, “Matador” label released “In Times New Roman…”, the eighth Queens of the Stone Age studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “Pink Duck” in Burbank, “Shangri-La” in Malibu, “Dumbfox Studios”, “Readymade Studios” in Paris, “The Tempermill” in Femdale, and was produced by Josh Homme, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore and Troy Van Leeuwen.

Personnel:

  • Josh Homme – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Dean Fertita – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, lap steel, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Shuman – bass guitar keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jon Theodore – drums, percussion
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Nina McCoy – additional vocals
  • Sharetta Morgan-Harmon – additional vocals
  • Tenderlie Lavender – additional vocals
  • Matt Helders – additional vocals
  • Justin Smith – engineer
  • Robert Stevenson – engineer
  • Greg White – engineer assistant
  • Brendan Benson – additional engineering
  • David Feeny – additional engineering
  • Mark Rankin – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Davey Latter – drum technician
  • Salar Rajabnik – guitar technician, keyboard technician
  • Wayne Faler – guitar technician, keyboard technician
  • Matt Zivich – guitar technician
  • Boneface – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Josh Homme, all music by Josh Homme, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore and Troy Van Leeuwen.

  1. Obscenery
  2. Paper Machete
  3. Negative Space
  4. Time & Place
  5. Made to Parade
  6. Carnavoyeur
  7. What the Peephole Say
  8. Sicily
  9. Emotion Sickness
  10. Straight jacket Fitting

The Smashing Pumpkins: Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun

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On November 16, 2018, “Napalm Records” label released “Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun”, the tenth Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. It was recorded February – June 2018, at “Shangri La Studios”, in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, bass guitar
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Eric Forman – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Charissa Nielsen, Briana Lee, Missi Hale – additional backing vocals
  • Dana Nielsen – recording, mixing
  • Jason Lader – additional recordings, strings recording
  • Davis Spreng – additional recordings
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

  1. Knights of Malta
  2. Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)
  3. Travels
  4. Solara
  5. Alienation
  6. Marchin’ On
  7. With Sympathy – Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin
  8. Seek and You Shall Destroy

Belle And Sebastian: Belle And Sebastian Write About Love

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On October 11, 2020, “Rough Trade” label released “Belle and Sebastian Write about Love”, the eighth Belle and Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch – vocals, photography, liner notes
  • Stevie Jackson – vocal, guitar
  • Chris Geddes – keyboards
  • Sarah Martin – vocals, violin, arrangements
  • Bob Kildea – bass
  • Richard Colburn – drums
  • Mick Cooke – trumpet, French horn, arrangements
  • Norah Jones – vocals
  • Carey Mulligan – vocals
  • Noah Gladstone – trombone
  • Bruce Otto – bass trombone
  • Stephanie Stetson – French horn
  • Danielle Ondarza – French horn
  • Stephanie O’Keefe – French horn
  • Eric Gorfain – violin, conductor
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Melissa Reiner – violin
  • Amy Wickman – violin
  • Wes Precourt – violin
  • Lauren Chipman – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Matt Cooker – cello
  • John Krovoza – cello
  • Todd Burke – engineer
  • Cameron Lister – engineer assistant
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing, programming
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Marisa Privitera – assistant

Track listing:

  1. I Didn’t See It Coming
  2. Come on Sister
  3. Calculating Bimbo
  4. I Want the World to Stop
  5. Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
  6. Write About Love
  7. I’m Not Living in the Real World
  8. The Ghost of Rockschool
  9. Read the Blessed Pages
  10. I Can See Your Future
  11. Sunday’s Pretty Icons

Conor Oberst: Salutations

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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.

  1. Too Late to Fixate
  2. Gossamer Thin
  3. Overdue – Conor Oberst, James Felice
  4. Afterthought
  5. Next of Kin
  6. Napalm
  7. Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)
  8. Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out
  9. Barbary Coast (Later)
  10. Tachycardia
  11. Empty Hotel by the Sea
  12. Anytime Soon – Conor Oberst, Jonathan Rice, Taylor Goldsmith, Jonathan Wilson
  13. Counting Sheep
  14. The Rain Follows the Plow
  15. You All Loved Him Once
  16. A Little Uncanny
  17. Salutations

Aimee Mann: @#%&*! Smilers

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On June 2, 2008, “Super Ego Records” label released “@#%&*! Smilers” (pronounced Fucking Smilers), the seventh Aimee Mann studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Paul Bryan.

Personnel:

  • Aimee Mann – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, bowed acoustic
  • Paul Bryan – bass, backing vocals, horn arrangements
  • Jamie Edwards – keyboards
  • Jebin Bruni – Moog 
  • Chris Bruce – guitar solo 
  • Jay Bellerose – drums
  • Willie Murillo – trumpet
  • Mark Visher – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Jason Thor – trombone and bass trombone
  • Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen, Amy Wickman, Alyssa Park, Terry Glenny, Marisa Kuney, Melisa Reiner – violins
  • Leah Katz, Caroline Buckman, David Sage – violas
  • Richard Dodd, Alan Matthews, John Krovaza – cellos
  • Buddy Judge – backing vocals
  • Kimon Kirk – backing vocals
  • Sean Hayes – duet vocals
  • Dave Eggers – whistling
  • Patrick Warren – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Aimee Mann, except where noted.

  1. Freeway
  2. Stranger into Starman
  3. Looking for Nothing
  4. Phoenix
  5. Borrowing Time
  6. It’s Over
  7. 31 Today
  8. The Great Beyond
  9. Medicine Wheel – Aimee Mann, Gretchen Seichrist
  10. Columbus Avenue
  11. Little Tornado
  12. True Believer – Aimee Mann, Grant Lee Phillips
  13. Ballantines

Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising

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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.

Personnel:

  • Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Michael D’Addario
  • Brian D’Addario
  • Michael Long
  • Richard Dodd
  • Leah Katz
  • Daphne Chen
  • Eric Gorfain
  • Drew Erickson
  • Jonathan Rado
  • Blake Mills
  • Chris Cohen
  • Keith Karman
  • Walt McClements
  • Kenny Gilmore
  • Michael Chadwick 
  • Dave Cerminara – engineer
  • Sarah Tudzin – additional engineering
  • Tristan Rodman – additional engineering
  • Kenny Gilmore – mixing
  • Brett Stanley – photography, set builds
  • Jenny Baumert – assistance
  • Ryan Waller – assistance
  • Elijah Funk – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood)

  1. A Lot’s Gonna Change
  2. Andromeda
  3. Everyday
  4. Something to Believe
  5. Titanic Rising
  6. Movies
  7. Mirror Forever
  8. Wild Time
  9. Picture Me Better
  10. Nearer to Thee

Sam Phillips: Push Any Button

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On August 13, 2013, “Littlebox Recordings” label released “Push Any Button”, the tenth Sam Phillips studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Littlebox Studio”, and was produced by Sam Phillips.

Personnel:

  • Sam Phillips – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Palmer– piano, keyboards
  • Benmont Tench– piano
  • Chris Bruce – guitar
  • Sebastian Steinberg– double bass
  • Jennifer Condos– bass guitar
  • Jay Bellerose– drums
  • The Section Quartet
    • Eric Gorfain– violin, guitar, keyboards
    • Daphne Chen – violin
    • Lauren Chapman – viola
    • Richard Dodd– cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Phillips.

  1. Pretty Time Bomb
  2. All Over Me
  3. When I’m Alone
  4. See You In Dreams
  5. Going
  6. Things I Shouldn’t Have Told You
  7. Speaking of Pictures
  8. You Know I Won’t
  9. No Time Like Now
  10. Can’t See Straight

Better Than Ezra: Closer

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On August 7, 2001, “Beyond Records” label released “Closer”, the fifth Better Than Ezra studio album. It was recorded in January 2001 and was produced by Brad Wood and Ethan Allen.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Griffin– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Tom Drummond– bass
  • Travis McNabb– drums
  • James Arthur Payne – guitar
  • Michael Goods– Rhodes, organ
  • DJ Wolf (Chick Wolverton) – keyboards, turntables
  • DJ Swamp– turntables
  • Mark Mullins – trombone
  • Eric Lucero – trumpet
  • David Campbell- string arrangements
  • Guenevere Measham – cello
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Melissa Reiner – violin
  • Toddy Walters– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Griffin

  1. Misunderstood
  2. Extra Ordinary
  3. Closer
  4. Rolling
  5. A Lifetime
  6. Recognize
  7. Sincerely, Me
  8. Get You In
  9. Briefly
  10. Juarez
  11. I Do