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Ida Maria: Fortress Round My Heart

On July 28, 2008, “Nesna Records” and “Waterfall Records” label released “Fortress Round My Heart”, the debut Ida Maria album. It was recorded at “Townhouse Studios” in London, and was produced by  Hans Olsson, Kai Robøle, Kenneth Lewis and Timo Räisänen.

Personnel:

  • Ida Maria – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stefan Törnby – lead guitar
  • Johannes Lindberg – bass guitar
  • Olle Lundin – drums
  • Andy Brohard – engineer
  • Dave Sardy – mixing
  • Kenneth Lewis – mixing, executive producer
  • Kai Robøle – mixing, execitive producer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ida Maria Sivertsen.

  1. Oh My God
  2. Drive Away My Heart
  3. Louie
  4. I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
  5. Keep Me Warm
  6. Forgive Me
  7. Stella
  8. Morning Light
  9. Queen of the World
  10. See Me Through

Silversun Pickups: Carnavas

On July 25, 2006, “Dangerbird” label released “Carnavas”, the debut Silversun Pickups studio album. It was recorded January – April 2006, at “Beer Wine Fish”, in Sunset Sound, Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cooley.

Personnel:

  • Brian Aubert – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Lester – keyboards
  • Nikki Monninger – bass, backing vocals
  • Christopher Guanlao – drums
  • Tom Biller – engineer
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Darren Waterton – painting (Summit)

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Joe Lester and Christopher Guanlao.

  1. Melatonin
  2. Well Thought Out Twinkles
  3. Checkered Floor
  4. Little Lover So Polite
  5. Future Foe Scenarios
  6. Waste It On
  7. Lazy Eye
  8. Rusted Wheel
  9. Dream at Tempo 119
  10. Three Seed
  11. Common Reactor

Freya Ridings: Same

On July 19, 2019, “Good Soldier Records” label released the self-titled, debut Freya Ridings album. It was recorded in 2019, at “RAK Studios”, “Livingston Studios”, “The Church”, “Sleeper Sounds”, “Good Soldier Songs Studios”, “The Pool Recording Studio”, “One Eye Jack’s”, “Real World Studios”, “Amusement Studios”, “Echo Studios”, “Capitol Studios”, “Chateau Relaxeau” and “The Village Recorder” and was produced by Matt Chamberlain, Carey Willetts, Luke Fitton, Alex H. N. Gilbert, Chris Braide, Dave Bassett, Greg Kurstin, Daniel Nigro, Yves Rothman and Ollie Green.

Personnel:

  • Freya Ridings – vocals, piano, handclaps, arrangements
  • Daniel Nigro – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, autoharp, drums, programming, recording
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar
  • Jonathan Pilcher – guitar
  • Luke Fitton – guitar
  • Greg Kurstin – piano, guitar, bass, mellotron, drums, percussion, arrangements, recording, engineer
  • Tom Crawley – piano
  • Carey Willetts – keyboards, programming
  • Ollie Green – bass, keyboards, handclaps, programming, recording, engineer
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Yves Rothman – bass, synth, programming
  • Liz Bradley – bass
  • Steve Lewinson – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
  • Garrett Ray – drums
  • Matt Racher – drums, percussion
  • Alex H. N. Gilbert – percussion, handclaps, arrangements
  • Ilona Geller – violin, viola
  • Chris Tombline, Jon Hill, Leo Payne, Mitch McGuggan – violin
  • Pieter Lale, Sue Dench – viola
  • Ann Marie Calhoun – viola
  • Ann Lines, Audrey Riley, Ewan Philips – cello
  • Irina Chirkova – cello
  • Kinga Back – cello
  • Simone Daly Richards – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Emily Holligan – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Brendan Reilly – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Kate Brady, Zella Day – backing vocals
  • Charlie Moss – handclaps
  • David Campbell – arrangements
  • Audrey Riley – arrangements
  • Tom Elmhirst – programming, mixing
  • Brandon Bost – programming assistant, mixing assistant
  • Dan Priddy – programming, additional production
  • Marc Crew – programming, additional production
  • Dave Bassett – programming
  • Fiona Cruickshank – recording
  • Alex Pasco – recording, engineer
  • Julian Burg – recording, engineer
  • John Hanes – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Cooke – engineer
  • Nicolas Fournier – engineer
  • Paul “P Dub” Walton – recording, additional engineering
  • Daniel Moyler – recording, engineer
  • Alex Williams, Amanda Merdzan, Ben Loveland, Connor Panayi, Darren Jones, Fraser Latimer, Gus Pirelli, Henri Davies, Joe Wander, Matt Rist, Oli Jacobs, Patrick Phillips, Rob Brinkman, Steve Genewick – recording assistant
  • Brandon Bost – mixing, programming
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing, programming
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • James Rowan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Freya Ridings, except where noted.

  1. Posion
  2. Lost Without You
  3. Castles – Daniel Nigro, Freya Ridings
  4. You Mean the World to Me – Freya Ridings, K. McIntosh
  5. Love Is Fire – Freya Ridings, M.I.R. Busbee
  6. Holy Water – A. Evert, A. Tirheimer, Frey Ridings, M. Moorris
  7. Blackout – Freya Ridings, Ollie Green
  8. Ultraviolet – Freya Ridings, Luke Fitton
  9. Still Have You – B. McKee, Chris Braides, Freya Ridings
  10. Unconditional
  11. Elephant – Luke Fitton, Freya Ridings
  12. Wishbone – J. M. Wright, Freya Ridings

Tones and I: Welcome to the Madhouse

On July 16, 2021, “Bad Batch Records” label released “Welcome to the Madhouse”, the debut Tones and I studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Capi, Dann Hume, Konstantin Kersting, Randy Belculfine and Tony Watson.

Personnel:

  • Toni Watson – vocals, all instruments
  • The Cho1r – choir
  • Dann Hume – programming, mixing
  • Daniel Frizza – engineer
  • Richard Stolz – engineer
  • Garrett Kato – vocal engineering
  • Randy Belculfine – engineer, mixing
  • Konstantin Kersting – engineer, mixing
  • Kenny Harmon – engineer, mixing
  • Andrei Eremin – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Toni Watson.

  1. Welcome to the Madhouse
  2. Lonely
  3. Won’t Sleep
  4. Westside Lobby
  5. Fly Away
  6. Sad Song
  7. Just a Mess
  8. Child’s Play
  9. Not Going Home
  10. Sark Waters
  11. Cloud Day
  12. You Don’t Know My Name
  13. Fall Apert
  14. Bars (RIP T)

Bic Runga: Drive

On July 14,1997, “Columbia” label released “Drive”, the debut Bic Runga studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Revolver” in Auckland New Zealand, Brooklyn and Los Angeles, and was produced by Bic Runga. At the 32nd “New Zealand Music Awards”, “Drive” won “Music Award for Album of the Year”. It was certified 7 x Platinum in New Zealand.

Personnel:

  • Bic Runga – lead vocals, guitars, xylophone, Mellotron, drums, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Andrew Thorne – guitars, backing vocals
  • Gary Verberne – guitars
  • Matt Wallace – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Duncan Haynes – Rhodes piano, string arrangements
  • Malcolm Smith – keyboards, additional samples 
  • Davey Fargher – bass guitar
  • Aaron McDonald – bass
  • Wayne Bell – drums, percussion
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Jay Foulkes – percussion
  • Kate Walshe – violin 
  • Sarah Yates – strings
  • Sally-Anne Brown – cello 
  • Paul Casserly – samples 
  • Peter Asher – backing vocals
  • Boh Runga – backing vocals 
  • Niall Macken – additional arrangements
  • Nick Seymour – additional arrangements
  • Karl Steven – additional arrangements
  • Chris van de Geer – engineer
  • Simon Sheridan – engineer
  • Matt Wallace – engineer, mixing, mastering 
  • Matt Tait – engineer assistant
  • Tom Banghart – engineer assistant, mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bic Runga,

  1. Drive
  2. Sway
  3. Hey
  4. Bursting Through
  5. Swim
  6. Roll into One
  7. Suddenly Strange
  8. Sorry
  9. Heal
  10. Delight
  11. Without You

Truckfighters: Gravity X

On July 12, 2005, “Fuzzorama Records” label released “Gravity X”, the debut Truckfighters studio album. It was recorded December 2004 – January 2005, at “Bomb Shellter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco and Pezo.

Personnel:

  • Ozo – bass, vocals
  • Fredo – guitar
  • Dango – guitar
  • Paco – drums
  • Pezo – drums
  • Anders Jacobson – drums
  • Andreas Alm – trumpet
  • Petter Fridell – trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco and Pezo, except where noted.

  1. Desert Cruiser
  2. Gargarismo
  3. Momentum
  4. Freewheelin’
  5. The Deal
  6. Superfunk
  7. Subfloor
  8. Gweedo-Weedo
  9. Manhatan Project
  10. In Search of (The)
  11. A. Zapruder – Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco, Pezo, Anders Jacobson
  12. Altered State

Sheppard: Bombs Away

On July 11, 2014, “Empire of Song” label released “Bombs Away”, the debut Sheppard album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Analog Heart Studios” and “Alchemix Studios” in Brisbane, Australia, and was produced by Stuart Stuart.

Personnel:

  • Amy Sheppard – lead vocals
  • Michael Butler – lead guitar
  • Jay Bovino – guitar, percussion, programming, backing vocals
  • George Sheppard – vocals, piano, keyboards, synth, percussion, programming
  • Dean Gordon – drums
  • Emma Sheppard – backing vocals
  • Stuart Stuart – recording, mixing
  • Marty Luske – additional recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard and Jay Bovino.

  1. Geronimo
  2. Something’s Missing
  3. Let Me Down Easy
  4. These People
  5. A Grade Playa
  6. Smile
  7. The Best Is Yet to Come
  8. The Electric Feeling
  9. Find Someone
  10. Lingering
  11. Halfway To Hell

The Boys Next Door: Door, Door

In June 1979, “Mushroom Records” label released “Door, Door”, the debut and only Boys Next Door (The) album. It was recorded in June 1978 at “Alan Eaton Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Rowland S. Howard, Tracy Pew and Phil Calvert.  

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals
  • Mick Harvey – guitar, piano
  • Rowland S. Howard – guitar
  • Tracy Pew – bass guitar
  • Phill Calvert – drums
  • Chris Coyne – tenor sax
  • Henry Vyhnal – violin
  • Andrew Duffield – electronics
  • Tony Cohen – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Rowland S. Howard, Tracy Pew and Phil Calvert.  

  1. The Nightwatchman
  2. Brave Exhibitions
  3. Friends of my World
  4. The Voice
  5. Roman Roman
  6. Somebody’s Watching
  7. After a Fashion
  8. Dive Position
  9. I Mistake Myself
  10. Shivers

Dragon: Universal Radio

In June 1974, “Vertigo” label released “Universal Radio”, the debut Dragon studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Rick Shadwell.

Personnel:

  • Ray Goodwin – vocals, guitar
  • Ivan Thompson – piano, organ, Moog synthesizer
  • Todd Hunter – vocals, bass
  • Neil Storey – drums
  • Marc Hunter – vocals, percussion
  • Tony Moan – engineer
  • Dick Frizzell – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Goodwin, Ivan Thompson, Todd Hunter, Marc Hunter and Neil Storey.

  1. Universal Radio
  2. Going Slow
  3. Patina
  4. Weetbix
  5. Graves
  6. Avalanche

Cage the Elephant: Same

On June 23, 2008, “Relentless Records” label released the self-titled, debut Cage the Elephant studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Jay Joyce.

Personnel:

  • Matt Shultz – lead vocals
  • Lincoln Parish – lead guitar
  • Brad Shultz – rhythm guitar
  • Daniel Tichenor – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jared Champion – drums
  • Jason Hall – engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Shultz, Lincoln Parish, Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor and Jared Champion.

  1. In One Far
  2. James Brown
  3. Ain’t no Rest for the Wicked
  4. Tiny Little Robots
  5. Lotus
  6. Back Against the Wall
  7. Drones in the Valley
  8. Judas
  9. Back Stabbin’ Betty
  10. Soil to the Sun
  11. Free Love