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Ladyhawke: Same

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On September 19, 2008, “Modular” label released the self-titled, debut Ladyhawke album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Michael Di Francesco, Jim Eliot, Pascal Gabriel, Paul Harris, Kid Gloves and Greg Kurstin.

Personnel:

  • Pip Brown– lead and backing vocals,  guitars, bass guitar, drums, synthesiser; keyboards; art direction, executive producer
  • Michael Di Francesco– bass guitar, synthesiser, engineer
  • Jim Eliot– keyboards, drums, engineer
  • Pascal Gabriel– piano, drums, keyboards, guitar, percussion,  bass synthesiser,  mixing
  • Alex Gray – keyboards; guitar, Rhodes piano, percussion
  • Greg Kurstin– keyboards, programming, engineer
  • Anu Pillai – bass guitar, keyboards, drums, programming
  • Leo Taylor, Peter Huntington– drums
  • Roy Kerr – drums, programming
  • Paul Harris – drums, keyboards, engineer
  • Hannah Robinson– backing vocals
  • Antonio Feola, Kid Gloves – engineer
  • Tom Elmhirst, Tony Hoffer– mixing
  • Jason Gossman – mixing assistant
  • Dan Parry – mixing assistant
  • Sarah Larnach – art direction, artwork

Track listing:

  1. .Magic – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel
  2. Manipulating Woman – Phillipa Brown, Roy Kerr, Anu Pillai
  3. My Delirium – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel, Alex Gray, Hannah Robinson
  4. Better Than Sunday – Phillipa Brown, Jim Elliot, Paul Harris
  5. Another Runaway – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel, Alex Gray
  6. Love Don’t Live Here – Phillipa Brown, Jim Elliot
  7. Back of the Van – Phillipa Brown, Michael Di Francesco
  8. Paris is Burning – Phillipa Brown, Roy Kerr, Anu Pillai
  9. Professional Suicide – Phillipa Brown, Greg Kurstin
  10. Dusk Till Down – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel, Alex Gray, Hannah Robinson
  11. Crazy World – Phillipa Brown, Jim Elliot
  12. Morning Dreams – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel

Dinosaur: Together As One

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On September 16, 2016, “Edition Records” label released “Together, As One”, the debut Dinosaur album. It was recorded in March 2016, at “Livingston Studios” in London, and was produced by Laura Jurd.

Personnel:

  • Laura Jurd– trumpet, synth
  • Elliot Galvin– keyboard, synth
  • Conor Chaplin– electric bass
  • Corrie Dick– drums
  • Sonny Johns – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Jurd.

  1. Awakening
  2. Robin
  3. Living, Breathing
  4. Underdog
  5. Steadily Sinking
  6. Extinct
  7. Primordial
  8. Interlude

Catfish: The Balcony

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On September 15, 2014, “Island” label released “The Balcony”, the  debut Catfish and the Bottlemen studio albm. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Jim Abbiss.

Personnel:

  • Van McCann – vocals, guitar
  • Billy Bibby– guitar, backing vocals
  • Benji Blakeway – bass
  • Bob Hall – drums
  • Ian Dowling – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

Lyrics by Van McCann, music by Van McCann, Billy Bibby, Benji Blakeway and Bob Hall.

  1. Homesick
  2. Kathleen
  3. Cocoon
  4. Fallout
  5. Pacifier
  6. Hourglass
  7. Business
  8. 26
  9. Rango
  10. Sidewinder
  11. Tyrants

The Strypes: Snapshot

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On September 9, 2013, “Virgin EMI” label released “Snapshot”, the debut Strypes studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “Yellow Fish Studios” in UK, and was produced by Chris Thomas.

Track listing:

  • Ross Farrelly – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion
  • Josh McClorey – vocals, lead guitar
  • Pete O’Hanlon – bass guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Evan Walsh – drums, percussion, keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Ross Farrelly, Josh McClorey, Pete O’Hanlon and Evan Walsh, except where noted.

  1. Mystery Man
  2. Blue Collar Jane
  3. I’m a Hog for You Baby – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  4. What the People Don’t See
  5. She’s So Fine
  6. I Can Tell – Samuel Smith, McDaniel
  7. Angel Eyes
  8. Perfect Storm
  9. You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover – Willie Dixon
  10. What a Shame
  11. Hometown Girls
  12. Heart of the City – Nick Lowe
  13. Rollin’ and Tumblin’ – Hambone Willie Newbern

5th Projekt: Circadian

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On August 29, 2006, “Organik Rekords” label released  “Circadian”, the debut 5th Projekt studio album. It was recorded May 2005 – November 2005 at “Chemical Sound” in Toronto, and was produced by Tara Rice,  Sködt D. McNalty, Peter Broadley and Nathan Kaye.

Personnel:

  • Tara Rice — voice, words, electric, acoustic and classical guitar, glockenspiel, keyboards, programming
  • Sködt D. McNalty —voice, words, electric, acoustic, backwards and bowed guitar, field recordings, keyboards, programming, E-Bow, Gna Gna, glockenspiel, wood blocks, pint glass programming, percussion
  • Peter Broadley — bass guitar
  • Nathan Kaye — acoustic and electronic drums, djembe, shakers, tambourine, cabasa,
  • Melanie Knight — vocals
  • James Heidebrecht — backwards piano, backwards guitar, engineer
  • Ken Andrews – mixing
  • João Carvalho – mastering
  • Strange//Attraktor – creative direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Las Ventanas – Tara Rice, Sködt D. McNalty, Peter Broadley, Nathan Kaye.
  2. In a Coma…- Sködt D McNalty
  3. Oblivion – Tara Rice
  4. Glockenspiel – Tara Rice
  5. Distracktiid – Tara Rice, Sködt D McNalty
  6. Madness – Tara Rice
  7. Spiders – Sködt D McNalty
  8. Skepticosm – Tara Rice
  9. tToDQ – Sködt D McNalty
  10. One to Throw Away – Tara Rice
  11. 3ight Word5 – Sködt D McNalty
  12. Gna Gna – Sködt D McNalty
  13. Broken Like This – Tara Rice
  14. Resistance – Tara Rice, Sködt D McNalty

Pretty Reckless: Light Me Up

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On August 27, 2010, “Interscope” label released “Light Me Up”, the debut Pretty Reckless studio album. It was recorded August 2009 – April 2010, at “House of Loud Studios, and “Water Music Studios” in New Jersey, and was produced by Kato Khandwala.

Personnel:

  • Taylor Momsen– lead and backing vocals
  • Ben Phillips – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jamie Perkins – drums, percussion
  • Kato Khandwala – guitar, percussion; bass, string arrangements,
  • John Bender – backing vocals
  • Jonathan Dinklage – violin
  • Dave Eggar– cello
  •  programming, engineer, mixing
  • Jon Cohan – drum technician
  • James Frazee – engineer assistant, additional engineering
  • Michael “Mitch” Milan – engineering assistant
  • Dan Korneff– mixing
  • Robert Fisher – art direction, design
  • Lauren Dukoff– photography
  • William Derella, David Sonenberg– executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Taylor Momsen, Ben Phillips, and Kato Khandwala.

  1. My Medicine
  2. Since You’re Gone
  3. Make Me Wanna Die
  4. Light Me Up
  5. Just Tonight
  6. Miss Nothing
  7. Goin’ Down
  8. Nothing Left to Lose
  9. Factory Girl
  10. You

Fun: Aim And Ignite

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On August 25, 2009, “Nettwerk” label released “Aim and Ignite”, the debut Fun studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Appletree Studios”, and was produced by Steven McDonald.

Personnel:

  • Jack Antonoff– vocals, guitars, drums, percussion
  • Andrew Dost – vocals, guitar, piano, theremin, percussion, flugelhorn, trumpet, synthesizers, glockenspiel
  • Nate Ruess– lead and backing vocals
  • Steven McDonald – bass
  • John O’Reilly – drums
  • Phil Parlapiano – accordion
  • Double G – saxophones
  • Christopher Bautista – trumpet
  • Jas Thor – trombone
  • Lara W ickes – oboe
  • Neel Hammond – violin, viola
  • Ina Whits – violin
  • Mike Whits – viola
  • Timothy Loo, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – calliope
  • Connie Corn, Karen Mills, Ida Relhm, Anna Waronker, Rachel Antonoff, Steven Shane McDonald– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff and Sam Means except where noted.

  1. Be Calm
  2. Benson Hedges
  3. All the Pretty Girls
  4. I Wanna Be the One
  5. At Least I’m Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)
  6. Light a Roman Candle With Me
  7. Walking the Dog
  8. Barlights
  9. The Gambler
  10. Take Your Time (Coming Home)

Feist: Monarch

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On August 24, 1999, Feist self-released their debut album “Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down)”. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, in Toronto, and was produced by Dan Kurtz.

Personnel:

  • Leslie Feist – vocals, guitar
  • Jamie Shields – keyboards
  • Dan Kurtz – bass
  • Josh Hicks – drums
  • Daniel Stone – percussion
  • Jurij Konje – percussion
  • Simon Craig – percussion
  • Martin Tielli, Andrew Whiteman – guitar
  • José Contreras- guitar
  • Jason Beck- melodica
  • Akiko Kojima, Sandy Baron – violin
  • Pam Bettger – viola
  • Alex Mac Master – cello
  • Daddy Szigeti – string arrangements
  • Eric Ratz – recording
  • Dan Kurtz- recording, mixing
  • Glen Marshall – mixing
  • Noah Mintz – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Leslie Feist, except where noted.

  1. It’s Cool to Love Your Family
  2. The Onliest
  3. La Sirena
  4. One Year A.D.
  5. Monarch
  6. That’s What I Say, It’s Not What I Mean
  7. Flight #303
  8. Still True
  9. The Mast
  10. New Torch – Jason Beck

Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients

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On August 23, 1994, “Grand Royal” label released “Natural Ingredients”, the debut Luscious Jackson studio album. It was recorded 1993 -1994, in New York City, and was produced by Jill Cunniff, Gabrielle Glaser, Tony Mangurian and Kate Schellenbach.

Personnel:

  • Jill Cunniff– vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Gabrielle Glaser– vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Rhodes piano, shaker, drum programming
  • Vivian Trimble– piano, Rhodes piano
  • Kate Schellenbach– drums
  • Tony Mangurian – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Orofino – mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Tuta Aquino – editing, sequencing
  • George Sewell – artwork
  • Twelve Point Rule Ltd. – design
  • Bryan Thatcher, Michael Lavine, H.M. – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jill Cunniff and Gabrielle Glaser, except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Citysong
  3. Deep Shaq
  4. Angel
  5. Strongman
  6. Energy Sucker
  7. Here
  8. Intermission
  9. Find Your Mind
  10. Pele Merengue
  11. Rock Freak
  12. Rollin
  13. Surprise – Jill Cunniff
  14. LP Retreat

Swim Deep: Where The Heaven Are We

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On August 5, 2013, “Chess Club Records” label released “Where the Heaven Are We”, the debut Swim Deep album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Charlie Hugall.

Personnel:

  • Austin Williams – vocals, guitar, keyboards, organ, piano, xylophone
  • Tom Higgins – guitar, backing vocals
  • Cavan McCarthy – bass guitar
  • Zachary Robinson – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Austin Williams, except where noted.

  1. Intro – Austin Williams, Tom Higgins
  2. Francisco
  3. King City
  4. Honey – Austin Williams, Zachary Robinson
  5. Colour Your Ways – Austin Williams, Tom Higgins
  6. Make My Sun Shine
  7. The Sea
  8. Red Lips I Know
  9. Soul Trippin’
  10. Stray
  11. She Changes the Weather – Austin Williams, Charlie Hugall