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Elvis Costello & T Bone Burnett: The Coward Brothers

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On November 21, 2024, “New West” label released “The Coward Brothers”, album by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett. It was recorded in 2024, at “Electric Lady” in New York, “East Iris” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett (as Henry and Howard Coward).

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello (as Howard Coward) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, upright piano, organ, sounds, electric bass, tambourine, drums, whistle, bass drum, handclaps, drum machine, Moog synthesizer, grand piano, congas, percussion
  • T Bone Burnett (as Henry Coward) – vocals, electric guitar, electric bass, six-string bass, electric sitar
  • Christopher Guest (as Christopher Guest-Coward) – vocals, “missiles”, acoustic guitar
  • Colin Linden – electric sitar, electric guitar, slide dobro 
  • Dennis Crouch – double bass 
  • Russell Pahl – pedal steel
  • Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
  • Paul Kowert – arco bass 
  • Diana Krall (as Jean Coward) – upright piano, grand piano
  • “Peter Coward” – military drum 
  • “Dexter Coward” – gunshots
  • “Concepta Collins” – heels
  • Rachael Moore – mixing, recording
  • Michael Piersante – mixing, recording
  • Gavin Larssen – mastering
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Jeff Powell – vinyl mastering
  • Billy Theriot – additional engineering
  • Miek Stankiewicz – additional engineering
  • Collin Bryson – engineer assistant
  • Austin Brown – engineer assistant
  • Karl Wingate – engineer assistant
  • Eddie Roberts – engineer assistant
  • Ivy Skoff – production coordination
  • Drew Christie – illustrations
  • Tom Bejgrowicz – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. Always – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
  2. Like Licorice – Elvis Costello
  3. My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel) – Elvis Costello
  4. The Devil’s Wife – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
  5. Tipsy Woman – Elvis Costello
  6. My baby Just Purrs (You’re Mine, Not Hers) – Elvis Costello
  7. My Baby Just Whistles (Here Comes the Missiles) Elvis Costello
  8. World Serious – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
  9. Early Shirley – Elvis Costello
  10. Yesteryear Is Near – Elvis Costello
  11.  Birkenhead Girl – Elvis Costello
  12. Smoke-Ring Angel – Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
  13. Wooden Woman – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
  14. (I Don’t Want Your) – Lyndon Johnson – Elvis Costello
  15. Lotta Money – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
  16. Pure Bubblegum – Elvis Costello
  17. Cathy Com Home – Elvis Costello
  18. Bygones – T Bone Burnett
  19. Row Me Once – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
  20. Clown Around Town – Elvis Costello

The 1975: Being Funny In Foreign Language

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On October 14, 2022, “Dirty Hit” label released “Being Funny in a Foreign Language”, the fifth 1975 (the) studio album. It was recorded January – May 2022, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Real World” in Box, Wiltshire, and was produced by Matthew Healy, George Daniel and Jack Antonoff.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Healy – vocals, guitar, piano, clavinet, drums, percussion, string arrangements, creative direction
  • Adam Hann – guitar, programming, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ross MacDonald – bass, double bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • George Daniel – drums, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, percussion, programming, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Jack Antonoff – guitar, piano, drums, backing vocals, violin, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, string arrangements
  • Tommy King – keyboards, synthesizers
  • BJ Burton – programming, synthesizers
  • Jamie Squire – piano, Wurlitzer, clavinet, synthesizers, organ, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Oli Jacobs – Wurlitzer
  • John Waugh – saxophone
  • Zem Audu – saxophone
  • Evan Smith – brass
  • Bobby Hawk – strings, string arrangements
  • Warren Ellis – strings, string arrangements
  • Michelle Zauner – backing vocals
  • Carly Holt – additional vocals
  • Sabrina the Teenage DJ – programming
  • Bobby Hawk – string arrangements
  • Ben Hudson – additional programming
  • BJ Burton – additional production
  • Laura Sisk – engineer
  • Oli Jacobs – engineer
  • Dom Shaw – engineer assistant
  • Katie May – engineer assistant
  • Freddy Williams – engineer assistant
  • John Rooney – engineer assistant
  • Dani Perez Carasols – engineer assistant
  • Liam Hebb – engineer assistant
  • Evan Smith – additional engineering
  • Jon Gautier – additional engineering
  • Andrew Gearhart – additional engineering
  • Dave Gross – additional engineering
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Samuel Burgess-Johnson – artwork, creative direction
  • Patricia Villirillo – creative direction
  • Ed Blow – creative direction
  • Samuel Bradley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Healy and George Daniel, with co-writers as noted.

  1. The 1975 – BJ Burton, Tommy King
  2. Happiness – DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
  3. Looking for Somebody (To Love) – Ilsey Juber, Jamie Squire
  4. Part of the Band – Jamie Squire
  5. Oh Caroline – Ilsey Juber, Jamie Squire, Benjamin Francis Leftwich
  6. I’m in Love with You – Adam Hann
  7. All I Need to Hear – Jamie Squire
  8. Wintering – Jacob Bugden
  9. Human Too – Jamie Squire, Benjamin Francis Leftwich
  10. About You
  11. When We Are Together – Rob Milton

Lana Del Rey: Honeymoon

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On September 18, 2015, “Interscope” and “Polydor” labels released “Honeymoon”, the fourth Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “The Green Building” in Santa Monica, California, “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels and Kieron Menzies.

Personnel:

  • Lana Del Rey – vocals, mellotron
  • Rick Nowels – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synthesizers mellotron, piano, organ, chamberlin, electric piano, keyboards, percussion, celesta 
  • Rusty Anderson  – electric guitar, guitar effects
  • Kieron Menzies – synthesizers, drum programming, synth bass, percussion, sampler, effects, loops, engineer
  • Patrick Warren  – strings, winds, keyboards, programming
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – bass, Omnichord
  • Curt Bisquera  – live drums
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Derek “DJA” Allen – percussion
  • Leon Michels – winds, keyboards, saxophone
  • David Levita – strings
  • Nicolas Essig – recording
  • Chris Garcia – engineer
  • Trevor Yasuda – additional programming, engineer
  • Phil Joly – engineer assistant
  • Iris Sofia – engineer assistant
  • Emerson Day Rhodes – engineer assistant
  • Josh Tyrrell – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels, except where noted.

  1. Honeymoon
  2. Music to Watch Boys To
  3. Terrence Loves You
  4. God Knows I Tried
  5. High by the Beach – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels, Kieron Menzies
  6. Freak
  7. Art Deco
  8. Burnt Norton (Interlude) – T. S. Eliot
  9. Religion
  10. Salvatore
  11. The Blackest Day
  12. 24
  13. Swan Song
  14. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell

Mew: No More Stories…

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On August 7, 2009, “Evill Office” label released “No More Stories…” the fifth Mew studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording” and “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Rich Costey, Jinas Bjerre, Bo Madsen and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

Personnel:

  • Jonas Bjerre – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers
  • Bo Madsen – guitars
  • Silas Utke Graae Jorgensen – drums, percussion
  • Bastian Juel – bass
  • Damon Tutunjian – bass
  • Dr. Nick Watts – additional keyboards
  • Nico Muhly – string, piano, piccolo and flute arrangements
  • Mathias Friis-Hansen – additional percussion, marimba
  • Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Mari Helgerlikova – additional vocals
  • Sellasi Dewornu – additional African percussion
  • Charlie Stavish – engineer, mixing
  • Rich Costey –  mixing
  • Noah Goldstein, Ben Liscio – mixing
  • Mark Santangelo – recording assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jinas Bjerre, Bo Madsen and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

  1. New Terrain
  2. Introducing Palace Players
  3. Beach
  4. Repeaterbeater
  5. Intermezzo 1
  6. Silas the Magic Car
  7. Cartoons and Macramé Wounds
  8. Hawaii Dream
  9. Hawaii
  10. Vaccine
  11. Tricks of the Trade
  12. Intermezzo 2
  13. Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy
  14. Reprise

Bad Religion: The Gray Race

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On February 27, 1996, “Atlantic” label released “The Gray Race”, the ninth Bad Religion album. It was recorded October – November 1995, at “Electric Lady” in New York, and was produced by Ric Ocasek, Greg Graffin, Greg Hetson, Brian Baker, Jay Bentley and Bobby Schayer.

Personnel:

  • Greg Graffin – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Greg Hetson – guitar
  • Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals
  • Bobby Schayer – drums, backing vocals
  • Bruce Calder – engineer
  • Andy Salas – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Frank Gargiulo – art direction, design
  • STAIN – design
  • Ryan J. McGuiness – design assistance
  • Richard Burbridge – photography (portraits)
  • Frank Ockenfels 3 – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Graffin, except where noted.

  1. The Gray Race – Greg Graffin, Brian Baker
  2. Them and Us
  3. A Walk
  4. Parallel
  5. Punk Rock Song
  6. Empty Causes
  7. Nobody Listens – Greg Graffin, Brian Baker
  8. Pity the Dead
  9. Spirit Shine – Greg Graffin, Brian Baker
  10. The Streets of America – Greg Graffin, Brian Baker
  11. Ten in 2010
  12. Victory
  13. Drunk Sincerity
  14. Come Join Us
  15. Cease

The Kills: God Games

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On October 27, 2023, “Domino” label released “God Games”, the sixth Kills (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Church” in London, “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Sweetzerland” in Los Angeles, and was produced  Paul Epworth and Jamie Hince.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Hince – performance, artwork, photography
  • Alison Mosshart – performance, photography
  • Fred Martin – choir vocal arrangement, choir vocals
  • Zharia Clausell – choir vocals
  • Tiana Paul – choir vocals
  • Tai Philips – choir vocals
  • Tunay Raymond – choir vocals
  • Riley MacIntyre – additional production, engineer, mixing
  • Robert Adam Stevenson – additional engineering
  • Chiara Ferracuti – engineer assistant
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Adam Wong – mixing
  • Colin Leonard – mastering
  • Rachel Briggs – cover painting
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Paul J. Street – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart.

  1. New York
  2. Going to Heaven
  3. LA Hex
  4. Love and Tenderness
  5. 103
  6. My Girls My Girls
  7. Wasterpiece
  8. Kingdom Come
  9. God Games
  10. Blank
  11. Bullet Sound
  12. Better Days

The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds

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On October 20, 2023, “Polydor” label released “Hackney Diamonds”, the twenty-fourth  Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded February 2019, 2020, December 2022, January 2023, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Henson” in Los Angeles, “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “Metropolis” in London, “Sanctuary” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Andrew Watt and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica
  • Keith Richards – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar, bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Matt Clifford – keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Rhodes electric piano, organ. Hammond B3 organ 
  • Elton John – piano 
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond organ
  • Stevie Wonder – piano, Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Paul McCartney – bass guitar
  • Andrew Watt – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Karlos Edwards – percussion
  • James King – saxophone
  • Ron Blake – trumpet
  • Lady Gaga – vocals
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Matt Clifford – vocal engineering, recording 
  • Don Was – drum recording
  • Andrew Watt – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing 
  • Paul Lamalfa – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Studio Fury – art direction, design
  • Paulina Almira – illustration
  • Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Angry – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  2. Get Close – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  3. Depending On You – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  4. Bite My Head Off
  5. Whole Wide World
  6. Dreamy Skies
  7. Mess It Up
  8. Live by the Sword
  9. Driving Me Too Hard
  10. Tell Me Straight
  11. Sweet Sounds of Heaven
  12. Rolling Stone Blues – Muddy Waters

Lorde: Solar Power

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On August 20, 2021, “Universal Music New Zealand” label released “Solar Power”, the third Lorde studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Conway” in Los Angeles, “Roundhead” in Auckland, “Rough Customer” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Lorde, Malay and Jack Antonoff.

Personnel:

  • Lorde (Ella Yelich-O’Connor) – vocals
  • Jack Antonoff – acoustic and electric guitars, string acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, keyboards, Mellotron, Farfisa, drums, percussion, programming, mixing
  • Malay – bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, programming
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion, programming
  • Evan Smith – flute, saxophone, keyboards
  • Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet
  • Bobby Hawk – violin
  • Robyn – vocals
  • Clairo – backing vocals
  • Lawrence Arabia – backing vocals
  • Marlon Williams – backing vocals
  • Phoebe Bridgers – backing vocal
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Laura Sisk – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Will Quinnell – mastering assistant
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. The Path – Ella Yelich-O’Connor
  2. Solar Power – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  3. California – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  4. Stoned at the Nail Salon – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  5. Fallen Fruit – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  6. Secrets from a Girl (Who See It All) – lyrics by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff, Robin Carlsson, music by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  7. The Man with the Axe – lyrics by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, music by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Malay
  8. Dominoes – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  9. Big Star – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  10. Leader of a New Regime – lyrics by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, music by Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Malay
  11. Mood Ring – Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff
  12. Oceanic Feeling – Ella Yelich-O’Connor

St. Vincent: Daddy’s Home

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On May 14, 2021, “Loma Vista Recordings” label released “Daddy’s Home”, the sixth St. Vincent studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Electric Lady” in New York, “Rough Customer” in Brooklyn, “Conway” and “Compound Fracture” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Antonoff and Annie Clark. “Daddy’s Home” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Annie Clark – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, sitar guitar, modular synthesizer, lap steel, bass, Wurlitzer, keyboards, Mellotron, vibes, art direction, creative direction
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel
  • Jack Antonoff – drums, percussion, bass, Wurlitzer, acoustic and electric guitar synthesizers, Mellotron, piano, clavinet, clavichord, backing vocals
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Patrick Kelly – bass
  • Sam KS – drums, congas
  • Cian Riordan – drums
  • Evan Smith – saxophones, flute, clarinet, horns, guitar, synthesizers
  • Michael Leonhard – trumpet, trombone
  • Daniel Hart – violin
  • Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals
  • Kenya Hathaway – backing vocals
  • Laura Sisk – recording
  • Peter Labberton – recording
  • John Rooney – engineer assistant
  • Jon Sher – engineer assistant
  • Cian Riordan – additional recording, mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Leah Lehrer – art direction, creative direction
  • Liz Lambert – art direction
  • Mishka Westell – package design
  • Zackery Michael – photography
  • Avigail Collins – styling
  • Pamela Neal – hair
  • Hinako Nishiguch – makeup

Track listing:

All tracks by Annie Clark, except where noted.

  1. Pay Your Way in Pain – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  2. Down and Out Downtown
  3. Daddy’s Home – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  4. Live in the Dream
  5. The Melting of the Sun
  6. Humming (Interlude 1)
  7. The Laughing Man – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  8. Down – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  9. Humming (Interlude 2)
  10. Somebody Like Me
  11. My Baby Wants a Baby – Annie Clark, Florrie Palmer
  12. …At the Holiday Party – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  13. Candy Darling
  14. Humming (Interlude 3)

The Strokes: Angles

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On March 18, 2011, “RCA” label released “Angles”, the fourth Strokes (The) album. It was recorded July 2009 – December 2010, at “Electric Lady”, “Avatar” in New York City, “One Way” in Upstate New York, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli, Gus Oberg, Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti.

Personnel:

  • Julian Casablancas – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Nick Valensi – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Albert Hammond, Jr. – rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Nikolai Fraiture – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Fabrizio Moretti – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Gus Oberg – recording, engineer
  • Joe Chiccarelli – recording
  • Justin Gerrish – engineer assistant
  • Noah Georgeson – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Guy Pouppez – cover painting
  • Lizzie Nanut – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti.

  1. Machu Picchu
  2.  Under Cover of Darkness
  3. Two Kind of Happiness
  4. You’re So Right
  5. Taken for a Fool
  6. Games
  7. Call Me Back
  8. Gratisfaction
  9. Metabolism
  10. Life Is Simple in the Moonlight