On June 2, 2023, “Roswell” label released “But Here We Are”, the eleventh Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “606 West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Greg Kurstin, Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear.
Personnel:
Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar, drums
Chris Shiflett – guitar
Pat Smear – guitar
Rami Jaffee – keyboards
Nate Mendel – bass
Violet Grohl – vocals
Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
Randy Merrill – mastering
Morning Breath, Inc. – art direction, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear.
On May 15, 2007, “Jerkin Crocus” label released “Shrunken Heads”, the eleventh Ian Hunter album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, and was produced by Andy York and Ian Hunter.
Personnel:
Ian Hunter – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
Andy York – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, piano, banjo, ukulele, Wurlitzer, backing and gang vocals
James Mastro – slide, electric, solo, Barytone, buzzsaw guitar, e-bow
Jack Petruzzelli – mando, electric, Leslie, Phaser guitar, Omnichord, Wah-Wah
Mark Bosch – solo guitar
Andy Burton – keyboards, Wurlitzer, organ, accordion, piano
On May 6, 2022, “Matador” label released “A Bit of Previous”, the eleventh Belle and Sebastian album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Banchory Studio” and Gorbals Studio” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Kevin Burleigh, Matt Wiggins, Brian McNeill, Stuart Murdoch, Steve Jackson, Chris Geddes, Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea, Dave McGowan and Richard Colburn.
Personnel:
Stuart Murdoch – lead vocal, guitar
Steve Jackson – vocal, guitar
Chris Geddes – keyboards
Sarah Martin – vocal, violin
Bobby Kildea – bass, guitar
Dave McGowan – bass, keyboards, guitar
Richard Colburn – drums
Brian McNeill – synth, mixing
Shawn Everett – synth, mixing
Paul Towndrow – tenor and baritone saxophone
Ryan Quigley – trumpet, flugelhorn
Michael Owers – trombone, bass trombone
Alessandra Lupo – spoken word
Anjolee Williams – backing vocals
Olivia Walker – backing vocals
Patience Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals
Charles Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Leon McCrary – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Ryan Quigley – brass arrangements
Sarah Martin – brass arrangements
Matt Wiggins – mixing
Tony Doogan – mixing
Frank Arkwright – mastering
D8 (3) – design
Emma Durnan – design
Anna Miles – artwork
Cass Kildea – artwork
Chris Geddes – artwork
Titana Muthui – artwork
Yvonne Kincaid – artwork
Marisa Privitera Murdoch – photography
Stuart Murdoch – photography
Denise Coombes – costume design
Anna Miles – cover stars
Cass Kidea – cover stars
Clowie Magusloy – cover stars
Kyle Lonsdale Jackson – cover stars
Saif Ali – cover stars
Syd Childs – cover stars
Tess Macdonald – cover stars
Titana Muthui – cover stars
Winona Childs – cover stars
Yvonne Kincaid – cover stars
Shawn Everett – additional production
Track listing:
All tracks by Stuart Murdoch, Steve Jackson, Chris Geddes,
Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea, Dave McGowan and Richard Colburn.
On May 1, 2020, “New West Records” label released “Lamentations”, the eleventh American Aquarium album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Dave’s Room” in Hollywood, and was produced by Shooter Jennings.
Personnel:
BJ Barham – vocals, acoustic guitar
Shane Boeker – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
On April 21, 2023, “Buzzin’ Fly” and “Virgin” labels released “Fuse”, the eleventh Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Riverside Studios” in Bath, and was produced by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn.
Personnel:
Tracey Thorn – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, recording
Ben Watt – electric guitar, piano, drums, backing vocals, programming, arrangements, engineer
Ewan Pearson – programming
Bruno Ellingham – programming, engineer, mixing
Miles Showell – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn, except where noted.
On April 14, 2023, “Blackened” label released “72 Seasons”, the eleventh Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2021 – November 2022, at Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
Personnel:
James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
Lars Ulrich – drums
Greg Fidelman – recording, mixing
Sara Lyn Killion – engineer
Jim Monti – engineer
Jason Gossman – additional engineering, digital editing
Kent Matcke – engineer assistant
Dan Monti – digital editing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
David Turner – cover art
Lee Jeffries – band portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, except where noted.
72 Seasons – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
Sleepwalk My Life Away – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
You Must Burn – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
Lux Æterna
Crown of Barbed Wire – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Chasing Light – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
If Darkness Had a Son – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Orchid”, the eleventh Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – June 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In April 1960, “Blue Note” label released “The Time Is Right”, the eleventh Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded October – November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Horace Parlan – piano
Laymon Jackson – bass
Sam Jones – bass
Dave Bailey – drums
Al Harewood – drums
Ray Barretto – congas
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Ira Gitler – technical personnel
Track listing:
Lou’s Blues – Lou Donaldson
Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
Idaho – Jesse Stone
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Camichael, Ned Washington
Mack the Knife – Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
On April 7, 2023, “Sub Pop” label released “Plastic Eternity”, the eleventh Mudhoney studio album. It was recorded in November 2021, at “Crackle & Pop” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Johnny Sangster.
Personnel:
Mark Arm – vocals, guitar
Steve Turner – vocals, guitar
Guy Maddison – bass guitar, synthesizer
Dan Peters – vocals, drums, percussion, guitar
Johnny Sangster – organ, guitar, backing vocals, recording, mixing
Bob Weston – mastering
Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
Nicholas Law – cover illustration
Emily Rieman – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, and Steve Turner, except where noted.
Souvenir of My Trip
Almost Everything – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
Cascades of Crap
Flush the Fascists
Move Under
Severed Dreams in the Sleeper Cell
Here Comes the Flood
Human Stock Capital
Tom Herman’s Hermits
One or Two – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
Cry Me an Atmospheric River – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
In March 1984, “Virgin” label released “Climate of Hunter”, the eleventh Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded October – December 1983, at “The Town House”, and “EMI & Sarm West Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Walsh and Scott Walker.
Personnel:
Scott Walker – vocals
Ray Russell – lead and backing guitars
Phil Palmer – lead and backing guitars
Mark Knopfler – guitars
Brian Gascoigne – keyboards
Mo Foster – bass
Peter Van Hooke – drums
Mark Isham – trumpet
Gary Kettel – percussion
Billy Ocean – harmony vocal
Evan Parker – soprano and tenor saxophone
c•more•tone – design
Bob Carlos Clarke – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Scott Walker, except where noted.
Rawhide
Dealer
Track Three
Sleepwalker Woman (Informal title Delayed)
Track Five (Informal title It’s a Starving)
Track Six (Informal title Say It)
Track Seven (Informal title Stump of a Drowner)
Blanket Roll Blues – lyrics by Tennessee Williams, music by Kenyon Hopkins