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David Crosby: For Free

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On July 23, 2021, “Three Blind Mice” and “BMG Right Management” labels released “For Free”, the eighth and final David Crosby album. It was recorded August – December 2020, at “The Bamboom Room” in Altadena, California, “Hz Werks” in Van Nuys, California, “Joe Jack’s Studio” in Santa Ynez, California, “Groove Masters” in Santa Monica, California, “Stubbs Recording” in Spring Hill, Tennessee, “Tomorrow’s Sound Today” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by James Raymond.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby – vocals, mixing
  • James Raymond – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizers, synth guitar solo, synth bass, synth acoustic guitar, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, percussion, backing vocals, horn arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Shawn Tubbs – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Steve Postell – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Dean Parks – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Andrew Ford – bass
  • Elijah Thomson – bass
  • Gary Novak – drums
  • Steve DiStanislao – drums
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
  • Steve Tavaglione – tenor saxophone, EWI
  • Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Sarah Jarosz – vocals
  • Brian Wilson – count-in vocal
  • Michael McDonald – backing vocals
  • Gracie Raymond – backing vocals
  • Becca Stevens – backing vocals
  • Michelle Willis – backing vocals
  • Dan Garcia – recording, mixing
  • Shawn Tubbs – guitar recording
  • Dean Parks – guitar recording
  • Nate Hassely – engineer assistant
  • Joel Jacks – engineer assistant
  • Jason Mariani – engineer assistant
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Louise Hendy – artwork, design
  • Joan Baez – sleeve artwork, original painting

Track listing:

  1. River Rise – David Crosby, James Raymond, Michael McDonald
  2. I Think I – David Crosby, James Raymond, Steve Postell
  3. The Other Side of Midnight – James Raymond
  4. Rodriguez for a Night – David Crosby, Donald Fagen, James Raymond
  5.  Secret Dancer – David Crosby, James Raymond
  6. Ships in the Night – David Crosby
  7. For Free – Joni Mitchell
  8. Boxes – James Raymond
  9. Shot at Me – David Crosby – Dean Parks
  10. I Won’t Stay for Long – James Raymond

Eisley: Room Noises

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On February 8, 2005, “Reprise” label released “Room Noises”, the debut Eisley studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Rob Schnapf, Rob Cavallo, Aaron Sprinkle, John Shanks, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree, Chauntelle DuPree and Weston DuPree.

Personnel:

  • Sherri DuPree – lead vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Stacy DuPree – vocals, keyboards, guitar, engineer
  • Chauntelle DuPree – guitar, engineer
  • Weston DuPree – drums, engineer
  • Jonathan Wilson – bass guitar
  • Elijah Thomson – bass guitar
  • Casey Prestwood – steel guitar
  • Eddie Harbour – hand clapping
  • Doug Boehm – engineer
  • John Shanks – engineer
  • Doug Mcean – engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Memories
  2. Telescope Eyes
  3. I Wasn’t Prepared
  4. Golly Sandra
  5. Marvelous Things
  6. Brightly Wound
  7. Lost at Sea
  8. My Lovely
  9. Just Like We Do
  10. Plenty of Paper
  11. One Day I Slowly Floated Away
  12. Trolley Wood

Father John Misty: God’s Favorite Customer

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On June 1, 2018, “Sub Pop” and “Bella Union” labels released “God’s Favorite Customer”, the fourth Father John Misty (Josh Tillman) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Josh Tillman, Jonathan Rado, Dave Cerminara, Trevor Spencer and Jonathan Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Josh Tillman – guitar, tambourine, bass, piano, Mellotron, harmonica, drums, finger picking, sleigh bells, additional instrumentation, string arrangement, mixing, art direction
  • David Vandervelde – guitars 
  • Jonathan Rado – bass, guitar, DX-1, piano, organ, synthesizer 
  • Jon Titterington – piano, glockenspiel, synthesizer, accordion, Wurlitzer, trumpet
  • Bobby Krlic – strings, horns
  • Jonathan Wilson – organ, bass synthesizer, Crumar, electric, mixing, additional production 
  • Elijah Thomson – bass 
  • Mark Ronson – bass
  • Gabe Noel – cellos, lap steel, string arrangement
  • James King – saxophone 
  • Natalie Mering – vocals
  • Ivan Wayman – engineer
  • Sasha Barr – art direction
  • Pari Dukovic – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Tillman.

  1. Hangout at the Gallows
  2. Mr. Tillman
  3. Just Dumb Enough to Try
  4. Date Night
  5. Please Don’t Die
  6. The Palace
  7. Disappointing Diamonds are the Rarest of Them All
  8. God’s Favorite Customer
  9. The Songwriter
  10. We’re Only People (And There’s Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)

Nathaniel Rateliff: And It’s Still Alright

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On February 14, 2020, “Stax” label released “And It’s Still Alright”, the third Nathaniel Rateliff studio album. It was recorded 2019 -2020, at “National Freedom” in Cottage Grove, Oregon, “Broken Creek” in Littleton, Colorado, “Crown Lane Studios” in Denver, and was produced by Patrick Meese, James Barone and Nathaniel Rateliff.

Personnel:

  • Nathaniel Rateliff – vocals, acoustic slide and electric guitar, bass, congas
  • Luke Mossman – electric guitar
  • Daniel Creamer – organ, mellotron, piano
  • Eric Swanson – pedal steel 
  • Elijah Thomson – bass 
  • Patrick Meese – drums, percussion, vibraphone, bass, keyboards, piano, theravox, synths, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • James Barone – noise synth, engineer, mixing
  • Cat Martino – backing vocals
  • Elizabeth Ziman – backing vocals
  • Joanna Schubert – backing vocals
  • Kelly Winrich – additional recording
  • Joshua Block – additional recording
  • Chris Colbert – mastering
  • Rett Rogers – design, photography
  • Emily Philpott – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nathaniel Rateliff.

  1. What a Drag
  2. And It’s Still Alright
  3. All or Nothing
  4. Expecting to Lose
  5. Tonight No. 2
  6. Mavis
  7. You Need Me
  8. Time Stands
  9. Kissing Our Friends
  10. Ruch On

The Walkmen: Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen

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On October 24, 2006, “Record Collection” label released “Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen”, the fourth  Walkmen (The) studio album. It is song cover of the 1974 Harry Nilsson album “Pussy Cats” which was produced by John Lennon.

Personnel:

  • Matt Barrick– conga, drums, maracas, tambourine, cowbell, wood block
  • Peter Bauer– organ, farfisa organ, Vox Continental
  • Hamilton Leithauser– vocals, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, electric guitar, handwriting
  • Walter Martin– acoustic guitar, bass, kazoo, maracas, organ, piano, tambourine, triangle, vibraslap, cowbell, fuzz bass, slide whistle
  • Quentin Stoltzfus– vocals
  • Alex Waterman– cello, string arrangements
  • Dana Lyn– viola
  • Rob Moose – violin
  • Paul Maroon– piano, electric guitar
  • Chris Colbert, Kevin McMahon– engineer, mixing
  • Elijah Thomson– engineer assistant, mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
  2. Subterranean Homesick Blues – Bob Dylan
  3. Don’t Forget Me – Harry Nilsson
  4. All My Life – Harry Nilsson
  5. Old Forgotten Soldier- Harry Nilsson
  6. Save the Last Dance – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
  7. Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga – John Lennon, Harry Nilsson
  8. Loop De Loop – Ted Vann
  9. Black Sails – Harry Nilsson
  10. Rock Around the Clock – Jimmy DeKnight, Max C. Freedman

Josh Tillman: Pure Comedy

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On April 7, 2017, “Bella Union” label released “Pure Comedy”, the third Josh Tillman album, under his pseudonym Father John Misty. It was recorded in March 2016 at “United Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Josh Tillman. In its choice of the “100 Best Albums of the Year”, “The Sunday Times” ranked “Pure Comedy” at number one.

Personnel:

  • Josh Tillman– vocals, horn and vocal arrangement, mixing, art direction
  • Jonathan Wilson– performance, mixing
  • Thomas Bartlett, Elijah Thomson, Daniel Bailey, Keefus Ciancia, Kyle Flynn – performance
  • Gavin Bryars – vibraphone, string arrangements
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel, lap steel
  • Kelsey Lu – cello
  • George Potts Young, De’Ante Duckett, Ryan Stewart, Tiffanie Cross, Vanessa Grundy, Shanika Bereal, Celeste Young, Dominique Dubose – additional vocals
  • Chavonne Stewart – additional vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Gavin Bryars– horn arrangements
  • James King– horn arrangements
  • Paul Jacob Cartwright, Tom Lea, Nico Muhly– string arrangements
  • Trevor Spencer – engineer, mixing
  • Vira Byramji, Dave Cerminara, Rouble Kapoor, Bryce Gonzales – additional engineering
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Ed Steed – illustrations, art direction
  • Sasha Barr – art direction, additional art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Tillman.

  1. Pure Comedy
  2. Total Entertainment Forever
  3. Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution
  4. Ballad of the Dying Man
  5. Birdie
  6. Leaving LA
  7. A Bigger Paper Bag
  8. When the God of Love Returns There’ll Be Hell to Pay
  9. Smoochie
  10. Two Wildly Different Perspectives
  11. The Memo
  12. So I’m Growing Old on Magic Mountain
  13. In Twenty Years or So