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Michael Kiwanuka: Small Chages

On November 22, 2024, “Polydor” label released “Small Changes”, the fourth Michael Kiwanuka studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Danger Mouse and Inflo.

Personnel:

  • Michael Kiwanuka – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer, piano, drums
  • Inflo – drums, piano, backing vocals, keyboards, Rhodes, synthesizer, bass guitar
  • James Payne – electric slide guitar 
  • Jimmy Jam – organ, Hammond organ
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Brian Burton – drums, synthesizer programming
  • Alecia Chakour – backing vocals
  • Stevvi Alexander – backing vocals
  • LaVance Colley – backing vocals
  • Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals
  • Emily Holligan – backing vocals
  • Simone Richards – backing vocals
  • Rosie Danvers – string arrangements
  • Pete Anthony – orchestra conductor
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer, mixing
  • Todd Monfalcone – engineer
  • Kennie Takahashi – engineer
  • Tom Hardistry – strings engineering, strings recording
  • Chandler Harrod – strings recording
  • Alex Kalteziotis – engineer assistant
  • Brian Bair – engineer assistant
  • Dave Clarke – engineer assistant
  • Emily Reeves – engineer assistant
  • Emma Marks – engineer assistant
  • Jacob Spitzer – engineer assistant
  • Max Anstruther – engineer assistant
  • Noah Rastegar – engineer assistant
  • Rich Wheeler – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Nelson – engineer assistant
  • Rich Wheeler – strings engineer assistant
  • Ryan Nelson – strings engineer assistant
  • Dave Clarke – strings engineer assistant
  • Brian Bair – strings engineer assistant
  • Ben Baptie – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Yout – art
  • Marcus Grey – photography, creative direction
  • Jeremy Ngatho Cole – creative direction, design
  • Jude Amponsah – design

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Michael Kiwanuka, Brian Burton, and Dean Josiah Cover, except where noted.

  1. Floating Parade
  2. Small Changes
  3. One and Only
  4. Rebel Soul
  5. Lowdown (Part I)
  6. Lowdown (Part II)
  7. Follow Your Dreams
  8. Live for Your Love
  9. Stay By My Side
  10. The Rest of Me
  11. Four Long Years – Michael Kiwanuka, Brian Burton

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