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Dion: Son of Skip James

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On November 6, 2007, “Verve Forecast” label released “Son of Skip James”, the thirtieth Dion album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Sound Great Production”, and was produced by Dion.

Personnel:

  • Dion DiMucci – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Rick Krive – piano
  • Bob Guertin – organ, percussion, engineer
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Kazumi Matsumoto – graphic design
  • Bill Bush – photography
  • Susan DiMucci – photography
  • Michael Friedman – photography
  • Richard Gottehrer – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Nadine – Chuck Berry
  2. My Babe – Willie Dixon
  3. Hoodoo Man Blues – Junior Wells
  4. Drop Down Mama – Sleepy John Estes
  5. Hoochie Coochie Man – Willie Dixon
  6. Baby I’m in the Mood – Bob Dylan
  7. I’m a Guitar King – Tommy McClennan
  8. The Thunder – Dion DiMucci
  9. Interlude – Spoken Word – Dion DiMucci
  10. Son of Skip James – Dion DiMucci
  11. Preachin’ Blues – Robert Johnson
  12. If I Had Possession (Over Judgement Day) – Robert Johnson
  13. Devil Got My Way – Skip James

Travis: 10 Songs

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On October 9, 2020, “Red Telephone Box” label released “10 Songs”, the ninth Travis album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Gezellig Studios” and “RAK Studios”, and was produced by Robin Baynton and Fran Healy.

Personnel:

  • Fran Healy – vocals, guitar, strings arrangements, recording
  • Andy Dunlop – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Dougie Payne – bass, backing vocals
  • Neil Primrose – drums, percussion, photography
  • Robin Baynton – electric guitar, synths
  • Jason Lytle – synths
  • Susana Hoffs – vocal
  • Sally Herbert – violin, strings arrangements
  • Everton Nelson – violin
  • Rachel Robson – viola
  • Sarah Wilson – cello
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Daniel Hart – strings
  • Robin Baynton – harmonium, programing, recording, mixing
  • Dan Ewins, Emma Marks – recording assistant
  • Robbie Nelson – engineer
  • Darrell Thorp – mixing
  • Jonny Breakwell – mastering assistant
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Duncan Fuller – engineer assistant
  • Gezellig Studio – artwork
  • DLT – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Fran Healy.

  1. Waving at the Window
  2. The Only Thing
  3. Valentine
  4. Butterflies
  5. A Million Hearts
  6. A Ghost
  7. All Fall Down
  8. Kissing in the Wind
  9. Nina’s Song
  10. No Love Lost

Angels & Airwaves: Lifeforms

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On September 24, 2021, “Rice” label released “Lifeforms”, the sixth Angels & Airwaves studio album. It was recorded April 2018 – April 2021, at “Bunker of Brilliance” in Los Angeles, “Jupiter Sound” in Encinitas, “Signature Sound”, “Singing Serpent” and “The Hit Lair” in San Diego, and was produced by Aaron Rubin, Tom DeLonge, David Kennedy, Matt Rubino and IIan Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Tom DeLonge – lead vocals, guitar, synths
  • David Kennedy – guitar, synths, producer
  • Matt Rubano – bass guitar, synths, backing vocals
  • Ilan Rubin – drums, percussion, bass guitar, synths, guitar, backing vocals
  • Aaron Rubin – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Moore – engineer
  • Emily Lazar – engineer
  • Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Allgood – engineer
  • Jeff Citron – engineer
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom DeLonge, Ilan Rubin, Aaron Rubin, and Matt Rubano, except where noted.

  1. Timebomb
  2. Euphoria
  3. Spellbound – Tom DeLounge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin
  4. No More Guns
  5. Losing My Mind
  6. Automatic
  7. Restless Souls
  8. Rebel Girl – Tom DeLoiunge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin
  9. A Fire in a Nameless Town
  10. Kiss & Tell – Tom DeLounge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin

Jacob Collier: Djesse Vol. 3

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On August 14, 2020, “Hajanga” label released “Djesse Vol. 3”, the fourth Jacob Collier album, and the third in “Djesse” series. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Jacob Collier. The album track “He Won’t Hold You” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals”.

Personnel:

  • Jacob Collier – vocals, instruments, arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Tarriona “Tank” Ball – vocals
  • Erin Bentlage – vocals
  • Daniel Caesar – vocals 
  • Tori Kelly – vocals
  • Kimbra – vocals 
  • Kiana Ledé – vocals 
  • Mahalia – vocals 
  • Rapsody – vocals
  • T-Pain – vocals 
  • Ty Dolla Sign – vocals
  • Jessie Reyez – vocals 
  • MonoNeon – electric bass
  • James Copus – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Ben Bloomberg – backing vocals
  • Ella Collier – backing vocals
  • Sophie Collier – backing vocals
  • Suzie Collier – backing vocals 
  • Julia Easterlin – backing vocals
  • Michael Mayo – backing vocals 
  • Michael Peha – backing vocals
  • Nathan Schram – backing vocals 
  • Becca Stevens – backing vocals
  • Chelsea Stevens – backing vocals 
  • Malika Tirolien – backing vocals
  • JoJo – additional vocals
  • Kristen Sing – spoken word 
  • Marlanna Evans – vocal engineer
  • DJ Fai – vocal engineer
  • Wissam Ghorayeb – vocal engineer
  • Matthew Maroulakos – engineer assistant
  • Kerry Pompeo – engineer assistant 
  • Ben Bloomberg – mixing, programming, synthesizer programming, co-producer
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Clarity – Jacob Collier
  2. Count the People – Jacob Collier, Jessie Reyez
  3. In My Bones – Jacob Collier, Kimbra Johnson, Tarriona Ball
  4. Time Alone with You – Jacob Collier, Daniel Caesar
  5.  All I Need – Jacob Collier, Michael Peha, Tyrone William Griffin Jr.
  6. In Too Deep – Jacob Collier
  7. Butterflies – Jacob Collier
  8. Sleeping on My Dreams – Jacob Collier
  9. Running Outta Love – Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly
  10. Light It Up on Me – Jacob Collier
  11. He Won’t Hold You – Jacob Collier, Marlanna Evans
  12. To Sleep – Jacob Collier

The Killers: Pressure Machine

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On August 13, 2021,” Island” label released “Pressure Machine”, the seventh Killers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020 – 2021, at “Battle Born Studios” in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was produced by Jonathan Rado and Shawn Everett.

Personnel:

  • Brandon Flowers – vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Dave Keuning – guitar, pedal steel guitar 
  • Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums, guitar
  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocals
  • Matthew Davidson – pedal steel guitar
  • Jonathan Rado – piano, organ, synthesizer, harmonica, guitar, bass, mandolin, recording
  • Joe Pug – harmonica, guitar
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Sara Watkins – fiddle
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • Anjolee Williams – backing vocals
  • Charles “ChuckHeat” Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals
  • Griffin Goldsmith – backing vocals
  • Taylor Goldsmith – backing vocals
  • Jed Jones – recording
  • Matt Breunig – recording
  • Will Maclellan – recording
  • Alec Eitram – recording
  • Raoul Ahmad – recording
  • Robert Root – recording
  • Rias Reed – recording
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brandon Flowers and Jonathan Rado, except where noted.

  1. West Hill
  2. Quiet Town
  3. Terrible Thing – Brandon Flowers
  4. Cody – Brandon Flowers, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., Jonathan Rado
  5. Sleepwalker
  6. Runaway Horses – Brandon Flowers
  7. In the Car Outside – Brandon Flowers, Jonathan Rado, Dave Keuning
  8. In Another Life
  9. Desperate Things
  10. Pressure Machine – Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Jonathan Rado
  11. The Getting By

Garbage: No Gods No Masters

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On June 11, 2021, “Stunvolume” label released “No Gods No Masters”, the seventh Garbage studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Red Razor” in Atwater Village, California, “Grungels Dead” in Silver Lake, California, and was produced by Billy Bush, Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Manson – vocals, keyboards, cover photo, band photo
  • Duke Erikson – guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, band photo
  • Steve Marker – bass, drum programming, drums, guitar, humming, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, band photo
  • Butch Vig – drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, band photo
  • Marissa Paternoster – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Wagoner – accordion, violin
  • John Doe – bass, guitar
  • Justin Meldal -Johnson – bass
  • Eric Avery – bass
  • Daniel Shulman – bass
  • Michael Abbate – bass
  • Jarrett Dougherty – drums
  • Brody Dalle – vocals
  • Brian Aubert – vocals
  • Christine Cervenka – vocals
  • Billy Bush – mixing, engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Brendan Dekora – mastering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – mastering, instrument technician
  • Ryan Corey – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig, except where noted.

  1. The Men Who Rule the World
  2. The Creeps
  3. Uncomfortably Me
  4. Wolfes
  5. Anonymous XXX
  6. Waiting for God
  7. Godhead
  8. A Woman Destroyed
  9. Flipping the Bird
  10. No Gods No Masters
  11. This City Will Kill You

Vampire Weekend: Father of the Bride

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On May 3, 2019, “Columbia” label released “Father of the Bride”, the fourth Vampire Weekend studio album. It was recorded January 2016 – August 2018, at “Effie Street” in  Silverlake, California, “Vox” in Hollywood, “Sony” in Akasaka, Minato, Japan, and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, BloodPop, DJ Dahi and Rostam Batmanglij.

Personnel:

  • Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitars, mixing
  • Rostam Batmanglij – 12-string acoustic guitar
  • Tommy King – piano
  • Buddy Ross – synthesizers, Wurlitzer, piano, strings, backing vocals 
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Greg Leisz – electric and pedal steel guitar
  • David Longstreth – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jake Longstreth – guitar
  • John Nixon – guitar
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – guitar
  •  Steve Lacy – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Sam Gendel – saxophone
  • Serena McKinney – violins 
  • Danielle Haim – lead and backing vocals
  • Jude Law – lead vocals
  • Jenny Lewis – vocal sample
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – engineer, mixing
  • Buddy Ross – engineer, mixing
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Rostam Batmanglij – engineer, mixing
  • Dalton Ricks – engineer
  • Nick Rowe – engineer
  • Chris Kasych – engineer
  • John DeBold – engineer
  • Hiroya Takayama – engineer
  • Takemasa Kosaka – engineer
  • Dave Schiffman – engineer
  • P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) – engineer
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Jude Law – engineer
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Nick Harwood – art direction
  • Primo Kahn – cover design
  • Public-Library – cover design
  • Brendan Ratzlaff – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Ezra Koenig, except where noted.

  1. Hold You Now – Ezra Koenig, Hans Zimmer
  2. Harmony Hall
  3. Bambina
  4. This Life – Ezra Koenig, Makonnen Sheran, Mark Ronson
  5. Big Blue
  6. How Long? – Ezra Koenig, William Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Leon F. Silvers III
  7. Unbearably White
  8. Rich Man – Ezra Koenig, S. E. Rogie
  9. Married in a Gold Rush
  10. My Mistake – Ezra Koenig, Ludwig Göransson
  11. Sympathy – Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
  12. Sunflower
  13. Flower Moon – Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
  14. 2021 – Haruomi Hososno, Ezra Koenig
  15. We Belong Together – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
  16. Stranger
  17. Spring Snow – Ezra Koenig, BloodPop, Sam Gendel
  18. Jerusalem, New York, Berlin

The Offspring: Let the Bad Times Roll

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On April 16, 2021, “Concord” label released “Let the Bad Times Roll”, the tenth Offspring (The) studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2019, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Noodles – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dexter Holland – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass
  • Pete Parada – drums
  • Alan Chang – piano
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Jason Powell – saxophone, clarinet
  • Phil Jordan – trumpet
  • Eric Marbauch – trombone
  • Ricardo “Tiki” Pasillas – additional percussion
  • Jason “Blackball” McLean – additional vocals
  • Dave Pierce – sound design
  • Bob Rock – mixing, engineer
  • Adam Greenholtz – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Daveed Benito – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Holland, except where noted.

  1. This Is Not Utopia
  2. Let the bad Times Roll
  3. Behind Your Walls
  4. Army of One
  5. Breaking These Bones
  6. Coming for You
  7. We Never Have Sex Anymore
  8. In the Hall of the Mountain King – Edvard Grieg
  9. The Opioid Diaries
  10. Hassan Chop
  11. Gone Away
  12. Lullaby

Dams of the West: Youngish American

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On February 24, 2017, “30th Century Records” label released “Youngish American”, the debut Dams of the West studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Patrick Carney, Roger Moutenot and Chris Tomson.

Personnel:

  • Chris Tomson – vocals, piano, guitar, drums, percussion
  • Laura Epling – violin
  • Katherine Messer – viola
  • Maggie Chaffee – cello
  • Marc Whitmore, Roger Moutenot – engineer
  • Patrick Carney – mixing
  • Roger Moutenot – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Mick Harper – design
  • Jake Longstreth – design
  • Emily Tomson – photography
  • Edward Bursch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Tomson.

  1. Bridges and Tunnels
  2. Tell the Truth
  3. Death Wish
  4. The Inerrancy of You and Me
  5. Polo Grounds
  6. Will I Be Known to Her
  7. Flag on the Can
  8. Perfect Wave
  9. Pretty Good WiFi
  10. Youngish American

Circa Survive: Descensus

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On November 24, 2014, “Sumerian Records” label released “Descensus”, the fifth Circa Survive studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Will Yip.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Green – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Colin Frangicetto – vocals, guitar
  • Brendan Ekstrom – guitar
  • Nick Beard – bass
  • Steve Clifford – drums
  • Steven Choi – guitar
  • Joe Montone – keyboards
  • Will Yip – engineer, mixing
  • Japhil Nicolo – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Esao Andrews – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Anthony Green, Colin Frangicetto, Brendan Ekstrom, Nick Beard and Steve Clifford.

  1. Schemia
  2. Child of the Desert
  3. Always Begin
  4. Who Will Lie with Me Now
  5. Only the Sun
  6. Nesting Dolls
  7. Quiet Down
  8. Phantom
  9. Sovereign Circle
  10. Descensus