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Ryan Adams: Rock n Roll

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On November 4, 2003, “Lost Highway” label released “Rock n Roll”, the fourth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Stratosphere Sound” in Manhattan, New York, and was produced by James Barber.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – lead and backing vocals, voices, guitar, keyboards, bass, guitar, multi instruments, costume design
  • Johnny McNab – guitar
  • Joe McGinty – piano
  • Joe McGrath – piano, engineer
  • Jamie Candiloro – bass guitar, Hammond organ, engineer, mixing, surround mix
  • Johnny Pisano – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Flaugher – bass guitar
  • Tony Shanahan – bass guitar
  • Johnny T – voices, drums
  • Paul Garisto – drums
  • Parker Posey – backing vocals
  • Billie Joe Armstrong – backing vocals
  • Melissa Auf der Maur – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.

  1. This Is It – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  2. Shallow
  3. 1974
  4. Wish You Were Here – Ryan Adams, Brad Rice
  5. So Alive – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  6. Luminol – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington, Tony Shanahan
  7. Burning Photographs – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  8. She’s lost Total Control
  9. Note to Self: Don’t Die – Ryan Adams, Parker Posey
  10. Rock n Roll
  11. Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
  12. Do Miss America
  13. Boys – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  14. The Drugs Not Working

Ian Sweet: Sucker

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On November 3, 2023, “Polyvinyl Record Co.” label released “Sucker”, the fourth Ian Sweet studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Outliner Inn” in New York, and was produced by Ian Sweet, Alex Craig, and Isaac Eiger.

Personnel:

  • Jilian Medford (Ian Sweet) – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Alex Craig – guitar, synthesizer
  • Isaac Eiger – guitar, synthesizer, piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Jilian Medford and Alex Craig.

  1. Bloody Knees
  2. Smoking Again
  3. Emergency Contact
  4. Sucker
  5. Comeback
  6. Your Spit
  7. Clean
  8. Fight
  9. Slowdance
  10. Hard

Kansas: Leftoverture

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On October 21, 1976, “Kirshner” label released “Leftoverture”, the fourth Kansas studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – August 1976, at “Studio in the County” in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and was produced by Jeff Glixman, Stevge Walsh, Kerry Livgren, Rich Williams, Robby Steinhardt, Dave Hope and Phil Ehart.

Personnel:

  • Steve Walsh – lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, additional synthesizers, vibraphone, congas.
  • Kerry Livgren – electric guitar, piano, clavinet, Moog, Oberheim and ARP synthesizers
  • Rich Williams – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Robby Steinhardt – lead and backing vocals, violin, viola
  • Dave Hope – bass guitar
  • Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
  • Toye LaRocca, Cheryl Norman – children’s voices
  • Jeff Glixman – engineer assistant, remastered edition producer
  • Bill Evans – engineer
  • Edwin Hobgood, Ray Black – additional studio assistance
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Jeff Magid – remastered edition producer
  • Dave McMacken – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Kerry Livgren, except where noted.

  1. Carry On Wayward Son
  2. The Wall – Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh
  3. What’s on My Mind
  4. Miracles out of Nowhere
  5. Opus Insert
  6. Questions of My Childhood – Steve Walsh, Kerry Livgren
  7. Cheyenne Anthem
  8. Magnum Opus – Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh, Rich Williams, Dave Hope, Phil Ehart, Robby Steinhardt

Iris DeMent: Lifeline

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On October 19, 2004, “Flariella” label released “Lifeline”, the fourth Iris DeMent studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Cowboy Arms” and “Signal Path Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Ozark Folk Center” in Mountain View, Arkansas, “Master Mix” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Jim Rooney and Iris DeMent.

Personnel:

  • Iris DeMent – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bo Ramsey – electric guitar, slide guitar, Weissenborn
  • Mark Howard – guitar, mandolin
  • Stuart Basore – dobro
  • David Roe – bass
  • Stuart Duncan – backing vocals
  • Pat Enright – backing vocals
  • Alan O’Bryant – backing vocals
  • Jim Rooney – backing vocals
  • Barry Tashian – backing vocals
  • Richard Adler, Mark Howard, David Ferguson, David Shipley – engineer
  • Tommy Tucker – mixing
  • Pieta Brown – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart – Hurdist Milsap
  2. Blessed Assurance – Fanny Crosby
  3. Fill My Way with Love – George W. Sebren
  4. Hide Thou Me – Fanny Crosby
  5. The Old Gospel Ship – traditional
  6. Sweet Hour of Prayer – William W. Walford
  7. That Glad Reunion Day – Adger M. Pace
  8. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms – Anthony Johnson Showalter, Elisha Hoffman
  9. He Reached Down – Iris DeMent
  10. Near the Cross Fanny Crosby
  11. I Never Shall Forget the Day – G.T. Speer
  12. I Don’t Want to Get Adjusted – Sanford J. Massengale
  13. God Walks the Dark Hills – Audra Czarnikow

Battles: Jyice B Crypts

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On October 18, 2019, “Warp” label released “Juice B Crypts”, the fourth Battles studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Chris Tabron.

Personnel:

  • Ian Williams – keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass, effects, abelton push
  • John Stanier – drums, percussion
  • Tune-Yards – vocals, instrumentation
  • Sal Principato – vocals
  • Shabazz Palaces – vocals, instrumentation
  • Prairie WWWW – vocals, instrumentation
  • Xenia Rubinos – vocals
  • Jon Anderson – vocals
  • Nate Odden – engineer
  • Brandon Peralta – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Chris Tabron – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Andrew Kuo – artwork
  • Caleb Halter – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Williams and John Stanier.

  1. Ambulance
  2. A Loop So Nice…
  3. They Played It Twice
  4. Sugar Foot
  5. Foot Greene Park
  6. Titanium 2 Step
  7. Hiro 3
  8. Izm
  9. Juice B Crypts
  10. Last Supper on Shasta Pt. 1
  11. Last Supper on Shasta Pt. 2

Green Day: Insomniac

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On October 10, 1995, “Reprise” label released “Insomniac”, the fourth Green Day studio album. It was recorded December 1994 – May 1995, at “Hyde Street” in San Francisco, and was produced by Rob Cavallo, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool.

Personnel:

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar
  • Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
  • Tré Cool – drums
  • Kevin Army – engineer
  • Richard Huredia; Bernd Burgdorf – additional engineering
  • Jerry Finn – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Winston Smith – cover art
  • Dirk Walter – art direction
  • David Harlan – typographic design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, except where noted.

  1. Armatage Shanks
  2. Brat
  3. Stuck with Me
  4. Greek Stink Breath
  5. No Pride
  6. Bab’s Uvula Who?
  7. 86
  8. Panic Song – lyrics by Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstronh
  9. Brain Stew
  10. Jaded
  11. Westbound Sign
  12. Tight Wad Hill
  13. Walking Contradiction

Death Cab For Cutie: Transatlanticism

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On October 7, 2003, “Barsuk” label released “Transatlanticism”, the fourth Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded December – June 2003, at “Hall of Justice” in Seattle, Washington, “Tiny Telephone” in San Francisco, and was produced by Chris Walla.

Personnel:

  • Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, piano, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Christopher Walla – vocals, guitar, keyboards, samples, recording, mixing
  • Nick Harmer – vocals, bass guitar, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Jason McGerr – drums, percussion, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Sean Nelson – vocals
  • John Roderick – vocals
  • Phil Wandscher – vocals
  • Rob Herbst – foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • John Goodmanson  – mixing
  • Ed Brooks – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Gibbard, all music as noted.

  1. The New Year – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  2. Lightness – Ben Gibbard
  3. Title and Registration – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  4. Expo ’86 – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  5. The Sound of Settling – Ben Gibbard
  6. Tiny Vessels – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  7. Transatlanticism – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  8. Passenger Seat – Ben Gibbard
  9. Death of an Interior Decorator – Ben Gibbard
  10. We Looked Like Giants – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  11. A Lack of Color – Ben Gibbard

The Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen

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On October 5, 1993, “Elektra” label released “Gentlemen”, the fourth Afghan Whigs (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, and was poroduced by Greg Dulli.

Personnel:

  • Greg Dulli – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Rick McCollum – lead guitar
  • John Curley – bass, engineer
  • Steve Earle – drums
  • Harold Chichester – piano, mellotron
  • Barb Hunter – cello
  • Marcy Mays – vocals
  • Jody Stephens – backing vocals 
  • Jeff Powell, John Hampton – engineer
  • Jeffrey Reed – engineer assistant
  • Billy Phelps – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Dulli, except where noted.

  1. If I Were Going
  2. Gentlemen
  3. Be Sweet – Greg Dulli, Rick McCollum
  4. Debonair
  5. When We Two Parted – Greg Dulli, Rick McCollum
  6. Fountain and Fairfax
  7. What Jail Is Like
  8. My Curse
  9. Now You Know
  10. I Keep Coming Back – Leo Austell, Leo Graham
  11. Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer

An LP version of the album included a bonus 12″ vinyl limited edition containing 4 tracks recorded for a radio session (Goodier Session, BBC Radio 1):

  1. Rot – Marcy Mays, Sue Harshe, Carolyn O’Leary
  2. Fountain and Fairfax
  3. Keep Coming Back – Leo Austell, Leo Graham
  4. Tonight

Eartheater: Phoenix: Flames Are Dew upon My Skin

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On October 2, 2020, “PAN” label released “Phoenix: Flames Are Dew upon My Skin”, the fourth Eartheater studio album.

Personnel:

  • Eartheater (Alexandra Drewchin) – lead vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements, engineer, art direction
  • Ana Navarro – flute
  • Marua del Barrio – flute
  • Adam Markiewicz – violin
  • Belén Pérez – violin 
  • Celia Álvarez – violin
  • Laura Sorribas – cello
  • Marilu Donovan – harp
  • Santiago Latorre – engineer
  • Kiri Stensby – engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • N MRE 08 – design
  • Daniel Sannwald – art direction, photography

Track listing

All tracks by Eartheater.

  1. Airborne Ashes
  2. Metallic Taste of Patience
  3. Below the Clavicle
  4. Burning Feather
  5. How to Fight
  6. Kiss of the Phoenix
  7. Volcano
  8. Fantasy Collision
  9. Mercurial Nerve
  10. Goodbye Diamond
  11. Bringing Me Back
  12. Diamond in the Bedrock
  13. Faith Consuming Hope

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