On June 25, 2021, “Merge Records” label released “Quietly Blowing It”, the twelve Hiss Golden Messenger studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Overdub Lane”, “Echo Magic”, “The Shed”, “Starr Sound”, “The Old Pillow Studio”, “The Boom Boom Room”, “Dad’s Bar & Grill”, and was produced by M.C. Taylor.
Personnel:
M.C. Taylor – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, additional recording
Chris Boerner – electric guitar
Buddy Miller – electric guitar
Josh Kaufman – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
On April 26, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “Light Verse”, the seventh Iron & Wine studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Waystation” in Los Angeles, “Silent Zoo Studios” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Sam Beam.
Personnel:
Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, art direction, artwork
Fiona Apple – vocals
David Garza – guitar, Zither, kalimba
Paul Cartwright – guitar, strings
Tyler Chester – piano, organ
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
Stephanie Payne – contrabass
Steve Pfifer – contrabass
Elizabeth Goodfellow, Griffin Goldsmith, Kyle Crane – drums, percussion
Aiko Richter, Alyssa Park, Andrew Bulbrook, Anna Kostyuchek, Ashoka Thiagarajan, Chris Woods, Ina Veli, Kerenza Peacock, Luanne Homzy, Megan Shung, Neel Hammond, Sarah Thornblade, Stephanie Matthews, Yvette Holzwarth – violin
Andrew Duckles, Erik Rynearson, Zach Dellinger, Linnea Powell, Rita Andrade, Stefan Smith – viola
On January 24, 2019, “Dead Oceans” label released the self-titled, debut and only Better Oblivion Community Center album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Fivestar” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Phoebe Bridges, Conor Oberst and Andy LeMaster.
Personnel:
Phoebe Bridgers – vocals, guitar, electric piano, baritone guitar, photography
On May 13, 2022, “Verve Forecast” label released “In Real Life”, the seventh Mandy Moore studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Mike Viola.
Personnel:
Mandy Moore – lead vocals
Taylor Goldsmith – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
Madison Cunningham – electric guitar
Sean Watkins – acoustic guitar
Mike Viola – piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums, percussion, arrangements, engineer
Lee Pardini – piano, Hammond B3, keyboards
Davey Faraghar – bass
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
Anna Bishop – violin
Alana Carithers – violin
Jeannette Jang – violin
Stacy Matthews – violin
Adrian Pintea – violin
Meredith Riley – violin
Jocelyn Smith – violin
Treesa Gold – violin, string contractor
Elizabeth OHara – viola
Molly Sharp – viola
Susy Yim – viola
Ryan Lannan – cello
Jess Wolfe – vocals
Inara George – vocals
Holly Laessig – vocals
Trey Pollard – conductor, string arrangements
Adrian Olsen – strings engineer
Dave Cerminara – engineer, mixing
Gal Petel – mixing assistant
Eric Boulanger – mastering
Track listing:
In Real Life -Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
Heartlands – Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith, Madison Love, Matthew Koma
Little Dreams – Sam Farrar, Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
Just Maybe – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
Living in Between – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
In Other Words – Many Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Sam Farrar
Four Moons – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Sam Farrar
Little Victories – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Koma
Heavy Lifting – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
Brand New Nowhere – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Koma
On October 22, 2021, “Interscope” label released “Blue Banisters”, the eighth Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded in 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, at “Conway Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Dean’s List House of Hits” in Cypress, Texas, “Punto Rec Studios” in Turin, NY, “TAP Studios” in London, and was produced by Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Mike Dean, Barrie-James O’Neill and Rick Nowels.
Personnel:
Lana Del Rey – vocals, horn and string arrangements, recording, mixing
Miles Kane – vocals
Gabe Simon – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synth bass, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion, backing vocals, drum programming, sound effects
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.
West Hill
Quiet Town
Terrible Thing – Brandon Flowers
Cody – Brandon Flowers, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., Jonathan Rado
Sleepwalker
Runaway Horses – Brandon Flowers
In the Car Outside – Brandon Flowers, Jonathan Rado, Dave Keuning
In Another Life
Desperate Things
Pressure Machine – Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Jonathan Rado
On July 29, 2014, “Warner Bros” label released “The Voyager”, the third Jenny Lewis studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Pax-Am Studios” in Hollywood, CA. “ARC Studios” in Omaha, NE, and was produced by Ryan Adams, Beck Hansen, Jenny Lewis, Jonathan Rice and Mike Viola.
Personnel:
Jenny Lewis – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, layout
Alex Greenwald – vocal
Beck Hansen – vocal
Johanna Söderberg – vocal
Jonathan Rice – vocal
Klara Söderberg – vocal
Mike Viola – vocal
Farmer Dave Scher – vocal
Benmomt Tench – vocal, keyboards
Ryan Adams – vocal, guitar
Elizabeth Berg – vocal, guitar
Jason Boesel – vocal, guitar
Rebecca Stark – vocal, tambourine
Blake Mills – guitar
Gus Seyffert – guitar
Lou Barlow – bass, guitar
Mike Elizondo – bass, keyboards
Mickey Madden – bass
Wyllie Gelber – bass
Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
Jason Boessel – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion
Nate Walcott – horn
The Section Quartet
Lili Haydn – violin
Daphine Chen – string arrangements
Nathaniel Walcott – string arrangements
The Watson Twins
Charlie Stavish, David Labrel, Mike Mogis – recording
Brent Arrowood, Chris Szcech, Cole Marsden, Grief Neill, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, Jason Lader, Jim Watts, Mario Borgatta, Pierre de Reeder, Robert Rossman – additional recording
On October 7, 2014, “Inside Recordings” label released “Standing in the Breach”, the 14th Jackson Browne studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jackson Browne and Paul Dieter.
Personnel:
Jackson Browne – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
Greg Leisz – electric 12-string guitar, baritone guitar, tenor acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Val McCallum – electric guitar, baritone guitar, harmony vocals
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