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Porcupine Tree: Signify

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On September 30, 1996, “Delerium” label released “Signify”, the fourth Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, at “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, “The Doghouse”  in Henley-on-Thames,” Katrina & the Waves’ Studio” in Cambridge, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– vocals, guitars, piano, organ, mellotron, samples,  tapes, banshee guitar, drum programming, chimes, musical boxes, mixing
  • Richard Barbieri- synthesizers, Hammond organ, Prophet V/System 700 electronics, piano, tapes, texture, sequencers
  • Colin Edwin- electric bass, double bass
  • Chris Maitland- voices, drums, cymbals, percussion, vocal harmonies, drum loops, keyboards
  • Terumi – voices
  • Chris Thorpe – mastering
  • John Blackford – art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Bornlivedie – Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri
  2. Signify
  3. Sleep of No Dreaming
  4. Pagan
  5. Waiting (Phase One)
  6. Waiting (Phase Two)
  7. Sever
  8. Idiot Prayer – Steven Wilson, Colin Edwin
  9. Every Home Is Wired
  10. Intermediate Jesus – Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland
  11. Light Mass Prayers – Chris Maitland
  12. Dark Matter (song ends at 8:10; after 19 seconds a hidden track plays)

 

 

Laura Veirs: Year of Meteors

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On August 23, 2005, “Nonesuch” label released “Year of Meteors”, the sixth Laura Veirs album. It was recorded in 2005, in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Laura Veirs – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Moore – piano, organs, keyboards
  • Karl Blau – vocals, bass, electric guitar, keyboards
  • Keith Lowe- upright bass
  • Tucker Martine- drums, beats, percussion
  • Eyvind Kang– viola

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Veirs.

  1. Fire Snakes
  2. Galaxies
  3. Secret Someones
  4. Magnetized
  5. Parisian Dream
  6. Rialto
  7. Through the Glow
  8. Cool Water
  9. Spelunking
  10. Black Gold Blues
  11. Where Gravity is Dead
  12. Lake Swimming
  13. Magnetized (demo version, hidden track)

The Polyphonic Spree: Yes, It’s True

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On August 6, 2013, “Good Records” and “Kirtland” labels released “Yes, It’s True”, the fourth   Polyphonic Spree (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Tim DeLaughter, The Speakers, John Congleton, Philip E Karnats and Julie A. Doyle.

Personnel:

  • Kelly Test – glockenspiel, marimba, percussion, shaker, suspended cymbals, tambourine, timpani, triangle, tubular bells, wood block
  • Tim DeLaughter – vocals, beats, guitar, Linn drum, piano, sampling, artwork
  • Eric Drew Feldman – bass, piano, keyboards
  • Jason Garner – drums
  • Tim Palmer – guitar, keyboards, background vocals, mixing
  • Cory Helms – guitar
  • Philip E Karnats – guitar
  • Mark Pirro – bass guitar
  • Bryan Wakeland – drums
  • Sean Redman – steel drums, violin
  • Matt Bricker – trumpet
  • Mike St. Clair – trombone
  • Heather Test – French horn
  • Jim Lenhart – baritone saxophone
  • Audrey Easley – flute, piccolo
  • Jessie Hester – piano, choir
  • Buffi Jacobs – cello, choir
  • Tamara Cauble – violin, choir
  • Jessica Jordan – choir
  • Jennie Kelley – choir
  • Jenny Kirtland – choir
  • Julie Doyle – choir
  • Natalie Young – choir
  • John Congleton – engineer
  • Casey Dilorio – engineer
  • Stuart Sikes – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jonathon Kimbrell – artwork, layout, typography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim DeLaughter, except where noted.

  1. You Don’t Know Me
  2. Popular by Design – Tim DeLaughter, Julie A. Doyle
  3. Hold Yourself Up – Tim DeLaughter, Julie Doyle
  4. Carefully Try
  5. You’re Golden
  6. Heart Talk
  7. Blurry up the Lines
  8. Let Them Be
  9. Raise Your Head
  10. What Would You Do? – Tim DeLaughter, Julie Doyle
  11. Battlefield – hidden track

Harvey Danger: Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?

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On July 29, 1997, “Arena Rock” label released “Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?”, the debut Harvey Danger studio album. It was recorded March – June 1996, February 1997, at “John & Stu’s Place” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by John Goodmanson, Sean Nelson, Aaron Huffman, Jeff J. Lin and Evan Sult.

Personnel:

  • Sean Nelson– vocals
  • Jeff J. Lin – guitar, organ, violin, backing vocals
  • Aaron Huffman – bass, cover design
  • Evan Sult – drums
  • Abby Grush – backing vocals
  • John Goodmanson – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Chuck Robertson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sean Nelson, Aaron Huffman, Jeff J. Lin and Evan Sult.

  1. Carlotta Valdez
  2. Flagpole Sitta
  3. Woolly Muffler
  4. Private Helicopter
  5. Problems and Bigger Ones
  6. Jack the Lion
  7. Old Hat
  8. Terminal Annex
  9. Wrecking Ball
  10. Radio Silence” (Includes hidden track after 5:15, a partial recording of “Carjack Fever” played backwards.)

Paolo Nutini: These Streets

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On July 17, 2006, “Atlantic” label released “These Streets”, the debut Paolo Nutini studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Ken Nelson, Jim Duguid, Tom Elmhirst and Andy Green. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”, Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland” and 5 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Paolo Nutini– lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Matt Benbrook – guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Eddie Harrison – guitar
  • Donny Little – acoustic guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Ken Nelson– electric guitar, piano, Hammond organ
  • Dave Nally – piano
  • Michael McDaid – bass guitar
  • Michael Hunter – bass guitar, double bass
  • Jim Duguid – double bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, piano, strings
  • Vicky Hollywood – cello
  • The London Session Orchestra– strings
  • Will Malone– string arrangements
  • Pauline Taylor– backing vocals
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Ken Nelson– engineer, mixing, recording
  • Mark Pythian – engineer, mixing
  • Richard Wilkinson – engineer
  • Tom Elmhirst– mixing
  • Andy Green – mixing
  • Michael Brauer– mixing
  • Julian Wilmott – assistant
  • Brendan Moon – assistant
  • Jim Duguid – assistant
  • Richard Skinner – creative direction
  • Robert Gold – art direction
  • Dominic Leung – design
  • Paul Wesley Griggs – photography
  • Dean Chalkley– photography
  • Gregg Nadel – product management

Track listing:

  1. Jenny Don’t Be Hasty – Paolo Nutini, Jimmy Hogarth
  2. Last Request – Paolo Nutini, Jim Duguid, Matty Benbrook
  3. Rewind – Paolo Nutini, Jim Duguld
  4. Million Faces – Paolo Nutini, Marty Benbrook, Pauline Taylor
  5. These Streets – Paolo Nutini, Pete Wilkinson, Sarah Erasnus
  6. New Shoes – Paolo Nutini, Matty Benbrook, Jim Duguid
  7. White Lies – Paolo Nutini, John Fortis
  8. Loving You – Paolo Nutini, Jim Duguid, Chris Leonard
  9. Autumn – Paolo Nutini, Jim Duguid
  10. Alloway Grove (includes the acoustic version of “Last Request” as a hidden track) – Paolo Nutini, Rollo Armstrong

Longwave: There’s a Fire

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On June 28, 2005, “RCA” label released “There’s a Fire”, the third Longwave studio album. It was recorded July–September 2004, at “Allaire Studios” in Shokan, New York, “Cello Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Lackie.

Personnel:

  • Steve Schiltz — vocals, guitars
  • Shannon Ferguson — guitars
  • Nic Brown — drums
  • Carlos Anthony Molina – saxophone
  • George Shilling- engineer (basic tracks)
  • Steven Rhodes – engineer (overdubs)
  • Matthew Cullen – additional engineering
  • Nik Karpen – additional engineering
  • Pete Min – additional engineering
  • John Leckie- mixing
  • Ted Jensen- mastering
  • Longwave – art direction
  • Robin C. Hendrickson – art direction
  • Mandolyn Wilson – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Schiltz, Shannon Ferguson, Nic Brown and Carlos Anthony Molina.

  1. There’s a Fire
  2. Underworld
  3. River (Depot Song)
  4. The Flood
  5. Tell Me I’m Wrong
  6. Heart Attack
  7. Dancing in the Light
  8. We’re Not Gonna Crack
  9. Down in Here
  10. Fall on Every Whim
  11. Next Plateau
  12. Underneath You Know the Names
  13. Sea Monster (hidden track)

The Sounds: Crossing the Rubicon

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On June 2, 2009, “Arnioki Records” label released “Crossing the Rubicon”, the third  Sounds (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Stratosphere Sound” in New York City, “Arnioki Studios” in Malmö, Sweden, “Werewolf Heart Studios” in Hollywood, California, “Annetenna Studios” in Burbank, California, “Beat360 Studios” in New York, and was produced by Adam Schlesinger, James Iha, Matt Mahaffey, Jeff Turzo, Tim Anderson, Mark Saunders and Daniel Johannson, Maja Ivarsson, Félix Rodríguez, Johan Bengtsson, Jesper Anderberg and Fredrik Nilsson.

Personnel:

  • Maja Ivarsson– vocals
  • Félix Rodríguez – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jesper Anderberg – keyboards, piano, guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Johan Bengtsson – bass guitar
  • Fredrik Nilsson – drums, percussion
  • Tim Palmer- mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Maja Ivarsson, Félix Rodríguez, Johan Bengtsson, Jesper Anderberg and Fredrik Nilsson.

  1. No One Sleeps When I’m Awake
  2. 4 Songs & a Fight
  3. My Lover
  4. Dorchester Hotel
  5. Beatbox
  6. Underground
  7. Crossing the Rubicon
  8. Midnight Sun
  9. Lost in Love
  10. The Only Ones
  11. Home Is Where Your Heart Is
  12. Goodnight Freddy (hidden track)

Melody Gardot: The Absence

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On May 29, 2012, “Verve” label released “The Absence”, the third Melody Gardot studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Heitor Pereira. The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP”.

Personnel:

  • Melody Gardot – vocals, piano
  • Heitor Pereira – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Larry Goldings – piano, mellodica
  • Coco Trivisonno – bandoneon
  • Nico Abondolo – bass
  • Christian Kollgaard – bass
  • John Leftwich – bass
  • Michael Valerio – bass
  • Peter Erskine – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Paco Arroyo – percussion
  • Yolanda Arroyo – percussion
  • Doug Webb – saxophone
  • Ron Kerber – clarinet
  • Dan Higgins – clarinet, flute
  • Ramon Flores – trumpet
  • Harry Kim – trumpet
  • Andrew Lippman – trombone
  • Jessica Pearlman – oboe
  • Jo Ann Turovsky – harp
  • Bruce Dukov – violin
  • Julie Gigante – violin
  • Serena McKinney – violin
  • Sarah Thornblade – violin
  • Tamara Hatwan – violin
  • Phillip Levy – violin
  • Lisa M. Sutton – violin
  • Helen Nightengale – violin
  • Katia Popov – violin
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Tereza Stanislav – violin
  • Roger Wilkie – violin
  • Brian Dembrow – viola
  • Andrew Duckles – viola
  • Dave Walther – viola
  • Matthew Funes – viola
  • Marlow Fisher – viola
  • Keith Greene – viola
  • Roland Kato – viola
  • Darrin McCann – viola
  • Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick – cello
  • Stephen Erdody – cello
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello
  • Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  • Armen Ksajikan – cello
  • Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Martin Tillman – cello
  • Andrew Shulman – cello
  • Christina Soule – cello
  • Alfie Silas-Durio – backing vocals
  • Tata Vega – backing vocals
  • Bill Cantos – backing vocals
  • Ali Witherspoon – backing vocals
  • Louis Price – backing vocals
  • Bill Maxwell – backing vocals
  • Phil Roy – backing vocals
  • Nick Glennie-Smith – conductor
  • Ladd McIntosh – orchestration
  • Glenn Barratt – engineer
  • Sebastian Zuleta – engineer
  • Jeremy Miller – assistant engineer
  • Vanessa Par – assistant engineer
  • Antonio “Moogie” Canazio – engineer, mixing
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • Steve Genewick – assistant
  • Marco Ruiz – assistant
  • Scott Smith – assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Jovite De Leymarie – artwork, design
  • Fabrizio Ferri – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Melody Gardot, except where noted.

  1. Mira
  2. Amalia – Phil Roy, Melody Gardor, Heitor Pereira
  3. So Long
  4. So We Meet Again My Heartache
  5. Lisboa
  6. Impossible Love
  7. If I Tell You I Love You
  8. Goodbye – Jesse Harris, Melody Gardot
  9. Se Você Me Ama – Melody Gardot, Heitor Pereira
  10. My Heart Won’t Have It Any Other Way
  11. Lemanja – contains hidden track Chegue Journeyman

CocoRosie: Tales of a Grass Widow

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On May 27, 2013, “City Slang Records” label released “Tales of a Grass Widow”, the fifth CocoRosie album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson.

Personnel:

  • Bianca “Coco” Casady – vocals, engineer, artwork
  • Sierra “Rosie” Casady – vocals, engineer, artwork
  • Ezekiel Healy – guitar
  • Gaël Rakotondrabe – guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, arranger
  • Ashok Foga- vocals, drums
  • Mahipai Foga – castanets
  • Antony Hegarty – vocals
  • Kusumakar – bamboo flute
  • Ashley “Say Wut!?” Moyer – vocals, beatbox
  • Jean-Marc Rullan – layout
  • Jesse Hazelip – lettering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bianca Casady and Sierra Casady, except where noted.

  1. After the Afterlife
  2. Tears for Animals – Bianca Casady, Sierra Casady, Gaël Rakotondrabe
  3. Child Bride
  4. Broken Chariot
  5. End of Time – Bianca Casady, Sierra Casady, Gaël Rakotondrabe
  6. Harmless Monster – Bianca Casady, Sierra Casady, Gaël Rakotondrabe
  7. Gravediggress
  8. Far Away
  9. Roots of My Hair
  10. Villain
  11. Poison – ends at 4:00. After 9 minutes and 40 seconds of silence (4:00 – 13:40), begins the hidden trackDevil’s Island – Bianca Casady, Sierra Casady, Sophia Tyler

Sonic Youth: Experimental Jet Set

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On May 10, 1994, “DGC” label released “Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star”, the eighth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Butch Vig, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore- vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo– guitar
  • Kim Gordon- vocals, bass
  • Steve Shelley- drums, percussion
  • Butch Vig– recording, mixing
  • John Siket– engineer
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Bil Emmons – technician
  • Devin Emke – technician
  • Ed Raso – technician
  • Fred Kevorkian – technician
  • Ollie Cotton – technician
  • Walter Sear – technician
  • Kevin Reagan – design
  • Catherine Lewis – sleeve photography
  • Stefano Giovannini – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

  1. Winner’s Blues
  2. Bull in the Heather
  3. Starfield Road
  4. Skink
  5. Screaming Skull – additional lyrics by Dave Markey
  6. Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
  7. Bone
  8. Androgynous Mind
  9. Quest for the Cup
  10. Waist
  11. Doctor’s Orders
  12. Tokyo Eye
  13. In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader
  14. Sweet Shine – contains hidden trackof “bonus noise” at 6:25