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Nicole Atkins: Goodnight Rhonda Lee

On July 21, 2017, “Single Lock Records” Label released “Goodnight Rhonda Lee”, the fourth Nicole Atkins album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Niles City Sound” in Fort Worth, Texas, and was produced by Niles City Sound.

Personnel:

  • Nicole Atkins – vocals, horn and strings arrangements
  • Austin Jenkins – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Kelly Doyle – electric guitar
  • Will Van Horn – steel and baritone guitar, organ
  • Robert Ellis – piano, organ, acoustic guitar
  • Geoffrey Muller – bass guitar
  • Josh Block – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Dazey – saxophone
  • Leo Saenz – trumpet
  • Ben Tanner – mixing, vibraphone
  • Imelda Tecson, Sean Redman – violin
  • Buffi Jacobs – cello
  • Ele Chupik, Knadijah Islah Mohammed – backing vocals
  • Jeff Dazey – horn arrangements
  • Niles City Sound – recording, mixing
  • Joe La Porta – mastering
  • Lucia Holm – artwork
  • Fetzer Design – design
  • Shervin Lainez – back cover photography
  • Griffin Lotz – cover and gatefold photogreaphy
  • Elaine Monte, Joseph Monte – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. A Little Crazy – Chris Isaak, Nicole Atkins
  2. Darkness Falls So Quiet – Nicole Atkins
  3. Listen Up – Nicole Atkins, Ryan Spraker, Vincent John
  4. Goodnight Rhonda Lee – Chris Isaac, Nicole Atkins
  5. If I Could – Chris Seefried, Louise Goffin, Nicole Atkins
  6. Colors – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
  7. Brokedown Luck – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
  8. I Love Living Here (Even When I Don’t) – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
  9. Sleepwalking – Nicole Atkins, Reno Bo
  10. A Night of Serious Drinking – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
  11. A Dream Without Pain – Kenny Childers, Nicole Atkins

Biffy Clyro: A Celebration of Endings

On August 14, 2020, “14th Floor” label released “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Lotus Easter Studio” in Santa Monica, California, “United Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, “Abbey Road Studios”, “RAK Studios” and Rockstone Studios in London, and was produced by Rich Costey and Steve Mac.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
  • James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Zac Rae – additional keyboards
  • Steve Mac – additional keyboards
  • Rob Mathes – string arrangements, conducting
  • Jenny Nendick – conducting
  • Jackie Shave – concertmaster
  • Magnus Johnston – violin
  • Perry Montague-Mason – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Pete Hanson – violin
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Debbie Widdup – violin
  • Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
  • Chris Tombling – violin
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Rachel Roberts – viola
  • Caroline Dearley – cello
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Jonathan Williams – cello
  • Caroline Dearley – cello
  • Jonathan Allen – string recording
  • Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
  • Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
  • KT Pipal – engineering
  • Mario Borgatta – engineering
  • Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
  • Cecil Barlett – engineering
  • Dann Pursey – engineering
  • Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
  • Dalton Ricks – additional mix engineering
  • Ross Newbauer – additional mix engineering
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • James Rushent – additional production
  • Chris Laws – additional programming, engineering
  • Joe La Porta – mastering
  • Thomas Robson – cover artwork
  • Simon Neil – additional artwork, art direction
  • Richard Welland – art direction
  • Ash Reynolds – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil, except where noted.

  1. North of No South
  2. The Champ
  3. Weird Leisure
  4. Tiny Indoor Fireworks
  5. Worst Type of Best Possible
  6. Space – Steve Mac
  7. End Of
  8. Instant History – Steve Mac, Ammar Malik
  9. The Pink Limit
  10. Opaque
  11. Cop Syrup