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Roger Waters: Is This the Life We Really Want?

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On June 2, 2017, “Columbia” label released “Is This the Life We Really Want?” the fifth Roger Waters album. It was recorded 2010 – 2017, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Roger Waters– vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano
  • Nigel Godrich– keyboards, guitar, sound collages, arrangements
  • Gus Seyffert – guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
  • Jonathan Wilson– guitar, keyboards
  • Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.– keyboards
  • Lee Pardini – keyboards
  • Joey Waronker– drums
  • Jessica Wolfe– vocals
  • Holly Laessig – vocals
  • David Campbell– string arrangements

All tracks written by Roger Waters, except where noted.

  1. When We Were Young
  2. Déjà Vu
  3. The Last Refugee
  4. Picture That
  5. Broken Bones
  6. Is This the Life We Really Want?
  7. Bird in a Gale
  8. The Most Beautiful Girl
  9. Smell the Roses
  10. Wait for Her – Roger Waters, Mahmoud Darwish.
  11. Oceans Apart
  12. Part of Me Died

Dispatch: America, Location 12

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On June 2, 2017, “Bomber Records” label released “America, Location 12”, the sixth Dispatch album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by John Dragonetti and Mike Sawitzke.

Personnel:

  • Brad Corrigan – vocals, guitar, whistle, banjo, charango, drums, percussion, photography
  • John Dragonetti – vocals, guitars, tambourine, bass, bass programming, keyboard, slide synthesizer, clapping, electric bagpipes, drums, drum programming, percussion, mixing, cover art concept, cover photo, photography
  • Pete Francis – vocals, guitar, photography
  • Mike Sawitzke – vocals, guitar, organ, fuzz bass, synthesizer bass, Tom – Tom, trumpet, clapping, shaker, engineer, mixing
  • Chadwick Stokes – vocals, guitar, tambourine, bass, whistle, photography
  • Willy Urmston – banjo
  • Peter Adams – organ, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Claudia Lennear, Jon Reilly – vocals
  • Nicky Rheaume – art direction
  • John Rummen – art direction, layout design

Track listing:

  1. Be Gone
  2. Only the Wild Ones
  3. Curse + Crush
  4. Painted Yellow Lines
  5. Skin the Rabbit
  6. Midnight Lorry
  7. Begin Again
  8. Rice Water
  9. WindyLike
  10. Ghost Town
  11. Atticus Cobain

 

alt-J: Relaxer

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On June 2, 2017, “Infectious Music” and “Canvasback Music” label released “Relaxer”, the third alt-J studio album. It was recorded August 2016 – January 2017, at “Iguana Studios” in Brixton,”Abbey Road Studios” in Westminster, “The Church Studios” in Crouch End, “Strongroom Studios” in Shoreditch, “Ely Cathedral” in Ely, and was produced by Charlie Andrew. The album art was taken from a video game made specifically for the band by Japanese artist Osamu Sato. It was inspired by Sato’s 1998 “PlayStation” video game LSD.

Personnel:

  • Joe Newman – vocals, guitar
  • Gus Unger-Hamilton – vocals, keyboards
  • Thom Sonny Green– drums, percussion, programming
  • Martin Williams – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Auckland – trumpet
  • Adrian Hallowell – trombone
  • Mike Kearsey – trombone
  • Trevor Mires – trombone
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra– strings
  • Ellie Rowsell, Marika Hackman– vocals
  • Hinako Omori – backing vocals
  • Ely Cathedral Boy Choristers – choir
  • Charlie Andrew – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Brett Cox, Jay Pocknell – engineer
  • Stefano Civetta, Paul Pritchard, Graeme Baldwin – engineer assistant
  • Dick Beetham – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Thom Sonny Green, except where noted.

  1. 3WW
  2. In Cold Blood
  3. House of the Rising Sun – traditional
  4. Hit Me Like That Share
  5. Deadcrush
  6. Adeline – Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Thom Sonny Green, Hans Zimmer
  7. Last Year
  8. Pleader

Sun Kill Moon: Universal Themes

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On June 2, 2015, “Caldo Verde Records” label released “Universal Themes”, the seventh Sun Kil Moon studio album. It was recorded 2014-2015, in San Francisco and Hoboken, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek– vocals, guitar, percussion, photography
  • Steve Shelley– drums
  • Alex Schwartz – bass guitar
  • Chris Connolly – keyboards
  • Nathan Winter – recording
  • Aaron Mullan – additional recording
  • Jack Kertzman – additional recording
  • Will Chason – recording, mixing
  • Brian Azer – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek.

  1. The Possum
  2. Birds of Film
  3. With a Sort of Grace I Walked to the Bathroom to Cry
  4. Cry Me a River Williamsburg Sleeve Tattoo Blues
  5. Little Rascals
  6. Garden of Lavender
  7. Ali/Spinks 2
  8. This Is My First Day and I’m Indian and I Work at a Gas Station

Dave Matthews Band: Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King

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On June 2, 2009, “RCA” label released “Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King”, the seventh Dave Matthews Band studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Haunted Hollow” in Charlottesville, Virginia; “Studio Litho”  and “Studio X” in Seattle, Washington; “Piety Street Studio” in  New Orleans, Louisiana, and was produced by Rob Cavallo.

Personnel:

  • Dave Matthews – leaf vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, illustration, art direction
  • Tim Reynolds– electric guitar
  • Danny Barnes- banjo
  • Stefan Lessard– bass
  • Carter Beauford – vocals, drums
  • LeRoi Moore– saxophone
  • Jeff Coffin– saxophone
  • Rashawn Ross– trumpet
  • Boyd Tinsley– electric violin, violin
  • David Campbell- string arranger, conductor
  • Doug McKean – engineer
  • Chris Lord – Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Joe Lawlor – video
  • Craig Baker – guitar technician
  • Henry Luniewski, Jerry Johnson – drums technician
  • Erik Porter – bass and violin technician

Track listing:

  1. Grux – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley
  2. Shake Me Like a Monkey – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Rashawn Ross
  3. Funny the Way It Is – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Tim Reynolds
  4. Lying in the Hands of God – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Tim Reynolds
  5. Why I Am – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Tim Reynolds
  6. Drive In – Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews
  7. Spaceman – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews
  8. Squirm – Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews
  9. Alligator Pie – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews
  10. Seven – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Tim Reynolds
  11. Time Bomb – Dave Matthews
  12. Baby Blue – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Tim Reynolds
  13. You & Me – Dave Matthews

Eels: Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

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On June 2, 2009, “E Works” label released “Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire”, the seventh Eels studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “One Hitsville” in Los Feliz, California, and was produced by E.

Personnel:

  • E (Mark Oliver Everett) – vocals, guitar
  • Kelly Logsdon  – bass guitar
  • Derek Brown  – drums
  • Koool G Murder – recording, mixing
  • Dan Pinder – recording, mixing
  • Dan “Huevos Grande” Hersch, Digiprep Mastering – mastering
  • Lisa Glines – design
  • Autumn de Wilde– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by E and Kelly Logsdon, except where noted

  1. Prizefighter
  2. That Look You Give That Guy
  3. Lilac Breeze – E
  4. In My Dreams
  5. Tremendous Dynamite
  6. The Longing – E
  7. Fresh Blood
  8. What’s a Fella Gotta Do
  9. My Timing Is Off – E
  10. All the Beautiful Things E
  11. Beginner’s Luck
  12. Ordinary Man – E

311: Uplifter

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On June 2, 2009, “Volcano Entertainment” label released “Uplifter”, the ninth 311 studio album. It was recorded 2008-2009, at “The Hive” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Nick Hexum– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tim Mahoney- guitar
  • SA Martinez- vocals, turntables
  • Aaron Wills- bass, violin, percussion
  • Chad Sexton- drums

Track listing:

  1. Hey You – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  2. It’s Alright – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Aaron Willis
  3. Mix It Up – Nick Hexum
  4. Golden Sunlight – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Yim Mahoney, Chad Sexton
  5. Indina Ink – Nick Hexum
  6. Daisy Cutter – Nick Hexum
  7. Too Much Too Fast – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  8. Never Ending Summer – Nick Hexum, Chad Sexton, Aaron Wills
  9. Two Drops in the Ocean – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  10. Something Out of Nothing – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  11. Jackpot – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Chad Sexton
  12. My Heart Sings – Nick Hexum

Powdefinger: Dream Days At The Hotel Existence

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On June 2, 2007, “Universal Music” label released “Dream Days at the Hotel Existence”, the sixth Powderfinger studio album. It was recorded January-April 2007, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rob Schnapf. The album cover created by Aaron Hayward and David Homer (of Debaser, a New South Wales-based design agency) received the 2007 “ARIA Award” for “Best Cover Art”.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Fanning – vocals, guitar
  • Ian Haug – guitars
  • Darren Middleton – guitars, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench– piano, keyboards
  • John Collins– bass guitar
  • Jon Coghill– drums
  • Cody Anderson – backup drummer
  • Sound of Insanity
  • Doug Boehm– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Fanning, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, Jon Coghill and Cody Anderson.

  1. Head Up in the Clouds
  2. I Don’t Remember
  3. Lost and Running
  4. Wishing on the Same Moon
  5. Who Really Cares
  6. Nobody Sees
  7. Surviving
  8. Long Way to Go
  9. Black Tears
  10. Ballad of a Dead Man
  11. Drifting Further Away

Dave Gahan: Paper Monsters

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On June 2, 2003, “Mute” label released “Paper Monsters”, the debut Dave Gahan solo album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Ken Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, Glockenspiel, electric piano, harmonica
  • Knox Chandler – guitar, dulcimer, cello, bass guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, string arrangements, programming
  • Doug Petty – piano
  • Paul Garisto, Victor Indrizzo – drums
  • Jolyon Thomas – tambourine, tom-tom drums
  • Maxim Moston, Antoine Silverman, Joan Wasser – violin
  • David Gold – viola
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Dee Lewis – backing vocals
  • John Collyer – programming
  • Jonathan Adler – engineer
  • Jack Clark, Ken Thoams – mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Anthon Corbin – art direction, photography
  • Four Five One Creative – art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Gahan and Knox Chandler.

  1. Dirty Sticky Floors
  2. Hold On
  3. A Little Piece
  4. Bottle Living
  5. Black and Blue Again
  6. Stay
  7. I Need You
  8. Bitter Apple
  9. Hidden Houses
  10. Goodbye

The Smashing Pumpkins: Adore

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Adore

On June 2, 1998, “Virgin” label released “Adore”, the fourth Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. It was recorded June 1997 – March 1998, at “Sunset Sound”, “The Village Recorder” and “Chicago Recording Company”, and was produced by Billy Corgan, Flood and Brad Wood.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan– vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, production, mixing, art direction, design
  • James Iha– vocals, guitar
  • D’arcy Wretzky– bass guitar
  • Matt Walker– drums
  • Matt Cameron– drums
  • Joey Waronker– drums
  • Dennis Flemion– vocals
  • Bon Harris– vocals, programming
  • Brad Wood– vocals, organ, engineer
  • Jimmy Flemion– additional vocals
  • Robbie Adams –engineer, mixing
  • Chris Shepard – engineer
  • Neil Perry – engineer, mixing
  • Howard C. Willing – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Bjorn Thorsrud– engineer, digital editing
  • Chris Brickley – recording assistant
  • Matt Prock – recording assistant
  • Steve Johnson – recording assistant
  • Ron Lowe – recording assistant
  • Ed Tinley – recording assistant
  • Jeff Vereb – recording assistant
  • Flood– mixing
  • Jay Nicholas – mixing assistant
  • Eric Greedy – mixing assistant
  • Jamie Siegel – mixing assistant
  • John Wydrycs – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Andy Van Dette – digital editing
  • Frank Olinsky – art direction, design
  • Yelena Yemchuk– art direction, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Corgan.

  1. To Sheila
  2. Ava Adore
  3. Perfect
  4. Daphne Descends
  5. Once Upon a Time
  6. Tear
  7. Crestfallen
  8. Appels + Oranjes
  9. Pug
  10. The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete
  11. Annie – Dog
  12. Shame
  13. Behold! The Night Mare
  14. For Martha
  15. Blank Page