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Cedric Burnside: I Be Trying

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On June 25, 2021, “Single Lock Records” label released “I Be Trying”, the tenth Cedric Burnside album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, and “Single Lock Studios” in Florence, and was produced by Boo Mitchell and Ben Tanner.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Burnside – vocals, guitar, drums, liner notes
  • Luther Dickinson – guitar
  • Portrika Burnside – vocal
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Reed Watson – drums, percussion
  • Caleb Elliot – cello
  • Boo Mitchell – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Tanner – engineer assistant
  • Joshua Hardman – design
  • Dale Gunnoe – cover photography
  • Abraham Rowe – photography
  • J Powell – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedric Burnside, except where noted.

  1. The World Can Be So Cold
  2. Step In
  3. I Be Trying
  4. You Really Love Me
  5. Love Is the Key
  6. Keep On Pushing
  7. Gotta Look Out
  8. Pretty Flowers
  9. What makes Me Think
  10. Bird Without a Feather – R.L. Burnside
  11. Hands Off That Girl – Junior Kimbrough
  12. Get Down
  13. Love You Forever

John Carroll Kirby: Septet

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On June 25, 2021, “Stones Throw Records” label released “Septet”, the sixth John Carroll Kirby studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “64 Sound” in Highland Park, Los Angeles, and was produced by Carroll Kirby and Tony Buchen.

Personnel:

  • John Carroll Kirby – keyboards
  • John Paul Maramba – bass
  • Deantoni Parks – drums
  • David Leach – percussion
  • Logan Hone – woodwind
  • Tracy Wannomae – woodwind
  • Nick Mancini – mallets
  • Tony Buchen – mixing
  • Jake Viator – mastering
  • Justin Sloane – design
  • Eddie Chacon – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Carroll Kirby.

  1. Rainmaker
  2. P64 by My Side
  3. Sensing Not Seeing
  4. Swallow Tail
  5. Weep
  6. Jubilee Horns
  7. The Quest of Chico Hamilton
  8. Nucleo

Hiss Golden Messenger: Quietly Blowing It

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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
  • Scott Hirsch – lap steel guitar, synthesizer
  • James Wallace – piano, additional recording
  • Devonne Harris – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, clavinet
  • Alex Bingham – bass, synthesizer
  • Brevan Hampden – drums, percussion
  • Matt McCaughan – drums, percussion, synthesizer
  • Stuart Bogie – saxophone
  • Matt Douglas – saxophone
  • Griffin Goldsmith – singing
  • Taylor Goldsmith – singing
  • Sonyia Turner – singing
  • Zach Williams – singing
  •  Luc Suèr – recording
  • Darryl Norsen – layout, design
  • Chris Frisina – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by M.C. Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Way Back in the Way Back
  2. The Great Mystifier
  3. Mighty Dollar
  4. Quietly Blowing It
  5. It Will If We Let It
  6. Hardlytown
  7. If It Comes in the Morning – Anaïs Mitchell, M.C. Taylor
  8. Glory Strums (Loneliness of the Long – Distance Runner)
  9. Painting Houses – Gregory Alan Isakov, M.C. Taylor
  10. Angels in the Headlights
  11. Sanctuary

Huey Lewis And The News: Same

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On June 25, 1980, “Chrysalis” label released the self-titled, debut Huey Lewis and the News studio album. It was recorded in December 1979, at “American Recording” in Studio City, “Redwing Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Schnee.

Personnel:

  • Huey Lewis – vocals, harmonica
  • Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Colla – rhythm guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mario Cipollina – bass
  • Bill Gibson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing
  • Kirk Butler – engineer assistant
  • Bill Cooper – engineer assistant
  • Tim Dennen – engineer assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Billy Bass – art direction, cover concept
  • Rod Dyer – design
  • Bill Murphy – design
  • Ron Slenzak – photography
  • Chris Welch – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Bill Gibson, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper and Huey Lewis, except where noted.

  1. Some of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later)
  2. Don’t Make Me Do It
  3. Stop Trying
  4. Now Here’s You – Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Bill Gibson, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, John McFee
  5. I Want You – Brian Marnell
  6. Don’t Ever Tell Me That You Love Me
  7. Hearts
  8. Trouble in Paradise
  9. Who Cares?
  10. If You Really Love Me You’ll Let Me

Cameo: Secret Omen

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On June 25, 1979, “Chocolate City” label released “Secret Omen”, the fourth Cameo studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “H&L Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Larry Blackmon.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Lockett – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Gregory Johnson – vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Aaron Mills – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Damon Mendes – percussion
  • Fred Wells – guitar
  • Randy Stern – keyboards
  • Arnett Leftenant – tenor saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nathan Leftenant, Arthur Young – trumpet
  • Carl Harleston – trombone
  • Seldon Powell, George Marge – flute
  • Angel Allende – conga
  • Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper – vocals
  • Irving Spice’s Strings – strings

Track listing:

  1. Energy – Larry Blackmon
  2. I Just Want to Be – Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson
  3. Find My Way – Johnny Melfi
  4. Macho – Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant
  5. The Rock – Larry Blackmon
  6. Sparkle – Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett
  7. New York – Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett, Aaron Mills

John Grant: Boy From Michingan

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On June 25, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Boy from Michigan”, the fifth John Grant studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Green House Studios” in Reykjavik, Iceland, “Hljóðriti Studios” in Hafnarfjörður, in Iceland, and was produced by Cate Le Bon and John Grant.

Personnel:

  • John Grant – vocals, vocoder, piano, synthesizer, synth-bass, synthesizer programming, drum programming, mixing
  • Cate Le Bon – guitar, bass, saxophone, clarinet, synthesizer, synth-bass, percussion, arrangements
  • Paul Alexander – bass
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone
  • Stephen Black – clarinet, saxophone
  • Matt Pence – engineer
  • Samur Khouja – engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Gil Corral – portraits
  • Scott King – art direction
  • Casey Raymond – artwork
  • Rob Israel – artwork
  • Rhys Atkinson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Grant.

  1. Boy from Michigan
  2. County Fair
  3. The Rusty Bull
  4. The Cruise Room
  5. Mike and Julie
  6. Best in Me
  7. Rhetorical Figure
  8. Just So You Know
  9. Dandy Star
  10. Your Portfolio
  11. The Only Baby
  12. Billy

Spelling: The Turning Wheel

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On June 25, 2021, “Sacred Bones” label released “The Turning Wheel”, the third Spellling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Spelling.

Personnel:

  • Spellling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral) – vocals, synthesizer
  • Milo Jimenez – acoustic guitar
  • Macgregor Munson – banjo
  • Donia Jarrar – piano
  • Javier Santiago – piano
  • Brijean Murphy – conga drum
  • Lidia Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
  • Sara Mayo – trombone
  • Jennifer Hinkle – bass trombone
  • Monica Benson – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Rebecca Steinberg – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Carolyn Walter – bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Erin Paul – horn
  • Calliope Brass Quintet – brass
  • Jinty McTavish – violin
  • Sabrina Tabby – violin
  • Rita Andrade – viola
  • Del Sol Quartet – strings
  • Noor Al-Samarrai – choir
  • Dharma Mooney – choir
  • Ezra Teshome – choir
  • Ted Case – string arrangements
  • Nick Marchione – brass arrangement
  • Aleks Ozolins – engineer
  • John Finkbeiner – engineer
  • Drew Vandenberg – mixing, additional production
  • Adrian Morgan – mastering
  • Jonny Esser – mastering
  • Mike Johnson – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Spellling.

  1. Little Deer
  2. Always
  3. Turning Wheel
  4. The Future
  5. Awaken
  6. Emperor with an Egg
  7. Boys at School
  8. Legacy
  9. Queen of Wands
  10. Magic Act
  11. Revolution
  12. Sweet Talk

Spirit Of The West: Go Figure

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On June 25, 1991, “Warner Music Canada” label released “Go Figure”, the fifth Spirit of The West album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Vancouver Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.

Personnel:

  • Geoffrey Kelly – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, bodhrán, whistle
  • Hugh McMillan – electric and pedal steel guitar, bass, chapman stick, mandolin, mandola
  • John Mann – acoustic guitar
  • Dave Pickell – keyboards
  • Dave Kershaw – organ
  • Linda McRae – vocals, accordion
  • Vince Ditrich – drums, percussion
  • Jim McGillveray – percussion
  • Phil Comparelli – trumpet
  • Peggy Lee – cello
  • Greg Reely – recording, mixing
  • Darren Grahn – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Marty Dolan – art direction, design, photography
  • Rosamond Norbury – layout, photography 
  • Ann Vrlak – typography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly.

  1. D for Democracy (Scour the House)
  2. Big Head
  3. Spot the Difference
  4. Pulling Lame
  5. Let’s Make a Mystery
  6. Goodbye Grace
  7. Just Another Day
  8. Polaroid
  9. Political
  10. Ship Named Frank
  11. Far Too Canadian

Modest Mouse: The Golden Casket

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On June 25, 2021, “Epic” label released “The Golden Casket”, the seventh Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Sardy and Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Brock – vocals, electric guitar, banjo, bass guitar, synthesizer, melodica, drums, percussion, loops, drum machine, marimba, creative direction
  • Jim Fairchild – guitar
  • D. Sardy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, bass, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, chimes, shaker, timpani, mixing
  • Tom Peloso – guitar, piano, bass guitar, horn, synthesizer
  • Russell Higbee – bass guitar, synthesizer, electric guitar, strings, drums
  • Jeremiah Green – drums
  • Jacknife Lee – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Ben Massarella – shaker, tambourine, tom toms, claves, cowbell, handbells, xylophone, drums, percussion, vibraslap, cymbals, bongos, snare drum, electronic drums
  • Lisa Molinaro – vocals, backing vocals, viola
  • Jordan Katz – horn
  • John McEntire – engineer
  • Cameron Barton – engineer
  • Jim Monti – engineer
  • Jeremy Sherrer – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – mastering
  • Matt Bishop – editor
  • Dylan Odbert – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Fuck Your Acid Trip
  2. We Are Between
  3. We’re Lucky
  4. Walking & Running
  5. Wooden Soldiers
  6. Transmitting Receiving
  7. The Sun Hasn’t Left
  8. Lace Your Shoes
  9. Never Fuck a Spider on the Fly
  10. Leave a Light On
  11. Japanese Trees
  12. Back to the Middle

Faye Webster: I Know I’m Funyy Haha

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On June 25, 2021, “Secretly Canadian” label released “I Know I’m Funny Haha”, the fourth Faye Webster studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Drew Vandenberg and Faye Webster.

Personnel:

  • Faye Webster – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Stoessel – guitar
  • Nick Rosen – keyboards
  • Bryan Howard – bass
  • Harold Brown – drums
  • Jeremy Wheatley – drums
  • Mei Ehara – vocals 
  • Henry White – horn
  • Tressa Gold – violin
  • Jeanette Jang – violin
  • Annie Leeth – violin
  • Anna Bishop – violin 
  • Meredith Riley – violin
  • Stacy Matthews – violin
  • Adrian Pintea – violin 
  • Elizabeth O’Hara – viola
  • Derek Smith – viola 
  • Jocelyn Smith – viola 
  • Schuyler Slack – cello
  • Noah Johnson – cello 
  • Jordi Lara – cello 
  • Trey Pollard – conductor
  • Drew Vandenberg – recording, mixing
  • Alex Dejong – recording
  • Joe Lambert – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Faye Webster.

  1. Better Distractions
  2. Sometimes
  3. I Know I’m Funny Haha
  4. In a Good Way
  5. Kind Of
  6. Cheers
  7. Both All the Time
  8. A Stranger
  9. A Dream with a Baseball Player
  10. Overslept
  11. Half of Me